On December 9, 2021, the amendment to the act on electromobility was published in the Journal of Laws. This means that it will enter into force on Christmas Eve, which is December 24. Thus, the government throws a rod under the Christmas tree for all users of diesel, gasoline or LPG cars (see what you can immediately reduce fuel costs HERE).
What will change from December 24?
This Friday will come to a historic moment, because from December 24, 2021, the introduction of a driving ban on diesel, gasoline and LPG cars in Poland will be legal. The authorities of the largest cities in Poland have appealed for such legal tools.
The ban can be introduced in any area of any city in the form of a clean transport zone. It does not matter if it is a metropolis or a small town. The authorities of Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź, as well as Wyśmierzyce, Działoszyn and Poręba will be able to legally eradicate combustion cars from the roads.
What cars will be banned?
What vehicles will be allowed to move around the clean transport zones really depends on the imagination of local governments. From December 24, they will set their own rules. It should be expected that the emission standard will initially be the only criterion.
Some cities declare that they are able to ban cars with the Euro 3 standard. This means that it will be legal to drive in the zones with a car not older than 15 years. In most cases, the ban will apply to Euro 2 or earlier standards (cars over 20 years old).
What will come out of this?
Time will show how the establishment and maintenance of clean transport zones will work out in practice. Society rebellion can be a significant factor here, so cities are expected to conduct public consultations first. Today, however, it may be a bit easier to find such zones, as Poles have slightly rejuvenated their car fleet.
Adapting the zones to the current capabilities of the inhabitants is a more reasonable option than the situation we had a few years ago. At that time, clean transport zones were only for zero-emission cars. These in Poland are still like medicine, although their number is constantly growing. Today, when driving on the streets of larger cities, it is difficult not to come across a vehicle with green plates.
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