2023-10-18 14:31:43
Since the new restrictions on access to the Brussels low emissions zone (LEZ), the number of fines has increased by 36% while the number of infringing vehicles has fallen by more than 60%. How to explain this contradiction? Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Planète pole By Benoît July Published on 10/18/2023 at 4:31 p.m. Reading time: 2 min
In Brussels, a low emissions zone (LEZ) has been active as we know since 2018. Gradually, in stages, the number of vehicles excluded from the zone, because they are among the pollutants, is increasing. The latest restriction was introduced in January 2022 and concerned diesel cars meeting the old Euro 4 standard.
Every year, Brussels Environment takes stock of the effects of these restrictions on the number of polluting vehicles, which is decreasing, and on air quality, which is increasing. According to the office of Brussels Minister of the Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo), less than 16,000 vehicles do not meet the standards now, or less than 0.8% of the fleet in circulation, compared to the peak of around 40,000 vehicles in violation in the first quarter of 2022, corresponding to around 3.5% of those traveling in Brussels.
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