The Low emissions areas They are urban areas where they are established Access restrictions to certain vehicles in accordance with its environmental classification according to the General Regulations of VEHICLES in force.
Through the Law of Climate Change and Energy Transition, all those is obliged cities and municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants and the island territories to adopt sustainable urban mobility plans (PMUS) that include, among other aspects, low emissions areas.
In Spain, many are the cities that have already implemented or are in development to have their own. The most restrictive are found in large cities, Madrid and Barcelona. However, other smaller cities are adopting them.
The city that will fine cars with B label in Spain
Through these low emissions areas The most polluting vehicles are penalized partially or totally prohibiting their circulation through the various cities in which these Zbe are implemented.
The main affected are cars without environmental distinctive. According to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), these vehicles have no right to any type of badge by not complying with the requirements to be labeling as a clean vehicle. These vehicles have the prohibited entrance to any zbe, unless it meets certain exceptions such as be registered within the delimited area.
The following however are the Yellow B Tag Bag. These are those light cars and vans of gasoline enrolled since January 1, 2001 and diesel from 2006. Vehicles of more than 8 seats and heavy of both gasoline and diesel, enrolled from 2006 onwards. At the moment, the only cities that have restrictions on cars with label B are:
- Estepona In Malaga, where cars with B label cannot circulate through their zbe between 8:00 and 21:00.
- In Madrid It also happens in the parts in which there is the area ZBEDEP (Low Emissions Area of Special Protection) of Central Districtwhere neither can they circulate with the yellow distinctive B, according to the City Council itself: “Vehicles with” B “and” C “classification are prohibited from accessing the ZBedep” Centro District ” only to cross italthough they can do so to park in a public or private parking lot. “
- In Getafeas of February 24, the ZBE began prohibiting access to cars without distinctive and limiting cars with distinct B from outside the town to park in a public parking lot in case of wanting to enter the Zbe.
Now, the Bilbao City It will be one of the next cities to start with the prohibitions to vehicles with yellow environmental labelas reflected in the website of its own town hall.
These restrictions will begin As of June 15, 2025. However, there are a number of exceptions such as those who are registered within the ZBE, those who access medical or veterinar or vehicles consultations or vehicles that access an authorized rotation parking.
However, these restrictions will only remain during a certain time, that is, Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. That is, working days. In order to know the affected areas you must go to the Bilbao City Council website.
Are the low emission areas legal?
Yes, they are completely legal, as they are provided for Law 7/2021, of May 20, on Climate Change and Energy Transition. In addition, at the end of 2022 the Royal Decree 1052/2022, of December 27, was approved, which regulates the low emissions areas.
Current cars with B label B
Now, Soon more cities will be incorporated into this lineor rather this obligation to regulate its own areas of low emissions. At the moment there are few who have announced these new measures.
In Cataloniaas reported by the Generalitat, will be from the January 1, 2026 When vehicles with DGT B label will not be able to access any low emissions zone, but only in the days in which anti -antamination protocols for poor air quality have been activated.
However, it will not be until January 1, 2028 when the general prohibition will be established Not being able to access these areas none of the aforementioned vehicles.
The following cities in Spain that will begin to limit vehicles with label B will be Malaga and Palma de Mallorca. From January 1, 2027 The Palma City Council establishes that vehicles with environmental distinctive B will not be able to access the ZBE. In this way, in a little less than two years the gasoline cars enrolled before 2006 and diesel cars prior to 2015. And finally, finally, and finally, and finally by 2030 It will be the time for cars with distinctive C.