Institutional portal - Municipality of Milan

Milan, September 29 2022 – From Saturday 1st October the entry rules into Area B and Area C come into force, which will actually come into effect starting from Monday 3rd October given that it is possible to circulate freely at the weekend.

Area B – Hours and limitations 

Area B is a limited traffic area monitored by 188 cameras, with access and circulation prohibited from Monday to Friday from 7am to 30pm (excluding holidays).

The driving bans in force from 1 October concern Euro 2 petrol cars, Euro 4 diesel cars without DPF, Euro 3 and 4 diesel cars with DPF as standard, Euro 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 diesel cars with after-market DPF installed by 31/12/2018 and with a particulate mass class equal to at least Euro 4, Euro 4 diesel, including bi-fuel, and Euro 5 diesel.

Area B - Exceptions

Euro 4 and 5 diesel vehicles and Euro 2 petrol-powered vehicles will be able to circulate in Area B by joining the integrated Move-In/Area B project.

The registered vehicle will be able to circulate freely in any time slot, up to a maximum limit of km/year established based on its type and environmental class, until 30 September 2024.

To date, 19.740 vehicles have participated in the Move-In/Area B program. Of these, over 19.000 are cars (1.002 Euro 2 petrol, 5.690 Euro 4 diesel and 12.439 Euro 5 diesel) and 609 Euro 4 diesel vans. For those who have applied for membership but have not yet managed to install the control system , it will be possible to use 50 entrances in derogation while waiting for activation.

As an alternative to Move-In, Euro 4 and 5 diesel vehicles and Euro 2 petrol-powered vehicles will be able to benefit from 50 days of access, even non-consecutive, in the period between the date of first access and the date of 30 September 2023.

The system that manages the cameras will start counting from the first entry made. To verify the accesses made, it is possible to register on the website of the Municipality of Milan at this address https://www.comune.milano.it/servizi/area-b-registrati-e-gestisci-i-permessi

Area C – Hours and limitations

Access restrictions in Area C are expected to come into force on 1st October for Euro 2 petrol, Euro 3 and 4 diesel passenger vehicles with FAP as standard, Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 diesel vehicles with After-market DPF installed by December 2018 and with an adjustment class (reported on the registration document) for the mass of particulates equal to at least Euro 4 and Euro 5 diesel.

The access and circulation ban is foreseen from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 30 pm (excluding holidays).

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