Area B | Vehicles that cannot enter
- Check online if your vehicle is roadworthy
- they are still available basic exemptions for residents, non-residents and businesses, usable with any type of vehicle.
Bans already in force
- Euro 0, 1 petrol
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 diesel without FAP
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 diesel with after-market FAP with particle mass class lower than Euro 4
- Euro 3 diesel with standard DPF and V.5 range > 0,025 g/km or no value
- dual fuel diesel-LPG and diesel-methane Euro 0, 1, 2, 3
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 diesel with after-market DPF installed after 31/12/2018 and with particulate mass class equal to at least Euro 4
Bans in force from 1 October 2022
- Euros 2 petrol
- Euro 4 diesel without DPF
- Euro 4 diesel with standard DPF and V.5 range > 0,0045 g/km or no value
- Euro 3, 4 diesel with FAP as standard and with field V.5 registration certificate <= 0,0045 g/km
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 diesel with after-market DPF installed by 31/12/2018 and with particulate mass class equal to at least Euro 4
- Euro 4 diesel with after-market DPF installed after 31/12/2018 and with particulate mass class equal to at least Euro 4
- Euro 5 diesel
- dual fuel diesel-LPG and diesel-methane Euro 4.
Bans already in force
- Euro 0, 1 petrol
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 light diesel (N1) without DPF
- Euro 0, I, II, III heavy diesels (N2-N3) without DPF
- Euro 3 light diesels with FAP as standard and with field V.5 registration certificate > 0,025 g/km or without value in field V.5 registration certificate (In the absence of value in field V.5, it is possible to demonstrate compliance with the regulation Area B through the homologation certificate issued by the vehicle manufacturer)
- Euro III heavy diesels (N2-N3) with standard FAP and with field V.5 registration certificate > 0,02 g/km or without value in field V.5 registration certificate (In the absence of value in field V.5, it is possible to demonstrate compliance with Area B regulations through the approval certificate issued by the vehicle manufacturer)
- Euro 3 light diesel (N1) with FAP as standard and with registration V.5 field > 0,0045 g/km
- Euro III heavy diesel (N2-N3) with standard DPF and with V.5 registration certificate field > 0,01 g/kWh
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 light diesels (N1) with after-market DPF with particulate mass class lower than Euro 4
- Euro 0, I, II, III heavy (N2-N3) with after-market DPF with particulate mass class lower than Euro IV
- Euro 0, 1, 2, 3 light (N1) diesel and Euro 0, I, II, III (N2-N3) with after-market DPF installed after 30/04/2019 and with particulate mass class equal to at least Euro 4 - IV
- dual fuel diesel-LPG and diesel-methane Euro 0,1,2,3 Euro I,II,III
Bans in force from 1 October 2022
- Euro 4 light diesel (N1) and heavy Euro IV (N2-N3) without DPF
- Euro 4 light diesel (N1) with FAP as standard and with registration V.5 field > 0,0045 g/km
- Euro IV heavy diesel (N2-N3) with DPF as standard and with V.5 registration certificate range > 0,01 g/kWh
- Euro 4 light (N1) diesel and Euro IV (N2-N3) with after-market DPF installed after 30.04.2019 and with particulate mass class equal to at least Euro 4 - IV
- dual fuel diesel-LPG and diesel-methane Euro 4.
Bans already in force
- M2, M3 Euro class petrol 0, I
- M3 TPL diesel Euro class 0, I, II without FAP
- M2, M3 non-LPT diesel Euro class 0, I, II without FAP
- M2, M3 Euro III class diesel without DPF
- M2, M3 Euro III diesel with FAP as standard and with field V.5 registration certificate > 0,02 g/kWh or without value in field V.5 registration certificate (In the absence of value in field V.5, it is possible to demonstrate the compliance with Area B regulations through the approval certificate issued by the vehicle manufacturer)
- M2, M3 Euro III diesel with FAP as standard and with field V.5 registration certificate > 0,01 g/kWh
- M2, M3 Euro 0, I, II, III diesel with after-market DPF, installed after 31/12/2018, with particulate mass class lower than Euro IV
- M2, M3 dual fuel diesel-LPG and diesel-methane Euro 0,I,II,III
Bans in force on 1 October 2022
- M2, M3 Euro IV class diesel without DPF
- M2, M3 Euro IV diesel with FAP as standard and with registration certificate field V.5 > 0,01 g/kWh or without value (In the absence of value in field V.5, it is possible to demonstrate compliance with the Area B regulations through the approval certificate issued by the vehicle manufacturer)
- M2, M3 Euro IV diesel with after-market DPF installed after 31.12.2018 and with particulate mass class equal to at least Euro IV
- M2, M3 dual fuel diesel-LPG and diesel-methane Euro IV.
Bans already in force
- two-stroke Euro 0
- diesel Euro 0, 1 (ref. Art. 53 "New Highway Code" - such as for example: motorcycles, motorized carriages, motor quadricycles, etc.)
Consult the registration document and check:
- vehicle class: the reference field is J. "Light vehicles" are classified as M1 and N1, the remainder fall into the "Heavy vehicles" category
- particulate emissions value: the reference field is the V5
- environmental class of CE approval (EURO class): the reference field is V9, further detailed in the third box. To find out which class your vehicle falls into, download the EEC Directives Table
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Updated: 26/03/2024