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Austria has traditional LEZs in planing, and the city of Graz has an LEZ in concrete planning.

Tirol has a 'motorway LEZ' and various other schemes in operation on the A12 motorway to reduce the pollution. Tirol's permanent ‘Motorway LEZ' has been in place since 1 January 2007 and affects pre-Euro 3 lorries over 7.5 tonnes. It is detailed below.

There is also a night-driving ban on pre-Euro 4 lorries over 3.5T, a sectoral driving ban (lorries over 7.5T), an air quality-based speed limit (100km/h for passenger cars), a night time speed limit  (all vehicles), and a ban on overtaking (lorries over 3.5T). All these are detailed on the following page links:

Night driving ban (pre-Euro 4 lorries >3.5T)
Sectoral driving ban (lorries >7.5T)
Air quality-based speed limit (100km/h for passenger cars)
Night time speed limit  (all vehicles)
Ban on overtaking (lorries >3.5T)

Motorway LEZ

 Vehicles affected
Heavy goods vehicles over 7.5T

Dates and Standards

The following vehicles are not allowed on the A12:

  • Euro 0 and 1 all Heavy Goods Vehicles over 7.5 T maximum weight (NOx-emissions of more than 7.0g/kWh)
  • Euro 2 Heavy Goods Vehicles with trailers and tractor-trailers over 7.5 T maximum weight (NOx-emissions of more than 5.0g/kWh)
National Scheme:
No

Retrofitting allowed?
No

What is the LEZ boundary:
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The A12 motorway on the lower Inn Valley between Kufstein (km 6) and Zirl (km 90)

Road sign:
At the border a general information board informs on the measures
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Enforcement
Manual. Drivers must carry the relevant document that gives the vehicle Euro standard.

Registration
No registration is needed. Drivers must carry the relevant document that gives the vehicle Euro standard.

Foreign vehicles
Are included the same as Austrian vehicles

Hours of operation
24hours

Local name
Fahrverbot für schadstoffreiche Schwerfahrzeuge

Exceptions
Journeys to and from the train terminal of Hall in Tirol, driving towards the West and the train terminal of Wörgl driving towards the East for the loading of goods, if this can be proved by a relevant document.

Penalties
Maximum 2180€

Further information
Summarised information of the traffic regulations in Tirol http://www.asfinag.at/index.php?module=Pagesetter&type=file`&func=get&tid=221&fid=download1&pid=9 (German)

A German version of the regulation can be downloaded here

Authority website
Online traffic information system (GIS application gives information on construction sites, traffic restrictions and obstructions of traffic):
http://gis2.tirol.gv.at/scripts/esrimap.dll?Name=str0&Cmd=Start
Website with the legislation text for download (German):
http://medien.tirol.gv.at/verkehrsrechtverordnungen/