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Palermo Sicily



Dates and Standards - City
Zone A: Euro 3
Zone B: Euro 1

Vehicles affected - City
All vehicles, including motorcycles and mopeds

What is the LEZ boundary - City
Palermo LEZ map
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LEZ Road sign - City
This is the Palermo sign, a banned vehicle sign with the requirements below:
Palermo Low Emission Zone Sign

Need to Register? - City
Yes, sticker in the window. See Palermo LEZ website and then 'I permessi' for more details

Foreign Vehicles? - Country


Retrofitting allowed? - City
No

Retrofitting Summary - City
-

Hours of operation - City
Every day from 08:00 to 20:00.

Enforcement - city
Manual and camera

Penalty - City
Using the usual traffic regulations

National Scheme - Country
There is currently no Italian national scheme, but regional as well as individual city schemes.

Exemptions: City
Palermo exemptions

Local name for an LEZ - Country
Zona a Traffico Limitato (ZTL) or Limitazioni della circolazione, the general name for road restriction, also used for LEZs.

Further Information - City
Palermo LEZ website
Tel. +39 091 350111 amat@amat.pa.it

City website
Palermo website

Palermo

 
 


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Your source of information about Low Emission Zones and how they affect you when you drive in Europe. There are many Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in 10 European countries. Low Emission Zones are areas where vehicle access is limited by its emissions.

This website, www.lowemissionzones.eu, gives all the information you need to drive in LEZs in Europe. The information is available within 1-2 clicks from the homepage, either via the frontpage map or side and top menus.

To navigate the site, click on the map; use the tabs at the top to find Cities by A-Z or by Country, how to comply, and retrofitting details. This text also gives many links you can use to navigate the site.

Alternatively use the left hand menu to find out what are LEZs, and do why they exist, get an overview of LEZs, or use our 'Quick Guide'.

The ‘Quick Guide’ gives an overview table with all LEZs by country/city or start date, showing the most important facts at a single glance (emissions standard, vehicles, dates) and a link to full information. It also allows you to search LEZs by vehicle type affected: coach, lorry, camper van, van, car and motorcycle.

Overview of Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Europe

LEZs are implemented to improve air quality and help meet the EU health-based air quality limits, particularly of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5 and also Black Carbon) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Poor air quality kills over 310000 people in Europe each year - more than by road accidents – with human health costs of between €427 and €790 billion per year.

Which vehicles are affected?

The following table gives a summary by vehicles affected:

 Vehicle type

 LEZs

 Vehicle standard 2011

 Future standard

 Lorries only

Netherlands Euro 4(PM) Euro 4 (1/7/13)
Austrian A12 motorway Euro 2/3
Mont Blanc Tunnel, FR/IT Euro 1
 Heavy Duty Vehicles   London, UK Euro 3(PM) Euro 4(PM) (3/1/12)
Denmark Fit filter if <Euro 4
Sweden 8 years old / Euro 3
Budapest, HU
Differential parking charges planned
Prague, CZ Euro 2
 All 4+ wheelers Germany Euro 2-4(PM) & Euro 1 petrol
Lisbon, Portugal Euro 1 or 2 In January 2014 potentially to Euro3
 All vehicles Italy Euro 1-3 / no 2-stroke motorcycles
 Local buses under agreements Norwich, UK Euro 3(NOx)
Oxford, UK None Euro V (1/1/13)
 Vans London, UK None Euro 3 (3/1/12)
Germany Euro 2-4(PM) & Euro 1 petrol
Italy Euro 1-3 / no 2-stroke motorcycles
Under consideration in some Dutch cities
Euro 4 from July 2013; Euro 4 with particle filter from January 2015.

 

The Danish LEZ law also allows vans to be included, which may happen in the future in Danish cities.

 

Operating hours: Most LEZs operate permanently. The exemptions are Italy, where LEZs sometimes operate at peak or other selected times; Lisbon, Prague > 3.5T and Budapest LEZ are weekday daytime.

 

Do I have to register before entering? In Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Lisbon you will need to buy a sticker. Foreign vehicles are required to register with London’s LEZ (as the national database does not include their details). Entry to the Prague's LEZ is by permit, to Budapests parking by emissions-related payment. The Bolzano (Italy) LEZs require stickers and you need to pay to enter the Central Milan 'Area C'. In many cases registration is possible by Internet or post. More information on registering can be found on our 'Where do I need to register' page.
Other LEZs are enforced with cameras reading the vehicle number plates (Netherlands, London), or by police controlling the vehicle papers (Italy, Austrian A12 motorway, Mont Blanc Tunnel), or local agreements with public bus operators (Norwich, Oxford (UK)).

LEZs are also called Environment Zones, or in a selection of European languages: Environment Zones, Umweltzonen, Fahrverbote (Germany), Milieuzones  (Netherlands), Lavutslippssone (Norway) , Miljozone (Denmark), Miljözon (Sweden), Zielone Strefy (Poland), Nízkoemisní Zóny (Czech Republic), ZAPA, Zone d'Action Prioritaire pour l'Air, zone environnementale (France), Zona de Bajas Emisiones (Spain), ZER - Zona de Emissões Reduzidas (Portugal).

If your vehicle does not meet the emission standards required, you can buy a newer vehicle, use a different vehicle, or modify your vehicle's engine, for example by fitting a diesel particulate filter. You can find more about the different options from our how to comply page.

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