Madrid has activated an anti-pollution order that significantly restricts private vehicles in the city centre, including a total ban on the most polluting cars. Madrid has activated an anti-pollution order that significantly restricts private vehicles in the city centre, including a total ban on the most polluting cars. The much-debated plan establishes a 472-hectare low-emission zone in the heart of the Spanish capital. Petrol vehicles manufactured before 2000 and diesel ones registered prior to 2006 are banned from the area or will face a 90 euro (£80) fine. Some local politicians say the plan will have meagre effects on air quality and is a publicity stunt by the city’s mayor Manuela Carmena.

Source: Irish Independent November 30, 2018 13:52 UTC