The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has already launched since last Friday, March 31, its special surveillance campaign for Easter. This vehicle traffic between different communities is expected to exceed 16 million trips. And in Canary Islands These journeys can take us to towns where the presence of the ECO sticker on the vehicles is mandatory. A requirement because these urban centers are included within the Populations with Low Emission Zone regulation
However, the greatest increase in the movement of cars will take place in the Peninsula, since it is expected that, from Wednesday April 5, before Holy Thursday, until Easter Monday, April 10, a holiday in the Basque Country, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia , Valencian Community, La Rioja and Navarra, thousands of vehicles will move from their cities of origin to other recreation and rest locations.
Dates on which drivers also have to pay special attention to the road. It should not be forgotten that in 2022 there were 25 fatal accidents with 27 victims. and this Easter In addition, car owners have to take care of the restrictions imposed since the beginning of the year in many Spanish towns. With which you have to be especially careful, because spending a few days on vacation can be very expensive.
Remember that from January 1, 2023, Spanish municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, island territories and municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants that exceed the limit values for regulated pollutants had to adopt sustainable urban mobility plans. And, in addition, measures had to be imposed to moderate the emissions derived from mobility, including, among others, the establishment of low emission zones.
On the other hand,registered vehicles before January 1, 2001, if they are gasoline, and before 2006, if they are diesel, they are not entitled to this label. Add that the Canary Islands is the community most affected by having a higher percentage of cars without an environmental label. In this sense, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arrecife, La Laguna and Arona have more than 40% of vehicles without environmental labels.
So you have to keep in mind that during Holy Week in many cities they are already fining vehicles that do not meet these conditions. In addition, in some cities, such as Madrid or Gijón, the municipal ordinance also fines owners who do not carry the DGT label on their vehicles. To benefit from the environmental label, drivers must wear it visibly.
The localities that will have ZBE
Canary Islands: Arona, Arrecife, Granadilla de Abona, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Lucía de Tirajana and Telde.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has indeed presented a plan, but it needs to be released to public opinion. They will do it with Sagulpa cameras and pollution sensors. The project will begin by converting the alcaravaneras area into a Low Emission Zone.
Andalusia: Alcalá de Guadaira, Algeciras, Almería, Benalmádena, Cádiz, Chiclana de la Frontera, Córdoba, Dos Hermanas, El Ejido, El Puerto de Santa María, Estepona, Fuengirola, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Jerez de la Frontera, La Línea de la Concepción, Linares, Málaga, Marbella, Mijas, Motril, Roquetas de Mar, San Fernando, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Seville, Torremolinos, Utrera and Vélez Málaga.
Aragon: Huesca and Zaragoza.
Asturias: Avilés, Gijón, Oviedo and Siero.
Cantabria: Santander and Torrelavega.
Castile and Leon: Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Ponferrada, Salamanca, Segovia, Valladolid and Zamora.
Castilla la Mancha: Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Talavera de la Reina and Toledo.
Catalonia: Badalona, Barcelona, Castelldefels, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Cornellà de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Lleida, Manresa, Mataró, Molet del Vallès, Reus, Rubí, Sabadell, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Tarragona, Terrasa, Viladecans and Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Madrid’s community: Alcalá de Henares, Alcobendas, Alcorcón, Aranjuez, Arganda del Rey, Boadilla del Monte, Collado Villalba, Colmenar Viejo, Coslada, Fuenlabrada, Getafe, Leganés, Madrid, Majadahonda, Móstoles, Parla, Pinto, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Rivas Vaciamadrid, Las Rozas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Torrejón de Ardoz and Valdemoro.
Valencian Community: Alicante, Alcoy, Benidorm, Castellón de la Plana, Elche, Elda, Gandía, Orihuela, Paterna, Sagunto, San Vicente del Raspeig, Torrent, Torrevieja, Valencia and Villareal.
Extremadura: Badajoz, Cáceres and Mérida.
Galicia: A Coruña, Ferrol, Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo.
Balearic Islands: Calvià, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca.
The Rioja: Logrono.
Murcia: Cartagena, Lorca, Molina de Segura and Murcia.
Navarra: Pamplona.
Basque Country: Baracaldo, Bilbao, Getxo, Irún, San Sebastián and Vitoria.
The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
LEZ objectives
The objective of the Low Emission Zone is to contribute to improve air quality and mitigate climate change and it will be ensured that the measures associated with the fulfillment of these purposes promote compliance with the acoustic quality objectives, the promotion of modal change and the promotion of energy efficiency in the use of means of transport. All this will result in an improvement in the health of citizens and the quality of urban life, promoting more sustainable and inclusive mobility with less impact on the quality of the sound environment, and promoting active mobility and the recovery of public space.
The rule also provides for the need for permanent coordination and cooperation between administrations, especially in island territories, metropolitan areas and in response to the urban distribution of goods. Likewise, it includes the need to facilitate participation measures of the different social agents and to signalize the low emission zones.
