Italian environmental zones

[hblewett]

Just arrived in Northern Italy staying on a sosta by a lake at the top of Lake Como - all very nice with lakeside spot at 10 euros.

However, planning next move is not so easy when it comes to visiting almost any town or city as they all have environmental zones. As far as I can see the only way to find out exactly where the boundaries of the zones are is to wait until you see the prohibition signs, at which time it may be impossible to turn round with a motorhome.

Can anyone offer any tips/experience please on how best to deal with this problem other than by not visiting the interesting places which we would like to see?

 

[Figaro]

This may be useful.
I don't recall seeing any LEZ's in Italy (nowhere near Rome etc) during my trip there in 2019, but I suppose they'll pop up everywhere now.
I'll need to do some research as I'm hoping to get there in September.
Good luck getting where you want to go

https://urbanaccessregulations.eu/countries-mainmenu-147/italy-mainmenu-81

 

[VXman]

Are the latest euro 6 compliment diesels exempt?

 

[hblewett]

Thanks for that Figaro that was the most useful one I came across too. Unfortunately there are no maps that I’ve found, just an alarmingly long list of places. There seems to be Fascia 1 and Fascia 2 places … I haven’t yet come across what they mean either! Further reading required and a keen eye for the signs when driving - amongst all the usual distractions.

 

[maz]

Just arrived in Northern Italy staying on a sosta by a lake at the top of Lake Como - all very nice with lakeside spot at 10 euros.

However, planning next move is not so easy when it comes to visiting almost any town or city as they all have environmental zones. As far as I can see the only way to find out exactly where the boundaries of the zones are is to wait until you see the prohibition signs, at which time it may be impossible to turn round with a motorhome.

Can anyone offer any tips/experience please on how best to deal with this problem other than by not visiting the interesting places which we would like to see?

I found Italian cities rather too exciting to drive around in a small car, let alone a motorhome! My preference would be to park on the outskirts and use public transport to get where you want, or maybe rent a scooter. Some campsites offer a cheap shuttle bus into city centres - for example, the campsite in the Regional Park of Matera.

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[hblewett]

Are the latest euro 6 compliment diesels exempt?

I don’t know about all the zones, but certainly EVERYONE except residents with passes are not allowed in ‘old town’ areas, generally from 08.00 to 20.00 - no doubt those areas which simply can’t deal with the traffic irrespective of pollution issues

 

[VXman]

I don’t know about all the zones, but certainly EVERYONE except residents with passes are not allowed in ‘old town’ areas, generally from 08.00 to 20.00 - no doubt those areas which simply can’t deal with the traffic irrespective of pollution issues

That's ok. Wouldn't go there anyway. It's more a case of there were any on city outskirts that we happen to end up in.

 

[hblewett]

That's ok. Wouldn't go there anyway. It's more a case of there were any on city outskirts that we happen to end up in.

There can be - a comment on a sosta includes the fact that they had incurred a fine either at or getting to the area in their motorhome.

 

[hblewett]

Are the latest euro 6 compliment diesels exempt?

It would seem they are. Having wandered round the website mentioned by Figaro I was looking at Lombardy where we are and found this link to

https://www.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/istituzionale/HP/aria/misure-permanenti

Which tells me, I think, that when conditions warrant anything below euro 3 diesel is not allowed in the zone; anything less than euro 0 and 2-strokes are banned all the time. Enforcement is ‘manual’, so if pollution is bad and you’re driving an old vehicle you could be in trouble - otherwise not much to worry about … but please don’t take my word for it, there’s plenty of reading to do and make of it what you will.

We’re just going to carry on in our euro 5 and look out for where we (and everyone else except residents) are not allowed and hope we see the signs.

 

[WESTY66]

anything less than euro 0 and 2-strokes are banned all the time.

I bet the Vespa and Lambretta enthusiasts love that

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[LesW]

I bet the Vespa and Lambretta enthusiasts love that

Being Italian, would they take any notice?

 

[WESTY66]

Being Italian, would they take any notice?

Highly unlikely