They have now reached fifteen years of age, having been registered by 2009, but they still maintain a share of more than 20% in the national fleet. Here’s where petrol or diesel models can circulate and what the first limitations are
The time to scrap them has probably not yet come (even if, until 2024, this option guaranteed an economic contribution as part of state incentives), given that the cars Euro 4 they still manage to cover hundreds of kilometers a month without causing too many problems and that the more modern alternatives present in dealers, even among the ranks of second-hand bargains, are not that cheap after all. But, as time passes, also for petrol and diesel vehicles registered in the period between January 1st 2006 and the 2009 current regulations impose an ever-increasing number of limitations and bans on free movement on the road. On the other hand, net of long-term measures, such as the announced stop on the sale of cars and vans equipped with internal combustion engines powered by petrol and diesel starting from 2035 which will inevitably impact and transform the automotive world, at the moment the reference standards regarding CO2 emissions are represented by legislation Euro 6 entered into force in 2014 and is now close to being replaced (from 1 July 2025 we will move toEuro 7).
Euro 4 cars in Italy: the situation
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Waiting for more updated data, the statistics portal Open Vehicle Fleet of the Aci certifies that al December 31, 2023 in Italy there were cars in circulation 40,915,229of which 9,018,510 belonging to the emission class Euro 4. On the same date, according to estimates by theUnraethe percentage of this category was equal to 22.40% on a basis of 40,050,000 cars. Numbers that confirm a decidedly important presence for a category of vehicles now close to reaching twenty years of age. It is no coincidence, therefore, that in the Old Continent the measures that limit freedom of movement are also increasing, in particular in the so-called low emission zones (of CO2) designed in the urban fabric and surrounding areas of some French, English and German metropolises. Similar situation also in Italywith the limitations relating to this type of vehicle which, however, they do not apply uniformly. Let’s find out in detail the map and the current situation in the large urban centers of the Peninsula.
Euro 4 cars: the limitations in force in Milan and Lombardy
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Despite the entry into force of the legislation Euro 7scheduled for July 1, 2025in Italy the circulation of category cars Euro 4 it is free and guaranteed in the long term, except for some specific limitations applied by individual government bodies, from municipalities to regions. In Lombardyfor example, in addition to temporary measuresactive from October 1st to March 31st of each year, some are also in force permanent structural measures that impose it continuous stop from Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 7.30pm also for vehicles Euro 4 diesel in the 209 municipalities of Band 1 (including Milan, Bergamo and Brescia) and in the five municipalities of Band 2 with over 30 thousand inhabitants (Respectively Varese, Lecco, Vigevano, Abbiategrasso and San Giuliano Milanese). In future perspective, however, the Municipality of Milan has already established an ordinance that allows category cars Euro 4 petrol powered to enter the so-called Area B until September 30, 2028.
Euro 4 cars: the limitations in force in Rome, Florence, Turin and the rest of Italy
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TO Romehowever, the eyes of motorists in Rome (and elsewhere) are always turned towards the Ztl Green Band. In this regard, last autumn the Lazio Regional Council approved the resolution aimed at postponing for one year, therefore to October 2025, the entry bans in the Green Band of the Capital to cars Euro 4 diesel And Euro 3 petrolwhile there are no limitations for Euro 4 petrol-powered cars. TO Florence the “hunt” for the most polluting vehicles continues, with a ban on diesel vehicles until 5 euros in the area identified between Piazza Beccaria and Piazza della Libertà, in a space between the Arno river and the historic centre, while with the Green Shield from the April 1, 2025 the local municipal administration intends to go and pinch all the cars gas And Diesel classy Euro 0 or Euro 1 who do not respect the rules and transit within the environmental Limited Traffic Zone. Also to Turin the stop to petrol cars Euro 4 it is not foreseen even in case of level 2 (color state of emergency red), while the stop ai Euro 4 diesel on weekdays, from Monday to Friday from 8.00 to 19.00, is part of the structural limitations active between September 15th and the April 15 of each year. Similar provision also to Bolognawith the stop ai Euro 4 diesel and previous ones from Monday to Friday and in the ecological ones from 8.30 to 18.30, from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.
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