Diesel scrappage scheme: Another major city joins war on diesel with plans to BAN cars
MADRID’s city government has joined the way against diesel with plans to outlaw the car by 2025.
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Madrid’s government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city centre by 2025.
The plans have been announced in a bid to address air pollution levels in the Spanish city.
Gasoline cars registered before 2000 and diesel cars registered before 2006 will be prohibited to use within the city’s limits.
Another major European city has entered the war on diesel
Madrid want the mosr-polluting diesel cars banned form the city centre by 2025
It is believed that these car’s account for 20 per cent of the total cars in the city.
Local government believe that the move will lower nitrogen dioxide levels, which cause respiratory problems, in the city by an estimated 15 per cent.
Madrid has failed to meed European Union-set limits on air quality for the past few years.
Other European cities including Paris and Berlin have already put schemes in place to tackle pollution.
This is plan A for air quality in Madrid. It's plan A because there can't be any plan B
A UK diesel scrappage scheme could be implemented in the UK as Chancellor Philip Hammond stated he would ‘explore appropriate tax treatment’ for diesels ahead of the Autumn Budget.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is also implementing various schemes to reduce pollution in the city centre, due to rising levels of pollution.
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has also announced similar plans to try and combat the poor air quality.
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"This is plan A for air quality in Madrid.
"It's plan A because there can't be any plan B," Madrid's mayor Manuela Carmen said at an event to present the new plan.
Madrid's local government has allocated 544 million euros ($580.83 million) to completing 30 measures included in the plan, which also encourages greater use of renewable energy and regenerating urban areas, according to the presentation.