Driving bans for Euro 5 diesel from October 2025: The new rules in northern Italy!

Driving bans for Euro 5 diesel from October 2025: The new rules in northern Italy!

From October 1, 2025, strict driving bans for diesel vehicles come into force in several Northern Italian regions. These regulations affect particularly vehicles of the Euro 5 emissions standard and apply to cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants. The affected regions are Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Veneto. Originally, these measures were to be implemented in 2023, but they were postponed by two years to give the affected vehicle owners more time to adapt to the new provisions. ADAC reports that a total of around 250,000 vehicles are affected in Piedmont, which is about 8% of the entire vehicle stock of this region.

The driving bans are regulated differently: in Piedmont, the ban only applies in the winter half -year, specifically from October 1, 2025 to April 15, 2026 and then annually from September 15th to April 15th. On working days, drivers have to do without their vehicles from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Lombardy, on the other hand, introduces a permanent driving ban, which applies every day from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. In Emilia Romagna, the ban is also permanently enforced on working days from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in cities of the PO level and in the Bologna metropolitan area. Veneto plans an unrestricted ban that also applies to all days from October 1, 2025.

fines and surveillance system

The non -compliance with these driving bans is occupied with fines that can begin at 168 euros. In the event of repeated violations, even driving license trains from 15 to 30 days can threaten. In Italy there is no nationwide environmental plaque system, but the fines are also enforced in Germany, which presents foreign drivers with additional challenges. In order to offer an Alternative for affected drivers, the "Move-in" system was introduced, which monitors the kilometers driven with a telematics box. For Euro 5 diesel, an annual limit of 9000 kilometers within the prohibition zones is planned, whereby the region has been covering the costs for installing the required Black Box since August 1, 2024

The measures are a reaction to the chronic air pollution problems in the PO level, where the limit values ​​for fine dust are regularly exceeded in the winter months. In comparison, the regulations in Central and southern Italy are less strict. For example, there has been a driving ban for Euro 4 diesel or older models in Rome since November 2024. Merkur reports that the new regulations are also important for vacationers who are traveling in these regions.