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Driving bans for Euro 5 diesel from October 2025: The new rules in northern Italy!
From October 2025, Euro 5 diesel driving bans will apply in northern Italy in cities with over 30,000 inhabitants. Find out more!
Driving bans for Euro 5 diesel from October 2025: The new rules in northern Italy!
From October 1, 2025, strict driving bans on diesel vehicles will come into force in several northern Italian regions. These regulations particularly affect vehicles that meet 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. These measures were originally supposed to be implemented in 2023, but they were postponed by two years to give affected vehicle owners more time to adapt to the new regulations. ADAC reports that a total of about 250,000 vehicles are affected in Piedmont, which represents about 8% of the total vehicle population in this region.
The driving bans are regulated differently: In Piedmont, the ban only applies in the winter months, specifically from October 1, 2025 to April 15, 2026 and then annually from September 15 to April 15. On working days, drivers have to do without their vehicles from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Lombardy, on the other hand, is introducing a permanent driving ban that applies every day from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. In Emilia Romagna, the ban will also be permanently enforced on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in cities in the Po Valley and in the Bologna metropolitan area. Veneto is planning an unrestricted ban, which will also apply on all days from October 1, 2025.
Fines and monitoring system
Failure to comply with these driving bans will result in fines that can start at 168 euros. Repeated violations can even result in license suspensions of 15 to 30 days. Although there is no nationwide environmental sticker system in Italy, fines are also enforced in Germany, which poses additional challenges for foreign drivers. In order to offer an alternative for affected drivers, the “Move-In” system was introduced, which monitors the kilometers driven using a telematics box. There is an annual limit of 9,000 kilometers for Euro 5 diesel within the prohibition zones, with the region covering the costs of installing the required black box since August 1, 2024.
The measures are a response to the chronic air pollution problems in the Po Valley, 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 on Euro 4 diesel or older models in Rome since November 2024. Mercury reports that the new regulations are also important for holidaymakers traveling in these regions.