Piemont impose diesel driving ban: VW Golf and Co. affected!

Piemont impose diesel driving ban: VW Golf and Co. affected!

Piemont, Italien - The Piedmont region in Italy plans extensive diesel driving bans to improve air quality. This measure primarily affects Euro 5 diesel vehicles, which are often traveling in the cities in the region. The affected vehicle models include popular cars such as VW Golf 7, the VW Passat Variant 2.0 TDI and the BMW E90. The new regulations will come into force on October 1, 2025 and apply in all communities with more than 30,000 inhabitants. The driving bans are maintained up to April 16, 2026 and then annually from September 15th to April 15th.

The driving ban will be enforced on working days from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. It is noteworthy that delivery traffic is excluded from these restrictions. The Italian decree on air quality improvement could possibly also persuade other Northern Italian regions to take similar measures. The entire northern Italian area has to struggle with high fine dust pollution and air pollution in the PO level, especially in the winter half-year, where the limit values ​​are regularly exceeded.

regulations in other regions

In addition to Piemont, from October 1, 2025, the neighboring regions of Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Veneto's driving bans for diesel vehicles of the Euro 5 standard will also come into force. There is a permanent ban in Lombardy, while in the Emilia Romagna and Veneto the restrictions also apply from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. In Veneto, on the other hand, the regulations are all year round and without a temporal restriction.

In the event of violations of the new provisions, drivers must expect fines from 168 euros. Repeated violations can even lead to a driving ban of up to one month. It is worth noting that Italy has not introduced a nationwide environmental badge, which makes it difficult to control the regulations. However, the fines can also be enforced in Germany.

options for action for those affected

There are several options for diesel drivers to counter the new regulations. One possibility would be the retrofitting to Euro-6, although this does not always make economic sense. Alternatively, holidaymakers could try to travel to Italy by train outside the main season to avoid the restrictions. These measures are particularly relevant because the driving ban not only applies to vehicles with a green environmental badge, but also for other Euro 5 diesel models.

The planned measures are a necessary discussion about the air purity and the responsibility of the vehicle owners in large cities. The decision to postpone the regulation by two years also shows the challenges that exist in the implementation of the air pollution control plans.