Regulating the range of motor vehicles affected and evaluating a sticker scheme in a low emission zone
Abstract
The Ambient Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) requires cities that exceed air pollution limit values to develop and implement action plans to take the necessary measures to achieve the air pollution limit values. Establishing Low Emission Zones (LEZ) is a measure that is being introduced by a growing number of European municipalities to reduce the number of polluting vehicles. There is no uniform legislation on LEZs in the different EU Member States, so Hungary does not currently have a policy instrument for the establishment of such zones and no legal framework to facilitate their implementation which would give local governments authority and clear guidance. The aim of this research is to define the range of vehicles covered by the regulation and to investigate a sticker scheme, taking into account best practices abroad, which will help to improve the efficiency of the regulation and control of a Hungarian LEZ.
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