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2023-07-22 12:00:00
For several days, the Brussels low emission zone (“Lez” in international jargon for “Low Emission Zone”) did not work. Questioned by the opposition deputy Christophe De Beukelaer (Les Engagés), the Brussels Minister for the Environment, Alain Maron (Ecolo), confirmed in plenary session on behalf of Rudi Vervoort (PS), absent that day: “data export problems arose, from July 1, with regard to the Lez and the limited access areas of Ixelles and the City of Brussels. Everything has been back to normal since July 13 at noon.”
Since the start of the LEZ, diesel down, pollutants too
The exact circumstances are not yet known, but it would be a “temporary outage”, now resolved. “The system concerns several administrations and at least one private subcontractor. A technical report should be drawn up in collaboration with the institutions concerned.”
As a reminder, the Brussels Region, like other cities such as Ghent and Antwerp, has had a low-emissions zone since 2018. The most polluting vehicles are gradually banned. Diesel vehicles of Euro 4 and lower standards are currently prohibited, under penalty of a fine of €350. From 2025, Euro 5 Diesel cars will also be banned from the capital, as well as Euro 2 Petrol cars.
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