Name of the environmental zone: Environmental Zone Benidorm ZBE - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 01-01-2024
Type of environmental zone: permanently valid, 0:00 - 24:00h
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: Passenger car, motorhome (M1), minibus (M2), coach (M3), van (N1), transporter (N2), lorry (N3)
Fuel type: diesel, petrol
Euro standard: 0-3 (diesel), 0-2 (petrol), L: 0-1
Sticker/registration/application: Entry only with sticker
Note: Foreign vehicles do not require a sticker!
Fines: 200 €
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The ZBE of Benidorm is divided into three areas: Centre, Playa Levante and Playa Poniente.
Special features: Video surveillance, access only with authorisation, app use possible
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Plaza SS.MM. Los Reyes de España, 1
03501 Benidorm
Mail: incidencias@benidorm.org; info@zonabajasemisiones.es; benidorm@touristinfo.net
Tel.: +34 96 681 54 00
Exemptions: Residents (registration/application necessary), Disabled vehicle (registration/application necessary), Fire brigade (registration/application necessary), Patient transport (registration/application necessary), Police car (registration/application necessary), Public bus and Ambulance
Environmental zone ZBE
Do I need stickers or registrations?
To enter the low emission zone, each vehicle concerned needs either a registration (foreigners) or a Distintivo-Ambiental (Spanish vehicles). Otherwise, a fine of 200 euros to 1800 euros must be expected.
What is a ZBE zone?
The ZBE zones (Zona Baixes Emissions), are fixed zones that can be identified by traffic signs. They are designed to reduce air pollution in Spanish cities quickly and permanently.
A permanent ZBE zone is a zone in which permanent and fixed traffic restrictions apply, such as speed limits and other restrictions, and in which entry is regulated by a system of stickers. Furthermore, in the course of the next few years, stickers may be gradually removed from the system, so that vehicles with these stickers will no longer be able to enter the zones.
How do I recognize the low emission zone?
The beginning and end of the environmental zones are marked with signs. This shows a red circle as a prohibition sign with the remark Zona Baixes Emissions" (low emission zone). In addition, there is also a reference to the Distintivo-Ambiental stickers and which entrances are allowed.
In our Green Zones App we have a detailed map of each low emission zone. So you can easily see the boundaries and avoid penalties.
Are there other low emission zones in France?
Spain has a total of 7 different environmental zones. These differ in ZBE zones, ZEZ zones and ZPA zones: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Valladolid, Valencia.
In our Green Zones App we have gathered together all the low emission zones in Europe and presented them clearly.
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All current driving bans and further information are available in our Green-Zones App.
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