Name of the environmental zone: Environmental zone Göteborg - Sweden
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 15-02-2019
Type of environmental zone
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: bus (M2, M3), truck (N2, N3)
Weight: > 3.5 t
Euronorm: 0-5
Date of first registration: > 8 years
Fines: 100 €
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The environmental zone includes neither Lundbyleden/Lundbytunneln (E6.21) nor Oscarleden/Götaleden. Not does it include the through traffic between Oscarsleden/Götaleden and the ferry at the terminals in Denmark/Germany or the through traffic between Lundbyleden/Lundbytunneln (E6.21) and the ferry at Frihamnen.
Special features: Retrofitting permitted : no
Natural gas permitted until 31.12.2025
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Göteborg
Box 2403
SE-403 16 Göteborg
Sweden
Tel.: +46 (0)31 61 37 00
Email: trafikkontoret@tk.goteborg.se
Exemptions: Information currently unavailable
Low Emission Zone
Do I need stickers or registrations?
No. Here you do not need to buy a sticker or apply for registration. You only have to follow the rules of entry.
Our Green-Zones App helps you to avoid penalties.
How do I recognize the low emission zone?
Unfortunately there are no exact street signs known. Therefore it is difficult to know when you are in the environmental zone.
Our Green-Zones App helps you to avoid penalties.
Good to know...
All current driving bans and further information are available in our Green-Zones App.
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How do I affix my sticker correctly?
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Why are there environmental zones?
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