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Marking of vehicles in Clean Transport Zones

23.10.2023

As of mid-2024, some cities in Poland (e.g. Warsaw or Cracow) may impose low-emission zones for vehicles (‘Clean Transport Zones’). These are specific areas restricted to vehicles complying with certain emissions standards (namely the Euro emissions standard based on the vehicle’s production date). Clean Transport Zones help to improve air quality. If you want to check whether the city you are travelling to has a Clean Transport Zone in place, please consult the website of that city council.

Under Polish law, the municipal council decides on the method used to verify a vehicle’s right to enter a Clean Transport Zone by means of a resolution. The decision to introduce a Clean Transport Zone, as well as any changes thereto, must be preceded by a public consultation. These consultations are designed to help local authorities develop solutions that best respond to local trends related to actual vehicle emissions in each city. The municipal council must specify, inter alia, in which area of the city (usually the city centre) and on what terms the Clean Transport Zone will apply, which vehicles will be able to enter the area and which vehicles will be prohibited on account of, for example, the vehicle’s year of construction and engine specifications. The resolution must also specify the method that will be used to control cars travelling in the Clean Transport Zone. The verification of a vehicle’s right to travel in a Clean Transport Zone may take place on the basis of stickers issued by the head of the local authority, the town mayor or the city mayor. The maximum cost for issuing such sticker is PLN 5.

Please remember that you will not be required to mark an electric vehicle with a sticker if the electric vehicle or hydrogen-powered vehicle has green registration plates.

A second way of controlling the right to enter a Clean Transport Zone could be through an electronic system with cameras that read number plates. In this case, the verification takes place by comparison with the data obtained from the Central Register of Vehicles and Drivers.

Legal basis: Electromobility and alternative fuels Act (Journal of Laws 2023, items 875, 1394).

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