Nearly half of the Utrecht with a diesel car from today banned in the city, this last year has been out the door. The city had at the end of 2013 the publication of the environmental still 4350 diesel cars for 2001. Meanwhile, there are nearly demolished in 2000 and an unknown number of replacement.
From 1 January, already Utrecht environmental zone extended from trucks to vans and cars. Until today the city of Utrecht announced on offenders only warnings. Starting today that real fines of ninety euros. The municipality expects the number of offenders in the end not too bad, because the environmental zone is wide public. The aim is to improve air quality in the city.
Incidentally, automobile club KNAC and Kees van Oosten Foundation Stop Air Pollution Utrecht (SSLU) the environmental challenge for several reasons. The town extended recent months the scrappage scheme which gives owners of polluting diesel cars 750 euros if they demolish that car until the end of this year. Then it does the town again the balance, how many polluting diesels, the city has.
This is in contrast to the above Volkswagen Audi still welcome in the city of © AD. Foodbank
Include the Food Shallow succeeded at the eleventh hour to settle in cleaner transport for collecting and distributing food. Two months ago, the organization has uttered a cry for alternative transport. Apparently successfully for a few weeks, she has access to a virtually new electric delivery routes with solar cells on the roof. The latter feed cooling.
In a few months, will follow a brand new ordinary van. Until then, the food is exempted. ,, We can forward again for the moment, ” says spokesman Jan Zwarts of the Food Ondiep with satisfaction. ,, We have even become a green food. “
Two months ago the Food Shallow was essentially the alarm because her current car’s environmental no longer allowed. Shallower The food bank receives the electric car according to Zwarts on loan from Terberg Leasing. Simultaneously, a crowdfunding campaign raised more than the targeted 19,500 euros. That is more than sufficient for the purchase of a new ordinary van that meets the requirements of the environmental zone.
Several other Utrechters that over the last year in this newspaper complained about the impact of the environmental zone for their old car, have since found a solution in many cases.
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