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View from the European Parliament

Enforcement across borders is gaining momentum as a political issue in the European Parliament. Legislative activites show MEPs and civil servants have recognised the need for an improved framework for data exchange between member states and for a legal framework that enables enforcement action.


Mr Konrad Szymański: The low-emission zones (Umweltzonen) appearing in German towns and cities place a serious restriction on travel in cars registered in other European Union Member States. Under German law, cars with diesel engines made before 1997 and petrol-run cars made before 1992 are bann...

07 January 2008 [view answer] [European Parliament]

Facts & Figures

  • The number of foreign heavy goods vehicles entering the UK has trebled in the last ten years
  • 1.7m foreign HGVs pass through UK ports each year for mainland Europe
  • 8% of HGVs on UK roads at any one time are foreign registered
  • Foreign HGVs use roads three times more than UK registered HGVs
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