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Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 6:20am
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Bandangela

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Hi everyone I was speaking to a guy on my way back to Villamartin who told me of a new law that’s due to be put in place by the end of the year 2023, about old cars pre 2006 . He said that pre any cars that old will not be allowed to be used . Does anyone know anything about this?

killjoy

Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 9:33am

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Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 9:33am

Don't panic, so many alarmistic news from so many unknown sources, nothing confirmed....better forget it an enjoy the seaview and seafood - mañana will be another fine day.

tnt369

Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 9:49am

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Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 9:49am

I think he mean the new environment badges:

New Environmental Badges For Cars In Spain Come Into Force On January 1, 2023 - Sanitas Health Plan Spain

Bandangela

Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 4:16pm

Bandangela

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Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 4:16pm

killjoy wrote on Mon Jan 9, 2023 9:33am:

Don't panic, so many alarmistic news from so many unknown sources, nothing confirmed....better forget it an enjoy the seaview and seafood - mañana will be another fine day.

Thanks I’ll do just that

Bandangela

Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 4:17pm

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Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 4:17pm

Ok I’ll keep looking out for them as I’ve not seen any as yet

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killjoy

Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 8:47pm

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Posted: Mon Jan 9, 2023 8:47pm

Same applies to evironment stickers - still not impmlemented and a completely uncertain future. An initiative in Madrid was overruled by a court, and most probably and hopefully this will set precendence. NO PANIC - NO STICKER - a storm in a teapot.

Golandrina

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:37am

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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:37am

Have a look at the N332 website.   It was set up for English speaking people and deals with anything to do with driving in Spain.   It is run in collaboration with officers of the Guardia Civil and has a Spanish equivalent of the Highway Code on it.   The car sticker can be obtained from a post office (Correos) and costs 5 euros, and can also be purchased on-line I believe for about 7 euros.

Bandangela

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:31am

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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:31am

Golandrina wrote on Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:37am:

Have a look at the N332 website.   It was set up for English speaking people and deals with anything to do with driving in Spain.   It is run in collaboration with officers of the Guardia Civil and has a Spanish equivalent of the Highway Code on it.   The car sticker...

... can be obtained from a post office (Correos) and costs 5 euros, and can also be purchased on-line I believe for about 7 euros.

Thank you very much. I will d

Bandangela

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:33am

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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:33am

killjoy wrote on Mon Jan 9, 2023 8:47pm:

Same applies to evironment stickers - still not impmlemented and a completely uncertain future. An initiative in Madrid was overruled by a court, and most probably and hopefully this will set precendence. NO PANIC - NO STICKER - a storm in a teapot.

Thanks Killjoy . Seems again like lack of information again from government. Cheers Ba

marcliff

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:51pm

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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:51pm

To put your mind at ease, cars older than 2006 will not be banned. There may be some restrictions in some areas of the big towns but, looking at the maps being shown on various sites, are quite confined areas in the centre. There will be nothing to stop you driving anywhere else outside these areas or on transit routes around the cities including motorways and national roads. 

Just people seeing an article and reading more into it than there is. Torrevieja, the nearest big town to you, hasn't even come up with an area yet but is proposing the seafront area which is going to be well pedestrianised anyway. They are saying they will issue the full areas this month. 

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