Polluting older cars will be banned from Beijing and neighbouring areas during periods of poor air quality from 15 February, according to the city’s environmental protection bureau. From next year, vehicles which do not comply with current emissions standards, in effect those which are a decade old, will be banned during such periods in an attempt to reduce outbreaks of smog. Vehicles breaching the ban will be fined equivalent to $14.50 for every four hours they are on the road.
Polluting older cars will be banned from Beijing and neighbouring areas during periods of poor air quality from next year, according to the city’s environmental protection bureau. From 15 February, vehicles which do not comply with current emissions standards, in effect those which are a decade old, will be banned during such periods in an attempt to reduce outbreaks of smog. Vehicles breaching the ban will be fined equivalent to $14.50 for every four hours they are on the road.