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[Lee Stewart]

Study recommends European countries exempt historic vehicles from car bans

As more cities across Europe take action to address their congested or polluted urban centers by restricting or outright banning vehicles from those areas, a study recently released by the European Commission suggests making a number of exemptions, including one for historic vehicles.

“Historic vehicles could be exempted from low-emission zones because of their minimal use in the regulated areas combined with their contribution to the preservation of motoring heritage,” the authors of the study wrote. “LEZs would thus disproportionately penalise particularly urban-based owners and businesses servicing historic vehicles since practically no retrofitting possibilities exist.”

The EU defines vehicles of historic interest as those 30 years or older, of a type no longer manufactured, and “historically preserved and maintained in its original state.” It generally accepts that historic vehicles are not frequently used on public roads.

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