Madrid: diesel cars will pay more for parking
Diesel cars of Madrid will soon pay more for parking than their petrol brethren, according to the Guardian. It is the fault of the new smart parking meters that the Spanish capital prepares to install, that will add a fee to the cars that pollute more.The initiative kicks off on July 1 and will use a highly complex pricing table, dictated by engine type and year of construction of the vehicle. The hybrids will pay 20 percent less than the average of vehicles, for example. A diesel car manufactured in 2001 will pay 20% more, while electric cars can park for free.The mayors of Madrid expect the new price list will help solve the problem of pollution â€" the city is constantly breaking air quality levels required by the European Union, exceeding the limitations of nitrogen dioxide. This is one of the measures used to discourage car use in the city centre.The price of parking meters will also vary depending on the street â€" a system that already exists in Lisbon, of rest. The streets with more available parking spaces will cost less, the other will be 20% more expensive. In some streets, the parking price will reach €3,29 per hour.According to the Guardian, one in every four madridistas will pay substantially more for a parking spot. A reason to discourage the approximately one million drivers from Madrid to take your vehicle to the busiest streets of the city, helping to reduce pollution levels.Foto: DavidHT/Creative Commons
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