Madrid's Parking meters will identify dangerous vehicle

Due to new tariffs, the authorities of Madrid looking to reduce the level of atmospheric pollution, which remains very high compared to the average in Europe.

To identify threat vehicles will be as follows: the driver at the time of entry, enters the license plate of the car, on it system connected to the local service of registration of vehicles, will determine the passport data of the machine, including the year and engine type.





If the car has a high level of emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere, the owner will have to pay for Parking by 20% greater relative to a reference value. A discount of 20% will be given to the owners of small cars, hybrids and other cars that meet the modern requirements of environmental safety.

For those who went to the Parking for electric cars it will be free. According to the mayor of Madrid Ana Bocelli, launched the city's new payment system, Parking is first of its kind in the world. "Vehicles with lower emissions will be encouraged, while polluting cars will be punished," said the mayor.

Now there are about 4 thousand of such points can pay for Parking.

Source: greenevolution.ru