From 1 October 2025 he will start in Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna on circulation block for Diesel car Euro 5 In the most populous urban centers. Its implementation is already causing a heated debate, especially on the economic and political level. Matteo Salvini’s League is firmly opposed, committing itself on all fronts to avoid the blocking of Euro 5 diesel.
The provision will initially have a seasonal validity (until April 15, 2026) and the limitations will be re-proposed every year during the autumn-winter season (indicatively from September 15 to April 15). There are also penalties for transgressors, with Fines from 168 to 679 euros is possible Suspension of the license (from 15 to 30 days) in case of recurrence.
An amendment of the League to block the ban
The issue of blocking for Euro 5 quickly turned into a national political case. The League, a north -wheel drive force, took a severely critical position towards the measure.
Matteo Salvini defined the block European madnessaccusing the Green Deal of damaging the Italian economy. The party has announced a Amendment to the Infrastructure Decree To suspend the blockage scheduled in October, asking for a review of the calendar with Brussels.
The regional administrations of the North, largely led by the center -right, echoed to this line. In the first days of June, the Lombardy Regional Council approved a motion to ask the government to cancel the blockade.
Circulation prohibited to diesel Euro 5: millions of cars at risk
The arrival on polluting vehicles arises from the need to fight it chronic smog in the Po Valleyarea that has been recording levels of fine dust among the highest in Europe for years.
For this, already in 2022 Italy was sentenced from the EU Court of Justice for the systematic overcoming of the nitrogen dioxide limits in these regions.
Following that sentence, the government launched the Law Decree n.121/2023 forcing the Po Valley regions to update the Regional air quality plans.
The European Union however granted one 10 -year extension To achieve environmental objectives, but in the short term it was decided to proceed with urgent measures such as the block of Euro 5.
The new rules, to which Salvini opposes, concern Euro 5 diesel cars, that is, the models registered approximately between 2011 and 2015.
In Italy they circulate beyond 3.7 million diesel cars Euro 5and of these an important share is concentrated in the North. The 2025 stop would involve over one million vehicles in the territories of the Padano basin.
Derogations and penalties: the rules on the stop to diesel Euro 5 in urban centers
In certain regions, the implementation will be gradual: Lombardy, for example, will trigger the ban for private cars (category M1) in October 2025, then extending it to light commercial vehicles (categories N1, N2) from 2026 and heavy vehicles since 2027.
The prohibitions will mainly affect the more polluted urban areaswith some exemptions to mitigate the social impact.
Among the derogations expected include workers with shifts during prohibited times, vehicle owners with family ISEE under 14,000 euros, as well as special means such as ambulances and vehicles for the disabled.
The system is active in parallel Move-inwhich allows cars owners subject to prohibitions to circulate, however, for a limited number of kilometers per year via a GPS device.
Diesel Euro 5 and Italian families: the economic impact of the blockade
The stop to diesel Euro 5 will have economic consequences, of course, for families and companies. The prohibition affects relatively recent vehicles that many citizens use daily, and the prospect of having to replace the car With little notice it involves remarkable disbursements.
As the Councilor for the Environment of the Lombardy Region said Giorgio Maione:
It is unthinkable that 500 thousand people change car from here to 1 October.
Matteo Salvini also said a fairly clear thing, that is, he underlined how many Italians cannot afford a new car.
According to the data mentioned by the League, approximately 1.5 million owners of Euro 5 diesel cars would be potentially affected by the ban. Salvini even spoke of 7 million vehicles nationallyalso including commercial vehicles.
2025 car incentives: bonuses and regional calls to replace the Euro 5 diesel
To remedy this problem, public administrations are evaluating economic support measures to accompany this transition.
The Lombardy Region has launched the Renova Vehicular Park 2025, making available over 20 million euros in incentives for those who scrape a polluting vehicle by purchasing one with low environmental impact.
