Düsseldorf low-emission zone
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The preset is a Euro 3 diesel with a yellow sticker. Check whether your vehicle may enter the Düsseldorf zone.
May I drive into Düsseldorf?
No, entry not allowed
Düsseldorf zone: you need a green sticker.
| Zone | Düsseldorf |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Green only since | 1 July 2014 |
| Status | active |
| Fine if you enter | €100, no points |
Sources: Federal Environment Agency list · duesseldorf.de · umwelt.nrw.de
Düsseldorf’s low-emission zone has existed since 15 February 2009. On 1 February 2013 the city enlarged it to a large part of the city area, and since 1 July 2014 only vehicles with a green sticker may enter. These dates come from the city’s detail page and match the German Environment Agency list; the city’s overview page, however, gives 15 September 2009 as the start date, which appears to be a typo that we do not adopt. Düsseldorf currently has no diesel ban. The same rule therefore applies as in all North Rhine-Westphalian zones: green is enough; without green you need an exemption under Annex 3 of the 35th BImSchV or an individual permit from the city. If you drive an older Euro 3 diesel, you can reach green with a retrofitted particle reduction system if one exists for the model. A Euro 2 diesel, by contrast, cannot get beyond yellow. Whether the airport, the trade fair, the old town and the Königsallee fall under the sticker rule depends on whether they lie in the enlarged zone; if in doubt, the city map shows it.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Stages of the Düsseldorf zone
| Stage | from |
|---|---|
| Stage 1: red, yellow, green allowed | 15 February 2009 |
| Stage 2: yellow and green allowed | 1 March 2011 |
| Stage 3: green only | 1 July 2014 |
Sources and date
This page is based on the City of Düsseldorf’s detail page and the list of the North Rhine-Westphalia Environment Ministry. Both state that all zones in North Rhine-Westphalia may only be entered with a green sticker. The 80-euro fine mentioned there is outdated; the fine catalogue says 100 euros.
Neighbouring zones
Around Düsseldorf lie further zones: Neuss, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Wuppertal, Langenfeld and Remscheid, as well as Cologne and the Ruhr area. The route check tests several of them at once.