Low Emission Zone Duisburg

Do I need an environmental badge to drive in the low emission zone in Duisburg? What type of environmental badge is required in the environmental zone Duisburg? Please read below.

Required type of environmental badge in Duisburg

Green

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Duisburg

Vehicles allowed only with a valid environmental badge

Private car

class M1

Needs an eco badge

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Company vehicle

< 3,5t (N1)

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Commercial vehicle

> 3,5t (lorry, bus, coach)

Needs an eco badge

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Motorcycle, moped

class L

Allowed without an eco badge

Where to place the environmental sticker

The environmental badge should be placed in the bottom-right corner of the windscreen.

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About Green Zones in Duisburg

Green Zone in Duisburg, Germany

From 1.7. 2014, Duisburg and the entire Ruhr area to which the city belongs requires that vehicles display the green environmental badge. The reason for setting up a low-emissions zone is to prevent cars from entering that emit a high concentration of nitrogen oxides and severely deteriorate air quality. Hence, both domestic and foreign passenger cars and trucks are obliged to stick a green plaque on the windscreen when entering the zone.

Which types of vehicles are affected?

The obligation to own the environmental badge applies to both German and foreign passenger cars (M1); motorhomes (M1); heavy campers (M1); minibuses (M2); buses (M3); small transporters (N1); transporters (N2); trucks (N2); and heavy goods vehicles (N3).

Driving in Duisburg

Are you going to Duisburg by car?

From 1st July 2014, both German and foreign drivers need the green badge to enter Duisburg and other cities of the Ruhr industrial area. Thus, only vehicles that produce a minimum level of air pollution – Euro 4 (diesel) or Euro 1 (petrol) – are allowed to enter the city. Failure to comply with these rules is punished in Germany with a fine of 100 euros.

Duisburg is part of the Ruhr’s low-emissions zone, which includes Dortmund, Essen, Hagen and other cities, as well as highways between them. The border of the low-emissions zone of Duisburg follows the territorial district of the city.

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The date of introduction of environmental zones
in Duisburg

Date	Conditions
from 1.7. 2014	entry allowed only to vehicles with a green environmental badge
from 1.1. 2013	entry allowed only to vehicles with a yellow and green environmental badge

Pavlina Pavlina is an author at EnvironmentalBadge.com and our expert on European low-emission zones, with many years’ experience assessing vehicles for environmental badges.

Last update 16.10.2025

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