Required type of environmental badge in Münster: green
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The date of introduction of the environmental zones in Münster
- from 1.1. 2010 – entry allowed only to vehicles with a green environmental badge
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Green Zone in Münster, Germany
From January 1, 2010, Münster, as well as other cities and municipalities in the Ruhr area, introduced the low-emissions zone on its territory. Thus, only cars with the lowest impact on the concentration of emissions and air pollution are allowed to enter. All cars are obliged to stick a green environmental badge on the windscreen.
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 Münster
Are you going to Münster by car?
To enter the cities and municipalities in the Ruhr industrial area, both drivers of German and foreign vehicles need to have a green environmental plaque. This obligation is valid in Münster from January 1, 2010.
Entry is only permitted to vehicles which are least involved in air pollution, and which meet the Euro 4 (diesel) or Euro 1 (petrol) emissions classes. Failure to comply with these rules is punished in Germany with a fine of 80 €.
Münster is part of the wider Ruhr low-emissions zone, which includes cities such as Dortmund, Essen and Hagen, as well as important, connecting motorway routes. The Münster zone itself includes the central part of the city.
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The plaque has unlimited validity and should be placed in the bottom-right corner of the windscreen.