Low Emission Zone Upper Austria and A1 Motorway

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

Required type of IGL sticker in Upper Austria - Motorway A1

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Yellow Pickerl - Euro 3 and above

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Upper Austria - Motorway A1
Low Emission Zone Upper Austria - A1 Motorway

Vehicles allowed only with a valid IGL environmental badge

Private car

class M1

Allowed without an eco badge

Company vehicle

< 3,5t (N1)

Needs an eco badge

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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

Validity of Upper Austria Low Emission Zone – Motorway A1

Restrictions apply to an approximately 20 km section of motorway (155 km to 176 km) at the city of Linz and is expected to be extended to other sections. If you have a lorry weighing over 3.5 tonnes, it must be marked with the Austrian environmental badge.

Penalty of 2,180 Euros

Breach of duty is severely punished – the fine may go up to 2,180 euros (i.e. approximately £ 1800).

Where to place the IGL environmental sticker?

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

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About Green Zone in Upper Austria – Motorway A1

Ecological Zones in Upper Austria – Motorway A1 (section 155 km to 176 km)

From 01.07. 2016

  • restrictions to vehicles of categories N1, N2 and N3 exceeding 3.5 tonnes with emissions classes EURO 0, EURO 1 and EURO 2. Entrance is allowed only to vehicles with a EURO 3 emissions class and above.

Failure to comply may result in a fine of up to € 2,1801800).

You can read more about the types of environmental badges in the section Types of Environmental Badges.

 

Driving in Upper Austria – Motorway A1

Are you travelling to Driving in Upper Austria – Motorway A1 by truck or company car?

For vehicles in categories N1, N2 and N3, restrictions apply from 1.7. 2016, allowing only vehicles that fall within the EURO 3 emissions class and above. Entrance to the low-emissions zone of Upper Austria thus requires that the coloured Pickerl plaque be affixed to the windscreen. This plaque shows the emissions class. Breach of duty is severely punished – the fine may go up to € 2,1801800).

The low-emissions zone of Upper Austria borders and ends with a 20-kilometer section of motorway at the city of Linz and is expected to be extended to other sections in the future.

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The date of introduction of the low emission zone in Upper Austria – Motorway A1

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From 1.7. 2016 a low emission zone came into force in Upper Austria – Motorway A1
Pavlina 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 15.12.2025

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