Low-emission zone

How it is used

Used on road signs and city travel pages; check the actual vehicle's eligibility under the relevant scheme.

Example sentences

1. Before renting the van, we checked whether it could enter the low-emission zone.

   Access depends on the vehicle's characteristics, not only the driver's destination.

2. Signs warned that the road ahead entered a low-emission zone.

   The term identifies a boundary where environmental access rules apply.

Common collocations

• enter a low-emission zone
• low-emission zone boundary

Related terms

• car rentalA service that lets you hire a car for a short period, usually by the day, from a company at the airport or in town.
• directionsInstructions that tell you how to get to a place, such as which way to go, where to turn and how far it is.

More terms: Getting Around & Directions

• public transport
• taxi rank
• shuttle bus
• platform
• timetable
• get off
• within walking distance
• couchette
• request stop
• rail replacement bus
• through ticket
• split ticketing