Attention, drivers. Those who are wondering if they can be fined for crossing the low-emission zone without being able to do so should know that the penalties still apply. The Madrid City Council will not turn off the cameras and, for the time being, everything remains as before.
This is how the Council’s Mobility Delegate explained it, Borja CarabanteAfter the decision of the TSJM which cancels out all those low emission zones in the capital.”The sentence is not final, so they remain in force.” he said.
In other words, fines will continue to be the order of the day for those who do not have a proper label on their vehicle. The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martinez-Almeidaassured that the fines imposed before this decision “are valid” and will not be returned.
The European Automobile Association, however, is of a different opinion and recommends that users who have been fined appeal. This is how its president explains it: Mario Arnaldowhich asks drivers to “show up and not pay.” “All unpaid fines should be eliminated automatically,” he says.
But what about the fines already paid? Your money could be recovered, but the process would take much longer according to this association. They estimate that so far, more than 1.7 million fineswhich is equivalent to more than 330 million euros.
