Traffic restrictions for central Athens return on Monday

[Nikos Panagiotopoulos/Intime News]

A measurement aimed astatine reducing traffic and congestion successful downtown Athens comes backmost into effect connected Monday.

Based connected the measurement called “Athens ring” (daktylios), suspended implicit the summer, cars with licence plates ending successful an unusual fig tin participate the metropolis halfway connected unusual days of the period and those with adjacent numbers connected adjacent days.

It will beryllium successful unit from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. connected Fridays. The restrictions bash not use to imperishable residents of the halfway and low-emission vehicles.

However, the owners of electric, earthy gas, autogas and hybrid vehicles, arsenic well arsenic and Euro 6 diesel cars that emit nary much than 120g/km of c dioxide, indispensable use for a special exemption licence via a dedicated website, daktylios.gov.gr.