Diesel-powered vehicles registered the first time before the date limits below must be registered.
To comply with the rules the diesel-powered vehicle must be fitted with a particulate filter or be of a certain Euro standard.
If you fail to register your older non-Danish diesel-powered vehicle with particulate filter, along with the required documentation mentioned below, you will be charged a fixed-penalty notice of:
It is possible to get the fixed-penalty reduced to 1.000 DKK if you subsequently forward documentation that the vehicle applies with the low emission zone rules.
Documentation must be submitted to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency no later than 80 days after the issuance of the fixed-penalty notice. Read more about objections here: https://miljoezoner.dk/en/pay-fixed-penalty/objections/
If your diesel-powered vehicle does not meet the date requirement and neither has a particulate filter installed nor complies with the Euro standard in the table below, the vehicle is not allowed access to the low emission zones.
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Vehicle |
Description |
First registration date |
At least Euro |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Passenger car |
You must register a passenger car if it was registered for the first time before 1 January 2011 |
5 |
|
|
Minibus up to 3.5 tons and more than nine seats including the driver |
You must register a non-Danish minibus if it was registered for the first time before 1 January 2011 |
5 |
|
|
Van weighing up to 3.5 tons |
You must register a van if it was registered for the first time before 1 September 2016 |
5 |
|
|
Lorry over 3.5 tons |
You must register a lorry if it was registered for the first time before 1 January 2015 |
VI |
|
|
Bus over 3.5 tons and more than nine seats including the driver's seat |
You must register a bus if it was registered for the first time before 1 January 2015 |
VI |
You do not need to register a newer vehicle that was first registered after the dates mentioned above, or if the vehicle runs on petrol or is a hybrid.
Currently, no countries are exempt from registering their vehicles in accordance with the rules described on this page.
Some campers are also included in the rules. You can read more about the requirements for campers here.
Vehicles registered abroad, which are more than 30 years old do not have to be registered.
See here whether your vehicle complies with the low emission zone rules and can be used legally in the low emission zones.
The registration must be made no later than the day of entering the low emission zone.
You can use your vehicle in the low emission zones right after it is registered. You do not have to wait for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to confirm your registration is valid.
The registration is valid for five years.
When registering, the following documentation is required:
And either:
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency conducts sample controls of registrations and can decide that a registration is not valid, if the conditions for the registration have not been met.
You can read more in statutory order no. 315 of 25 March 2025 on requirements for diesel-powered lorries, buses, vans and passenger cars in municipally determined low emission zones etc. section 8 and 30 (4).
For more information of the registration obligation for foreign vehicles in relation to the Danish low emission zones, see:
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