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Rubí low-emission zone (ZBE): rules, labels & fines

Rubí's low emission zone ordinance was finally approved on 30 October 2025 and published in full in the Barcelona provincial bulletin on 30 December 2025. It covers about 55 ha of the town centre on working days 07:00–20:00. Unlabelled vehicles are phased in, with all categories from 1 May 2026, and B-label vehicles from 2028. Press reports the zone was suspended from 26 January 2026 during the Rodalies rail crisis. Its reactivation and whether fines are actually issued could not be confirmed, because the council's website blocked access.

In force · fines unconfirmedVerified 5 November 20261 zone(s)
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Rubí Low Emission Zone (town centre)

From 31 December 2025

In force · fines unconfirmed
Legal status
In force
Operational status
Unknown
Enforcement
Unknown
Court status
No known rulings
Data verification
Checked against official source

Restrictions

  • Phase 1 (from implementation of the ZBE): vehicles without a DGT environmental label may not access, drive or park in the ZBE, unless covered by an exemption or authorisation. Vehicles of categories N1, N2, N3, M2 and M3 (vans, lorries, buses) are excluded from this phase.Butlletí Oficial de …Ajuntament de Rubí

    Labels not allowed
    No label
    Vehicle types
    Passenger car, Motorcycle / moped
    Schedule
    Mon–Fri working days 07:00–20:00
    Applies to
    All vehicles of these typesEffective date taken as the entry into force (day after BOP publication, final provision one); the transitional provision says 'from implementation of the ZBE', and the council headline gives a launch on 29 Dec 2025 (not opened).
    From
    From 31 December 2025 · Until 30 April 2026

  • From 1 January 2026: diesel vehicles with the B label are also restricted when level 1 reinforced or level 2 of the short-term action plan for NO2 is activated, unless covered by an exemption or authorisation.Butlletí Oficial de …

    Labels not allowed
    Label B (yellow)
    Vehicle types
    Passenger car, Van, Commercial vehicle
    Schedule
    During declared NO2 pollution episodes, within ZBE hours (Mon–Fri working days 07:00–20:00)
    Applies to
    Specific conditionsDiesel B-label vehicles only, during declared NO2 episodes (level 1 reinforced or level 2).
    From
    From 1 January 2026

  • From 1 May 2026: all categories of vehicles without a DGT environmental label (including vans, lorries and buses) are restricted, except those with the exemptions or authorisations in Annexes 3 and 4.Butlletí Oficial de …

    Labels not allowed
    No label
    Vehicle types
    Passenger car, Motorcycle / moped, Van, Commercial vehicle
    Schedule
    Mon–Fri working days 07:00–20:00
    Applies to
    All vehicles of these types
    From
    From 1 May 2026

  • From 1 January 2028: all vehicles with the B (yellow) label are also restricted, unless covered by an exemption or authorisation.Butlletí Oficial de …

    Labels not allowed
    Label B (yellow)
    Vehicle types
    Passenger car, Motorcycle / moped, Van, Commercial vehicle
    Schedule
    Mon–Fri working days 07:00–20:00
    Applies to
    All vehicles of these types
    From
    From 1 January 2028

Foreign-registered vehicles

Registration required

Foreign-plated vehicles that meet technological and emission requirements equivalent to the permitted DGT labels, and are not in the DGT database, are exempt but must be validly registered in the Register of vehicles authorised in the ZBE (Annex 3). Foreign vehicles that do not meet those requirements may obtain daily authorisations (max. 24 days per calendar year) after prior registration (Annex 4.1.a.ii). The ordinance says the register may be municipal or supramunicipal; the registration URL was not identified. Rubí is not an AMB municipality, so the AMB metropolitan register should not be assumed to apply.Butlletí Oficial de …

Campervans & motorhomes

Not addressed in the sources checked. Campervans/motorhomes are not given a separate rule in these sources; access depends on the vehicle's DGT label (or proof of equivalence for foreign vehicles) and the exemptions listed. Not verified for this vehicle type.

Exemptions

  • • Vehicles transporting people with reduced mobility; emergency and essential services (medical, funeral, civil protection, fire, police); vehicles transporting people with illnesses or disabilities that limit their use of public transport (Annex 3; registration required).Butlletí Oficial de …
  • • Daily authorisation for sporadic access: up to 24 days per calendar year (Annex 4.1.a).Butlletí Oficial de …
  • • Temporary authorisations for singular-use vehicles (Annex 5), vehicles with a specific municipal authorisation for events/activities, vehicles carrying patients on periodic treatment, and workshop test drives logged in the DGT electronic workshop book.Butlletí Oficial de …
  • • Temporary authorisations for M2, M3, N1, N2, N3 vehicles needed for work whose owner is at most 5 years of contributions from retirement; owners with household income below 2× IPREM (scaled by household size, renewable yearly); owners who have bought a new compliant vehicle.Butlletí Oficial de …
  • • Temporary authorisations, valid until the ZBE project is revised, for residents registered (empadronats) inside the ZBE who own a vehicle registered there, holders of a permanent pedestrian-area permit, and holders of an owned/rented/season parking space inside the ZBE.Butlletí Oficial de …

Fines

Breaching the ZBE restrictions is a serious infraction under art. 76.z3 of the traffic law (RDL 6/2015), fined at the amount set for serious infractions and the municipal schedule (Nomenclàtor). The ordinance does not state the euro amount. It may be increased by 30% for repeat offences within a year or during a declared pollution episode. Applying the sanctions regime depends on the authorisation register and access-control systems actually being in place.Butlletí Oficial de …

Fines & appeals →

Boundary & map

Streets inside the area bounded by carrer Cadmo, de les Basses, Burgos, camí de ca n'Oriol, Calderón de la Barca, Magallanes, Lluís Ribas, Bartina, Duran i Bas, Cervantes, Lumière, pg. del Ferrocarril, Joan Miró, Josep Serra, pg. de la Riera, Gimnàs and carretera de Molins de Rei. The boundary streets themselves are excluded (Annex 1). The area is about 55 ha according to a trade-association summary.Butlletí Oficial de …Gremi de Tallers de …

Precise boundary geometry is not available in our verified data. Use the official map below.

Notes: Legal text checked in the BOP. Entry into force is inconsistent: final provision one says the day after BOP publication (30 Dec 2025, so 31 Dec 2025), while the plenary agreement says after BOP publication and 15 working days from notice to the State and Generalitat. Operational status could not be verified because rubi.cat returned HTTP 403. Search excerpts of two council pages (not opened) say the ZBE started on 29 Dec 2025 and was suspended from 26 Jan 2026 because of Rodalies disruption. One of them says an update of 25 Mar 2026 announced reactivation on 1 Apr 2026; this is unconfirmed. TOT Rubí (30 Jan 2026) confirms the suspension. In Nov 2025 the trade association reported that authorisations/exemptions could not yet be requested. Because sanctions depend on the register being implemented, whether fines are issued is unknown.

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Change history

  1. Reported reactivation date (council page seen only as a search excerpt; not verified).Ajuntament de Rubí

  2. ZBE restrictions suspended because of the Rodalies rail disruption, following the Generalitat's request (Resolució TER/194/2026).TOT RubíButlletí Oficial de …

  3. Full text published in the BOP de Barcelona.Butlletí Oficial de …

  4. Plenary gives final approval, adding B-label vehicles (from 2028) and an updated sanctions calendar.Butlletí Oficial de …Butlletí Oficial de …

  5. Press reports Rubí still had no approved ZBE project, cameras or signage.3CatInfo

  6. Plenary gives initial approval to the ZBE ordinance.Butlletí Oficial de …

Frequently asked questions

Can I drive into Rubí with a foreign-registered car?

Rubí Low Emission Zone (town centre): foreign-registered vehicles must be registered before entering. Foreign vehicles do not receive a DGT label.

Which DGT labels are restricted in Rubí?

According to our verified data, restrictions affect: No label, Label B (yellow). Exact dates, schedules and vehicle types are listed per zone on this page.

Are fines being issued in Rubí?

Rubí Low Emission Zone (town centre): Unknown. Always check the official source before travelling.

Where can I find the official Rubí ZBE information?

We have not verified a dedicated official page yet; check the city council website.

Sources

  1. Edicte: aprovació definitiva (Ple 30-10-2025) i text íntegre de l'Ordenança reguladora de la Zona de Baixes Emissions de Rubí

    Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona · Official · published 30 December 2025 · retrieved 5 November 2026

  2. Edicte: acord del Ple de 30-10-2025 d'aprovació definitiva de l'Ordenança reguladora de la ZBE de Rubí

    Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona · Official · published 24 December 2025 · retrieved 5 November 2026

  3. Entrada en vigor del període sancionador i novetats operatives a Terrassa i a Rubí

    Gremi de Tallers de Reparació d'Automòbils de Barcelona · Secondary · published 3 November 2025 · retrieved 5 November 2026

  4. Rubí posa en marxa la seva Zona de Baixes Emissions el 29 de desembre de 2025 (page returned HTTP 403; not opened)

    Ajuntament de Rubí · Official · retrieved 5 November 2026

  5. Rubí flexibilitza temporalment la Zona de Baixes Emissions per l'impacte de les incidències a Rodalies (page returned HTTP 403; not opened)

    Ajuntament de Rubí · Official · retrieved 5 November 2026

  6. Es manté la suspensió de la Zona de Baixes Emissions de Rubí

    TOT Rubí · Secondary · published 30 January 2026 · retrieved 5 November 2026

  7. Edicte citing Resolució TER/194/2026, de 27 de gener (Generalitat request to municipalities with ZBE to let all vehicles circulate during the Rodalies disruption)

    Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (Ajuntament de Viladecans) · Official · published 23 February 2026 · retrieved 5 November 2026

  8. El gran desgavell en la implementació de les ZBE: quins municipis ja sancionen?

    3CatInfo · Secondary · published 29 May 2025 · retrieved 5 November 2026

This is not live traffic data. Rules can change; always check the official source before travelling. Informational only — not legal advice.