Low-emission zone for old mopeds and motorised bikes

Do you have a four-stroke moped or four-stroke motorised bike with an initial registration date (DET) before 1 January 2011? Then you are allowed to drive in the low-emission zone. However, you must first take your vehicle in for a technical inspection. Once you have a vehicle test certificate, you may Begin link: apply for an exemption, end link. at the municipality.

Technical inspection for four-stroke vehicles

For a technical inspection of a four-stroke vehicle, you must take it to a dealer contracted by the municipality. Look at the list of dealers below to see where you can have the inspection done. The inspection costs a maximum of € 27.65 (in 2023). A technical inspection takes about 15 minutes. The municipality could then perform a random spot check to see whether the dealer has inspected your vehicle correctly. You will have to wait for 1 hour extra for this spot check.

Why inspect a four-stroke vehicle?

The vehicle registration certificate does not specify whether a moped or motorised bike has a two-stroke or four-stroke engine. This means the municipality cannot tell from the number plate whether a moped or motorised bike is allowed to drive in the low-emission zone. This is why the vehicle must undergo a technical inspection.

Do you have a two-stroke moped or a two-stroke motorised bike from 2010 or earlier? But are you unable to travel by public transportation or car or drive an (electric) bicycle, moped or motorised bike due to health reasons? You may be eligible for an exemption on medical grounds. Click here to Begin link: apply for an exemption on medical grounds, end link. . You must pay a fee for an exemption.

You will get a medical assessment by The Hague’s Public Health Department (GGD). The GGD will examine whether you genuinely are able to get around only on your old two-stroke moped or two-stroke motorised bike due to medical reasons.

Do you have a two-stroke moped or motorised bike which is 30 years old or older? Then you can apply each year for an exemption. Owners get the right to drive a maximum of 40 half-day periods per year in the low-emission zone. You can register as many number plates as you wish. A half-day period lasts from midnight to 12.00 hrs. and from 12.00 hrs. to midnight. You notify the municipality in advance when you would like to use a half-day period. It is also possible to inform the municipality after the fact. You have to do this on the day you make the trip. For example, if you would like to extend the trip you started in the morning, then you have to inform the municipality about the 2nd half-day period when you get home, at the latest by midnight.

Begin link: Apply for an exemption for vintage models., end link.

Please note: for a four-stroke vintage model follow the steps to apply for an ‘Exemption for four-stroke moped or motorised bike from before 1 January 2011’.

Do you have a business which sells its wares from different street locations (mobile stand) in The Hague? Then you may apply for an exemption to drive in the low-emission zone for mopeds and motorised bikes with 3 wheels and a two-stroke engine which fall within the category of cultural mobile heritage (vintage models).

You will get an exemption for 2 years. This will give you time to convert your old moped or motorised bike into a cleaner vehicle. For example, by replacing the two-stroke engine with a four-stroke engine or an electric engine. You can apply for a subsidy at the municipality. Or you can replace your vehicle with a different (cleaner) vehicle.

You can get an exemption if you meet the following conditions:

• The vehicle is registered in the number plate registry of the RDW under your name. Check the vehicle registration certificate to see if this is the case.
• The vehicle was registered under your name before 27 February 2020.
• The vehicle, on the date you apply for the exemption, has an initial registration date (DET) of 30 years or older. The DET is stated on the vehicle registration certificate. Or you can check this in Step 1 on this page.
• The vehicle is an L2e class vehicle (a 3-wheeled moped or motorised bike).
• You have a permit for a mobile stand under the 2017 street trading directive (Verordening straathandel Den Haag 2017). A valid permit based on an older street trading directive of The Hague may also be used. This permit must have been issued before 1 February 2021.

For more information or if you want to receive an application form, send an email to Begin external link: milieuzone@denhaag.nl(External link), end external link. or Begin link: contact the municipality, end link. .

Applying for an exemption cost € 28.45.