Barcelona to ban old cars from roads to tackle air pollution

Motorists will be prohibited from driving vehicles older than 20 years on weekdays from 2019 in effort to cut emissions

Barcelona will ban cars that are older than 20 years from the roads during the week to cut traffic emissions by 30% over 15 years.

The measure - a joint initiative between the city council, the Catalan government and other metropolitan bodies - will come into force on 1 January 2019 and will cover Barcelona and the 39 surrounding municipalities.