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Worst polluters taken off the road

The final group of vehicles with excessive emissions known as yellow-label vehicles-will be banned from Beijing streets on Dec 20, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said on Friday. The more than 1,000 vehicles have been in use for at least six years and do not meet new emissions standards. Drivers will be fined 100 yuan ($15.50) every time they are caught driving them, it said.

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