which cars can circulate and which rest on June 6

This weekend the Hoy No Circula Saturday program is launched once again, the strategy through which the Environment Secretariat of Mexico City (SEDEMA) regulates vehicular traffic with the objective of mitigating polluting emissions in the Metropolitan Zone of the Valley of Mexico.

Given this, drivers who plan to make trips in their cars must verify the final digit of their license plate and the type of hologram they carry before embarking on the trip. It should be noted that these restrictive measures are not limited exclusively to the 16 territorial demarcations of CDMX, but also extend to various peripheral areas of the State of Mexico. The regulations have legal validity in the following demarcations.

• Atizapan of Zaragoza
• Coacalco de Berriozábal
• Cuautitlan
• Cuautitlán Izcalli
• Chalco
• Chicoloapan
• Chimalhuacan
• Ecatepec de Morelos
• Huixquilucan
• Ixtapaluca
• Peace
• Naucalpan de Juárez
• Nezahualcoyotl
• Nicolas Romero
• Tecámac
• Tlalnepantla de Baz
• Tultitlan
• Chalco Valley

Therefore, it must be clear that if your route includes crossing any of these geographical points, you will be subject to the provisions of Today No Circula Saturday.

Which vehicles and license plates are affected by Hoy No Circula Saturday?

The central purpose of this initiative is to reduce the number of cars on the street to reduce pollution levels. Thus, Saturdays have a series of particular rules that complement the usual calendar. The restriction does not impact all motorists equally each weekend, since the authorization to circulate or the obligation to remain stopped is determined by the assigned hologram, the last numerical digit of the license plate and the position of the Saturday (if it is considered even or odd within the month).

It should be noted that the limitations of Hoy No Circula Saturday do not remain in force 24 hours a day. The restriction period strictly includes from 05:00 to 22:00, which means that during nighttime and early morning hours transit is free for any unit, as long as the authorities do not activate an environmental contingency phase or other extraordinary measure that modifies the general conditions.

For the day corresponding to June 6, 2026, the official calendar indicates that we are on the first Saturday of the monthly period, classified as an “odd week.” In this case, cars that have hologram 1 and whose license plates end in an odd digit will be strictly prohibited from moving during the designated operating hours.

In this case, you must keep it parked at home until the restriction ends at 10:00 p.m. On the contrary, vehicles that have a 0 and 00 hologram can circulate completely freely. Finally, cars carrying hologram 2 have an absolute restriction and will not be able to circulate on any Saturday of the year.

Beyond the restrictions described above, the regulations contemplate the following exceptions:

• Electric, natural gas or hybrid technology vehicles
• Units registered with plates for people with disabilities
• All those intended for urban public transport services (including funeral services)
• Those dedicated to school or passenger transportation
• Those assigned to public security and/or civil protection

Drivers who fail to comply with the Hoy No Circula guidelines can be punished with a fine that ranges between 20 and 30 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA), a figure that represents approximately 1,924.40 pesos at its lowest level until reaching 2,886.60 pesos at the highest limit. In addition, the driver risks having the car taken to the vehicle depot.

Photo | Sam Kusko

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