Overview
- Authorities reported “acceptable” air on Saturday, so no contingency phase was activated and routine restrictions applied from 5:00 to 22:00.
- Third‑Saturday limits barred vehicles with Hologram 1 and odd plate endings (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), all Hologram 2 vehicles, and foreign‑plated cars from circulating.
- Exempt vehicles included those with Hologram 0 and 00, electric and qualifying hybrid cars, motorcycles, emergency units, and public transport under standard rules.
- The 2026 program operates year‑round across the Metropolitan Zones of the Valley of Mexico, Toluca, and Santiago Tianguistenco.
- Noncompliance can lead to towing and fines of 20–30 UMAs, roughly 2,346–3,519 pesos, with officials ready to reimpose stricter Doble Hoy No Circula if pollution worsens.