Our news about the same theme are very different:

Planned are restrictions on days with a high particle (or pollution) content in the air. On these days, restrictions for some cars (like not being admitted to certain town centers) can be issued. The cars are classified according to how much they pollute the environment. The more they pollute, the more restrictions can be issued for them (depending on the weather, of course).

The "ten year old" bit is some of the usual misinformation the British get about EU plans. The deciding factor is not the age of the car but how much particles and pollution comes from its exhaust. However, the strictest norm can not be fulfilled by most cars older than 10 years unless they get new filters.

In times in which smoking of cigarettes is restricted in ever more places, partial restrictions on cars with high pollution sounds like a good idea to me.

Wolfgang