New monthApril 2023 which is beginning to bring its share of novelties and changes. And as always, Auto More covers everything drivers need to know.

The fuel license has expired!

As the latest strikes in France threaten gas station supplies and cause new fuel shortages, April 1, 2023fuel compensation of 100 eurosthe request, which could be submitted until Friday, March 31, is now ending.

This fuel surcharge, introduced in January, was supposed to help the most modest motorists (reference tax income of less than 14,700 euros), and it was originally supposed to end on February 28, and was then extended until the end of March 2023. than 10 million French people were concerned, a month after its launch, less than half of the people who were eligible had applied for it.

The new ZFE will appear in Toulon in April 2023

In April 2023, a new EPZ in France: indeed metropolis Toulon Provence Mediterranean was supposed to create a low emission zone (ZFE) on January 1, 2023. But this new measure has been postponed, time to determine the perimeter of the ZFE, as well as the setbacks that will be applied in practice.

The Metropolis of Toulon then announced that the implementation of the ZFE would be scheduled for April 2023. At this point, it hasn’t gone into effect yet, but we should know more in the coming weeks. During startup ZFE of the metropolis of Toulon then Crit’Air 4, 5 and unclassified vehicles should be denied access.

Traffic and camera restrictions

Other local measures will affect French motorists in April 2023: in Willerbannear Lyon, new private radar cars will be put into operation from April 3, 2023. They will be aimed at verbalize in an automated way motorists who have not paid for parking.

In the department of Upper SonaTHE radar machines already in operation, and their route is regularly altered to better surprise and punish the slightest speeding. However, the prefecture of the department has published a map showing the routes of the radar cars in April 2023:

Finally, to Paris, an event designed to make life difficult for motorists, will return in April. Luckily, this one will only last for one day Sunday, April 9, 2023 from 10.00 to 18.00: this day, vehicular traffic will be prohibited, in an area that includes the first four arrondissements of the capital, as well as the Champs-Élysées avenue. This is the famous “Paris Respire” operation.