subject EPZ (Where Low emission zones) is difficult to cope with. Since its inception, the various current rules have continued to evolve and deadlines have shifted. In short, a real gas factory!

And these gray areas are shared by the vast majority of motorists. According to the survey, only 37% of French people know how to correctly identify ZFE. And that’s even 1 of 2 car owners who does not know how to give a classification correctly Critical air related to his vehicle.

What volume is valid for ZFE Lyon?

The ZFE Lyon very recently This is part of the second big wave of new agglomerations intended to enter the list of low-emission zones in France. Already in 2018, Lyon was one of the many cities affected exceeding the concentration thresholds of pollutants in the atmosphere. To counter the phenomenon of pollution peaks, the creation of SEZs in about fifteen new cities was planned by 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic has turned these forecasts upside down.

On the territory of the metropolis of Lyon is located Road traffic is the source of a significant share of air pollution (Data from Atmo 2019):

• 58% for nitrogen dioxide (No₂), more than 94% of diesel engine emissions
• 18% for small particles (pm₁₀ and in the evening_2.5)

Source: zfe.grandlyon.com

Thus, from 2021, the Lyon ZFE is located on a perimeter that extends very slightly around the city. Almost all municipalities are located in whole or in part on inside the Laurent-Bonnet ring road worried

The low emission zone covers:

• in almost all the districts of Lyon,
• sectors Villerban, Braun and Venissier located inside the Laurent Bonnevet ring road
• the entire municipality Caluir-e-Cuir.

Below is a map of the current perimeter of the Lyon ZFE:

Source: lyon-metropole.cci.fr

Which vehicles are prohibited in Lyon?

Currently, ZFE Lyon ban all cars classified using Crit’Air 5 thumbnails. In addition, heavy goods vehicles (PL) and light commercial vehicles (LCV) designed for cargo transportation (category N on a gray card) classified Crit’ Air 3, 4, 5 & unclassified nor can they drive or park on the ZFE.

We remind you that this traffic ban is only valid weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Note that the city is still in the educational phase until the end of the year. Therefore, the controlling police do not yet issue tickets and will have the right to do so from January 1, 2023. In case of non-compliance with the rules, the amount of the fine‘fine is with €68 for light commercial vehicles and 135 euros for heavy trucks.

Reminder about the classification of vehicles according to the Crit’Air sticker:

In the future: automated checks and tighter restrictions

Currently, management is not yet automated. They are carried out almost 300 ASVP agents and some local police and national responsible for control.

The city wants to install next year automated checks one at a time automatic playback with license plates.

In addition, in the agglomeration of Lyon, the prohibitions will be strengthened. The city wants to ban Crit’Air 4 on January 1, 2024, and finally Crit’Air 3 on January 1, 2025. As for utilities, Crit’Air 2 will be banned from July 1, 2025.

Finally, the city of Lyon has made it known that it also wants to begin the final phase-out of diesel from here to 2026 (Crit’ Air 2 Miniature).