✅Only vehicles equipped with a CRIT’AIR sticker 0, 1, 2 or 3 will be allowed to travel during peak hours #pollution in the metropolis of Bordeaux pic.twitter.com/fO9UbIEga0
– Prefect of New Aquitaine and Gironde (@PrefAquitaine33) August 29, 2022
It’s no surprise that EPZs will grow significantly over the next few years. Today, they already concern no less than 11 agglomerations in France, including Greater Paris, Lyon, Aix-Marseille, Strasbourg or even Rouen and Montpellier, among others. Owners of cars that are too old, i.e. with a Crit’Air 4 or 5 sticker, as well as unclassified ones, are prohibited from driving in these cities. Nevertheless, some municipalities have established derogations, as in Toulouse. But soon the situation will worsen. Indeed, the government wants to oblige all cities with a population of more than 150,000 to become a ZEP by 2025.
WARNING! Since 2015 and the appearance of Crit’Air vignettes, traffic restrictions apply to certain vehicles in large cities. Shall we summarize together? 🚙 #MyMoreResponsibleProject
– Postal Bank (@LaBanquePostale) August 30, 2022
Long list
From this year, the number of relevant agglomerations will increase to 43. And they will, of course, be distributed throughout France, since the cities of Nancy, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Annecy, Bordeaux, Perpignan, Tours, Orléans, Le Havre, Brest, Rennes or even Angers and Nantes will be part of this new batch. Suffice it to say that drivers should be worried, although 13% of them say they will not respect these new rules. On the other hand, 5% plan to move to a city that is not covered by this measure.
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Exceptions are granted
However, in addition to allowances users of old cars to spread, the government also wants to leave room for alternatives. The decree determined that the obligation to create a ZFE ” shall be rejected when it is demonstrated for at least three of the last five years… that the annual average concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is less than or equal to 10 micrograms per m3“. A threshold that may be difficult to reach without drastic measures.
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Source: Auto Plus
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