In France, thermal vehicles more and more exposed restriction of movement. To do this, each vehicle must display a “Crit’Air” thumbnail indicating its greenhouse gas emissions category. Category goes from 0 to 6 depending on the year of production of the vehicle and the type of fuel used. “0” stickers are given to electric or hydrogen vehicles, while “5” stickers are given to diesel cars registered between 1997 and 2000. You can check which category your car belongs to by online simulation on the government website.
New areas that restrict traffic
Mandatory for driving around the cityCrit’Air vignettes are also required during pollution peaks. More recently, we have observed the appearance on the territory of the village Low Emission Zones (ZFE) in most large cities of France. These are areas (usually city centers) where car traffic is limited reserved for the least polluting vehicles. According to the rules, this is the highest Crit’Air that has no right of passage. This aims to reduce the traffic of the most polluting vehicles in order to protect air quality and the well-being of local residents. In 2019, the Law on Orientation for Mobility (LOM) provided for implementation 43 EPZs across the country by 2025with some changes planned from 2023. Here are the municipalities that will be interested in this new year.
A few changes for 2023
Currently, 11 municipalities in France have created EPZs:
- Lyon metropolis: banning Crit’Air vignettes 5. The tolerance that existed until now for offending drivers will no longer apply, a system of fines (€68) will come into force 1Er January 2023
- Big Paris: Ban Crit’Air 4. Crit’Air 3 will be banned 1Er July 2023.
- Grenoble: Banning Crit’Air 5 vignettes
- Marseille: Crit’Air 5 sticker ban Crit’Air 4 will be banned 1Er September 2023
- Montpellier: Banning Crit’Air 5 vignettes
- pleasantly: Banning Crit’Air 5 vignettes
- Reims: Crit’Air vignette ban 4. End of grace period (see for Lyon).
- Rouen: Banning Crit’Air 5 vignettes
- Saint Etienne: Banning Crit’Air 5 vignettes
- Strasbourg: Banning Crit’Air 5 vignettes
- Toulouse: Banning Crit’Air 4 vignettes
Source: Auto Plus
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