The EPZ (Low Emission Zones), also known as restricted traffic zones, are urban areas in France that are now off-limits to the oldest vehicles, and are therefore reserved for the newest vehicles, as they are considered less polluting.
To be able to drive there, you must purchase and display a Crit’air thumbnail on your windshield: depending on the age of your vehicle, and therefore its potential for polluting emissions, the sticker allows you to classify it in a category from 1 to 5. This system allows you to identify the oldest vehicles that are gradually banned from circulation in the ZOP.
ZFE in Marseille: Crit’air 5 is now banned
From 1Er January 2023in the center of Marseille, private vehicles equipped with a Crit’air 5 thumbnailas well as all those who are not classified, are no longer is no longer allowed to circulate on the territory of VPZ. Even if the measure is effective from 1Er In September 2022, the pedagogical period ended, offenders are subject to verbalization.
The ZFE of the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence operates in the center of the city of Marseille, in a perimeter bounded by the following main axes: avenue du Cap Pined, boulevards Captain Guez and de Plombières, avenue Alexandre Fleming, boulevards Françoise Duparc, Sakakini, Jean Moulin and Rabatau, 2 Avenue du Prado.
ZFE in Marseille: traffic bans in detail
The Marseille ZFE will apply continuously, 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, and applies to all categories of motorized vehicles (trucks, cars, two-wheelers, three-wheelers and quads). As of today, vehicles classified as Crit’air 5 are now prohibited from circulation, excluding vehicles not classified in the Crit’air system, ie. cars or motorcycles older than 23 years.
The Crit’air 5 thumbnail distributed among vehicles diesel, put into circulation between 1997 and 2000and models “nonclassified” were put into circulation until 1997 for passenger cars, and until May 31, 2000 for motorcycles and mopeds.
ZFE in Marseille: what are the penalties for non-compliance?
In case of non-compliance with the ZFE rules, the offender risks a third class ticketto be one a fixed fine of 68 euros for cars and light commercial vehicles. This fine can be as high as 135 euros for heavy trucks.
In September 2023, this Marseille traffic restriction will be extended to vehicles with Crit’Air 4 decals. Then, in September 2024, to vehicles with Crit’Air 3 decals.
Source: Auto Plus
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