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What defines a classic car in France and what does it change?

There are pros and cons to registering your vehicle with a carte grise de collection

I don’t want my classic car to have modern plates

Following the changes in Paris pollution regulations, I want to register my Citroën Traction Avant as a voiture de collection and receive a carte grise de collection so it is exempt. However, I have heard you have to change to new-style numberplates which will look wrong on my historic car. Is there a way round this? G.I.

Are classic cars exempt from a 'contrôle technique' test in France?

The rules in France for classic cars are similar, but not identical, to the UK

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Town honours historical gridlock with big traffic jam

Medieval commune on Nationale 6 route recalls traffic levels of past with classic car rally

100 years of Citroën marked at classic car show

Models charting the history of the car maker will be on show at the fourth annual Perigueux Classic Auto event in February

Parade of classic cars brings vintage glamour to Paris

The 19th edition of La Traversée de Paris combines automobiles and much-loved comic books

Tributes to Briton killed in Charente shooting

Retired businessman was ‘very well appreciated’ in local community

Did you know the 2CV is 70 years old?

Citroën classic and Peugeot 203 both mark 70 years at Retromobile classic car show

Four cars in one as show celebrates French design

Classic exhibition will be as interesting for the cars parked outside as the ones on display inside the halls

Classic sports cars head south towards Nantes

Great spectacle as drivers show skills from the days before 'driver aids' and driverless cars

Classic sports cars hit road for 2,500km

Five times Le Mans winner Derek Bell, Coldplay bassist and four-times Dakar winner are taking part

Move over Del Boy - three wheelers are back (and cool)

Classic cars are the stars of the Circuit des Remparts race in Angoulême in mid September, and joining them this year will be France’s three-wheeler fans the Amical Tricyclecariste de France. Samantha David meets their president

Classic cars

What defines a classic car in France and what does it change?

I don’t want my classic car to have modern plates

Are classic cars exempt from a 'contrôle technique' test in France?

Town honours historical gridlock with big traffic jam

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