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Make sense of Crit’Air car stickers in France

We look at pollution ratings, Zones à faibles émissions (ZFE), fines and how to apply for yours

Crit’Air 3 vehicles to be allowed limited access to Paris in 2025

The new 12-day rule will affect 422,000 private vehicles and 59,000 commercial vehicles in Greater Paris

Air pollution improvement: Three French cities can ease car ban rules

One local council said it would not bring in ban regardless of the government’s decision

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Where in France must drivers now show a car pollution-level sticker?

Several cities have updated their rules on the zones while others have pushed back scheduled changes

Watch out for 2024 Crit’Air car sticker scam in France

A fake warning claims people must renew their air pollution stickers

Crit’Air car sticker scams multiply in France

Drivers are warned not to heed text messages or emails about Crit’Air stickers

Which French towns are delaying obligatory air pollution stickers?

More and more cities are pushing back on tightening restrictions but others are delaying bringing them in all together

Driving in France: Where must you have a Crit'Air pollution sticker?

As Clermont-Ferrand becomes the latest city to require them, we look at the situation elsewhere in France

Where in France are low-emission zone restrictions being eased?

Only five French cities will be required to stick to the current timetable of restricting vehicles based on their pollution ranking

Is this the beginning of the end for France’s low-emission zones?

The French government says it will ease restrictions in some of France’s low-emission zones, but critics say it will kill them off

French firm invents kit to convert petrol cars into plug-in hybrids

The technology is not cheap but will allow older cars to bypass emission regulations in French cities

Four common scams to watch out for in France

How to recognise the tricks and who can help if you are a victim

Low-emission zones are a bad idea, say French greens

As the French senate launches a survey into the decision to ban older cars from city centres, the green party says it is “the worst possible way” to improve air quality

Do foreign cars need to obtain a Crit’Air sticker to drive in France?

You may need to apply for a sticker depending on where you are going

How do I get a French Crit’Air sticker for foreign classic car?

We look at the urban driving restrictions for the most polluting vehicles and how cars over 30 years old can avoid them

French scam alert: Watch out for texts about Crit’Air stickers

Fraudsters posing as officials use the messages to try to trick people into sharing their bank details

Marseille brings in road restrictions to help reduce air pollution

The city centre has imposed Crit’Air pollution rules as the heatwave exacerbates pollution. The rules will remain in place until the situation improves

Confusion over low-emission driving zones in France

The majority of people in France still feel unsure about how low-emission zones work, as they continue to be rolled out nationwide

Crit’Air: Paris limits access of certain cars as pollution spikes

Higher-polluting vehicles are temporarily banned from the city from today, with an air pollution episode expected to last for several more days

Vintage cars to be allowed in low-emission zones in France

Until now, such cars were rated very poorly with regards to air pollution, but they will now receive a waiver after being hailed as ‘a priceless part of our heritage’

2022 changes for drivers in France: Higher taxes and speed limiters

Aid up to €6,000 to buy an electric car is also extended, CritAir rules tighten for some cities and more privatised radar cars take to the roads

Do cars with foreign number plates need a French Crit’Air sticker?

A Crit’Air certificate is a pollution rating which must be displayed on car windscreens in a growing number of French cities

New help-to-buy scheme for ‘green’ vehicles in Ile-de-France

Households can claim up to €6,000, and businesses up to €15,000, to buy an electric or hydrogen vehicle

British-registered cars now need ‘UK’ number plate sticker in France

Change is due to UK government decision - and not imposed by EU or UN as some reports today claim

Crit'Air rules: Paris to limit access to certain cars from June 1

New regulations will make it more difficult for diesel vehicles and older cars to enter Paris and other large cities in France

What changes in France in August

Green-car bonus; fuel, gas, and electricity costs; income tax bills; back-to-school grants; summer sales; and Paris e-scooters - what is changing in France this month

French pollution rules still in place despite doubts

Vehicle pollution restrictions are still in place in Lyon and Villeurbanne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) two days after their use in Paris and Lille, despite some questioning the effectiveness of the scheme.

10 more Crit’Air zones

More than a dozen large urban areas will have adopted Crit’Air pollution stickers for cars by the end of next year.

Limits do not cut pollution

Crit-Air plan in Ile-de-France

Crit'Air fines soar in crackdown on slow drivers

Period of grace well-and-truly over for motorists in Paris whose cars do not have Crit'Air stickers

Crit’air sticker price reduces

Other cities are set to do likewise

What changes in France this month

Cost of cigarettes rises, gas prices fall, new phone number-blocking system comes into force, Crit'Air stickers cost less, and there are rule changes for AirBnB properties in Bordeaux

Rennes motorists face new pollution controls

Scheme will come into effect in winter of 2018/19 - and is expected to cover the whole of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Anti-pollution sticker hid scam with extra charge

Readers should beware a scam targeting drivers buying the Crit’Air pollution vignette that is obligatory in Paris and some other cities.

Critair sticker

Make sense of Crit’Air car stickers in France

Crit’Air 3 vehicles to be allowed limited access to Paris in 2025

Air pollution improvement: Three French cities can ease car ban rules

Where in France must drivers now show a car pollution-level sticker?

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