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[Vanderek]

Just for info I ordered mine on Saturday .six days ago...and it has just arrived in the post ..good service..well done

 

[DonA4000]

Try this
https://docupub.com/pdfcompress/

Be carefull when uploading your information to a third party site as they can keep copies.

I used the phone camera and change the settings to a lower quality photo

 

[Nicepix]

We visited a large MH dealer in Poitiers and he had never heard of Crit' Air. He phoned his colleague and between them all they could come up with was the exemption that MHs have regards the annual pollution tests. Goods vehicles like my little Blingo van are required to have an interim emissions test as well as the bi-annual one with the Controle Technique. Camping cars don't have that obligation.

Given that these pollution zones are popping up like weeds in France we found that very strange.

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[Imala730]

Ours arrived in just over a week. Could do with an old tax disc holder to keep it in as once it's on the windscreen it's on and stuck for good. Other than that will laminate it.

 

[StanandShirley]

Received mine last Thursday morning great because we left on Thursday afternoon

 

[Imala730]

Glad you got your sticker. Won't be looking over your shoulder for the police. Worth the few euros for peace of mind. Where you off to and for how long. Have a good trip. We're off in a couple of months as well. Been planning our route.
ENJOY.

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[emo]

Ours arrived in just over a week. Could do with an old tax disc holder to keep it in as once it's on the windscreen it's on and stuck for good. Other than that will laminate it.

Use the plastic screens you get with iPads etc Work well

 

[Devon Sue]

We are off to France next month so I was looking at the crit air website. I gather there are 2 types of zone, 1 is permanent, the other is weather dependent and can be imposed at 24 hours notice! (See text copied below). The area of Gironde around Bordeaux is listed as the second type. Even if we have a crit air sticker how will we know if we are allowed in the zone if it can be applied at such short notice?


The additional ZPA zones (weather-depending environmental zones), which are set up in bigger cities and metropolitan areas, request special attention from the local and European commercial and touristic transport, as the status of these environmental zones – contrary to the permanent ZCR zones – can change within 24 hours and circulation restrictions can be set for Crit’Air badges that are usually authorised to enter the zone.

When these restrictions are ignored, important fines can be imposed or in a worst-case scenario, the vehicle can even be stopped and detained.

 

[Allanm]

I have downloaded the Green Zones app for iOS. You can enter the dates you want to travel in the appropriate zones and it will tell you if any restrictions are in force.

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[Allanm]

We visited a large MH dealer in Poitiers and he had never heard of Crit' Air. He phoned his colleague and between them all they could come up with was the exemption that MHs have regards the annual pollution tests. Goods vehicles like my little Blingo van are required to have an interim emissions test as well as the bi-annual one with the Controle Technique. Camping cars don't have that obligation.

Given that these pollution zones are popping up like weeds in France we found that very strange.

We haven’t seen any motorhomes in France with stickers.

 

[Devon Sue]

I have downloaded the Green Zones app for iOS. You can enter the dates you want to travel in the appropriate zones and it will tell you if any restrictions are in force.

That's all very well, but they can impose the restrictions at 24 hours notice. How do you find out if you are not able to connect to internet every day while touring?

 

[Allanm]

That's all very well, but they can impose the restrictions at 24 hours notice. How do you find out if you are not able to connect to internet every day while touring?

I guess they will announce it on local radio, in papers and online. Even though the 24 hour figure has been quoted, I think most of the zones take a few days to become active but I don’t think they will be enforced very often.
Like most things, it will be up to you to ensure you are aware of restrictions and getting the app will at least allow you to see where these restrictions might occur if you read through the information on each zone.
But, if you don’t want to risk a fine, you need to ensure you can get online daily, or don’t travel until you can check.
Everybody will be in the same boat.

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[tonyl]

www.crit-air.fr is not an official site for information about the zones. It (and the Green Zones app) are operated from Germany by Green-Zones GmbH, a private company which would seem to be one of the market leaders in selling overpriced certificates and stickers. I know you don't need to use them to buy the sticker but it is definitely in their interest to stir the pot. Some people will be taken in and buy from them.

The official French site seems to make no mention of the ZPA zones. The official FAQ in English also says road signs will be set up so that the scheme is clear for all users. If they aren't manually put out on the day (would this be practical with such large areas and so many 'border' crossings), they would have to be electronic and the infrastructure set up in advance. Has anyone seen any of these for the ZPA zones?

Like others, we didn't see any certificates on French vehicles as we drove through this year. We also visited English friends who live in a village only a few miles outside the border of one of the ZPA zones and they knew nothing about the zone. The official site says 9.7m certificates have been issued, whereas a quick Google suggests there are over 32m passenger cars in France (that number doesn't include all the other categories of vehicle to which the certificate applies).

I can't argue with the logic of buying a sticker, especially as the price has come down as of March (should be 3.21€ for a certificate sent to an EU address - best done before next March then!). I suspect there is some way to go before we all need to check an app every time we cross a departmental border into a ZPA or start the engine if already in one, though.

 

[filopastry]

@tonyl "Like others, we didn't see any certificates on French vehicles as we drove through this year" ... strange I have one on mine and many others do too .... mine is the critair 4 cos mine is an oldy, a car parked at the side of me yesterday had a critair1. They are there but only required for the city centres specified.