Emissions sticker needed for France? (1 Viewer)

[Jac Sprat]

We haven't been for a while and wondered if any new regulations have come out about displaying an emissions sticker?

 

[Southdowners]

Only in certain cities and then only when pollution reaches critical levels.

 

[SandJ]

Should tell you on here

https://certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/

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[wiljoy]

Simple to apply for the sticker. You'll receive it in the post within 4 working days .

 

[The Nomad]

No change. Regulations are still the same. Full details on Critair website.

 

[Lenny HB]

The app will give you all the info you need.

Far easier just to buy the sticker and not worry its less than €5.

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[Spriddler]

I've just been on the certificate-air site but didn't get far as it said the requirement doesn't apply to my 1995 diesel vehicle. No mention in the FAQ's of what this means to me, so I assume that without a sticker I can't enter areas with emission restrictions. Not that it's a problem as I don't go into cities (intentionally ) which is where I understand these restrictions are in force.

 

[nicholsong]

Only in certain cities and then only when pollution reaches critical levels.

I think that is not correct.

To be able to enter an emissions zone one has to have the sticker, even if no restrictions are in force.

If restrictions are imposed it states which stickers are permitted to enter.

It would be better to get the sticker, but one would still need to check the App. to find out if restrictions are in place for one's own vehicle. I believe they must be published the day before implementation.

Geoff

 

[Riverbankannie]

I've just been on the certificate-air site but didn't get far as it said the requirement doesn't apply to my 1995 diesel vehicle. No mention in the FAQ's of what this means to me, so I assume that without a sticker I can't enter areas with emission restrictions. Not that it's a problem as I don't go into cities (intentionally ) which is where I understand these restrictions are in force.

Not just cities, there can be temporary restrictions applying to whole departments when air quality falls.
https://www.crit-air.fr/en/informat...tal-zones-zcr/french-environmental-zones.html

We are going to Loire valley in July in an older car that is not eligible for a sticker. I am going to download the app in order to check if permissible to drive on any one day. I’m not sure what happens if you are parked up on a street on that day though, I assume that’s ok.
In practice, these temporary restrictions have not yet been applied.

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[Allanm]

I think that is not correct.

To be able to enter an emissions zone one has to have the sticker, even if no restrictions are in force.
Geoff

That doesn’t sound right to me, are you sure?

 

[Spriddler]

I am going to download the app in order to check if permissible to drive on any one day.

Aaaargh! what a fag. I am never (and don't want to be) internet-enabled when away. I use printed guides, but in general I like surprises, adventuring and the challenges of whatever comes along.
With all the regulations developing I'm tempted to have a horse-drawn caravan and let it drop its business in the Avenue Victor Hugo. Twice.

 

[Riverbankannie]

Aaaargh! what a fag. I am never (and don't want to be) internet-enabled when away. I use printed guides, but in general I like surprises, adventuring and the challenges of whatever comes along.
With all the regulations developing I'm tempted to have a horse-drawn caravan and let it drop its business in the Avenue Victor Hugo. Twice.

There will be announcements on the radio the day before
As I said, I wouldn’t worry about the department ones as they have never yet activated them and even if they did, I think they would be just in the major towns on particularly busy traffic and hot still days.

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[filopastry]

That doesn’t sound right to me, are you sure?

Not 100% but 95% certain that if a restriction is in place the level will be declared and you must have a sticker of that level or better during that period. Outside restrictions no critair sticker required as no proof of emission is required to enter the zone ...... me thinks

 

[Allanm]

Not 100% but 95% certain that if a restriction is in place the level will be declared and you must have a sticker of that level or better during that period. Outside restrictions no critair sticker required as no proof of emission is required to enter the zone ...... me thinks

That sounds like I thought it should be, but there may or may not be requirements to permenantly display a sticker in the ZPA ( central metroplotitan zones) of the relative cities, but I can’t find a definitive answer to this. I was driving around the outskirts of Toulouse a couple of months ago, we don’t have a crit air sticker, nor did anyone else I saw.

 

[Nicepix]

This whole thing is a joke.

Can you imagine an octogenarian Frenchman checking his App before setting off to the boulangerie in the Renault 4 he's owned from new? Or one of the Chasse making sure it is OK to run their 1980's Toyota 4x4 on a boar hunt?

They haven't got mobile pones, computers or ipads in rural France. They'd have to drive to the Tabac to buy a newspaper to check that they were actually allowed to drive to buy the newspaper.

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[filopastry]

They haven't got mobile pones, computers or ipads in rural France.

But it's not rural France effected by the critair restrictions it is the large cities ... I suspect ... and they do have techy people and not many boar hunts

 

[DP+JAY]

No category for motorhome or camping car on application, so what category do you use & does the weight make a difference?

 

[filopastry]

For fear I may have mislead you with my previous comments please read this.
https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Crit-Air-fines-soar-in-crackdown-on-slow-drivers

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[Anthea M]

We never drive in the big cities mentioned but have bought the crit -air sticker just in case of emergencies and we have to venture into the zone.

 

[Camdoon]

We do not drive into Central Paris or any of the other cities and if in a zone which had critical air would be moving ASAP.
Apart from that I do not want the French authorities to know that much about me. I have just done the same with Mazda as they wanted a copy of my v5 to keep registered on their app. As all my vehicles are covered by Nationwide and my local dealer informs me when a service is due, I have deleted the app.

 

[Tigertom]

Now I might be wrong but I think some cities have permanent crit air zones where you need the sticker and more will be joining the initiative.
Other places such as Chambery and Albertville will have crit air zones when pollution levels are high. Bearing in mind a lot of these areas are in valleys surround by very high mountains ,if you are in the Alps trying to avoid them ........well , good luck with that !
Hehe Camdoon , what are you hiding?

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[2657]

Applied for mine yesterday, hardest part was getting my scanner to work for the V5 copy and figuring out how to get the size down to less than 400k.

Ten minutes at most online, €3.62, confirmation e mail today that application processed and soon on it's way, see no reason whatsoever not to if visiting France.

 

[Fenman]

Applied for mine yesterday, hardest part was getting my scanner to work for the V5 copy and figuring out how to get the size down to less than 400k.

Ten minutes at most online, €3.62, confirmation e mail today that application processed and soon on it's way, see no reason whatsoever not to if visiting France.

When it arrives don't unpeel it and stick it on glass as instructed. It will never come off if you break the glass and you would have to get a new one.
Use one of those old holders we used to put our rfl in and stick that on the glass.

 

[filopastry]

@matamoros to reduce the size of pdf files use Infraview. Free and very easy to use, crop photos, change settings and reduce size (kb) as well as physical size.

https://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm

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[2657]

@matamoros to reduce the size of pdf files use Infraview. Free and very easy to use, crop photos, change settings and reduce size (kb) as well as physical size.

https://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm

Thanks for that, I managed it by altering the settings on Epsonscan to fully compressed, I think it was called, this reduced the size from 1.4 Mb to around 390 Kb.

 

[Terry242]

These stickers last for the life of the vehicle so last April when I was lucky enough to buy a new van, I applied for one. 'Twas a simple job and arrived through the post in about 10 days.
Having had a new screen on the previous van, I did as suggested and used a laminate [poly-pocket] to attach to the screen. A good idea from someone - thank you.
I have since been to France for the summer where I was accompanied by 1000's of other vanners and travelled through the country in the winter [not so many] and have yet to see a French registered van WITH a sticker!
If you're gonna get one, simples, but if not don't get too wound up about it.

Terry

 

[filopastry]

@Terry242 Mine has one as has many many other French vans and cars .... are you looking on the wrong side of the windscreen by chance???

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[filopastry]

 

[scotzsue]

@matamoros to reduce the size of pdf files use Infraview. Free and very easy to use, crop photos, change settings and reduce size (kb) as well as physical size.

https://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm

wish I had seen this before spending almost an hour fa**ing about sorting mine out.

 

[johnandi]

That as easy! Applied on-line on Monday, got an email confirmation with pdf certificate (Euro 4) attached this morning. Job done!

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