Holidaymakers travelling to France this summer have been warned they need to abide by strict clean air laws.
Drivers entering clean air zones in France need to display a sticker showing what emissions their vehicle produces, even if they've been driven from a different country. Motorists who who fail to show this could be hit with a £58 fine if they are caught.
The French government introduced the system, called Crit'Air, to reduce harmful vehicle emissions in areas where air quality is poorest. If you are driving through any of these zones, a Crit’Air sticker should be affixed to the right-hand side of the car’s windscreen and should be clearly visible at all times - as Mirror Online reports.
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Aix-Marseille-Provence region, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Strasbourg and Toulouse all have low emission zones. The French capital has two permanent low-emissions zones in place – the Greater Paris ZCR and the Central Paris ZCR, the latter covering the entire area within the Boulevard Périphérique ring-road
This month more stringent rules have been introduced in the Greater Paris ZCR meaning only vehicles displaying Crit’Air vignettes E, 1 or 2 are allowed to enter the city between 8am and 8pm, Monday to Friday. To make sure your car is clean air zone compliant, log on to the official website and order a sticker, which costs just €4.61 including postage.
It is important that only the official website is used to order the stickers, as there are a number of third-party scam sites selling fakes.
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