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A reminder if you are driving through France

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke.

If you plan to drive through Paris, Lyon and Grenoble between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday.

You have to display a Crit'Air sticker (anti-pollution)

Your satnav will almost certainly route you through Paris and Lyon if you use toll routes and are going to the deep south.

The sticker can be obtained from the url below, it costs a few quid and they will get it to you within a week.

Happy Holidays.

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

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Cat X

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke.

Ps. Fines are on-the-spot or in extrreme cases impounding of the car until it is paid.

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By *ucianpoundCouple
over a year ago

Cap d’Agde, France

Chances of getting caught I would imagine are slim. We went 2 years without displaying our insurance on the windowscreen of our French car and were only caught in Reims town centre(60 euro fine) when on holiday.

Down round the Cap most cars don’t have the emissions sticker.

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke.


"Chances of getting caught I would imagine are slim. We went 2 years without displaying our insurance on the windowscreen of our French car and were only caught in Reims town centre(60 euro fine) when on holiday.

Down round the Cap most cars don’t have the emissions sticker.

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Perhaps it's because they are only required in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble.

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By *eordiesCouple
over a year ago

newcastle

We have just come down to Cap from Zeebrugge, our Sat NAv took us round Lyon on the E15. Which is just as well as going thro Lyon is a nightmare. We have the sticker just in case tho.

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By *ot Wife BeckyCouple
over a year ago

Near Bergerac

If your SatNav directs you through Paris or Lyon when en route to the Midi, I would buy a new one..!

Both cities have perfectly good ring roads to avoid the area affected by the restrictions.

But you're right to draw people's attention to the system.

My understanding is that you would be very lucky to avoid a fine as the affected roads are monitored by cameras, so no escape from big brother.

I'm a bit miffed that I can't take either of my motor bikes into Paris. You can't even buy a sticker for them a they are over 10 years old.

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By *uxinteriorMan
over a year ago

south west , continental

I'm a frequent driver, if your heading north towards your ferries or tunnel routes and come close to Paris. You only need the sticker if you go inside the orbital road, the boulevard peripherique. I'm often on the A86 and this isn't affected by the crit air sticker zone.

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke.


"

But you're right to draw people's attention to the system.

My understanding is that you would be very lucky to avoid a fine as the affected roads are monitored by cameras, so no escape from big brother.

"

It's changed so much in the last 3 years. They even have Max Height Barriers which regular car and roofbox can fall foul of. They were designed to stop commercial traffic at certain times on both the inner and outer circular.

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke.


"We have just come down to Cap from Zeebrugge, our Sat NAv took us round Lyon on the E15. Which is just as well as going thro Lyon is a nightmare. We have the sticker just in case tho."

For £4 it's just worth doing.

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By *atEvolution OP   Couple
over a year ago

atlantisEVOLUTION. Stoke.

Just to note further, the cameras are ANPR and matched against the register of vehicles that 'have' a sticker - if you don't have one then under the EU Cross-Border Enforcement Directive you will simply get the fine at home.

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By *enuineJMan
over a year ago

Near Evington (Leicester)

I'm in Reims now then heading to the south of Lyon tomorrow. Never knew about displaying your insurance

Thanks a lot, you may have just saved me a few euros

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You do not have to display your insurance if your car is British registered but French registered cars have the CT and insurance on display on the windscreen.

Tony

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By *ess n BenCouple
over a year ago

Didcot

Fly it’s easier lol

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By *ot Wife BeckyCouple
over a year ago

Near Bergerac


"Fly it’s easier lol"

Bit tricky getting the caravan in the hold..

Hate to think what Ryan Air would charge for that...!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not to mention environmentally sustainability wrong

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By *ess n BenCouple
over a year ago

Didcot


"Fly it’s easier lol

Bit tricky getting the caravan in the hold..

Hate to think what Ryan Air would charge for that...!!

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That’s true I lol xx

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By *ess n BenCouple
over a year ago

Didcot


"Not to mention environmentally sustainability wrong "

Forgot driving is so eco friendly!!

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By *he smoochablesCouple
over a year ago

Stafford

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By *he smoochablesCouple
over a year ago

Stafford

Forgot to put ours in the windscreen until we got to cap. Never saw any police on the way down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fly it’s easier lol"

Cant bring any wine back on a plane!

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