sulzerman Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Hi all I am planning a road trip to France soon. What is the position regarding emissions? Are our cars exempt from restrictions from clean air zones? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 The first point is are you going to or through any of the major cities that do have zones (not all do)? If not nothing to bother you. If you are going through any areas that do have restrictions Zone de Faible Emmission(ZFE) then, as far as I am aware, at the moment all zones have accepted that a car registered as 'collection' is exempt except under particular circumstances. The circumstances are the days when pollution is very bad and additional restrictions are applied. Anyone looking at your 'old' car would accept it as 'collection' whereas I have registration papers to show it is. Here just because a car is over 30 years old doesn't automatically class it as 'collection' it has to comply with a few conditions and be registered as such. In summary, donen't worry about it, load the car and have fun. On a practical note, if you use '98' E5 not every station has it these days, most but not all. This map might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Chris, May I further call on your expertise, please? I shall be driving my TRansit to Le Mans at the end of the month, then touring several road racing sites, Angouleme, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon and Reims. Apart from the first, for the Remparts Circuit, I don't intend to drive into town. Last year for CLM, I got a "Crit'Air" certificate for the van, which gets a "4". I can see no expiry date on the form - is there one? Do I have to get it annually? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, JohnD said: Last year for CLM, I got a "Crit'Air" certificate for the van, which gets a "4". I can see no expiry date on the form - is there one? Do I have to get it annually? They last the life time of the vehicle (just don't change the reg of the vehicle). Did you get it from the official site, There are others that aren't official. It should have the registration on it where in the example below it is 'ZR-8246-AB' You say 'certificat' I assume you mean the 'vignette' (sticker) for the windscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 This is the one I have on the Triumph 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) Snap!!. This comes up on Motorhome website. Once acquired and affixed to the vehicle's windscreen, the sticker is valid for the entire life of the vehicle.28 Feb 2023. Interestingly?. Would one necessarily need to get a new sticker if a "personal plate" was transfered to another vehicle?. How would the French authorities know?. Connundrum?. Pete Edited June 13, 2023 by PeteH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Merci, Beaucoup, Chris! I must remember "emmerder"! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Also in polite company one says 'merrrcredi' rather than 'merde' as a 'gros mot' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 As in "countryside" = killing Piers Morgan? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 2 hours ago, JohnD said: Piers Morgan? Don't know who he is but from the way his name gets mentioned it would seem several gros mots end up in the same sentace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzerman Posted June 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, Chris A said: The first point is are you going to or through any of the major cities that do have zones (not all do)? If not nothing to bother you. If you are going through any areas that do have restrictions Zone de Faible Emmission(ZFE) then, as far as I am aware, at the moment all zones have accepted that a car registered as 'collection' is exempt except under particular circumstances. The circumstances are the days when pollution is very bad and additional restrictions are applied. Anyone looking at your 'old' car would accept it as 'collection' whereas I have registration papers to show it is. Here just because a car is over 30 years old doesn't automatically class it as 'collection' it has to comply with a few conditions and be registered as such. In summary, donen't worry about it, load the car and have fun. On a practical note, if you use '98' E5 not every station has it these days, most but not all. This map might help. Many thanks for the info, we have been before and it's great fun. We are heading to Bergerac. I have been running our spitfire on E10 petrol with no issues so far👍 Edited June 14, 2023 by sulzerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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