ANTI-POLLUTION STICKERS CRIT’AIR :
Which cities? What restrictions?
Which cities? What restrictions?
The Crit’Air air quality certificate{j}is a coloured badge, affixed to the{j}windscreen of vehicles, to distinguish them easily{j}based on their emissions of air pollutants.
Objective: Have a “criterion” that is easy to use and control to apply incentives or restrictions, both parking and traffic, as part of proactive environmental
policies.
The air quality certificate concerns all road vehicles: two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, passenger cars, commercial vehicles and heavy goods vehicles as well as buses and coaches.
There are 6 categories of certificates, classified according to the engine type of the vehicles and their date of first entry into circulation (information listed on the vehicle registration card). Passenger cars registered before 1 January 1997 and two-wheelers registered before 2000 will not be able to obtain a lozenge label. So a vehicle without CRIT’AIR sticker is considered a “presumed polluter”. You might as well order your crit’air sticker now even if you don’t have immediate use for it.
Air quality certificates are the same throughout the country, but each local authority can choose incentives and restrictions (traffic, parking…), as well as the categories of vehicle concerned, depending on the local circumstances.
HOW LONG IS THE CRIT‘AIR STICKER VALID?
It is valid without date limit as long as it is readable.
In which cities are CRIT’AIR certificates mandatory to drive?
This eco-label is not not compulsory in France, but certain cities (Paris, Grenoble) have already set up restricted traffic zones where only vehicles with a label are allowed.
The certificate allows local authorities to modify their parking and traffic policy to encourage the use of the least polluting vehicles.
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