Crit-Air plan in Ile-de-France

Connexion journalist

Published Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 25 April 2018 - 15:00

Anti-pollution Crit’Air stickers will be obligatory for drivers in much of Ile-de-France next year, with heavy polluting vehicles banned from the roads on certain peak days.

Six coloured vignettes show pollution ratings and high-rated vehicles will be banned inside the A86 ring road to create a low-emissions zone.

Paris mairie will also ban diesel vehicles inside the capital in Olympic year 2024, and this may extend to Ile-de-France.

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