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Crit-Air plan in Ile-de-France
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.
