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Where in France are low-emission zone restrictions being eased?

Only five French cities will be required to stick to the current timetable of restricting vehicles based on their pollution ranking

Is this the beginning of the end for France’s low-emission zones?

The French government says it will ease restrictions in some of France’s low-emission zones, but critics say it will kill them off

French firm invents kit to convert petrol cars into plug-in hybrids

The technology is not cheap but will allow older cars to bypass emission regulations in French cities

Vintage cars to be allowed in low-emission zones in France

Until now, such cars were rated very poorly with regards to air pollution, but they will now receive a waiver after being hailed as ‘a priceless part of our heritage’

2022 changes for drivers in France: Higher taxes and speed limiters

Aid up to €6,000 to buy an electric car is also extended, CritAir rules tighten for some cities and more privatised radar cars take to the roads

Do cars with foreign number plates need a French Crit’Air sticker?

A Crit’Air certificate is a pollution rating which must be displayed on car windscreens in a growing number of French cities

New help-to-buy scheme for ‘green’ vehicles in Ile-de-France

Households can claim up to €6,000, and businesses up to €15,000, to buy an electric or hydrogen vehicle

British-registered cars now need ‘UK’ number plate sticker in France

Change is due to UK government decision - and not imposed by EU or UN as some reports today claim

What changes in France in August

Green-car bonus; fuel, gas, and electricity costs; income tax bills; back-to-school grants; summer sales; and Paris e-scooters - what is changing in France this month

French pollution rules still in place despite doubts

Vehicle pollution restrictions are still in place in Lyon and Villeurbanne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) two days after their use in Paris and Lille, despite some questioning the effectiveness of the scheme.

10 more Crit’Air zones

More than a dozen large urban areas will have adopted Crit’Air pollution stickers for cars by the end of next year.

Crit-Air plan in Ile-de-France

Crit'Air fines soar in crackdown on slow drivers

Period of grace well-and-truly over for motorists in Paris whose cars do not have Crit'Air stickers

What changes in France this month

Cost of cigarettes rises, gas prices fall, new phone number-blocking system comes into force, Crit'Air stickers cost less, and there are rule changes for AirBnB properties in Bordeaux

Rennes motorists face new pollution controls

Scheme will come into effect in winter of 2018/19 - and is expected to cover the whole of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Anti-pollution sticker hid scam with extra charge

Readers should beware a scam targeting drivers buying the Crit’Air pollution vignette that is obligatory in Paris and some other cities.