stu Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 Can anyone please help me, as I haven't driven in France since the introduction of the Clean Air Sticker scheme and shall be driving to the Somme on a weekend, will I be required to get a sticker ? I imagine the only city I shall possibly drive through might be Arras, but I may avoid doing this altogether anyway. Many thanks Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 We still haven't got one , back over in 3 weeks. We travel around a lot of countryside between Albert and Lens as well as from Calais Boulogne to Abbeville. To be honest we have probably only seen a handful of gendarmes in the last year and they probably wouldn't know what to do,especially UK cars. arras and Bethune no sign and having checked a few cars in Carrefour couldn't say we saw that many stickers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelcave Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 I can't quite remember the process, as I got mine a year ago, but it is remarkably easy (all done on the internet), costs a small amount and the service was speedy - I seem to recall that I got mine back within five working days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 Here's the thread from last year When I went over last summer, I too found very few cars with stickers on (and a proportion of those were British). The process is comparatively painless, and costs little, if you want to play safe. Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraint Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 It can all be done on line, and costs about 4E. I think that it is only relevant to Paris, though the other major cities will embark on the same scheme shortly. At the moment, I think it applies to within the Boulevard Peripherique, though that may have changed to other Parisian areas. Unless you intend to go on the BP I don't think that you need one. I always go to the Limousin through Paris, and have twice seen restrictions flashed up on the pre-Paris motorway electronic matrix signs stating restricted colours. Non of my Limousin neighbours were even aware of this - apart for one who is a Parisian. Storm in a tasse de the; je pense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertBr Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 I am going over towards the end of March and have been looking into the situation. I could not find a list of cities affected on the Crit'Air website; most helpful! UK websites mention Paris, grenoble and other southern cities. Evidently Lille is considering introducing the system but just when polution is particulalry bad. I am going to Ypres and Arras, neither of their tourist websites mention any Crit'Air requirements. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 22 February , 2018 Share Posted 22 February , 2018 http://urbanaccessregulations.eu/countries-mainmenu-147/france Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 23 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2018 Many thanks to you all for your replies. As soon as I can find my vehicle log book I think I'll play safe and get one ! Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelcave Posted 23 February , 2018 Share Posted 23 February , 2018 I have to say that it really is a very easy process - it took me maybe ten minutes (five mins of that to do some scanning!) and all done and dusted; in fact just as well, as I happened to be going through Grenoble just after they bought it in as compulsory (not that I was stopped). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healdav Posted 23 February , 2018 Share Posted 23 February , 2018 8 hours ago, stu said: Many thanks to you all for your replies. As soon as I can find my vehicle log book I think I'll play safe and get one ! Stuart Probably the best thing to do (I have one) but I have yet to meet any Frenchman who has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loader Posted 23 February , 2018 Share Posted 23 February , 2018 The last thing one needs as an out of towner is trouble with the local constabulary. Better play it safe & get the sticker because as we all know if it CAN go wrong, it WILL go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wexflyer Posted 24 February , 2018 Share Posted 24 February , 2018 Just to point out that Ypres (Ieper?) is not in France, so I would presume this sticker will not do much of anything there? [Unless they have some sort of cross-border scheme]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healdav Posted 24 February , 2018 Share Posted 24 February , 2018 8 hours ago, Wexflyer said: Just to point out that Ypres (Ieper?) is not in France, so I would presume this sticker will not do much of anything there? [Unless they have some sort of cross-border scheme]. They don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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