Emissions and New charges in French cities

[graemeX5]

Hi all

There are some new charges in France.

I was sent this link by the RAC about emissions and the introduction of a clean air certificate in French cities called Crit'Air vignette which is in force and is now needed to drive in their cities and if you don't have one you can be fined.

It also has links to the French website where you can apply for a certificate and is based on your cars emissions. I couldn't find a table show the cost unless you apply.

So worth a read as I know quite a few head over there with their X5's
Graeme

http://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/know- ... 2_Headline

[PokenH00D]

Just applied for mine.
€4.78 for my 2010 Euro5 Diesel

[graemeX5]

That's not too bad a price

[PokenH00D]

Price of Le Big Mac

[pvr]

I found that out about some German cities as well. After I had already left the city ...  :-[

[X5Sport]

[quote="pvr"]
I found that out about some German cities as well. After I had already left the city ...  :-[
[/quote]

How long before the warrant expires?

[pvr]

Brexit sorts that ...

[Reedster]

With the issue of clean air here, I wonder what the brains of Britain will come up with for us. Diesel amnesty on cars, higher tax, ?????? Wow now I have got the X5 ...... oh well just have to suck it up. 

[X5Sport]

The problem was that the motor industry did its usual and promised that it would clean everything up emissions wise but the regulators left such huge holes in the regs that the industry took full advantage and used every loophole available.  No other industry is allowed to get away with as much.

I must admit to being puzzled by the London idea that even if you have an EU6 compliant vehicle, if it is more than 4 years old you still get hit!

The testing regime will be changed now to pick up missing DPFs etc at MOT time, but I haven't seen the 'how'.

[PokenH00D]

[quote="X5Sport"]
The problem was that the motor industry did its usual and promised that it would clean everything up emissions wise but the regulators left such huge holes in the regs that the industry took full advantage and used every loophole available.  No other industry is allowed to get away with as much.

I must admit to being puzzled by the London idea that even if you have an EU6 compliant vehicle, if it is more than 4 years old you still get hit!

The testing regime will be changed now to pick up missing DPFs etc at MOT time, but I haven't seen the 'how'.
[/quote]

My 2010 EU5 is subject to a 100% discount. I pay nothing to travel in the LEZ

[X5Sport]

Not under the new scheme you won't.  EU4 for petrol and EU6 for diesel - with very few exemptions.  It only affects the Congestion Charge Zone from this October, wider from 2019 and planned to come right out to the North/South Circular ring.

[lezmtaylor]

Whose pinching my name (LEZ) and what does it mean ??

Lez

[Glen]

Could be alternate universe or low emission zone 

[X5Sport]

[quote="lezmtaylor"]
Whose pinching my name (LEZ) and what does it mean ??

Lez
[/quote]

Low Emissions Zone.  No curries allowed 

[jason@bwchiptune]

If many of these so called professional garages or so called tuning companies  didn't  remove there Dpf  from cars to line there pockets our air would be cleaner


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