new laws in France to affect everyone

[alcam]

Quite, and at the risk of starting another ****** thread, the only country in the EU which is going to severely harmed by ****** is the UK. And that is now becoming clearer by the day. Back on topic, the only cities affected by this CRIT'Air at the moment are Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Lille, although I am sure others will follow. And I wish somebody would change the title of this thread, it does not affect 'Brits only' it affects everyone, including the French.

This , in spades

 

[El Veterano]

It seems that the remainers still haven't taken on board that we are leaving and can either like it or lump it.

Not getting drawn in on that one. But we didn't like it so we lumped it and now live in France, from where we can watch the good ship Great Britain dissapear off the cliff at a safe distance.

 

[TR5]

For the little price these cost, if you go to France it is well worth having the sticker, even if not intending to go into major cities. You only have to inadvertently take the wrong turn off a city outer ring road, to end up going inside an emissions zone, whether intending to, or not!
It only applies in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble at present, but will be extended to others in due course.

 

[El Veterano]

For the little price these cost, if you go to France it is well worth having the sticker, even if not intending to go into major cities. You only have to inadvertently take the wrong turn off a city outer ring road, to end up going inside an emissions zone, whether intending to, or not!
It only applies in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble at present, but will be extended to others in due course.

It also applies to Lille, but as you say others will be added in due course for sure.

 

[TR5]

BEWARE of purchasing any vignettes through a link from the website green-zones.eu
Although they give good info of what vignettes you need for various countries, they put a massive charge on top.
For instance the Crit'air from the official site is E3.80 via green-zones.eu it is E29.65

This is NOT the site to buy from:-




This is the correct one.. Inform yourself now about the French Vignette Crit?Air!

 

[Buzzy Beans]

Ordered my sticker, but no sign of it yet!

I ordered my sticker directly off the official French Government website (https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/) on February 20th, they took the payment from my bank on the 22nd February and guess what I am still waiting for it to arrive.
I contacted them yesterday and they say it is being processed, but how long will I have to wait?

I am off to Frogland for a very lengthy circular trip on the 10th April and will be well miffed if the sticker hasn't arrived by then!
Having lived in France for 10 years setting up and running a couple of businesses, I know from bitter experience how unbelievably lethargic some of the French Government departments can be to process paper-work!!

 

[AllanD]

I ordered my sticker directly off the official French Government website (https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/) on February 20th, they took the payment from my bank on the 22nd February and guess what I am still waiting for it to arrive.
I contacted them yesterday and they say it is being processed, but how long will I have to wait?

I am off to Frogland for a very lengthy circular trip on the 10th April and will be well miffed if the sticker hasn't arrived by then!
Having lived in France for 10 years setting up and running a couple of businesses, I know from bitter experience how unbelievably lethargic some of the French Government departments can be to process paper-work!!

Did you get a confirmation email from them with an invoice attached? The email also appeared to confirm it was ok to travel in the meantime while waiting for the certificate to arrive. I've pasted that part of the message below

Votre certificat sera expédié prochainement par courrier à l’adresse où le véhicule est enregistré.
Dans l’attente, cette facture vous permet de justifier de votre démarche et du classement de votre véhicule.

Google translates to:
Your certificate will be sent shortly by mail to the address where the vehicle is registered.
In the meantime, this invoice allows you to justify your approach and the classification of your vehicle.

Hope this helps,
Allan

 

[TR5]

Mine took over 3 weeks to get the letter, then another week for the sticker.
However, I am querying mine, as I have been given the Orange 3 sticker, but have read elsewhere that for vehicles registered after 1st Jan 2011 with Euro 5 & 6 engines, the sticker should be Yellow 2.
My van is Euro 5, with the Certificate of Conformity which I supplied to them (or a copy of), and the V5 details, and was first registered in May 2015.

Somewhat confused!!

 

[roamingman]

How many of us will be affected by this ?
We never drive into big towns,anywhere.

After ****** we Brits probably won't be allowed to drive our dangerous, non-standard RHD vehicles in the EU, anyway.

We'll all be confined to Blighty and Ireland.

Go to Belgium & Holland far better.
Or just get ferry to Spain,

 

[El Veterano]

Go to Belgium & Holland far better.
Or just get ferry to Spain,

I think as time goes on that Belgium, Holland and Spain will all have similar requirements, plus of course the UK.

 

[Cass]

Ordered mine and had what I think is the confirmation email and invoice but its in French

 

[Wooie1958]

Anyway, spelling and grammar put a side :baby:
I ordered the French sticker and have today received an emailed invoice and sticker is on the way!
Now, do I or do I not get one for the scooter? I think I will leave this for later!

edit
added the link
https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/demande

Which " Vehicle category " did you put yours in ?

 

[Cass]

Hi Cass
It roughly translates into keep the email certificate as this is proof you have registered and have the permit

I thought it would be something like that thanks

 

[Wooie1958]

I did answer, did you not see?

Yes i saw it but didn`t have time to reply.

Just done ours now, got the email confirmation within a minute. There aren`t any emissions details on my V5 either so we`ll see what happens.

I was pleasantly surprised when it accepted my Caxton FX card as i`ve still a hundred-ish euros on it from last year so i thought i`d try it and bingo it did :dance:

 

[Martlet]

My van WAS LEZ compliant but, I had it uprated to PHG class, 3.85t ,and now it ISN'T. doh. It is the SAME engine.
There seems to be plenty of third party websites out there, to sell you some sticker and make a quick buck, these emissions stickers :rulez:

Though it is the same engine, accelerating a heavier vehicle will require more time spent in the intermediate gears, so that the engine will consume more fuel whilst accelerating, leading to additional pollution.

Regards,
Martlet.

 

[Buzzy Beans]

Not received yet

You might well have sent your payments off, they might well have been stopped from you bank accounts, you might well have received a confirmation email etc. but how long will you have to wait for the blessed thing to arrive?
I have now been waiting for over 5 weeks and still nothing has arrived!!

 

[Wooie1958]

You might well have sent your payments off, they might well have been stopped from you bank accounts, you might well have received a confirmation email etc. but how long will you have to wait for the blessed thing to arrive?
I have now been waiting for over 5 weeks and still nothing has arrived!!

Have you tried tracking your order ?

 

[Val54]

You might well have sent your payments off, they might well have been stopped from you bank accounts, you might well have received a confirmation email etc. but how long will you have to wait for the blessed thing to arrive?
I have now been waiting for over 5 weeks and still nothing has arrived!!

It seems to be very hit and miss judging by the responses. Ours arrived after 5 weeks. I sent them an email after 3 weeks and received a response saying I could print out the reply and use that if it was urgent. The window sticker arrived a week later.
Dave

 

[TR5]

Just to recap.
The sticker for our van took from order to arrival one week
I ordered a sticker for the scooter on Saturday afternoon and overnight I have received the confirmation of posting email.
Lets hope it arrives as quickly as the one for our van.
However soon we will be running out of suitable places to stick them Please don't tell me!
I wonder what problems people will encounter after a windscreen replacement!

I have a 3 sticker for the van and a 2 sticker coming for the scooter

There seems to be no consistency as to what sticker you get. Vehicles (diesel) registered since 1st Jam 2011 that have Euro 5 or Euro 6 engines, should receive the Yellow 2 sticker.
I have been sent an Orange 3 sticker for a 2015 Euro 5 engine motorhome, and I have seen several other anomalies in the system too, where others appear to have received the wrong sticker, according to other info as to which sticker you should get!

 

[El Veterano]

Sticker turned up here in France today, 7 days after ordering. Yellow Class 2 sticker (!) (which is one down from green class 1 which is for electric cars) for Dethleffs i8 2013 on 130 multijet Fiat. Total cost €4.18.