Crit Air sticker - Can you buy once in france
Discussion
As per the thread title.
This will be my first time driving in france, like a dipstick I wasn’t aware of the CritAir requirement for our route. Obviously it’s now way to late to order one online.
Can they be bought once you get in to france. If so does anyone know the nearest place to Calais to buy one.
My other solution is just to do a detour and bypass it but it will add another hour to the journey at least.
Before people jump on the band wagon and starting calling me an idiot. I know.
In fairness I was supposed to be deployed overseas (RAF) and had been told I wouldn’t be allowed to take my holiday to Le Mans so having been told I can delay my deployment and take my holiday 10 days ago I would never have got one in time any way.
This will be my first time driving in france, like a dipstick I wasn’t aware of the CritAir requirement for our route. Obviously it’s now way to late to order one online.
Can they be bought once you get in to france. If so does anyone know the nearest place to Calais to buy one.
My other solution is just to do a detour and bypass it but it will add another hour to the journey at least.
Before people jump on the band wagon and starting calling me an idiot. I know.
In fairness I was supposed to be deployed overseas (RAF) and had been told I wouldn’t be allowed to take my holiday to Le Mans so having been told I can delay my deployment and take my holiday 10 days ago I would never have got one in time any way.
Can only be bought online and then posted to you.
Where do you feel that you need to bypass?
Two ways around Rouen but not needed, Paris is inside the periphique so not needed, unless you plan on visiting the centre.
I’m in the Sarthe and not bothered getting a pass for any of my car’s.
Where do you feel that you need to bypass?
Two ways around Rouen but not needed, Paris is inside the periphique so not needed, unless you plan on visiting the centre.
I’m in the Sarthe and not bothered getting a pass for any of my car’s.
Many thanks for the response guys. I normally use Waze for navigation. Simply put Calais to Le Mans in which routes via Rouen about a month ago. Waze never mentioned anything.
Decided to use Google Maps on the computer just to print the route out so we had backup nav stuff, Google maps then springs up a warning about the Crit Air.
I was having a bit of a panic last night. Worse case scenario was going to be detour around it but if it’s only commercial vehicles then brilliant.
Thanks so very much for the help guys. Really appreciate it.
Decided to use Google Maps on the computer just to print the route out so we had backup nav stuff, Google maps then springs up a warning about the Crit Air.
I was having a bit of a panic last night. Worse case scenario was going to be detour around it but if it’s only commercial vehicles then brilliant.
Thanks so very much for the help guys. Really appreciate it.
Edited by MB140 on Monday 6th June 09:25
If you go online and buy today you should get your receipt and temporary 'sticker' via email in a couple of days.
Part of the translated email you'll get says:
"Your certificate will be sent shortly by courier to the delivery address indicated when ordering.
In the meantime, this invoice allows you to justify your approach and the classification of your vehicle."
Part of the translated email you'll get says:
"Your certificate will be sent shortly by courier to the delivery address indicated when ordering.
In the meantime, this invoice allows you to justify your approach and the classification of your vehicle."
Did a road trip through France down to Carcassonne in April. Like you, I found out too late about the Crit' Ait. Thought it was just Paris and Lyons tbh which I wasn't visiting.
I found this app quite helpful in a) finding out what cities had restrictions, and then If those cities were on the itinerary, b) providing street level granularity about where and where not to drive. Used it as a planning resource rather than real time navigation.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=greenzones.app&gl=US
Used Waze for navigation on the whole. "Via Michelin" gets lots of recommendations, and whilst there are lots of useful POIs in there, the navigation intelligence itself was poor.
One further thing on Waze - French law doesn't allow Sat Navs to show speed camera locations. I found that Waze generally posted a Police presence warning. Via Michelin had a more reliable method of showing the stretch of road where cameras were located with a generic warning.
I found this app quite helpful in a) finding out what cities had restrictions, and then If those cities were on the itinerary, b) providing street level granularity about where and where not to drive. Used it as a planning resource rather than real time navigation.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=greenzones.app&gl=US
Used Waze for navigation on the whole. "Via Michelin" gets lots of recommendations, and whilst there are lots of useful POIs in there, the navigation intelligence itself was poor.
One further thing on Waze - French law doesn't allow Sat Navs to show speed camera locations. I found that Waze generally posted a Police presence warning. Via Michelin had a more reliable method of showing the stretch of road where cameras were located with a generic warning.
Truckosaurus said:
Seems like the Rouen zone will be inside the ring road, so through traffic won't be impacted.
It’s expanded since then “From July 2021 the zone will cover the inner city boulevards, left bank and right bank of Rouen and it will only affect commercial vehicles. The minimum standard will be Crit'Air sticker 3:
o diesel van Euro 4
o diesel HGV Euro 5
From January 2022 the zone will cover 15 communes of the metropolitan region of Rouen.
From 1 September 2022 the minimum standard will be Crit'Air sticker 3 for all vehicles.
o diesel car and vans Euro 4
o diesel HGV Euro 5
o petrol cars and vans Euro 2 and 3
From January 2023 the minimum standard will be Crit'Air sticker 2.
o diesel vehicles must be registered on 1 January 2011 or later - Euro 5,6
o petrol vehicles must be registered on 1 January 2006 or later - Euro 4,5
These are the 15 communes that will be affected from 2023:
- Amfreville-la-Mivoie
- Bihorel
- Bois-Guillaume
- Bonsecours
- Darnétal
- Déville-lès-Rouen
- Le Grand-Quevilly
- Le Petit-Quevilly
- Mont-Saint-Aignan
- Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
- Petit-Couronne
- Rouen
- Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
- Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
- Sotteville-lès-Rouen.
There is a good chance that further ZFEs in the region will follow.”
stamper said:
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One further thing on Waze - French law doesn't allow Sat Navs to show speed camera locations. I found that Waze generally posted a Police presence warning...
Yes, it seems to pipe up 'Average Speed Zone Ahead' as you approach and then a warning of 'Police' where the actual camera is.One further thing on Waze - French law doesn't allow Sat Navs to show speed camera locations. I found that Waze generally posted a Police presence warning...
We are driving to France and similar area and have bought a sticker.
It's only a few euros and I got the email confirmation the next day and the sticker a few days later. However once registered your reg is in the "system" so you shouldn't have any problems if stopped. This must be common given if the windscreen is replaced the sticker is gone too...
It's only a few euros and I got the email confirmation the next day and the sticker a few days later. However once registered your reg is in the "system" so you shouldn't have any problems if stopped. This must be common given if the windscreen is replaced the sticker is gone too...
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