Crit' Air Necessary?

[lost in espace]

I will be heading in the car into Le Mans at some point, should I bother with Crit' Air sticker?

It is only a fiver.

[Metric Max]

It seems that the French government are doing away with the low emision zones but it hasn't happened yet.
Expect you will go via Rouen where it is popssible to travel outside the zone, but drining on the autoroute through Lyons I was glad I had the sticker when due to an accident we had to go onto the city streets.
As you say, the cost is so minimal

[davidd]

Might be a bit late to get one

[boxedin]

The zones are staying: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026...

[lost in espace]

davidd said:

Might be a bit late to get one

If you order online that is enough, you don't need the sticker. Suppose I will splash the cash then.

[LunarOne]

Metric Max said:

It seems that the French government are doing away with the low emision zones but it hasn't happened yet.
Expect you will go via Rouen where it is popssible to travel outside the zone, but drining on the autoroute through Lyons I was glad I had the sticker when due to an accident we had to go onto the city streets.
As you say, the cost is so minimal

You wouldn't need to have one just to drive through. The only time it would be noted is if you are stopped by a policeman, or it's noticed when you are parked up. I do have a sticker since I spend a lot of time in France but if you're just transiting through a zone I wouldn't bother.

[TwinKam]

lost in espace said:

davidd said:

Might be a bit late to get one

If you order online that is enough, you don't need the sticker. Suppose I will splash the cash then.

I was very impressed with the French Critair website, so straightforward & easy to do, it puts our own .gov efforts to shame tbh. The receipt comes back almost immediately, so take that with you. The sticker itself can take a couple of weeks.

[cliffords]

It has the added benefit that the data is then shared with the French regional authorities so speeding fines can find you back in the UK .
You accept the sharing in the Terms and Conditions.

I have one and a speeding fine .

[Gibo993]

That's enough for me not to buy one! Easy to skip Rouen.

[delta0]

I think it’s a myth that you can avoid speeding tickets by not signing up for crit’air. People do still get tickets. You also need to keep in mind that crit’air lasts the lifetime of the vehicle and people move house, cars change owners etc.

When you use the ferry or the Eurotunnel you put all your vehicle details in there and the border police are from the French Ministry of Interior which is also where speeding tickets from ANTAI come from. That’s how they have your data.