Paris bans old cars July 2016 - Classics exempt

[geeman237]

"Paris will ban cars registered before 1997 from the city between 8am and 8pm on weekdays, but classic cars registered 30 years or more ago will be allowed to drive"

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/paris-o...

[Old Merc]

So how do they propose to police it? will there be NPR cameras everywhere? will they be able to identify the age of every non French registered car?
If I drive through Paris in my UK registered 1996 Merc` SL320 will I get pulled?
Mind you after the referendum result I may get pulled anywhere in France??

[Riley Blue]

Cameras police emission zones in Germany and the congestion charge zone in London; why not in Paris too?

[Slidingpillar]

Apparently, it's not as simple! Do not assume your 30+ year old other than a French specially registered car is automatically exempt.

To be exempt, you need a 'Carte Gris de Collection' which applies to a French domestic registration. They may not fine anyone yet, or they may target les Rosbifs. Parce que ils peuvent...

[Riley Blue]

I wouldn't want to take my Riley to Paris anyway...

[Slidingpillar]

Ditto with the Morgan. They park by Braille in Paris.

[alolympic]

So, a 1 litre Renault 5 is not allowed on environmental grounds, but a 10 year old petrol Range Rover is. Genius!

[marshalla]

Old Merc said:

So how do they propose to police it? will there be NPR cameras everywhere? will they be able to identify the age of every non French registered car?
If I drive through Paris in my UK registered 1996 Merc` SL320 will I get pulled?
Mind you after the referendum result I may get pulled anywhere in France??

Same as the Germans, probably. If you don't have the right sticker in your windscreen you're in breach and fined if seen.

[gruffalo]

alolympic said:

So, a 1 litre Renault 5 is not allowed on environmental grounds, but a 10 year old petrol Range Rover is. Genius!

The Range Rover will pump out carbon dioxide and just about nothing else, the R5 will pump out less CO2 but more CO as well as hydrocarbons and other highly polluting substances.

Engine size does not equate to pollutant emissions.

[renorti]

let's hope someone in the uk does not get a similar idea.

[Morningside]

renorti said:

let's hope someone in the uk does not get a similar idea.

.*cough* London Mayor *cough*

[mgv8]

There is an ultra low zone coming in to London 2020 and yes hisoric car are alowed. It will be 24/7/365, the new plan is to make it bigger and start a year early.

[austin]

geeman237 said:

"Paris will ban cars registered before 1997 from the city between 8am and 8pm on weekdays, but classic cars registered 30 years or more ago will be allowed to drive"

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/paris-o...

So any car registered between 19 and 30 years is not allowed in, everything else is fine. I wonder how many cars are actually around from that time? I bet it's not that many.