France: Air Quality Certificate for Paris, now operative.

[Slushbox]

The French CRIT'air site is now open to register your car if you're visiting Paris. Les Anglais will need a good scan of the V5 - the first inside page, and €4.80 or so for postage to UK. Debit cards only.

Also the VIN number, CO output in G/KM and detailed model of your car

All fairly painless. English web page here:

https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/

Edited by Slushbox on Wednesday 1st February 18:51

[Slushbox]

^^^ Same here. Bought a zero VED diesel estate mile muncher, with Euro6 and stop/start for Euro travel.

Costs are mounting; €4.80 for a CRIT'air, ten thousand pounds an hour to park in Westminster... (I made that up), upsides are 65 mpg and a 700 mile range.

We diesel drivers are now the spawn of Satan. I'm hoping for a Grade 1 CRIT'air tag. Perhaps Westminster should have considered the French scheme instead of taxing parked diesels. :-)

• Also noted today; CRIT'air vignettes now apply in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble. Strasbourg and many others 'to follow.'

Edited by Slushbox on Thursday 2nd February 11:36

[Slushbox]

I changed my car over Christmas and registered the new one with the Crit - ters. Had an email two days later with the confirmation, and the full sticker five days later.

I used the free Irfanview (PC) software to resize the scans of the V5.

Antwerp has a similar pre-register scheme, but no sticker, also Nederlands are said to be introducing similar soon. Car is Euro 6 petrol eco-box, so no issues.

My old car sold within days, but the dealer took off the Crit'Air sticker first. No idea what will happen if the new owner tries to re-register it on Crit'air.

[Slushbox]

MikeDrop said:

Another thread revival.

I've just discovered I need one of these stickers to drive into Paris. Problem is I've sent the logbook off for a change of address and I leave a week today!

Is there a way of getting the sticker without the V5c? Or am I knackered?

When I 'certified' my car a couple of months ago the Crit'air site needed an upload.

They do send out an email fairly quickly so if the V5 does arrive back in time, and you register, a print-out of the email will suffice (they say).

If the LEZ isn't in operation on the day(s) you visit, then, presumably, you're not committing an offence.

The GreenZone app tells you when LEZs are in operation, but don't buy anything from them.