Crit’Air

[RallyChamp]

AlunR said:

HA!

https://www.ffve.org/arrete-de-paris-du-28-mai-202...

This says they have an exemption... I'm emailing FFVE now to confirm

Will take a copy of my V5 to confirm ownership and age - i.e not a backdated vehicle

[LawrieC]

S600BSB said:

LawrieC said:

I love the way this goes on and on. There's no right and wrong, its just French.

Can't wait till we have the Schengen Visa next year .

Just make sure it’s displayed bottom right and you will be fine!

Mines been top left for 6 years

[RemcoB]

There seem to be some developments - they’re working on a ‘vignette de collection’, but no information about availability for cars registered outside France:

https://media.roole.fr/quotidien/reglementation/zf...

[Bumbly1]

Any further news on this, planning to go to Le Mans Classique in 2025 with a 1961 vehicle, Historic taxation class in UK?

[S600BSB]

Been at my place in Normandy the last month and certainly seeing many more crit’air badges on vehicles now. We used to joke with the locals that it was a Brit’air tax..

[LawrieC]

This is a pigs breakfast. There was supposed to be an exemption for classic cars, and it seems that you can't have a sticker, (not that it would be any good) if the car predates the categories, but the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs does not believe that foreign historic vehicles have been fined so far.

Talking of pigs breakfasts, the new visa system starts in Mid 2025, (st, that's June) after numerous delays

[Doofus]

LawrieC said:

This is a pigs breakfast. There was supposed to be an exemption for classic cars, and it seems that you can't have a sticker, (not that it would be any good) if the car predates the categories, but the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs does not believe that foreign historic vehicles have been fined so far.

Talking of pigs breakfasts, the new visa system starts in Mid 2025, (st, that's June) after numerous delays

The exemption is for French classic cars (carte gris holders).

My understanding it's there's no such exemption for non-EU classics and/or there's no mechanism to get such exemption.

[hmg]

Unless I’m mistaken there’s no way of enforcing the fines( no camera systems like in the UK) unless you’re very unfortunate to be pulled over in person. I’ve driven and old Classic through Paris and Rouen twice in the last couple of years..not a sniff but does the PH community know anyone who has been pulled ?

[NDA]

LawrieC said:

Talking of pigs breakfasts, the new visa system starts in Mid 2025, (st, that's June) after numerous delays

I wasn't aware - thanks. Heading to France in, er, June.

Hopefully it's a simple process having already booked everything.

[The Leaper]

The new EU visa system has been delayed several times. Maybe it will not be in place by the time of LM25. Application has to be made ahead of arrival in the EU country. Arrive without it and you will not be let in. For maybe the past 6 months you have been able to register online in order to get visa alerts and updates. Google is your friend.

R.