New French "Clean Air" Stickers.

February 24, 2017

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A few guys have asked us if they will need to display the new French “Clean Air” stickers when driving to Genets this year. The answer is a resounding No as the route to Genets Lake does not go near any of the cities where these stickers are required!!

A bit of info below on this law:

The French clean air stickers - called Crit'Air vignettes - are part of a six-category sticker system that applies to all motor vehicles in certain areas to identify what emissions they produce.The vignette, or sticker system has been introduced to reduce the emissions output in larger cities, so on days where certain cities are at risk of reaching their Euro emissions limit, heavily polluting vehicles can be refused entrance based on the Crit’Air sticker they are displaying on the windscreen.The stickers are currently in use in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble.They apply to all road vehicles including motorbikes and affect both French residents and foreign drivers. Full info in English can be found by clicking here

This RAC page has lots of general info & advice on driving in France.