I don't think it is, but asking for son and family who are going to DLP in April. They will be driving straight from Calais, using the motorways and do not intend to drive anywhere else. I know the zones have been extended recently but can't find an up to date map.
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Please everyone be aware that just getting the sticker isn't the end of it. All Crit-Air zones have regulations about which vehicles can enter, and when, and these will be displayed on the overhead gantries or roadside signs, of clean air zones. If you have a 1 or 2 category then you are generally allowed in all the time, but 3 or below and there are often restrictions, so everyone needs to be aware of this. It's not easy, because different zones have different rules, and they can even differ from day to day, on days of still air and high pollution levels.
He has got a sticker, just in case.
Has anyone had actual experience of driving into one of these zones?
Presumably if the display on the gantry/signs shows you're not allowed in that zone, there will be plenty of opportunities to get off the road and head off in a different direction - I can just imagine seeing that we are not allowed in the zone but being 'trapped' on the road, unable to escape.
We've never driven through one, and even in the Rouen one, which we use regularly, we have never seen the display signs. We shall be going that way again very shortly, and I'll report back about how much 'warning' you're given.
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Quote: Originally posted by bofs on 09/3/2023
He has got a sticker, just in case.
Has anyone had actual experience of driving into one of these zones?
Presumably if the display on the gantry/signs shows you're not allowed in that zone, there will be plenty of opportunities to get off the road and head off in a different direction - I can just imagine seeing that we are not allowed in the zone but being 'trapped' on the road, unable to escape.
The number of times we have gone down a narrow road to find a sign of "route barré" halfway down the road,where there are no turning points, leads me to suspect that the signage for crit'air will be obscure
For a scheme that is in most respects seemingly organised so well (the sticker application web site even has an official English version - thankfully!), finding in detail EXACTLY where the zones cover and their limits seems to be a real challenge! Yet to find a map with shaded zones showing affected area!
Not even sure how they are enforced, the stickers are fairly obvious, both colour and number coded, and always to be placed in a specific part of windscreen, so easy for any 'official' in proximity of your vehicle to spot, not sure any automated CCTV type system could monitor them though.
My visit to France last year didn't knowingly take us into any zones, BUT the legislation covering zones allows for instant/temporary 'pop-up' zones anywhere if pollution levels are locally high, which could have caught us, and you can never be sure you don't get redirected onto a road that may run through one (I gather that recent roadworks and diversions around Rouen caused a bit of confusion!), so for a little over £4 delivered to UK it really seemed a no brainer, just get a sticker anyway, my car qualified for the top level '1' 'go anywhere, anytime' sticker, so then fit and forget about zones! - unless your vehicle is one of those with a more restrictive sticker, then you obviously have to think more about where and when you hit a zone!
The application is easy, and the sticker arrived in around 10 days. If visiting France, I'd just get a sticker, no more planning worries, or frantic looking for signage to avoid zones!
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Here’s the map (or at least a screenshot of it) from the green-zones app. The app is available in Apple and Google versions, and customises itself to your car status. Mine is a CritAir 1 motor, so the map you see is relevant to that.
It does also show details for other European countries; I don’t have any other stickers, hence the red and black dots round the edge of the Hexagon. It also acts as a portal to buy other vignettes; don’t know if it adds a premium for the service.
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Quote: Originally posted by blueexpo97 on 09/3/2023
So is that the same link that Val A posted.
YES, it's the official French Gov web site.
Two advantages, 1) it has an English version OFFICIALLY produced by Gov (so no Google type mangling of the translation - well not too many!)
2) unlike 'unofficial' sites, no additional fees 'for the service' on top of basic costs.
.... and I suppose 3) Documents/payments/details are not passing through an unnecessary third party!
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