The new phase of the Low Emission Zone (ZFE ), designed to limit the circulation of polluting vehicles meeting Crit'Air 3 standards, has been postponed several times. But this time, the cars concerned won't be able to avoid it, and will have to disappear from Greater Paris by January 1, 2025! The metropolis regularly exceeds regulatory air quality thresholds, and these restrictions are supposed to improve the situation. Is your car one of the undesirables?
This applies to diesel cars over 14 years old and petrol cars over 19 years old, i.e. rather old cars classified as Crit'Air 3. They will bebanned from driving within the perimeter of the A86, the freeway that encircles the inner suburbs of Greater Paris, i.e. in 79 communes, on weekdays from 8am to 8pm.
Back in December 2020, the Metropole du Grand Paris had already decided to reinforce the metropolitan EPZ, with a ban on vehicles with Crit'Air 4 stickers. This time, according to the Apur, almost 625,000 cars are affected within Greater Paris and almost1.4 million in the Île-de-France region.
Greater Paris EPZ: 24-hour pass compulsory for certain vehicles in the capital from January onwards
The date is approaching: from January 1, 2025, vehicles with a Crit'Air 3 sticker will no longer be able to enter the capital, due to the Greater Paris EPZ. To allow them occasional access, the city plans to introduce a "24-hour pass". [Read more]
Greater Paris EPZ: 24-hour pass compulsory for certain vehicles in the capital from January onwards
