LEZ in France,

[OriginalBigAl]

The Low Emission Zones in major French cities have been scrapped, meaning the Crit Air stickers denoting the levels of pollution cars/ vans etc have, no longer apply and we are back to a free for all.
Consequently the uptake of EVs will most likely reduce as many of the grants/subsidies for EVs were linked to the LEZs and their expansion and will either disappear or drastically reduce in value thus devaluing EVs with the borderline buyers who thought that they could be a good idea apart from their long distance journeys for their annual hols.
How this affects the expansion of the charging network is anyone's guess , ask the bean counters.
Perhaps to reinvigorate the EV uptake maybe the tariffs on Chinese EVs could be reduced although Renault, Citroen and Peugeot might have something to say on that.
LEZs where always a contentious / divisive issue, as they are in the UK although the intentions were honorable it was always seen as a stick to beat the poor and disadvantaged, always a good tool for political opponents.
Still , a good use for all those unused Covid facemasks you have stashed in the back of a cupboard , should you wish to visit.
Politics hey!!!

 

[Ian Key]

Partially correct. According to the RAC the French National Assembly has voted to end the low emission zones, but it still has several stages to go through before it becomes law. So if you are driving in France on holiday you still need one.

Is this the end for emission zones in France? | RAC Drive

www.rac.co.uk

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Partially correct. According to the RAC the French National Assembly has voted to end the low emission zones it still has several stages to go through before it becomes law so if you are driving in France on holiday you still need one.

Is this the end for emission zones in France? | RAC Drive

www.rac.co.uk

True, but once it's announced to the French public it's extremely rare for a U turn. Unless of course there happens to be an excess of old tyres that need burning. Doubly ironic!
And again once its announced prosecutions for infringements seem to dissipate to zero.

 

[Everest]

Interesting - on a related matter, do you still need to carry a breathalyser test in France?

 

[OriginalBigAl]

Interesting - on a related matter, do you still need to carry a breathalyser test in France?

Errrm ! I don't really know. When it was first proposed they said that the kits would be available in every supermarket, tabac etc. Due to supply problems ( either true or not ) not all of these establishments could fulfil their commitments so the argument went " I went to buy some , but none were available " .
After a while the issue has gone a bit cold , and now its all a bit of a grey area .
You had to carry them , ( law ) but not necessarily use them , optional , then there was the question of trusting the read outs , " I used it and it said I was fine , Offiser "?
So , back to the first sentence, I should really look it up! Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Ian Key]

As far as I can remember they brought the law in requiring every driver to have two breathalysers in the car so if you used one you still had an unused one available but the punishment part was never passed.

The law was suspended indefinitely in January 2020 due to supply problems as @OriginalBigAl said.

 

[EVsince2016]

True, but once it's announced to the French public it's extremely rare for a U turn. Unless of course there happens to be an excess of old tyres that need burning. Doubly ironic!
And again once its announced prosecutions for infringements seem to dissipate to zero.

At only £5 for a CritAir sticker still needed in 3 French cities and in Geneva even if this bill is passed, I wouldn't take the risk tbh.