We just went without it hoping that if they gave us a ticket we’d have the email to show them. We were only passing through France so didn’t go into any cities and avoided any motorways that we had to pay tolls for
Ah, thanks for clarifying, we hope ours arrives prior to us leaving but we too have emails with confirmation and receipt for proof of purchase if challenged.
I forgot to order mine before le mans so took print out of the order confirmation. Took about 3 weeks to arrive in the post. I read that in certain locations it's a manual enforcement. So driving through a city that requires one should be ok - just don't park up if you can help it. Drove through Rouen without sticker and was fine.
Bearing in mind how little they cost, I decided to get one before a recent trip to France, even though I did not expect to need one given my planned route.
Some built up areas require them all the time. Others apparently bring in the requirement periodically, if air quality deteriorates.
RAC has a useful guide:
www.rac.co.uk
Decided that it was best to get one for a few Euros (€3.11 + €0.59 postage), just in case, rather than risk the potential of an on the spot fine of between €68 and €135.
Simple process to apply for one on the French government website
www.certificat-air.gouv.fr
Most difficult bit is getting it off the letter when it arrives and fixing it to the windscreen. They are very specific about where it goes. Wrong place is the same as not having one!
So far as I know they don't expire, so made sense to simply get one.
Some built up areas require them all the time. Others apparently bring in the requirement periodically, if air quality deteriorates.
- Permanent low-emission zones (known as ZCR – Zone à Circulation Restreinte)
- Temporary emergency low-emissions zones (known as ZPA – Zone de la Protection de l’Air)
RAC has a useful guide:
Crit'Air clean air stickers - need to know for driving in France | RAC Drive
With the law change in France we explain what the 'Crit'Air' clean air stickers are, where they're used, how to get one and what happens if you don't
Simple process to apply for one on the French government website
Le site officiel de la vignette Crit'Air (certificat qualité de l'air) - Ministère de la Transition écologique
Le seul site officiel à délivrer la vignette Crit’Air (certificat qualité de l’air), établie en fonction des émissions polluantes du véhicule.
www.certificat-air.gouv.fr
So far as I know they don't expire, so made sense to simply get one.
I agree with the above comments - these things are definitely not being moved around once applied...
As I do not like things cluttering up the windscreen when at home I always just stick them onto some clear plastic, e.g. envelope window / document wallet. After cutting around the sticker I slide them into a tax disc holder (remember those?!) and then display/remove when needed.
The above works for me, and I guess it also avoids the potential for MoT failure - since when fitted to the "correct" position on a UK van they can sit within the swept area of the windscreen.
As I do not like things cluttering up the windscreen when at home I always just stick them onto some clear plastic, e.g. envelope window / document wallet. After cutting around the sticker I slide them into a tax disc holder (remember those?!) and then display/remove when needed.
The above works for me, and I guess it also avoids the potential for MoT failure - since when fitted to the "correct" position on a UK van they can sit within the swept area of the windscreen.
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Mmm....the V5 document for my Transporter doesn't show the CO2 emission numbers requested on the CRIT'Air application form.
I just put zero as that's what it said when I checked on the DVLA site.
Application done, it showed up as a CRIT'Air 2 (yellow badge) which is correct for a Euro 6 diesel. So, hopefully all OK.
I just put zero as that's what it said when I checked on the DVLA site.
Application done, it showed up as a CRIT'Air 2 (yellow badge) which is correct for a Euro 6 diesel. So, hopefully all OK.
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Yes, that's what I got. I don't remember putting in the emissions. Just engine size I think and euro cat. For everyone else just make sure you get it directly from the French government website. Lots of other 'unofficial' sites come back after a Google search and I think they charge more
I got our crit air sticker when they first came out. Never had to use it or been asked for it in about 8 trips since. There was no way was I sticking the thing on my windscreen, so I cut around it on the backing paper & laminated it.
Me too plus it saves ordering another when you have to have a replacement screen
Having trouble ordering off the website.
Complete the form and upload the V5 in pdf, less than 2mb then it comes up with something about retrofit and won't go any further ?
Complete the form and upload the V5 in pdf, less than 2mb then it comes up with something about retrofit and won't go any further ?
This rings a bell. I found an image compression website via Google and used that I think (sorry I can’t be 100% sure which or where)
Edit......sorted it, very temperamental!!
