Grand Paris ZFE: ban on Crit’Air 3 pushed back
This page is translated from the original post "ZFE Grand Paris : l’interdiction des Crit’Air 3 repoussée" in French.

Initially prohibited from July 1, 2022, in the Grand Paris ZFE, Crit’Air 3 cars have their ban postponed by one year.
Low Emission Zones (ZFE) are proliferating across France, with the Parisian ZFE being the most aggressive in its schedule. However, the Grand Paris metropolis is facing reality and a lack of consensus among elected officials.
Why the delay?
Originally, all Crit’Air 3 vehicles were to stop driving within the Grand Paris ZFE— specifically ZFE-m, where “m” stands for “mobility” — starting July 1, 2022. This concerns diesel vehicles manufactured before 2011 and gasoline vehicles before 2006. However, the metropolis waited until the last minute, or rather D-day, to decide on this measure announced years ago.
But the council, convened last Friday, voted against this measure and the amendment proposed by EELV to implement it. As a result, the ban on Crit’Air 3 vehicles has been postponed by one year.
To justify this delay, the vice-president of the metropolis, Daniel Guiraud, wants to ensure “first and foremost the support of the State for low-income households, with an interest-free loan guaranteed by the State”, as reported in Le Parisien. The second reason for this refusal to implement the measure is the absence of “automated sanction control”.
The new schedule for the Grand Paris ZFE 2023-2030
Thus, Crit’Air 3 vehicles will continue to operate freely until July 1, 2023. But what will happen to the upcoming deadlines? Six months later, on January 1, 2024, the final blow will be delivered to Crit’Air 2. That is, all diesel and gasoline vehicles manufactured before 2011 will be banned!
The Grand Paris Metropolis will then prohibit Crit’Air 1 vehicles in 2030. The upcoming decade will therefore ban any vehicle that is not electric or hydrogen-powered.
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