If Your Car Was Built Before 1997, You Won't Be Able To Drive In Paris
The French capital’s issues with pollution have been well documented, as have the city’s attempts to deal with it. A couple of years ago there was a bizarre experimental system coming into play where you’d only be allowed to drive on particular days based on the number your registration plate starts with, and there’s also been the creation of more pedestrian-only zones. But the latest move is the most drastic: starting 1 July, any cars registered before 1997 will be banned from the city centre on weekdays, along with motorbikes built before 1999.
Ignore the ban, and you’re looking at a €35 fine, rising to €78 at the start of 2017. The cars affected are thought to make up about 10 per cent of the capital’s cars, but given advances in emissions controls over the years, that could amount to a big reduction in smog. The measures are set to get a lot more drastic too: from 2020, Paris will ban any vehicle registered before 2010 from entering the city centre.
With pollution levels in Paris among the worst across Europe drastic measures are needed, but the move won’t be popular, particularly as it’ll penalise poorer motorists unable to afford a car new enough to escape the pre-1997 ban and the eventual pre-2010 ban.
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As a french, I think it’s useless. They had better ban diesel (excluding delivery) in Paris
So a 11 year old Toyota Prius is banned but a 1 year old Hummer, no problem.
I read somewhere that those 10% of cars account for over half of the city’s emissions. It;s sad, but a perfectly logical step in reducing emissions.
except that this is probably based on what constructors say about their actual mpg, and we now all know it’s complete BS …
VW tdi , peugeot, renault, mitsubishi, GM and so on….
Just like Churchill used to say : “I only believe in statistics that I doctored myself”
So… its only in Paris, right?
How come?
Well that’s one way to cut the pollution I guess.
Well its is a crowded city, so cars aren’t the ideal way of transport anyways.
Thats the reason why whe Eifel Tower was built so high. So that the German can see where their speed limit reaches…
Since last year, you can’t drive a car before the year 2000 in Lisbon. Yet the air pollution haven’t come down
I am convinced that most of the air pollution in Paris does not come from cars with standard gas.
However :
-diesel
-heating systems
-industry (loads around Paris)
-agronomy (especially with all the products spread and fertilizers around Paris)
So to me this really sounds like B.S. and political (it’s good for the economy to force people buying new cars…)
On top, this desicion is not very well explained to general public and not backed up with facts. (and result expectations)