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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They only made it 97 because they didn’t want to get rid of E39s
moving to paris in august. good thing: my car is from 2003. bad thing: my scooter is from 1995. sh*t.
Damn, my McLaren f1 was built in 1996
Some parts of Lisbon did it a long time ago. Pre 2000 can drive only if u have HHO
lisbon sucks d*ck and im portuguese
Finally someone is making changes, but they started it in the wrong way, they should have raised the cost for old cars cause they pollute more, and cut the price for new modern cars…and then you can restrict cars in places if you feel like it regarding pollution, but this seems to be not about pollution, but some arrogant pri*ks in high seats wish to see Paris in glory, so they wont allow old garbage cans go around and let some glorious cars go around…at least it’s 97 not 2010 or something.
european commies
I don’t think you know what communism is.
In their defence, I think I read somewhere that cars over 30+ years old would still be allowed.
Once again, decisions made by people who know nothing about cars. Like australia where P plaate drivers can’t drive turbo cars despite a lot of turbo cars consisting of 4-cylinder economy hatchbacks.
They changed it in NSW
Thats idiotic.. Compare 2000 diesel to 1990 petrol.. It would be something like green dot in germany (like my 1993 car had)
And what about vw clean diesel??