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01/7/2024 at 6:11pm
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...when I applied for one for my car I had to go searching on the manufacturers website for the specs for the make and model as it wasn't on the V5 either. I then entered that in my application on the official French Government website and it accepted my application.
I got an e-mail acknowledging my application and then, the following day (or maybe the day after that), I got another e-mail which confirmed the application was in process and the Crit'Air classification for my car. This latter e-mail states it can be used as proof of your vehicle classification if challenged in-lieu of the sticker.
The sticker came through in about 10 days, not bad service for less than €5.
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01/7/2024 at 8:20pm
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You only need one for driving onto a few large cities. Are you going to do that?
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02/7/2024 at 6:37am
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On this, the official, website the fuel type dropdown box is “ carburant” just above the car serial number box. If you tell us what model of motor, we can help find the CO2 level for you.
It’s a minor hassle, but getting a sticker, or just the email, saves worrying if you should take a wrong turn, or hit a diversion.
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02/7/2024 at 7:40am
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I know this keeps being said but the Critair sticker is not just needed in large cities. At times of high pollution whole regions can implement the policy so for the sake of £4.50 just get one. Incidentally, I often look for them on French cars when I am there and I can`t remember seeing one yet.
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02/7/2024 at 2:55pm
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Has anyone applied / ordered a crit air sticker for a company car?
I dont have possesion of the V5 but I do take the car abroad and have a VE103 which gives me permission to take the car overseas. It has all the information on it that a V5 would have. Can this be used instead? I dont usually apply for a crit-air but thought I might this time - I will be travelling to France and Spain and may possibly enter one or more of the crit air zones.
Any ideas??
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02/7/2024 at 5:00pm
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Quote: Originally posted by billy on 02/7/2024
Plenty of French cars do have them. If you are driving from Dieppe & around Rouen ring you enter an emission zone according to the signs I saw. Crit air stickers are only available online I think. You can’t buy them over counter as you can the German emissions sticker.
We got back less than a week ago after a month away, I saw more and more French vehicles with the stickers from lots of different departments.
IIRC Rennes, Nantes and Bordeaux are either introducing the requirement or have done so and all three are on a major north/south tourist route, two of these also have municipal campsites in the confines of their respective péripheriques/rocades.
We set off a month before not really knowing where we were going to end up, just a rough idea of where we wanted to go, I know I'd rather pay €5 for the life of the vehicle rather than €135 for being caught without it on just one occasion.
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05/7/2024 at 10:00am
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Quote: Originally posted by badger54 on 02/7/2024
I know this keeps being said but the Critair sticker is not just needed in large cities. At times of high pollution whole regions can implement the policy so for the sake of £4.50 just get one. Incidentally, I often look for them on French cars when I am there and I can`t remember seeing one yet.
A lot of French cars have them, but you will not see them on small cars in the country, I have one on mycamper and on my insignia but not on my local runabout which i use with the camper.
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06/7/2024 at 8:51am
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You ony need to fill in the required sections. I did one a few weeks ago and I'm pretty sure that I left the co bit blank.
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17/7/2024 at 3:55pm
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It is not specifically for the life of the vehicle, more the life of the windscreen. If you have to unfortunately have your windscreen replaced then you will have to buy another Critair cert
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18/7/2024 at 4:31pm
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I have a Full Electric (Company) Car, and I was pleasantly Suprised that by Having a Crit Air Sticker allowed me to have Free Parking in Le Harve.
Something I will look out for in future in other places, I only discovered it by chance to see if I could feed the meter the night before, to save me getting up early in the morning.
Le Harve Free Parking (French)
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18/7/2024 at 5:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by madasaman on 17/7/2024
It is not specifically for the life of the vehicle, more the life of the windscreen. If you have to unfortunately have your windscreen replaced then you will have to buy another Critair cert
Ish... ...you get an email confirming the issue of the sticker which can be used as proof of purchase and in-lieu of the sticker. If you've got a copy of that it's potentially for the life of the vehicle...
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via mobile 02/7/2024 at 8:14am
No VED in France either!
