We’ve travelled down to W of Paris today ready for a visit to Versailles tomorrow but blissfully unaware of the requirements for encroaching in the Greater Paris LEZ. The satnav was instructed to avoid toll roads (it didn’t) and we ended up skirting the edge of the city on the peripherique.
The car (2007 petrol) is Euro4 and it would seem the appropriate sticker should’ve been acquired (£4.20) I’ve managed to make a payment online today but I suspect we’ll be hit with a 68E fine for not displaying the correct sticker on the day. Les Cuntz.
NB, if you’re driving to France & going anywhere near Paris (unless you’re driving a milkfloat} you’ll need to have purchased the appropriate sticker & be displaying it. It’s not like the UK where if you know you’re vehicle is compliant you don’t need to buy anything.
PSA - It’s not just Paris, a lot of big cities require them. Ended up doing a mad detour around Rouen last time because of the sticker need. Thankfully Waze and Google Maps seem to be aware of how these zones operate now so it gave appropriate instruction.
The guy leading the charge runs the local garage. The CPZ will definitely put him out of business because he uses the two roads around him as a giant car park.
The angry boomers on my estate supporting him don’t seem to be able to articulate much more than “muh car!”.
