Polluting vehicles: automated fines of 68 euros imposed in low-emission zones by 2024 – franceinfo

ZFEs currently concern 11 French cities and should include 43 by 2025. Article written by Published on 25/10/2022 16:02 Updated on 25/10/2022 19:14 1 min. A first version of this article erroneously announced that the fines aimed at drivers of excessively polluting vehicles would be class 4, i.e. a maximum of 750 euros, as first declared on Tuesday October 25 by the Minister for the Ecological Transition, Chistophe Béchu . The latter’s cabinet has since corrected this information, specifying that the fines would be class 3, i.e. 68 euros. Will car pollution in cities decrease? The first ministerial committee for monitoring low emission zones (ZFE) announced on Tuesday, October 25 the establishment of an “automated sanction control” system against polluting vehicles by the second half of 2024. This regulation targets those prohibited in the agglomerations concerned by the system. ZFEs already concern 11 French cities and must include 43 of at least 150,000 inhabitants by 2025. Objective of the system: gradually ban the most polluting vehicles. So far, no sanctions have been put in place. Local authorities have the choice of the perimeter and possible derogations but must respect a progressive timetable for banning traffic if the air quality standards set at European level are exceeded. From January 1, 2023, Crit’Air 5 vehicles (diesel vehicles produced before 2001) will be affected. On January 1, 2024, it will be the turn of the Crit’Air 4 (diesel before 2006) then the Crit’Air 3 (diesel before 2011 and petrol before 2006), on January 1, 2025. Will there be gantries or cameras to carry out these automated checks? The Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu assures that the “technical characteristics of the selected projects will be presented when they are known”. Offenders will face a fixed class 3 fine, or 68 euros, said the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Christophe Béchu had initially announced that these fines would be “theoretically class 4”, or 750 euros maximum. “ZFEs are a necessity for ecological and public health reasons”, insisted the Minister Delegate for Transport, Clément Beaune. “Everything must be done to ensure that automated sanction control is developed as quickly as possible,” he added. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link