By passing Rouen safely!!!!

[Betty 2]

Hi All
We are travelling from Dieppe
to Portugal, Can anybody tell us the Safeway to pass through
Or passed Rouen emissions zones without hitting them heading to sees for our first evenings stop over Our 2.5 ton
V class camperVan is 21 years old now you see!!
We are trying to keep to motorways as much as possible!!

Thanks James

 

[Rapido925M]

Low emissions zone in Dunkirk apparently and thousands of Brit vehicles driving through it on the way to the ferry or the hypermarket each day

There are different sorts of emission zones in France: some are permanent (like UK ones) whilst others are called into operation by the local authorities, depending upon the air quality at that time.
There are also a range of categories of vehicles: mine is CritAir4, being built in 2002 and therefore regarded as quite polluting.

Enforcement currently relies on Monsieur Gendarme stopping you and demanding an instant payment. Next year, I believe, there will be ANPR cameras and punishment will be hard to avoid.
I've had palpitations by inadvertently driving into Aachen and Freiburg (Germany), only realising that they had Umwelt Zones as I passed the sign: no warnings that I noticed. Ignorance is no excuse BUT I got through safely. Now I take much more care with my route planning by placing green POIs around those cities: I just wish TomTom offered this sort of information!

Happy travels - Gordon

 

[Itsmcb]

As an owner of an older van these zones are quite worrying. They are increasing in numbers every year and there is potential to stray into one and receive a big fine. I have the 'greenzones eu' app which shows them all in detail on a map. There are far more than people think.

 

[TobyQuest]

There are different sorts of emission zones in France: some are permanent (like UK ones) whilst others are called into operation by the local authorities, depending upon the air quality at that time.
There are also a range of categories of vehicles: mine is CritAir4, being built in 2002 and therefore regarded as quite polluting.

Enforcement currently relies on Monsieur Gendarme stopping you and demanding an instant payment. Next year, I believe, there will be ANPR cameras and punishment will be hard to avoid.
I've had palpitations by inadvertently driving into Aachen and Freiburg (Germany), only realising that they had Umwelt Zones as I passed the sign: no warnings that I noticed. Ignorance is no excuse BUT I got through safely. Now I take much more care with my route planning by placing green POIs around those cities: I just wish TomTom offered this sort of information!

Happy travels - Gordon

Oops. I was in Aachen 2 days ago!

 

[gus-lopez]

Low emissions zone in Dunkirk apparently and thousands of Brit vehicles driving through it on the way to the ferry or the hypermarket each day

That says " to come"
I use dunkirk never been anywhere near the town? wouldn't evn know where it was? I arrive usually on th e D300 ,straight over the A16 in to the port -or from berguse down A16 & in to the port

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[cyberyacht]

We used Lenny Bs route in May. N27 down to bc A151
A150 and N1338 and N138 sign posted to A13

We were heading into Brittany and love the Pont Normandie but from A13 hit any direction south
A13 not expensive

As did I as enumerated in Post #11.

 

[Oldwindsurfer]

Have I missed it? How does the CritAir work? I have a class 2 sticker, are you picked up by camera or are you likely to be stopped and a check done? Just wondering as we are heading to France in two weeks.

 

[Verteuil Man]

Have I missed it? How does the CritAir work? I have a class 2 sticker, are you picked up by camera or are you likely to be stopped and a check done? Just wondering as we are heading to France in two weeks.

Having a Crit Air 2 sticker you can go anywhere

 

[Oldwindsurfer]

Having a Crit Air 2 sticker you can go anywhere

Thanks, I was wondering how they check it?

 

[Verteuil Man]

Thanks, I was wondering how they check it?

Until 2025 it is done by a Gendemere seeing you. After that it is camera. With a 2 sticker there is no need to bother. So far it is the most efficient engine produced.

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[TobyQuest]

Can we pick these up on ebay yet ?

 

[Oldwindsurfer]

Until 2025 it is done by a Gendemere seeing you. After that it is camera. With a 2 sticker there is no need to bother. So far it is the most efficient engine produced.

Wish it was that efficient to allow travel in this Country in clean air zones. Bath and Bristol want £9, Portsmouth is free though.

 

[Riverbankannie]

With a 2 sticker there is no need to bother. So far it is the most efficient engine produced.

I thought you could get a class 2 crit air with a euro 5 engine. As Oldwindsurfer says, these are chargeable in UK.

 

[Verteuil Man]

I thought you could get a class 2 crit air with a euro 5 engine. As Oldwindsurfer says, these are chargeable in UK.

Yes you can.

 

[cyberyacht]

I'm Euro 5. Mt Crit Aire is 2, the Umwelte is 4 just to confuse everyone.

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[gus-lopez]

I'm Euro 5. Mt Crit Aire is 2, the Umwelte is 4 just to confuse everyone.

I'm euro 4. crit air is 3 umwelt is 4, eco sticker isB