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Low emission zones: will classic cars stay in the garage?

1/29/2024, 4:58:55 PM

Highlights: Low emission zones: will classic cars stay in the garage?. The French Federation of Vintage Vehicles (FFVE) has been working for several years to obtain exemptions from each municipality. The most polluting, that is to say those which emit the most fine particles and nitrogen oxides, are in the crosshairs. At the dawn of the opening of the Rétromobile show at Porte de Versailles, in Paris (from January 31 to February 4), Jean-Louis Blanc, president of the FFVE, takes stock of this issue.


DECRYPTION - The French Federation of Vintage Vehicles takes stock of the matter.

Since major cities announced, as part of the mobility orientation law (LOM), the implementation of traffic restrictions to improve air quality, the world of classic vehicles has been holding its breath.

The French Federation of Vintage Vehicles (FFVE) has been working for several years to obtain exemptions from each municipality having decided to establish these famous low-emission zones (ZFE) which will prohibit the circulation of certain categories of vehicles. .

The most polluting, that is to say those which emit the most fine particles and nitrogen oxides, are in the crosshairs.

It is the Crit'Air sticker which will allow you to know whether or not the vehicle can circulate within the defined area.

Regulatory thresholds

At the dawn of the opening of the Rétromobile show at Porte de Versailles, in Paris (from January 31 to February 4), Jean-Louis Blanc, president of the FFVE, takes stock of this issue, knowing that the areas low emissions...

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