I raised this with the receptionist when we arrived, the civit du air can only be purchased in advance and only on the website, and has to be displayed in the vehicle, I also didn't know about it , the fine is 68 euro if caught, which suggests to me its not camera controlled , so you may be lucky, I can not do anything as you can't pay for it on a daily basis only in advance as i said earlier Not a great system really, also each city/ town operates differently, different times ect
It is not like the congestion charges we pay - It looks like you buy the sticker based on the registration year of the vehicle for a year, and its general type, stick it in the screen, pay a few Euros admin, that is all. But as you cannot have a sticker in a T2 or anything old, the sign is a No Entry.. End of Discussion. Then there may be additional speed limits put in place outside those zones if there is high pollution .. There is a grey sticker you show for historic cars. So there may be a way out. But obtaining that may be tricky.
I have no idea what jonnie foreigner is supposed to do but I doubt if you’ll be fined. Apparently, I can’t use my bus in several cities, but I wouldn’t want to anyway, our daily diesel is allowed anywhere, anytime. And Mick (LEF) probably doesn’t bother with laws, rules or regulations.
Time to stop worrying about it I think. I know there are only 3 permanent areas of exclusion (Paris, Strasbourg and somewhere else) - it’s the pop up ones that confuse the most - where are they, how frequent and how do you find out about them in advance? Anyway- thanks for the replies and bon chance!
I think the third one is Lille. But then you will find e.g. Bordeaux has a local system with a permanent zone. Just buy the wine from the producer..
Look on the RAC website as it tells you about driving in France and lists the cities you can’t go into ….. it’s a long list Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When i said "not a great system" I did mean not being able to pay for it unless you have pre purchased the ticket, I travel in london and have paid both the congestion charge and ulez on a very regular basis for work, but i can pay both on the day ,
To be fair, the French seem to love their laws and regulations. Take, for example, the rather Byzantine one about men having to wear budgie smugglers in municipal swimming pools…
Ahhh, lol. The French can be a little 'particulièr' as Dom suggests! Don't forget to send us loads of pics...missing our overseas travels like you wouldn't believe!
If you get pulled by the French fuzz , don't argue with them ,they speak very good french and you'll get lost in argument. Take 2 ,10mm spanners because you're bound to loose one
Geez, I only carry a spare fan belt, run electronic ignition change the oil every 3000ks, have it well tuned. Done 55000ks on the latest 2l type 4 minor rebuild. In that time approx. 12 years only had a coil go and rubber bend pop off on air bypass go, both an easy fix. If you have the engine running right you dont need all the paranoid spare parts shop packed in your van. Besides if travelling the continent you guys are just down the road from Germany for parts... ...just drive 'em and remember they are not sports cars so what is the rush to get where your going.
Totally agree about having the engine running right. Mine’s on 85k and not had a rebuild so is full of lovely OEM bits which are now well worn but hanging in there. A 123 dizzy so helps peace of mind too. But, I have to admit carrying a small spares department with me - just in case; Accelerator cable Bowden tube Alternator belt Clutch cable Rocker cover cook seal Short lengths of fuel hose Handbrake cable Coil to distributor HT lead Distributor cap Fuel filter Coil Vacuum non return valve Stub axle nut Idle balance rubber elbow Length of fuel pipe Length of vacuum pipe Light switch Flasher relay Ignition switch Headlight bulb Hazard relay Spark plug Regulator Front wheel bearing kit with seal Fuel pump Fuel pump rod Length of wire Carb diaphragms for top Carb cardboard gaskets x 2 Swan neck gasket Dip stick boot x 2 Pipe push on connector - straight Fuel hose clamps Push rod tube seals Selection of nuts and bolts Copper manifold seal M8 screws Shrink wrap Spade connectors Bulb holder for instruments Fuses - all sizes Float valve Fuel pump gasket Length of wire with connectors Cv bolt Door mirror bracket Dash bulbs Rear lights bulbs Oil filter Electrical tape Paranoid, moi?
Spoke to the driver of this, he said its not camera controlled, weekends are fine but not 8am till 7pm ,he also said he has never been stopped, they are changing it to cameras in the near future which is why they are not actively policing it, we never drove in to Paris we took the train, the metro has tyres
I must admit, I was worried about this when taking Ernie (and the mrs) to French France earlier in June. We've just moved and he's only driven from the old house to the new house in the last 8 months (20 miles) so it was understandable really We did Macclesfield to Portsmouth in one stint, sticking at 55-57 and he was perfect! Total of 1250 miles over 5 days I took a Litre of oil to keep him topped up, and some spanners, duct tape and a few cable ties, and one of those little jump start packs. I didn't have time to chack things over before I left, but Dunc @SundialCamperSpecialists did a quick service for me and all was good Don't worry too much about it
Sorry can't help with the crit air, I've never heard of it.. We do things in France and it's better to ask for forgiveness later Sent from my ART-L29 using Tapatalk
