Cars from before 1997 are no longer welcome in Paris

Posted on 02-06-2016 at 11:05 by Dizono – 55 Comments”

Toutes les voitures? Almost all of them, with here and there some exceptions.

From 1 July 2016 may be passenger cars for 1997 built are not within the Périphérique of Paris. For motorcycles and scooters is the town even banned if they build have older than 1999. At least, on working days between 8 a.m. and 8 o’clock in the evening. In the weekends and in the evening you can the French capital, so it is still unsafe in your Renault 87’Fuego Turbo Diesel.

It is said that no less than mayor Hidalgo herself has advocated to make an exception for historical vehicles, or anything 30 years or older. The measure seems to be so that primarily the less fortunate Frenchman to take his older car used to get to work to drive. They should anyway, but the public TRANSPORT use. Nevertheless, I find this personally a much better solution than a complete ban of old cars, as they did in Rotterdam. The lover of classics, or do can his car just to keep, can only see him less often than he/she might want to.

UPDATE: classic cars remain welcome!