Rouen Low Emission Zone?
Hi
We are travelling from UK to Spain by car, not towing, and we normally go through Rouen, in fact we did the trip September 2023 and March 2024.
We stick to the main route,A28, N338 (maps also showing D18 as option and I cant remember which one we did last time) and basically heading back onto the A13 to A28 south
ive read Rouen is in the low emission zone, but also reading the main route isn’t and the French map seems to indicate it’s all in the zone!
Its to late to get the green sticker, although the car is a 2024 so new, but anybody been there in the last 6 months, not coming off the main route, without the sticker ??
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Or you can by pass Rouen altogether by going south from Yvetot and crossing the river Seine by the Pont de Brotonne bridge.
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This might be the best option actually so thank you.
My experience with Rouen is it’s very busy and congested even on the main routes, we don’t stop so although it’s showing about 30 minutes longer, it’s maybe a better option anyway and possibly more scenic.
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You don’t say when you are going. However, as I understand it, when you apply for the crit aire sticker you are sent an email with a “paper” sticker which can be used as proof of purchase. This will cover you if stopped. Your actual sticker will then be at home on your return. The stickers last for the life of the windscreen so it would be ready for your next trip.
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Thanks, Ive applied for it anyway like you suggested, its only a few euros, so hopefully will be logged on their system shortly. Ive had acknowledgment
We go in around 7 days so will decide which way once they send accepted or whatever, the car is new anyway so wont be changing it any time soon
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I wouldn’t worry about it for 1 trip, as you have already applied for the sticker. As you are passing straight through the chance of being stopped is minimal. More likely if you are parked up in the centre and some jobs worth parking assistant spots you.
I suspect the rule will, over time, fall by the wayside as breathalizer kits have done, although they were until recently still being peddled by the ferry companies.
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Actually they identify vehicles passing through Rouen with a network of cameras, not by stopping them . But whether they can then trace the owner of an offending British car is widely debated. Some say that since Brexit the British DVLA is not co operating with the French authorities and will not hand over information of ownership, and others say I wish that were so.
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I also understand they use cameras, they are also quite explicit as to where the sticker should be put on the windscreen probably to help recognition. I would be very surprised if the DVLA has withdrawn co-operation with the French but they are so inefficient, you might still get away with it!
peedee
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There is a rummer, including my son who lives in Germany, that europe doesnt have an agreement with the UK to trace and chase speeding fines
Well they do trace them, when i got back from my last trip to spain via france, about 3 weeks later i had a speeding fine notice from the spanish authorities. If I paid within 30 days it was halved (only has 1 week left!). Think it was 50 euros
What the would do if I didnt pay it I dont know, but it keeps going up, and on the basis I have a home there I paid it as I didnt want issues in the future if I got stopped.
As far as the french emission zones, i have read they are using or about to, cameras and thats the only reason I was concerned, we are not stopping and the chances of being stopped…..
And Im not going to stick it on the windscreen anyway for 2-3 days travelling through france every year, but at least I have it!
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So for anyone searching it looks like Im now legal after applying Saturday and its now Sunday:
Your certificate will soon be sent by mail at the address indicated during your order.
In the wait , this invoice allows you to prove your approach and the classification of your vehicle.Yours sincerely,
The Air Quality Certificate Service
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Drove through Rouen yesterday from South on the Autoroute and following the signposted route to Calais. No sign of any low emission zone signs, in fact, I don’t believe that any through routes in major French cities and towns require CritAir sticker.
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We drove through Rouen a fortnight ago, going south, and definitely saw the low emission signs. Also saw a sign telling us once we were out of the LEZ. As well as that, our satnav warned us we were entering a LEZ. From A28, going onto A13 via left bank of river, then on to A154.
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If you ask Via Michelin (or a good sat nav) for a route avoiding Low Emission Zones they do offer a route through Rouen. But that may not be the route through the city which experienced travellers have got used to taking.
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Definitely saw no signs going North although I believe that the through route is right bank then the long tunnel to join up with the autoroute.
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