Sorry to ask about ...
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

[Closed] Sorry to ask about the Crit Air vignette again...

10 Posts
10 Users
0 Reactions
75 Views
Posts: 31056
Free Member
Topic starter
 

We head to France on the 20th July.

We’re off to the Lot et Garonne area and not doing the via-Paris route that bloody ViaMichelin and GoogleMaps always recommend. We’ll be taking the more westerly route down past Tours etc. stopping somewhere around Poitiers for a night. So we’re not passing any of the four Crit Air cities - Paris, Grenoble, Lille or Lyon.

Despite that, I thought I’d be cautious and order the vignette anyway, only to discover that I need the log book for our car, which is held by the lease company. FFS.

its going to be a ball-ache trying to get a digital copy of that from the lease company, and given that it takes 10 days for the sticker to arrive, I’m thinking I just won’t bother with it now. Right call?


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 5:00 pm
 mrmo
Posts: 10687
Free Member
 

I was in two minds but for the few quid it cost I got one, partly because I don't know fully what the ZPAs are about, and I will be travelling through one on my holiday.

https://www.crit-air.fr/en/information-about-the-critair-vignette/french-environmental-zones-zcr/french-environmental-zones.html


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 5:13 pm
Posts: 16346
Free Member
 

That link looks like it's to a reseller who add about 1000% to the cost. Best to go direct and save a lot of money. That said I wouldn't bother in the ops case as you won't need it and it's too late anyway


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 5:58 pm
Posts: 31056
Free Member
Topic starter
 

That said I wouldn’t bother in the ops case as you won’t need it and it’s too late anyway

This is what I wanted to hear. Cheers Nick. 😀


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 6:25 pm
Posts: 10315
Full Member
 

Although the official thing is best you get the invoice with your classification by email after a day which only costs 4 EUR and seems to cover you until the real thing arrives

office sites much cheapness:  https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 6:39 pm
Posts: 3223
Free Member
 

If your not going to require a crit air sticker, and aren't going to the cities, I wouldn't bother. Much the same as I wouldn't bother getting a Swiss orAustrian vignette hth


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 6:47 pm
Posts: 7954
Full Member
 

Contact the lease company. You need either the log book or a letter from them confirming car is in your possession to drive in some of Europe anyway. Lease company should provide that letter.


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 6:56 pm
Posts: 9180
Full Member
 

I’d get one.  Mine took about 5 days to arrive and a scan of your logbook would suffice.  Ask the lease company to do it for you...?


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 8:54 pm
Posts: 1190
Free Member
 

Crit air zones have been expanded massively this year.  Pretty much going to be passing through if you're heading south.


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 10:12 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

I drive in and around Grenoble every day. I've never needed it. We haven't even got around to getting it for our other car.

If you just come to France for a holiday, I wouldn't bother. It would be really bad luck if you found yourself bothered by not having it.


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 10:39 pm
Posts: 14410
Free Member
 

@superfli - the Crit Air is not the same as an Austrian or Swiss vignette.


 
Posted : 07/07/2018 10:52 pm

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!