Some 11,000 vehicles will theoretically no longer be able to circulate within the ring road from 1is January, date of implementation of the low emissions zone (ZFE). A scope reduced to the union minimum concerning 3% of the Gironde rolling stock. These “unclassified” vehicles cannot claim a Crit’air sticker graded from 1 to 5.
Who is affected? Cars (petrol and diesel) registered until December 31, 1996, motorized two-wheelers (unclassified) registered until May 31, 2000, utility vehicles (petrol and diesel) registered until September 30, 1997, heavy goods vehicles , buses or coaches (petrol and diesel) registered until September 30, 2001.
A 24 day pass
For Bordeaux Métropole, a certain number of exemptions are planned even if the vehicle ranks among the most polluting: people with disabilities with a mobility inclusion card (CMI), vehicles of companies in financial difficulty, vehicles of Civil Security associations, people suffering from illnesses requiring regular travel and vintage vehicles. Please note that unclassified vehicles will be able to travel on the access roads to the park and ride areas (adjoined to a tram station) within the ring road.
The Metropolis is also launching a “ZFE pass” for twenty-four days per year which will allow unclassified vehicles occasional access to the zone. The users concerned will thus be able to go to the hospital or access administrative centers located inside the ring road. The Metropolis indicates that an “automated infraction control system is planned. It will be operational from 2027. Until then, checks will be carried out by the national and municipal police, once all the regulatory signage has been installed in the territory. » A step which has not started, this signage will not be deployed before the beginning of 2025.
