(18-05-2023, 09:01 AM)Ivor Hawkins Wrote: Thanks Hugh and Chris, I am not a big fan of satnavs, I prefer maps any day, but I have done the same thing as Hugh for years, just used the iPhone for the last few miles as the real advantage is to find your way around the towns and cities.
I have sorted out the fluorescent jacket, the warning triangle, the spare bulbs and now found that I may need a “clean air sticker” to be allowed into the towns and cities.
It looks like I’m going to have to do even more research!
Hi Ivor,
I think you will find an A7 is ineligible for a "Crit'Air" sticker (as are all cars over a certain age - https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/ ), which means you either avoid restricted zones, or gamble on not being caught. This was discussed here before and I *think* I'm right in saying that historic vehicles are exempted; however the reciprocal agreement we used to enjoy under the EU is no longer in place, and I don't know of any case where this has been challenged since Brexit.
On the plus side, I suspect this all sounds worse than it is, and some of the restricted zones apply only to commercial traffic. There doesn't seem to be any definitive list which I can find, but watch out for Paris, Grenoble, Lyon, Lille and other large cities. https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/certificats...critair#e5 . I tried to communicate with the French Government agency concerned a few years back and it was suggested that I should apply to the town hall of any city I intended driving through... The temporary/ seasonal zones are a whole 'nother matter.
I should add that I haven't travelled through France myself in the last few years and there are doubtless people among us who have more recent practical experience (Reckless?) - my comments are purely based on recent reading of the RAC and similar sites - which are not tailored at all towards the needs of touring vintage car drivers.
edit: Ah, here's that old thread. It may be out of date now, of course. Don't let it put you off Ivor, touring in an A7 is the best thing (right up there with a '52 Vincent and a red-headed girl...)
https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/for...p?tid=3946