Guides

Crit'Air guides for UK drivers

Everything you need to know about French environmental stickers, from categories and fines to where to stick it on a right-hand drive car.

What Is a Crit'Air Sticker?

Everything you need to know about the French environmental sticker - what it is, who needs one, and the 6 categories explained.

All 6 Crit'Air categories in detail. Find your category by fuel type and registration year, with a live calculator.

Driving through France, staying in a city, or just passing through to Spain? Find out if you need a sticker for your trip.

Step-by-step guide to getting your sticker. Documents needed, V5C photo tips, delivery timeline, and the digital facsimile.

Official French government instructions translated, with placement rules for UK right-hand drive cars, motorcycles, and motorhomes.

Exactly what arrives in the post: the envelope, the letter, the sticker with QR code, and what to do when it lands.

Fine amounts (€68–€450), enforcement methods, and how French fines work for UK drivers post-Brexit.

Motorhome-specific guidance: M1 vs N1 classification, V5C issues, where to display without a traditional windscreen.

Yes, EVs still need a sticker. Crit'Air 0 explained, plug-in hybrid classification, and the benefits in every zone.

Renting a car in France? Who provides the sticker, what to do if they don't, and who pays the fine.

The complete list of everything UK drivers need for France. Equipment, documents, rules, and tips.