“I am being cheated by the town hall”
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The ZFE are a new standard authorizing or not a circular vehicle in large French cities. By 2030, only electric cars should remain. The objective is ecological and sanitary. This will therefore force many motorists to invest in cleaner cars. Provided you have the means.
Toulouse implemented the first restrictions at the beginning of 2022. Currently, Crit’Air 5 or unclassified vans, vans and heavy goods vehicles cannot circulate in the city. This is also the case for Crit’Air 4 utilities and heavy goods vehicles. This will change on January 1, 2023 with a traffic ban for all Crit’Air 4, 5 and unclassified vehicles.
He buys a less polluting car to be in the nails
What was not initially planned in Toulouse was the introduction of a “little riders” pass allowing prohibited vehicles to drive 52 days a year. A pass that was announced just a few weeks ago. Except that this places Bertrand, a 63-year-old local public service worker, in an uncomfortable situation, as he explains to our colleagues from La Dépêche du Midi in its December 20 edition:
“I wrote to the town hall of Toulouse last April to find out if there were alternatives, I explained to them that I did not have a lot of means. I was told that it was a European obligation”.
Forced, Bertrand therefore sold his diesel car from 2004 to take out a loan of €10,000 in order to buy a newer vehicle that is less polluting on paper. Except that with the surprise appearance of this “little riders” pass, the sixty-year-old did not need to change vehicles.
Bertrand claims reimbursement
Logically, he does not take off:
“I was scammed by the town hall of Toulouse… I will contact a lawyer to be reimbursed. It’s not normal that under popular pressure, we make a derogation 15 days before! I am sure that there will be new derogations in the following years.
to summarize
This case reported by La Dépêche du Midi in its edition of December 20 begins in the spring of 2022 when a motorist contacts the town hall of Toulouse for information on the ZFE. The new restrictions arriving, he decides to change his vehicle by taking out a loan when his finances are fair. Except that a few days ago, he discovered the establishment of a “small riders” pass which would have allowed him to avoid changing cars.