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n1 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Paris doesn’t want your dirty old car polluting its streets anymore. So starting July 1, Paris will ban cars registered before 1997 from entering the city center on weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The tough ban on heavy-polluting cars, which were made before current emissions requirements were adopted, will get even tougher: In 2020, pre-1997 cars will be banned from the city entirely, and the weekday restrictions will be applied to cars made before 2011. All cars will need windshield stickers showing the vehicle’s age, and violators face a fine of up to 35 euros (about $35). That fine will more than double, to 78 euros, starting in 2017.

Source: MarketWatch [marketwatch.com]

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