Crit'Air professional: what sticker for a company car?

Verified 15 September 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

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For an individual

What is the Crit'Air sticker? Is a company's fleet affected? What category of Crit'Air vignette to buy? What's the price? How do I apply? We'll show you the rules to know on the Crit'Air vignette.

The Crit'Air vignette specifies the pollution level of the vehicle.

There's 6 thumbnails : the higher the number of the sticker, the more polluted the vehicle.

All vehicles must have a Crit'Air vignette : car, utility, motorcycle, scooter, heavy goods vehicle...

The Crit'Air sticker must be bonding in a manner that visible on the vehicle.

The Crit'Air vignette depends on :

  • Type of vehicle : car, lightweight utility, motorcycle, scooter, heavy goods vehicle...
  • Type of energy or fuel : electric, diesel, petrol...
  • Euro Standard of the vehicle or date of 1re registration

Use the simulator to find out which Crit'Air sticker to buy for your vehicle:

Calculate the Crit'Air category of your vehicle (Crit'Air sticker)

Please note

if the vehicle is retrogression, see the site of issuance of the air quality certificate, because you can benefit from a Crit'air better ranked under conditions.

The price of the Crit'Air vignette excluding shipping costs is €3.11.

If you buy a thumbnail, the price is €3.72 shipping costs included.

If you place a group order, the price depends on the shipping method chosen.

There's one Crit'Air sticker per vehicle.

The procedure varies if you have a fleet of vehicles or not.

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Fleet

You can order Crit'Air stickers via the professional area from www.certificat-air.gouv.fr.

Company fleet: request a Crit'Air vignette

In case of difficulties, you can contact the Crit'Air sticker issuing service:

Who shall I contact

  • Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service (Crit'Air sticker)

    By telephone

    0 800 97 00 33 (free from a fixed station)

    Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm

    Outside France, please call +33 800 970 033.

    By email

    Use the contact form.

    By mail

    Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service

    BP 50637

    59506 Douai Cedex

Other situation

You can buy the Crit'Air vignette online or by mail.

On the Internet

Carte grise The vehicle's Certificate of Registration (C of R) must be up to date.

Otherwise, you must do the change of address before requesting the certificate.

Apply online for a Crit'Air sticker (air quality certificate) for a vehicle registered in France

You can use this online service to find out where your request is.

Carte grise Prepare your vehicle, as you must provide the vehicle registration number.

Follow your request for Crit'Air Vignette 

The time for issuing the certificate is approximately 10 days.

In case of difficulties, you can contact the Crit'Air sticker issuing service:

Who shall I contact

  • Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service (Crit'Air sticker)

    By telephone

    0 800 97 00 33 (free from a fixed station)

    Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm

    Outside France, please call +33 800 970 033.

    By email

    Use the contact form.

    By mail

    Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service

    BP 50637

    59506 Douai Cedex

By mail

Carte grise The vehicle's Certificate of Registration (C of R) must be up to date.

Otherwise, you must do the change of address before requesting the certificate.

Download the Crit'Air sticker application form.

Carte grise Prepare your person to complete the form.

Once completed and signed, send the form to the national certificate authority.

Attach the payment by check to the orderImprimerie Nationale SA.

Application for Crit'air vignette by mail (air quality certificate)

Who shall I contact

  • Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service (Crit'Air sticker)

    By telephone

    0 800 97 00 33 (free from a fixed station)

    Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm

    Outside France, please call +33 800 970 033.

    By email

    Use the contact form.

    By mail

    Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service

    BP 50637

    59506 Douai Cedex

You can use this online service to find out where your request is.

Carte grise Prepare your vehicle, as you must provide the vehicle registration number.

Follow your request for Crit'Air Vignette 

The time for issuing the certificate is approximately 10 days.

In case of difficulties, you can contact the Crit'Air sticker issuing service:

Who shall I contact

  • Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service (Crit'Air sticker)

    By telephone

    0 800 97 00 33 (free from a fixed station)

    Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm

    Outside France, please call +33 800 970 033.

    By email

    Use the contact form.

    By mail

    Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service

    BP 50637

    59506 Douai Cedex

You need to paste the thumbnail front of the vehicle so that it is visible from the outside:

  • For a 2 or 3 wheels: on the fork
  • For a car, utility, heavy goods vehicle...: inside the vehicle, front visible from the outside, on the lower right part of the windshield

Video: How to affix the Crit'Air sticker (air quality certificate)?

Vidéo - How to affix the Crit'Air sticker (air quality certificate)?

Operating instructions for a vehicle with windshield

Clean the inside of the windshield at the bottom right.

The surface should be clean and dry before application.

Peel off the whole from the back of the document and paste it onto the cleaned area.

The Crit'Air sticker must be visible from the outside.

Once glued, do not attempt to reposition the assembly as this will tear the thumbnail.

Operating instructions for a vehicle without a windshield

Remove the patch that is on the front of the mail

Take off the certificate gently. Be careful, the surface is sticky.

Return the certificate and reposition it in the same place.

Take off the whole from the back of the document.

The Crit'Air sticker must be affixed, visible from the outside, to a surface located at the front of the vehicle in a highly visible manner: fork, mudguard, right front fairing.

No, a vehicle keeps the same Crit'Air vignette throughout his life.

Once purchased, the sticker remains valid as long as she stays legible.

During a pollution episode, the thumbnail is obligatory for circulate in the event of implementation of the differentiated (alternating) circulation .

FYI  

the road signs indicate any reductions in maximum permitted speeds or traffic deviations.

The thumbnail is obligatory for circulate in a low-emission mobility zone (m-EPZ).

However, access to an m-EPZ cannot not be prohibited to vehicles displaying a mobility card inclusion with the mention parking for disabled people.

Consult the Bison Futé app for know the m-EPZs and their movement restrictions :

Smart Bison: Reviewing Low Emission Zones (m-EPZ) and Traffic Restrictions (Crit'Air Vignettes Allowed)

Example :

In the Metropolis of Greater Paris m-EPZ, light vehicles (PTAC: titleContent ⩽ 3.5 tons) not classified or bearing the Crit'Air 4 or Crit'Air 5 sticker may not circulate from Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., except public holidays. This movement restriction applies to heavy goods vehicles 7 days a week, from 8 am to 8 pm.

The fine is different for a light vehicle and for a heavy goods vehicle.

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For a light vehicle (PTAC ⩽ 3.5 tons)

Move in a low-emission mobility zone (m-EPZ) with a unauthorized vehicle or without a Crit'Air sticker shall be sanctioned by a fine up to €450.

In general, it is a flat-rate fine of €68.

The same fine is planned if you don't respect the movement restrictions in case of alternating traffic during a pollution episode.

The following vehicles are concerned:

  • Passenger car
  • 2 or 3 wheels, motor quadricycles
  • Lightweight Utility

This offense may result in immobilization of the vehicle and its impoundment.

For a truck

Move in a low-emission mobility zone (m-EPZ) with a heavy goods vehicle not authorized or without a Crit'Air sticker shall be punished by a fine of up to €3,750.

In general, it is a flat-rate fine of €135.

The same fine is planned if you don't respect the movement restrictions in case of alternating traffic during a pollution episode.

This offense may result in immobilization of the vehicle and its impoundment.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service (Crit'Air sticker)

    By telephone

    0 800 97 00 33 (free from a fixed station)

    Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm

    Outside France, please call +33 800 970 033.

    By email

    Use the contact form.

    By mail

    Air Quality Certificate Issuance Service

    BP 50637

    59506 Douai Cedex