Crit'Air company Vignette

Verified 25 February 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

All company vehicles must have a Crit'Air sticker. In particular, it makes it possible to know whether a vehicle is authorized to travel in low-emission zones (LEZs) or in the event of a pollution peak. We present the rules to know on the Crit'Air vignette, as well as the approach allowing to command one.

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

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

It exists 6 categories Crit'Air, each corresponding to a sticker number from 0 to 5: the higher this number, the more polluted the vehicle.

One vehicle is kept the same Crit'Air vignette throughout his life.

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

FYI  

The price of the Crit'Air vignette excluding shipping costs is €3.11 for vehicles registered in France.

The price is €3.81 shipping costs included.

For bundled orders, the price depends on the shipping method chosen.

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

One simulator lets you know which Crit'Air sticker to buy for a given vehicle:

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

Please note

A vehicle retrogression can generally benefit from a higher ranked Crit'Air sticker. For more information, please consult the site of issuance of the air quality certificate.

The procedure varies depending on whether the company has a fleet of cars or not.

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Fleet

For vehicle fleets, it is possible to order Crit'Air vignettes via the professional area from www.certificat-air.gouv.fr.

Company fleet: request a Crit'Air vignette

In case of difficulties, it is possible to 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

The Crit'Air sticker can be purchased online or by mail.

On the Internet

Carte grise The vehicle's Certificate of Registration (C of R) must be up to date. Otherwise, a change of address must be carried out before applying for the certificate.

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

An online service allows you to know where the demand is. Carte grise It requires the registration number of the vehicle (indicated on the

Follow your request for Crit'Air Vignette 

The time for issuing the certificate is approximately 10 days.

In case of difficulties, it is possible to 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, a change of address must be carried out before applying for the certificate.

Here are the steps to follow:

  • Download the Crit'Air vignette application form

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

  • Carte grise Fill out the form using the
  • Attach a check to the orderImprimerie Nationale SA of a value of €3.81 (vehicle registered in France) or €4.91 (foreign registered vehicle)
  • Send the form and check to the national certificate issuing service (to the following address: AIR QUALITY CERTIFICATE ISSUING SERVICE - BP 50 637 - 59506 DOUAI CEDEX)

An online service allows you to know where the demand is. Carte grise It requires the registration number of the vehicle (indicated on the

Follow your request for Crit'Air Vignette 

Please note

The time for issuing the certificate is approximately 10 days.

In case of difficulties, it is possible to 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

FYI  

The price of the Crit'Air vignette excluding shipping costs is €3.11 for vehicles registered in France.

The price is €3.81 shipping costs included.

For bundled orders, the price depends on the shipping method chosen.

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

Thumbnail must be pasted 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, on the lower right part of the windshield. The front of the sticker shall be visible from the outside.

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 must 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.

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

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 (LEZ).

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

The site Itineriz, funded by the Ministry of the Environment, provides access to:

  • All characteristics of existing EPZs (territory and vehicles concerned, derogations, etc.)
  • A path simulator making it possible to check the authorization to travel of his vehicle

Itineraries: list of EPZs and route simulation

Please note

In 2025, about 30 EPZs are being established.

The creation of an EPZ is accompanied by a local information campaign, lasting at least three months, which makes the controlled perimeter and the restrictions on movement known to the public.

Example :

In the Metropolis of Greater Paris m-EPZ, light vehicles (PTAC: titleContent ⩽ 3.5 tons) not classified or bearing the sticker Crit'Air 5, Crit'Air 4 or Crit'Air 3 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.

However, exceptions may apply. Thus, in 2025, a Crit'Air 3 vehicle is eligible for a ZFE pass allowing to travel for 24 days in the ZFE, in addition to weekends.

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 in case of non-compliance of 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 in case of non-compliance of movement restrictions, in the case of alternating traffic during a pollution episode.

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

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  • 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