Paris bans old cars in air pollution crackdown

Paris banned old cars from its streets today in a bid to crackdown on air pollution. Any car registered before 1997 - excluding vintage vehicles - will be barred in the city centre between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday. Anyone caught breaking the rules will be issued with a €35 fine for their first offence. This will increase in January to €68 for private cars and €135 for trucks. Air pollution kills 48,000 people a year in France and around 3.7 million worldwide, according to figures from the French public health agency.
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