Motorists banned from driving through central Paris - its Limited Traffic Zone explained

Enforcement to begin spring 2025 with fines of €135 for breaching rules Motorists from this week will be banned from driving through the centre of Paris as the capital's mayor continues to wage war on motoring. Anne Hidalgo, the socialist leader who has launched various punitive anti-car measures in her decade-long term, last week published a decree imposing a Limited Traffic Zone in the city. Paris introduces Limited Traffic Zone in city centre: Motorists from this week will be banned from driving through the centre of Paris as the capital's mayor continues to wage war on motoring Anne Hidalgo, the socialist leader who has launched various punitive anti-car measures in her decade-long term, has pushed through plans for a ZTL in the city Only traffic 'originating from or destined for the streets within this perimeter' will be authorised to travel through the three-mile-square area, which covers the first four arrondissements The Paris ZTL will officially be introduced on Tuesday 5 November as part of a traffic police order co-signed by the Prefect of Police and the Mayor of Paris. Since her election in 2014, Ms Hidalgo has made clear her ambitions of culling vehicles from the capital As of October 1, TotalEnergies forecourts located at Porte d'Aubervilliers, Porte d'Orléans and Quai d'Issy-les-Moulineaux have all removed diesel availability under orders from the city The move, designed to discourage drivers of diesel cars to enter Paris, could trigger further traffic jams and delays across other parts of the city Paris has also, from October 1, implemented a citywide speed limit of 50kmh. The decree also affects the 22-mile motorway that surrounds the French capital Ms Hidalgo has overseen a number of measures designed to drive cars out of Paris, including banning all vehicles from Rue de Rivoli During the mayor's 10-year term, she has made streets narrower with the creation of new cycle lanes and pavements, and pedestrianized the popular shopping hotspot, Rue de Rivoli.