Crit’Air Criteria – in order to reduce urban pollution, petrol cars, vans and motorhomes first-registered before 1997 and diesels prior to 2001 are banned in certain areas of several major towns, with more to follow.
An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
SinceJanuary 1st 2020, vehicles that do not qualify for an environmental sticker from the DGT (Dirección General de Trafico) have had restricted access to the “ZBE” low-emissions zone of Barcelona.
British residents in France must now have a carte de séjour but this is not a substitute for a passport.
Contact details here for help if you are aware of anybody who may be at risk during a heat wave.
Fancy a trip over the border to Barcelona? Well now it’s easier and more affordable than ever before with buses from Flixbus and trains from Renfe
Beaches in the P-O that allow dogs in summer.
Want to give your sun tan a final blast before handing over your hire car and catching your plane in Barcelona? Why not wait on the beach?
If you breakdown on the motorway, don’t contact your insurance breakdown service as only motorway approved breakdown vehicles are allowed on the motorways.
As the summer season continues, the evening skies of North Catalonia whizz, pop and crackle to the sight and sound of fireworks