Driving in Europe zones, stickers, vignettes and speed camera rules by country

Italy: a permit, a ticket, or the plate given to the hotel. France: Crit'Air on certificat-air.gouv.fr if the city requires it. Germany: a green sticker before you drive or park.

Belgium: register the plate, except a Dutch plate in Antwerp and in Ghent. Switzerland: buy the CHF 40 before the motorway. England, outside London: gov.uk for the Clean Air Zones. London: TfL for the ULEZ.

A French sticker does not open an Umweltzone. A German sticker does not open a ZTL. The Swiss CHF 40 does not open central Geneva during a peak: you then need the Stick'AIR sticker, from 6:00 to 22:00.

A Euro 5 diesel enters Antwerp and Ghent in 2026. Since 1 January 2026 it no longer enters Brussels. It can still be banned in Stuttgart's small zone if it does not have the standard that zone requires: in Stuttgart, Euro 5 diesel has been banned in the basin since 1 July 2020.

Note the gate, the time, and what you need in hand: a sticker on the windscreen, a disc, an activated ticket, or proof of registration. Do this before the border, not at a motorway service area.

For London, open TfL and note the ULEZ amount and the Congestion Charge amount. Paying one does not pay the other.

In France, keeping, carrying or using a radar detector is banned. The fine can reach €1,500, with 6 points and seizure of the device.

Do not assume that this rule, or the opposite, applies in the next country.

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