Zone à Trafic Limité (ZTL) in Paris, what are the valid reasons for going there?

Published by Rizhlaine de Sortiraparis · Photos by My de Sortiraparis · Published on November 6, 2024 at 08:20 p.m.
The Limited Traffic Zone introduced since Monday November 4, 2024 in Paris prohibits vehicles from crossing the center of the capital without stopping. But on what grounds is passage authorized? We take a look.

After repeatedly postponing the introduction of this measure, the city of Paris has finally introduced the Zone à Trafic Limité (ZTL ) in thecapital's hyper-center. It covers the first 4 arrondissements of the capital, with the exception of the Grands Boulevards to the north, the Île de la Cité, the Île Saint-Louis and the Quais Bas and Quais Haut rive droite in a west-east direction. From now on, motorized transit traffic will be banned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In other words, it's no longer possible to drive through the capital's hyper-center without stopping: you'll have to bypass the ZTL.

So, what are the reasons for stopping in a ZTL? The city of Paris has specified the list of reasons justifying a stop in a Limited Traffic Zone:

- Living in the ZTL ;
- Working in the ZTL ;
- Making deliveries in the ZTL ;
- Having a medical consultation in the ZTL ;
- Going to a store / business in the ZTL ;
- Visiting friends in the ZTL ;
- Going to a cinema in the ZTL ;
- Carrying out a professional service / repair in the ZTL.

However, certain vehicles are allowed to pass through the Restricted Traffic Zones, including through traffic:

  • Public transport vehicles;
  • Priority vehicles of general interest benefiting from special rights of way;
  • Vehicles used by public services for the maintenance or operation of roads and roadside facilities, in the exclusive context of their missions;
  • Vehicles of professionals eligible for a "mobile professional" parking pass in Paris;
  • Vehicles of professionals eligible for a "mobile healthcare professional" or "homecare professional" parking pass in Paris;
  • Cabs and VTC ;
  • Car-sharing vehicles;
  • Vehicles carrying holders of the Carte Mobilité Inclusion (CMI-S) or the European Parking Card (CES);
  • Vehicles belonging to the PAM "Pour Aider la Mobilité" service , a specialized public transport service managed by Île-de-France Mobilités, which aims to facilitate travel for disabled or dependent people.

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