In France, traffic restrictions put in place in ZFEs gradually prohibit the circulation of certain categories of vehicles depending on their level of polluting emissions, which can be verified in particular using the Crit'Air sticker. More recently, thehe Paris City Hall launched a consultation to extend the pedestrian zone in the capital. However, several cases allow the system to be bypassed, particularly with regard to the oldest vehicles registered as collector's vehicles.
But some countries are even stricter with polluting emissions. Thus, Singapore wants to drastically reduce emissions in the island nation, by completely banning old motorcycles (registered before July 1, 2003) from its roads in 2028.
Until this date, and from April 1, 2023, stricter noise standards, equivalent to Euro 4, will be adopted. In France, we have adopted the Euro 5 standard, which is even more restrictive in terms of pollutants. This complies with United Nations standards to limit emissions and exhaust noise levels, levels much stricter than those currently in force in the small Southeast Asian island nation, where carburetors are still legion.
Those who ride older motorcycles will be forced to comply with the new regulations from 2023 until 2028, when they will be forced to scrap them.
This is not necessarily bad news, the Singapore government is offering an equivalent to the scrappage bonus for two-wheelers put into circulation before April 5, 2023, up to 3500 Singapore dollars, or around €2000. It has proven to be quite popular, as 60% of the 27.000 vehicles affected have already been taken off the road. It remains to be seen when European countries will adopt such an idea…
