Around 60 percent of vehicles in the Paris region of Île-de-France were banned from the roads on Tuesday as part of an anti-pollution system brought in by authorities. From Tuesday all vehicles with Crit'Air stickers 3,4 or 5 are unable to be driven inside the Paris exterior ring road the A86 - which encompasses Paris and the suburbs. READ ALSO:HEATWAVE LATEST: Alerts extended across France with Paris set for record temperatureThat equates to some 4.7 million vehicles registered in the greater Paris region that will have to be left at home. In another measure that impacts drivers, speed limits in the Paris region have been reduced from 130km/h to 110km/h on the motorway. To make up for the impact on motorists, commuters can buy a one-day travel pass to use on public transport in the Paris region for just €3.80.

Source: The Local July 23, 2019 06:33 UTC