Contrary to popular belief, free on-street parking for electrified vehicles is not systematic. If Paris, Nice or Bordeaux grant this possibility, in Lyon and Marseille you only benefit from preferential rates. To avoid PV, be careful!
Electric vehicles are increasingly popular. Those who benefit for the most part from a boost in purchasing, thanks to the ecological bonus, also benefit in some cities from a major advantage: free on-street parking for a fixed period (excluding spaces dedicated to public transport). recharge). Contrary to popular belief, communities have no obligation to ” institute a derogatory regime in favor of low-emission vehicles “ recalls the CCSP, the Paid Parking Litigation Commission, cited by our colleagues fromAuto Plus. Argus offers you an overview of the situation in the ten largest cities in France.
Free parking in Paris, but…
In Paris, free parking granted to vehicles ” low emission ” requires beneficiaries to present a specific card (” low emission vehicle “,” electric vehicle “,” CNG vehicle ” Where ” plug-in hybrid vehicle “). It is issued by the municipality to residents and visitors. The request must be made by mail or by appointment at the counter of the Public Road Parking Section. Free admission for visitors is 6 a.m.
Preferential rates in Marseille
In Marseille, the city does not grant free parking but offers 50% reduction on annual packages for residents, students and occasional visitors (i.e. € 65 excluding administration fees).
Preferential rates in Lyon too
In Lyon, owners of electric vehicles do not take advantage of free parking. On the other hand, as in Marseille, preferential rates are applied for holders of a Crit’Air 0 sticker (green). Example: € 1.30 / h against € 2 for a thermal vehicle (Presto rate).
Free parking in Nice
The city of Nice offers parking for owners of electric vehicles or low emissions. To take advantage of it, simply enter the parking code “1611” via parking meter or online parking app.
Free parking in Bordeaux for residents
The municipality of Bordeaux grants free parking for 1 hour 30 consecutive hours each day to vehicles ” clean “ Bordeaux residents (electric, CNG, hybrid, LPG). To benefit from it, they must justify the “green disk”. The latter no longer exists materially, but it is verified using the registration of the vehicle registered at the time of the request.
The “green disk” alternative
Created in 2008, the green disc is rolled out by the Ecological Car Club and supported by Ademe. Municipalities that have signed the charter undertake to offer up to 2 hours of on-street parking for ecological cars (electric, LPG, E85…). These are the cities of:
- Ales (30)
- Angouleme (16)
- Arras (62)
- Avignon (84)
- Bagnoles-sur-Cèze (30)
- Boulogne-sur-Mer (62)
- Brive (19)
- Cannes (06)
- Chamalieres (63)
- Doves (92)
- Creil (60)
- Epernay (51)
- Gravelines (59)
- Hazebrouck (59)
- La Motte-Servolex (73)
- Nemours (77)
- Nimes (30)
- Noisy-le-Sec (93)
- Orleans (45)
- Pont-Saint-Esprit (30)
- Puteaux (92)
- Reims (51)
- Saint-Omer (62)
- Seals (92)
- Tassin-la-Demi-Lune (69)
- Tourrettes-sur-Loup (06)
- Valves (56)
- Vence (06)
- Vienna (38)
- Wimereux (62).
NB Other municipalities in France offer free parking without a green disc (eg Aix-en-Provence, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, etc.). Check with the town hall.
These big cities that do nothing
To date, the city of Toulouse does not offer free or preferential rates for on-street parking for electric vehicles. However, regarding a campaign engagement by Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc, “ community services are working on its implementation », Told us the town hall.
TO Strasbourg, Montpellier, Nantes and Lille, no device is provided for owners of electric vehicles. But the Ecological Car Club is hopeful of converting certain communities to its system …
