New anti-pollution measures came into force in the French capital on Monday: drivers must have a windscreen sticker to show how much their vehicle pollutes.<br /><br /> Those who score badly are banned from the roads on days when pollution is high. <br /><br /> The law has caught many by surprise.<br /><br /> One driver told French television: “I don’t have it yet, but today I applied for it.”<br /><br /> Another said: “Yes, I have it ! I drive in Paris every day for my work, so yes, I know about it.”<br /><br /> However, there is anger that vehicles older than 1999 and trucks older than 2001 will not even be eligible for a sticker, but are banned outright during working hours.<br /><br /> Pierre Chasserey, a spokesman for a drivers group called “40 millions d`Automobilistes”, said: “Who are we to ban drivers? It’s not heroin or cocaine we bought, just a car, legal for the road. <br /><br /> “We spent money on it. So why ban someone who simply can’t upgrade their car, on the pretext their vehicle is a bit more polluting?”<br /><br /> There are six different-coloured stickers for various categories: from electric vehicles, the cleanest, to those that run on diesel. <br /><br /> The French cities of Lyon and Grenoble have introduced the same measures.<br />
