France to Introduce a New Mandatory Car Sticker
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France will soon have a new car sticker. It will be mandatory for drivers. This means all drivers must buy it.
The sticker is called a vignette. Drivers must pay money for it. News reports say there is a date for this. But the exact date is not clear yet.
Belgium already has a similar vignette. In Belgium, people talk about checks and fines. A check means police look at your car. A fine is money you pay if you break a rule.
In one part of Belgium, called Flanders, drivers can choose. They can choose which road tax they pay. Road tax is money for using roads.
This new French sticker will work in a similar way. Drivers will need to pay it to use their car legally.
Many French drivers want to know the date. They want to know how much the sticker will cost. More details will come soon.
Vocabulary6 words
- sticker
- a small piece of paper you put on something
- mandatory
- something you must do; it is not a choice
- vignette
- a small sticker that shows you paid a car tax
- checks
- when someone looks to see if something is correct
- fines
- money you must pay for breaking a rule
- road tax
- money you pay to use the roads with a car
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1. A sticker called a vignette 2. Belgium 3. True
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France will soon have a new car _____. It will be _____ for drivers. This means all drivers must buy it.
The sticker is called a _____. Drivers must pay money for it. News reports say there is a date for this. But the exact date is not clear yet.
Belgium already has a similar vignette. In Belgium, people talk about _____ and _____. A check means police look at your car. A fine is money you pay if you break a rule.
In one part of Belgium, called Flanders, drivers can choose. They can choose which _____ they pay. Road tax is money for using roads.
This new French sticker will work in a similar way. Drivers will need to pay it to use their car _____.
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