Under proposals presented to the city council on Monday, Socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoë intends to outlaw by September 2014 the use of cars and utility vehicles more than 17 years old and lorries or buses more than 18 years old.
Motorcycles built before 2004 will also be forbidden, as the mayor said they were the "most polluting and noisiest".
The "old banger" ban will apply to all vehicles inside the A86 motorway that surrounds the French capital.
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