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Paris makes motorcyclists pay for parking in bid to slash pollution

A courrier on a scooter in Paris in August. From Thursday parking in the city will no longer be free for motorbikes with combustion engines, angering many riders. © Aurelien Morissard/AP

Motorbikes with combustion engines will have to pay to park in Paris as of this Thursday. It's a decision the city says is part of the fight against pollution – but which has upset riders who argue it discriminates against commuters from the surburbs.

Paris has decided to make motorised two-wheeled vehicles pay for parking to address climate and public health issues raised by pollution.

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