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  • Where should I go in France? 9 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    I, in a bid to avoid a local "music" event that is basically an excuse for an all-day booze-up in my local town, have booked a ferry to go to France (Dover-Dunkerque) on Sunday, coming back Tuesday. Any suggestions for places of interest in Northern France?
  • Sat.Nav. problems in France 4 Apr 2006 (Forum)
    I've heard that people have been stopped by the police in France to check on their sat.nav. systems because they may contain data on speed camera locations. I know that the use of radar detectors is highly illegal in France but I wouldn't have thought that sat.navs. would pose a problem.
  • Carrying bulbs in France when our car has Xenons. 14 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    We're off to France in a few weeks & we are required to carry a kit of replacement bulbs with us. This is all well & good except our Mk5 Golf has Xenon...
  • Registering a car in France 14 Apr 2005 (Forum)
    Heard about Auto Express article on foreign cars in the Uk. I have a house abroad. How easy is it to register a car in France?
  • Frogs legs to France 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I had to smile at your comment to M.C. that "buying a French car to use in France makes obvious sense". Some years ago an ex-colleague of mine towed his...
  • "N" Roads - Speed limits dropping in France 10 Jan 2018 (Forum)
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/10/france-cuts-speed-limit-rise-deaths
  • driving in france 22 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    Has anyone out there got any tips for driving in france as im about to leave for johnny forigners shores,all advice welcome apart from dont...
  • France Breathalyser Law 10 Aug 2014 (Forum)
      Off to the Pyrenees with two motorbikes on a trailer this week and driving through France for part of the journey. Thank you
  • Do you need to carry all documents to drive in France? 19 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
    My sister in-law has just returned from a trip to France and saw repeated signs in service areas stating that failure to have insurance documents available...
  • Ferries to France 1 Mar 2003 (Forum)
    I have been comparing price for travelling to Germany via France in May on the Web. The prices differences are Eurotunnel 243 Sea France 213 P&O 212 Norfolk Line 169 Has any one had any bad experience of travelling on the cheaper one or any of the others ?.
  • Buying A Car In France 4 May 2004 (Forum)
    A friend of mine is moving to France next year & he wants to buy a Citroen Berlingo later this year. Does anybody know how he goes about buying one in France, registering & insuring it there whilst still a resident in England? He wants to use it here before he moves over there.
  • If I take my car to France permanently do I need to register it there? 25 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
    If I take my car to France (it has to be done as will no longer meet ULEZ after April) do I need to register it there. And if so how long do I have to...
  • Is there a time limit on the issuance of traffic violation notices in France? 31 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
    I rented a car at Geneva Airport in February this year and took the vehicle over the border into France for a few days. The rental company have just emailed...
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  • Don't try this - Want to go to France with a leccy car? 13 Nov 2020 (Forum)
    In France, however, they experienced their blue miracle. For EFAHRER.com, father of the family Alexander Jolivet summarized his electric Tour de France. https://efahrer.chip.de/news/familie-faehrt-im-e-auto-nach-frankreich-ladehoelle-ruiniert-ihren-urlaub_102873 I'm sure someone can translate it.
  • Is an EV a viable choice for driving through France? 29 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
    I'm thinking of buying an electric car but I drive a lot in France. What is the situation with charging points and fees please?
  • What are the requirements for driving in France? 25 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
    What are the requirements for driving in France? Do I need more than the GB on my number plate?
  • motoring fines in France 24 Mar 2017 (Forum)
    I have read past discussions on motoring fines in France but my particular situation has not appeared and would be interested in others' views. I rented a car in France last year. Several months later I received a re-directed mail from the rental company, Avis, stating they had passed my details onto the agency in France that had given me a penalty.
  • New French driving law 25 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
    Might be worth mentioning to your readers that from June 30th it is illegal to drive in France with anything in your ear including bluetooth headsets....
  • Renault Clio - car insurance for car bought in France 2 Sep 2015 (Forum)
    We have bought a car in France and want to drive it back to UK from the south of France.  Only problem is we can't see how to get insurance for this.  Once in UK we can get chassis number insurance to drive it here whilst waiting for it to be registered in UK.
 

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