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• Emmision sticker needed driving in france 22 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Spotted this elswhere and as many of you take jollies in Frasnce beware and save bein fined. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2017/03/driving-to-france-check-now-if-you-need-a-new-emissions-sticker-to-avoid-a-possible-100-fine?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=21-Mar-17-33560281&utm_campaign=nt-oneliners-three&utm_content=1 Will BRexit fixit i doubt it dvd
• motoring in france 6 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  i.m going to france in 10 days time via dover/dunkirk. been looking at the regulations over there and noticed radar / speed camera detectors are strictly forbidden. not in the habit of exceeding speed limits but have disabled the warnings on my tom tom. i was wondering what is to stop some bolshie cop from assuming my sat nav is warning active and fining me anyway?
• Going to France? New law 1 July -reflective jacket 17 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Anyone found to not be complying with this requirement could be subject to a fine of 90 euros. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/travel-advice-by-country/europe/france?ta=safetySecurity&pg=2
• Check your headlight beam if travelling to France. 28 May 2008 (Forum)
  Just returned from a couple of weeks touring around France and thought that you guys may appreciate a tip. Make sure that you have adjusted your headlights. On two different motorway service areas we noticed that the French Police were pulling UK reg cars over and putting one of those headlight alignment machines onto the lights.
• Legality of Sat Nav equipment in france 29 May 2007 (Forum)
  Am soon to take my annual trip to the Worlds greatest motor race in France in June and have acquired a garmin 350 euro navigation system. I recently read a post in Honest John in the telegraph about what was and was'nt legal across the channel. Can anyone help? I believe there was a website mentioned which outlined which sysytems were allowed and which not.
• Route planning - France 15 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  We are travelling to SW France near Bordeaux (Vielle St Girons) and different route planners (Tom Tom 700, RAC website, Via Michelin etc) give us conflicting route advice. I think TT routes via the outskirts of Paris, which I have been advised is not good...
• Britons die in France road crash 31 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4569832.stm "Two Britons have been killed in a car crash on a motorway in northern France. The man and woman from Stafford, in Staffordshire, were travelling at about 120mph (200kmh) when their Audi A8 overturned at 1215 GMT, police said." 200kmh? in freezing rain? I have sympathy for any family left behind, but what planet was this driver on?
• Walkie-talkies legal in France ? 12 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  My question is - are these walkie-talkies legal to use in France? I'm pretty sure they are, but it's best to find out now rather than feel the long arm of the law.... cheers in advance. daltonman slight tweak to subject line - PU
• Calais migrants. 9 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  If these migrants are moved to areas of France and registered in France, does this mean they will be issued with French passports which would then allow them to enter the UK under the EU's freedom of movement? 
• Headlight deflectors France 19 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I was at Europort a few weeks back and saw only one UK car with beam deflectors on, Is depressing the headlights to the lowest position an alternative?...
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  As SAAB no longer produce cars, how do I get a certificate of conformity to import my 9-3 to France? 15 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering importing into France a SAAB 9-3. A requirement in France is to provide a letter confirming conformity with French standards. As SAAB is...
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  A recommendation for Stratstone Cars. 15 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Some little while ago I bought a new LHD Jaguar XF from Stratstone, Slough and took it back to France. It was an absolutely brilliant car that developed...
• N/A - Hi-Viz jacket needed in France from Jan 2016. 2 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  New law in France-All riders of machines over 125 cc must carry an approved hi-viz jacket or gilet and wear it if broken down at the side of any road. €11 fine if asked to produce it and haven't got one.
• Any - Driving through France 23 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  Bonjour, About to set off on the 820 mile yearly trip down to the South of France in the new A4 on Friday morning. I just wondered if there was any good recent advice / experience any BR's had whilst , I'm fully tooled up with breathalyser kits, hi viz' which are highly visible etc.
• Car Servicing - France 17 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Picked up on this up via another thread - but with labour charges as they are in the UK, how about popping over the Channel for a dealer service? My local...
• Buying a LH drive in France 2 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  They are really expensive in Spain ( about as dear as here). What would be the best solution if I were to buy a cheap car in France or Netherlands, obviously I want to pay the lowest rate of VAT. And will be travelling around europe in it for a couple of months anyway. By the way has anyone ever used the services of Eurocote.com ?
• Ford - How did they manage that. 10 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Production at the Ford Aquitaine Industries transmission plant in Bordeaux, France will also end in August 2019. I thought t was impossible to close a manufacturing site in France!
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  My BMW broke down overseas and I'm being asked to pay for the repair labour, is this fair? 2 Apr 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 430d x drive and in October 2022 it failed in France. It was recovered to a BMW dealer in France and diagnosed as an EGR failure. BMW UK refused...
• Avis France rental exorbitant charges 20 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  How they can justify that is beyond me, remind me to cross Avis off my list of hire companies. My son seems to have crossed France off his list of holiday destinations.
• Any - Speed limits increased in France 4 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  The departmental head announced that the government’s decision to reduce the limit on roads which had hitherto had a 90kph limit “makes no sense”. Only in France J