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• sanef tolling- spain/portugal 11 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I have used the sanef prepaid tag in France and it worked very well, saving time and effort. They now offer a tag for Spain and Portugal. I know HJ has used one, but has anyone else recently? Any comments about the experience would  be welcome, before I visit the website or order one.
• sanef tolling- spain/portugal 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I have used the electronic tag in France with great effect. They now offer one for Spain and Portugal. I know HJ has used one recently and would appreciate comments from anyone with experience of the new tag. I am not expecting any difficulty but a few comments from personal experience would be welcome.
• Ford S-MAX 2.5T - European breakdown cover 8 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I am taking the car to France and Belgium for a few days.  My breakdown cover (Call Assist - supplied by the dealer) is UK only.  Can anyone provide recommendations for getting cover in Europe? My existing cover expires at the end of November, so I would consider starting a new 12 month policy and overlapping.
• Mazda6 2006 50k - Excessive oil use 19 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I had car serviced last month and have just checked oil and it is just on bottom of   dipstick so has used quite a bit of oil in last 4 weeks is this usual for a car with 50k. I haven't had to top it up before, going to France next week so quite worried something is wrong.  Any advicse / ideas   thanks
• Are - Peugeot Going Going... 19 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Peugeot have announced plans to close the factory near Paris and shed up to 8000 jobs, that is more than Rover lost when they went down, Yes peugeot have other factories elsewhere in France, but is this the beginning of the long and slippery slope? For myself, I find the cars are priced too high for the market segment, Why get a pug 508 when you can get a nice hyundai i40 £3000 less..
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 02 1.4 Headlight masking 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I have an 02 Reg Fabia 16v Elegance. I want to mask the headlights for a trip to France next week-end. The handbook says cover the area of the glass which is marked with diagonal hatching. The glass on the headlights of my vehicle does not have an hatching. Can anyone tell me which area should be masked?
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0 HDI Exhaust prices? 2 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Travelling in France, I've had a problem with the exhaust on my 406 hdi. I need to get a new middle section and silencer, and a new back silencer and tail pipe. How much would this cost in the UK? I've been quoted E390 here - no real option but to pay it, but out of interest would like to know!
• Safety & road quality of Czech Rep & Poland 7 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I know Poland hasn't got many motorways but any further info is appreciated. I have experience of driving in Italy & France (where I think they're pretty dangerous drivers BTW). How do these countries compare?
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 04 1.9 Changing dip beam to drive in Europe 18 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I'm going to France in a couple of weeks and want to know if I can easily adjust the headlights on my 2004 (old model) Passat TDi Sport Estate to dip correctly when I get there, or do I have to fit horrible sticky things to my headlights?
• 1997 Primera - overseas headlamp adjust? 5 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Going over to France soon and this is the first time I've been in the Primera. I've never adjusted my headlamps before because I've never driven at night, but this time I need to. Do I just need to buy one of the convertor kits form somewhere like Halfords and how do I know where to stick it?
• Cars made in Japan? 26 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I won't be surprised if in few years time the term "Japanse reliability" will synonym like "French reliability". Honda - UK and China soon (Jazz) Toyota - France (Yaris) Suzuki - Hungary (Swift/Ignis) Mazda - Spain (Mazda 2) Mitsubishi - Holland (Colt) Nissan = Renault Subaru - ? Daihatsu - ? Source: wikipedia.org
• Speeding (mostly excl cameras) Vol 35 4 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I was caught speeding in France over the week-end (140 km/h instead of 90 km/h). I was not stopped by the police, just got caught by a flash camera. Does anyone know what could that lead to? I know that a new legilslation will be enforced by 2007 but until then, what should I expect?
• Euro breakdown cover 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend a Euro break down cover policy ? I have a pretty straighforward Vectra and am planning 8 days in France in July , if the difference is not too great I would consider annual cover . I've done some looking on the web already and discovered that fro what appears to be the same level of cover the RAC charge £46.55 comapred to a not-known insurer who want £28!
• Foreigners 29 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Do the drivers of foreign registered cars caught speeding by the UK revenue cameras receive a ticket back home in France or wherever ? Or can they belt around sticking up two fingers...so to speak. (Actually most of them that hit the motorway at night in the rain only a minute after getting off the ferry at Portsmouth seem pretty intimidated judging by the way they try to keep out of everyone's way :) )
• Alfa sportwagon - friend or foe? 23 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Now I'm too old for the f and g but I fancy a 156 sportwagon with the 5-cylinder diesel (I live in France). Anybody know anything, good or bad, on them? Don't hold back!
• Buying a car from Europe and shipping it 11 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I live in the US where any car of any worth drinks petrol like there's no tomorrow. I want to research buying a car from Europe, i.e. left hand drive, maybe Luxembourg, France or Germany, and shipping it to the USA. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm looking at a Diesel vehicle, primarily, probably a Mondeo. Thanks! Phil
• French Diesel Prices 28 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Just returned from 2 weeks in France and am totally confused as to their diesel pricing. Prices I saw ranged from 0.71 euro to o.89 euro per litre which is an amazing differance and what amazed me even more was seeing filling stations yards (sorry meters) apart selling diesel at widely differing prices.
• Galaxy Cambelt Change 17 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  It has done 100k miles and he needs to know whether the cambelt should be changed before he goes to France on holiday. In a previous post HJ suggested that the cambelt is a chain - does this mean that a change is not required? If that is the case then should his Ford dealership have agreed to book it in for a change when there are no rattles and the car is running well?
• Bulk Diesel 23 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  A colleague has just told me there are companies just the other side of the channel who will deliver a bowser of diesel at French prices (currently about 30p a litre less than UK prices) to your home. The only condition is you have to go to France to order and pay for it and there's obviously a rental charge for the bowser. Any of you helpful backroomers know anything about this? Sounds too good to be true, but if it is, count me in :o) Terry
• french garages 22 May 2002 (Forum)
  Renault bits are expensive here as is labour - Is it be fair to assume that as every other car in france is a renault, then parts/labour would be cheaper.