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• Why do bikers wave their legs around? 21 May 2008 (Forum)
  There was plenty of room and seemed to be no problems but after he had completed the manoeuvre he waved his left (offside, this is France) leg before accelerating away. I've seen this quite often and can't explain it. Is it an acknowledgement or a complaint?
• Best drives in UK/Isle of Man at this time of year 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hopefully on Tuesday I would be buying a Quattro, and then have 3 days leave. Not keen to drive all the way to France since I have to drive on the other side of the road, but have 4 full days to drive it around .... Any suggestions please on where I could take it at this time? Isle of Man? Lake district? Highlands??
• GB sticker on number plate 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  (Driving in France) The rear number plate on my car has the usual small blue GB band on the left hand side, but the front one has nothing at all. Having noticed that all other cars with these have them on the rear AND front, I'm wondering if I'm required to stick one on the front plate too.
• Mazda radios 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  If the radio is left uncoded and the battery is disconnected (which will happen sooner or later in any vehicle's life) the radio becomes locked up with an UNKNOWN security code. Mazda France have confirmed this and the only known solution is to ...fit a new radio!!!
• Renault sales slump! 25 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I read an article in the paper here in France today: total sales of Renault cars for the period January-July 2006 are down by more than 11%. In the same period, UK sales of Renault cars fell by a staggering 23.7% over the previous year! They are blaming it on an ageing product range, with the exception of the new Clio.
• Citroen 02 Xsara LS 9 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I have adjusted the brightness to max as per handbook yet I still cannot see the red KPH dial. As I use the car in France a lot this is a bit of a drawback. Has a bulb blown? (the dial does light up though) Has a bulb dislodged? Is a low power bulb being used? What can I do? Any help would be appreciated.
• Snowchains 31 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  I'm off on a skiing trip to France at the end of Jan and will be taking my car for the first time. I drive a 2004 Alhambra TDi. Can anyone recommend the best snowchans to use and where I might get them? I don't want to spend a fortune and in fact will be saying goodbye to the car within a fortnight of the trip so renting may be an option.
• KIA Rio 28 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Dealer / head office attitudes, loan cars in event of problems..... Do they share any technology with other makers? Do they have a presence in France? Nearest garages are all significant journeys (despite living in Home Counties North), so any problems would not be just an inconvenience. -- pmh (was peter)
• Need to remove 'car sick'!!!!! 22 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Help, Back in August during our trip to the South of France, my daughter was sick in the car. I thought I'd managed to clean it up, but noticed at the weekend (during a hoovering stint) that there is still evidence of the event. The car is a new avensis with the black cloth interior.
• Citroen C5 Abroad 22 May 2005 (Forum)
  However it is equiped with factory fitted Xenon headlights and Citroen have no way of modifying them for use on holiday in Right Hand Drive Countries i.e. France! They tell me that you should not use stck on converters or even stone guards due to the exra heat produced. Has anyone got any ideas how I can stay legal abroad? Dave S.
• Badge thieves 23 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I thought this little game had died out about 12 years ago? Or is it in vogue again? The again, I am in France, maybe "fashion" takes longer to reach here... I s'pose the Volvo dealer will charge me 40-odd quid plus VAT for a replacement badge too... Didn't VW replace all theirs free in the 80s, to foster brand loyalty etc?!
• Radar detectors abroad. 22 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  However I do know that they're illegal in most of europe. If you use one and venture abroad, remember this: in France this morning someone I know has been fined 750 euros for having one. Yes, you read right: seven hundred and fifty. I've also heard of them being confiscated or destroyed. Be aware Ladies and Gentlemen.
• Foreign Servicing 31 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  As mentioned in my other thread (help with route planning) I am going to France for a weeks holiday, driving my Scenic dci. I have just realised that I will hit the 18,000 miles for its first service whilst I am there. I know buying cars is cheaper abroad, but has anyone any experience on whether I should try and get it serviced whilst over there?
• Any Transit experts out there? 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Going to see a transit minibus 2.0 petrol A reg 1985 in the morning - is there anything I should look for aprt from the usual.It passed its MOT in Dec and has four months tax. I'm trying to buy it for £200 (advertised for £500)to deliver a load of stuff to SW France where, after its last grand journey, I will scrap it. Will I be able to insure it having ripped out the seats? Any thoughts gratefully recived. MB
• 1999 golf tdi engine probs 6 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I have a 1999 golf tdi import- engine gone- french dealer trying to wrangle out of any responsibility- have full vw service history- can anyone help? Sold me extended VW guarantee in france, which apparantly they had no right to do-VW said this. I am due on a holiday of a lifetime to Australia next week- can't afford new engine and dream holiday- any suggestions?
• Green Cards 18 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  For several years and using two or three diffferent insurers, I have been refused green cards, with the allegation that the insurance certificates, which carried translations in a number of languages, were sufficient. I believe the police in France, at least, will not recognise these. What exactly is the correct practice? Can I insist on a green card? Has any contributor had a problem over this while on the Continent?
• Which part of the country do we live in? 14 Aug 2017 (Forum)
   Not seeking to pry or to infringe any data protection rules - maybe just which county you live in (or indeed country - I think we have some members in France). And of course don't answer this at all if you'd prefer not to. I'm in rural north Dorset, a mile from the Somerset border, in a village between Gillingham and Wincanton.
• Death of diesel cars 12 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Recent news is that the mayor of Paris, along with our own Boris intend to ban all diesel cars in Paris and London by 2020. The french premier has also gone on record to phase out diesel across all of France, the home of cheap diesel where 80% of drivers drive diesel cars. No doubt it wont be long before more large cities and other countries make similar announcements. Might be a bad idea to buy a new diesel car before long?
• Mainly Japanese - World's worst car names 14 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  sectionid=75583&sectionname=showroom&subsectionid=7803619&subsectionname=worstevercarnames My favourites:- Suzuki Afternoon Tea - perfect for little old ladies in England or the Mini After Eight for little old English ladies in France Gaylord Gladiator Daihatsu Charade Social Pose 1998 - the very last car you'd use for posing. Daihatsu Naked - ideal for naturalists, or even naturists Minicar Lettuce - calling all vegetarians
• French Autoroute Breakdown 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  They had breakdown cover with AA, and BMW (manufacturer's cover) but neither covered them on the autoroute: They had to pay 150 Euros (cash, of course) to be towed off the autoroute to a point where their own breakdown insurers could assist. Having driven through France regularly for the last 20 something years, there's something I didn't know... sounds like I need to carry a breakdown fund of 150 notes!