| Driving in France 🇫🇷 18:21 - Feb 25 with 2141 views | GaryHaddock |
Taking a trip there soon, but have heard horror stories of UK drivers getting nicked and fined over there for not having triangles, breathalysers, and brie knives (joke).
I know we have a few Gallic based Rs here, can anyone provide some advice or send a good link to guidance on what I need to carry? |  | | |  |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 10:50 - Feb 26 with 344 views | nick_hammersmith |
There are loads of cameras on the autoroutes and they are enforced. There is a Halfords at Le Tunnel if you go that way for anything last minute you forgot!
The roads are so much better than the UK, but be aware that speed limits change for the weather, as they should, so if its raining or foggy then its a different limit.
Tolls can be expensive and the motorway services can be spread out.
I've driven top to bottom a few times, and once on electric only with no problems.
Only sh!t myself once when everything froze and lorries were skidding over. did about 10mph after that with white knuckles... |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 10:51 - Feb 26 with 343 views | GaryHaddock |
Thanks everyone.
Have forked out for a RAC driving in France pack so should be ok.
And yes to Blue Cheese! | | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 11:37 - Feb 26 with 268 views | Paddyhoops |
You’ll be fine mate . Drive between 12 and 5pm . The Gendarme will be having lunch then.
In all seriousness be careful when driving through small villages .
They have little narrow raised kerbs to drive through which can catch you out if your clip them. |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 12:45 - Feb 26 with 227 views | qprninja |
Nah, their roads are fantastic, a million times better than ours. We drove north to south and back last summer, never hit one traffic jam or issue the whole time.
Worst bits of the trip were exclusively UK side. Our roads are broken.
A good way to avoid being stopped for driving like a tool and fined for not having the required items is to not drive like a tool and have the required items. :) |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 16:10 - Feb 26 with 101 views | Paddyhoops |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 12:45 - Feb 26 by qprninja |
Nah, their roads are fantastic, a million times better than ours. We drove north to south and back last summer, never hit one traffic jam or issue the whole time.
Worst bits of the trip were exclusively UK side. Our roads are broken.
A good way to avoid being stopped for driving like a tool and fined for not having the required items is to not drive like a tool and have the required items. :) |
Agreed . The roads in central London are embarrassing.
I usually drive across Marlybone road on route to Camden (Albany road ) .
It’s full of potholes and incredibly uneven .
Ive seen better dirt track roads in My neck of the woods in Ireland . | | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 16:14 - Feb 26 with 93 views | qprninja |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 16:10 - Feb 26 by Paddyhoops |
Agreed . The roads in central London are embarrassing.
I usually drive across Marlybone road on route to Camden (Albany road ) .
It’s full of potholes and incredibly uneven .
Ive seen better dirt track roads in My neck of the woods in Ireland . |
Agree. I also mean that the road system is broken. Unsafe, inefficient and clearly geared towards extracting fines from motorists rather than safety. | | | |
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