| Driving in France 🇫🇷 18:21 - Feb 25 with 725 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 18:25 - Feb 25 with 685 views | Landshark |
I've driven through France lots of times and never been stopped, that's probably because I carry the things they require. I'm sure if I forgot to pack them one time then that's when I'll end up getting stopped.
My only thing to say is be careful of the toll roads, it's quite expensive driving through France. |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 18:27 - Feb 25 with 682 views | dmm |
I believe they drive on the right in France, but best check before you go. |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 18:39 - Feb 25 with 628 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
Drove around the Avignon region a couple of years back, rules I picked up:
Ignore speed limit
Never give way
Never signal
Offensive hand gestures mandatory
They don't like the English
Follows these and you'll be fine 🙂. | | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 18:59 - Feb 25 with 537 views | essextaxiboy |
We have driven to Zurich a few times in UK registered hire vans , never been stopped , always treated well , even when I got lost in Nancy trying to find an overnight hotel . |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 19:01 - Feb 25 with 535 views | GaryHaddock |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 18:59 - Feb 25 by essextaxiboy |
We have driven to Zurich a few times in UK registered hire vans , never been stopped , always treated well , even when I got lost in Nancy trying to find an overnight hotel . |
She sounds like an accommodating woman. | | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 19:04 - Feb 25 with 508 views | StreathamRanger |
Drove down to the Dordogne last summer. Absolute pleasure. Tolls not too expensive considering you get to drive on some excellent motorways. Roads so much better than ours. When you come back and get on the motorway at Ashford you really see how awful our motorways are by comparison. | | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 19:11 - Feb 25 with 471 views | HantsR |
I've driven in France many times and never been stopped, but in any case always carried the required items and generally behaved myself on the road. Remember to get a Crit Air sticker for your car, in case you go to any of the towns that have their Ulez equivalent. Oh probably stating the b obvious, but euro cash cards e.g. from Post Office, are really useful, especially for the peage ( toll booths) [Post edited 25 Feb 19:12]
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| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 20:01 - Feb 25 with 347 views | derbyhoop |
As 1 of our French residents, apart from driving on the right, you should take high vis jackets, a warning triangle, a copy of your insurance and vehicle reg docs. Breathalyser kits came in a few years back but I've never carried one.
As others have said, motorways are excellent, but tolled. Be a good idea to get a tag for the windscreen. Saves time at les gares peage.
Mway speed limits generally 130km/h (76 moh, i think). National speed limit is 80, but its 50 in towns. Town name is a rectangular sign with a red surround. Leaving the town there should be a sign with a line through it. Any alternative limits will be signposted. Speed cameras are widely used, but there's often a warning 500m before.
Drop me a DM if you need more. [Post edited 25 Feb 21:01]
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| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 20:18 - Feb 25 with 285 views | Rsole |
Autoroutes are usually pretty relaxing, smooth and traffic free it’s out of rush hours and holidays. The Peage stations can require some patience if you pay cash and petrol/diesel requires a credit card for prepay in most locations but the instructions can be selected in English.
On the smaller roads, watch out for the slowest driver in France in front of you and the fastest behind you, usually in a Renault - insert Made up Name.
When I say behind you, I mean actually in the boot/hatch.
Same in Italy but it’s a Fiat-Alfa sandwich. [Post edited 25 Feb 20:19]
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| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 20:43 - Feb 25 with 238 views | PunteR |
Were going to France too this year.
Haven't properly checked this yet but i think you need to check your fuel emissions and have some sort of sticker to prove the level.
Also, we've used the Emovis toll tag/scanner which automatically pays when you drive through.
We're going down south in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
This info could be useful to anyone going to France, apart from Haddock as he has me on ignore.. lol |  |
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| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 21:43 - Feb 25 with 130 views | derbyhoop |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 20:43 - Feb 25 by PunteR |
Were going to France too this year.
Haven't properly checked this yet but i think you need to check your fuel emissions and have some sort of sticker to prove the level.
Also, we've used the Emovis toll tag/scanner which automatically pays when you drive through.
We're going down south in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
This info could be useful to anyone going to France, apart from Haddock as he has me on ignore.. lol |
Emissions checks apply in certan cities. In France you can get a Crit Air sticker on line for a few Euros but Im not sure how you can get them in UKAsk the AA:RAC? | |
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| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 21:49 - Feb 25 with 118 views | Boston |
They drive on the right here in the USA as well but it's bloody annoying having to change sides so I've resolutely stuck to the left thank you very much. Over four decades and I've never had an accident, which is more than I can say for the clowns around me, absolute chaos! | |
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| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 22:07 - Feb 25 with 73 views | baz_qpr |
Buy a £20 kit off amazon and chuck it in the car. GB badge and headlight deflectors on older cars are mandatory. Driven many times never been pulled over or even seen anyone pulled over. Tolls are all tags or contactless cards now |  | | |
| Driving in France 🇫🇷 on 22:20 - Feb 25 with 40 views | loneranger1 |
Have driven a few times over the last few years and all good.
Haven't driven in Paris, but generally find French driving better than here in the UK - tend not to have any muppets sitting in the middle lane of motorways (people actually drive in the correct lane depending what speed they're going at!) and compared to driving in London, drivers seemed more patient - have never had someone beep their horn at me, where I get that every now and then here in London for things like not breaking the speed limit. Lol.
Got the Crit Air sticker before last year's trip - easy enough to get it delivered to a UK address, ours came very quickly (within a week IIRC, although you're advised to apply for one further in advance).
As noted above, you notice the difference when you come back to the UK and the 50mph speed limit on the M20, punctuated by that lovely bumpy road surface. | | | |
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