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npinks

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12th Mar 2012 8:24 am

realspeed

Member Since: 26 Mar 2011
Location: East Sussex
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Who wants to go to France anyway? half of them, if not more, don't speak English- eat frogs legs- and all drive on the wrong side of the road. On top of that they don't try and stop illegal immigrants from camping outside Calais

Realspeed Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner

12th Mar 2012 8:25 am

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
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I quite like france, though I have only been in the Alps, or flying down the motors a couple of times when i didn't fly, or hopping off the ferry to go to Oustend for a P up

I don't speak french, so it's no different to them coming to the UK on their hols, but I found speaking loud in English whilst pointing gets me through what i want

So, passing through France I'm required to have 2 breathalysers, a hi-Viz Vest, spare set of bulbs, no speed camera detector, head lamp adjusted or taped up, euros for the tolls

Sounds like a fun day out

12th Mar 2012 10:25 am

Tandemman

Member Since: 30 Jun 2007
Location: Barnsley
Posts: 686

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Rimini Red

You need a hi vis vest for all vehicle occupants, and they must be in the passenger compartment, not the luggage area

12th Mar 2012 10:29 am

JST

Member Since: 01 Nov 2011
Location: Lizant
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Narvik Black

Although not mandatory it is also advisable to carry a fire extinguisher and first aid kit because in France you are bound by law to render assistance to anyone caught in an accident if you are first on the scene.

Technically you only need a Hi Viz for the driver....but if any other passenger gets out of the car they must have one. And yes, the driver must have the vest to hand and not in the boot!

Oh and Mr Pinks, if you carried all that stuff you would still get done......no warning triangel! John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

12th Mar 2012 11:27 am

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
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Oh yes the warning triangle too

Wife often has a plaster in her handbag for those high heal blisters, so thats the first aid kit covered

12th Mar 2012 11:43 am

athelstan

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Reality
Posts: 2658

npinks wrote:

So, passing through France I'm required to have 2 breathalysers - FOR THE TIME BEING NO YOU DO NOT .
-, a hi-Viz Vest, spare set of bulbs, no speed camera detector, head lamp adjusted or taped up, euros for the tolls

Sounds like a fun day out

To be helpful here is a list:
Driving Licence
Registration Documentation
Certificate of Insurance
MOT Certificate (if the vehicle needs one under UK law)
Display a GB Sticker (if not incorporated into the number plate)
First Aid Kit
Fire Extinguisher
Spare Bulb Kit
Fitted Beam Deflectors - or - Headlamps' Adjusted
A Warning Triangle
Reflective Warning Vests (for all occupants) and as Tandemman states, in the passenger compartment!
Child Safety Seats (when children onboard)
Seat Belts must be worn by all passengers Front & Rear
Spare Pair of Prescription Glasses (if the Driver needs Glasses or wears Contact Lenses)
and finally:
a) do remember that the use of a mobile 'phone is unlawful in France when driving - even a mobile with a hand's free facility, although you'll see many using their 'phones! Their law on this has yet to be revised to acknowledge advances in communications technology.
b) if you come across the scene of an accident or a vehicle fire you must render assistance. if you fail to stop you will be breaking the law.
c) and yes - radar detecting devises are not permitted to be carried in vehicles even if they disconnected. If you wish to transport one it must be in a sealed package in the boot/load space area.
d) alcohol must not be carried in unopened containers or consumed whilst driving.
e) the Driver's alcohol to blood reading must not exceed 0,5%
f) it is illegal to carry any fuel in spare containers
g) the Emergency Services (all services) telephone number is: 112 - and Roadside Breakdown Assistance: 0800 08 92 22

The above is my current understanding and accurate on this day.

12th Mar 2012 11:47 am

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
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its really is a minefield of do's and don't

if your flying and hiring, i assume the hire company will provide this lot for you? at a cost

12th Mar 2012 11:55 am

taztastic

Member Since: 03 Feb 2011
Location: North West
Posts: 8652

Bolleuax to French holidays then

I wonder what their health n safety is like

12th Mar 2012 12:00 pm

ad210358

Member Since: 12 Oct 2008
Location: Here and There
Posts: 7464

It is a misconception that you legally require a set of lamps, they can issue an on the spot fine or have your vehicle towed away for having a Lamp out, hence the advice is to carry a spare set, not that it helps in sone cases as replacing a Head light lamp on some vehicles is a major task involving a front end strip down.
Also as I understand it, it is only a requirement to have one Hi Viz in the vehicle in France, has this changed? I know Spain it is a requirement for all occupents. It can be dangerous to wear Hi Viz anyway, The Highways Agency have stated that if you see something on the side of the road which attracts your attention you will without realising it steer towards it, so perhaps you are not so well off stood by the side of the road in full glare of the passing traffic
Also I have read that the Gendarmes are not allowed to touch your Sat Navs to see if the cameras are installed

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/7499724...ements.pdf

12th Mar 2012 12:01 pm

taztastic

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Location: North West
Posts: 8652

A SatNav, is NOT a radar detector, it is not illegal to have a SatNav which displays the position of a camera, it is illegal to use a device that detects or jams radar signals.

12th Mar 2012 12:13 pm

athelstan

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Reality
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ad210358
Re the HiViz vests - yes you MUST carry a vest for all occupants of the vehicle.

12th Mar 2012 12:14 pm

athelstan

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
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NPinks
It is not the responsibility of the provider of the vehicle - it is the driver who is liable for any traffic violation. This applies not only to France, but to most EU member states.

12th Mar 2012 12:17 pm

ad210358

Member Since: 12 Oct 2008
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Posts: 7464

taztastic wrote:
A SatNav, is NOT a radar detector, it is not illegal to have a SatNav which displays the position of a camera, it is illegal to use a device that detects or jams radar signals.

I think you will find as of the first of Jan this year it became illegal in France to have the locations of Speed Cameras on a GPS Device.

Edit: 3rd of Jan.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overs...rance.html

Last edited by ad210358 on 12th Mar 2012 12:48 pm. Edited 1 time in total

12th Mar 2012 12:45 pm

Past master

Member Since: 30 Jun 2010
Location: Isle of Ely
Posts: 2710

This page is quite useful: http://about-france.com/travel.htm
Doesn't cover everything but has some extra detail on speed cameras.

12th Mar 2012 12:47 pm

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