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In case you've never been to France before....
Many rural stations are not self serve. Say "LE PLAN" (franglais spelling) to ask them to fill it up. Outside cities, petrol stations are few & far between. Fill up when you can. In England, many small towns will have 2 or 3 stations, many French towns have none or maybe just 1.
Many rural stations are not self serve. Say "LE PLAN" (franglais spelling) to ask them to fill it up. Outside cities, petrol stations are few & far between. Fill up when you can. In England, many small towns will have 2 or 3 stations, many French towns have none or maybe just 1.
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Hi guys,
Just a reminder when you go to France :
You have to know that here, the first time they catch you with 30mph over the limit, you can get up to £2500 to pay and you can lose your license up to 1 year and you can lose your car up to 1 year (yes, they keep your scooby)
The worst thing is coming, if you go again 30mph over the limit during the year after the firstly caught you. You have to pay £5000 and this time you can go to JAIL up to 3 months!!!
So guys, take care when you'll come to this bloody country!!!
Mike, lost belgian in France ;-)
Just a reminder when you go to France :
You have to know that here, the first time they catch you with 30mph over the limit, you can get up to £2500 to pay and you can lose your license up to 1 year and you can lose your car up to 1 year (yes, they keep your scooby)
The worst thing is coming, if you go again 30mph over the limit during the year after the firstly caught you. You have to pay £5000 and this time you can go to JAIL up to 3 months!!!
So guys, take care when you'll come to this bloody country!!!
Mike, lost belgian in France ;-)
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Really???
I came back along the E40 to Calais a couple of months ago and ended up tailing a swarm of big bikes who were out for a Sunday blast. I certainly wore down the carpet behind the loud pedal.
Sounds like I'd better behave in future
Ta for the warning!
Brendan
I came back along the E40 to Calais a couple of months ago and ended up tailing a swarm of big bikes who were out for a Sunday blast. I certainly wore down the carpet behind the loud pedal.
Sounds like I'd better behave in future
Ta for the warning!
Brendan
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FWIW, most hypermarkets in France only sell SUL as the price diff is so small not worth them stocking both (was still so in late 1999), & they set fire to Gatsos - don't you just love 'em??
SO are you listening Fatty "2 Jags & 1 Rover" Prescott?? Thought not . . .
Paul
PS In the words of that law abiding citizen, Mr Steve Earle, "If you don't vote, don't bitch"
FWIW, most hypermarkets in France only sell SUL as the price diff is so small not worth them stocking both (was still so in late 1999), & they set fire to Gatsos - don't you just love 'em??
SO are you listening Fatty "2 Jags & 1 Rover" Prescott?? Thought not . . .
Paul
PS In the words of that law abiding citizen, Mr Steve Earle, "If you don't vote, don't bitch"
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.... and make sure you consign your radar/laser detector to the glovebox (or keep it well out of sight). Les plods take a very dim view of these too - expect consfiscation, large fine (in cash and NOW, s'il vous plait) and potential confiscation of the vehicle if you really give them the hump!
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Hi all,
Somethings simple to follow to avoid major problems in France:
- never go fast at the end of the highway, 9 times to 10 radars are few kilometers before where you pay. In that case it's easy to cath you there (no photo in that case).
- always slow down approaching a pause-area, they like to hide the little blue-clio behind the separate signs at the beginning of the area.
- always slow down wherever you see a french car stopped on the side of the highway...
-->hey nick : too much funny, if you say "le plan" they will show you the town map!!!, and notice that major of them are self serve, but if they are not busy they are happy to serve you when they saw a lost rosbeef...
Fred, lost french in switzerland
Somethings simple to follow to avoid major problems in France:
- never go fast at the end of the highway, 9 times to 10 radars are few kilometers before where you pay. In that case it's easy to cath you there (no photo in that case).
- always slow down approaching a pause-area, they like to hide the little blue-clio behind the separate signs at the beginning of the area.
- always slow down wherever you see a french car stopped on the side of the highway...
-->hey nick : too much funny, if you say "le plan" they will show you the town map!!!, and notice that major of them are self serve, but if they are not busy they are happy to serve you when they saw a lost rosbeef...
Fred, lost french in switzerland
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From my experience, all the unleaded pumps have green handles / nozzle surrounds, just like here.
mprocureur
Didn't know penalties were so harsh. Just came back from an Easter trip to sunny Zurich (1500 mile round trip) and was cruising at 110 - 130 mph in France. Perhaps I'll be a little more careful next time. . . . Seems odd though, given that some of the local traffic I saw (and passed) was exceeding the limit by more than this 30 mph margin.
Suresh
P.S. Does anyone know if frog plod monitors the time taken between toll stations? Never a problem for a scooby at high speed
, as you need to fill up every 150 miles or so 
and bring your average speed down by quite a bit in doing so.
mprocureur
Didn't know penalties were so harsh. Just came back from an Easter trip to sunny Zurich (1500 mile round trip) and was cruising at 110 - 130 mph in France. Perhaps I'll be a little more careful next time. . . . Seems odd though, given that some of the local traffic I saw (and passed) was exceeding the limit by more than this 30 mph margin.Suresh
P.S. Does anyone know if frog plod monitors the time taken between toll stations? Never a problem for a scooby at high speed
, as you need to fill up every 150 miles or so and bring your average speed down by quite a bit in doing so.
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Not a problem nick, now they manage to fix cancer!, so bad french is not a big problem...
If you want to fill up the tank say "LE PLEIN! s'il vous plaît" and you'll feel a perfect one (except your right hand drive!
One thing I forget above is that think to take money with you (I believe the equal to 900ffrs). They will never keep your car if you got the money on you if they take you at high speed. If you don't have, they can also bring you to the nearest cash distributor for pay!. So don't forget any kind of payment, so you won't let the scooby in cops hands...
If you want to see what radar in france looks like go here : (sorry it's in french, came from a french magazine)
If you want to fill up the tank say "LE PLEIN! s'il vous plaît" and you'll feel a perfect one (except your right hand drive!
One thing I forget above is that think to take money with you (I believe the equal to 900ffrs). They will never keep your car if you got the money on you if they take you at high speed. If you don't have, they can also bring you to the nearest cash distributor for pay!. So don't forget any kind of payment, so you won't let the scooby in cops hands...
If you want to see what radar in france looks like go here : (sorry it's in french, came from a french magazine)
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