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• Booking on-autoroute hotel 9 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  After an hour's googling in vain - can anyone advise where to find booking details of overnight accom. in motorway services in France? There don't seem to be the usual Accor chains there. Specifically, we hope to stay in the Clermont Ferrand section. Mr R would prefer not to leave the motorway
• Chinese GP - has anyone got a recording? 27 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  My parents rang me from France whilst on their hols & asked mt to record, without fail, the Chinese Grand Prix.....unfortunately I forgot. Does anyone have a recording of it I could buy?? Or alternatively supply the name of a good undertaker...... :-(
• Citroen Picasso 16 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My brother has a friend, who is a businessman. He and his wife both drive Mercedes diesels. He recently had cause to hire a car in France and chose a Picasso HDI. He was mightily impressed by it's handling, ride and engine, and is now wondering why he bothered to spend so much money on the Mercs.
• Left hand drive blah blah blah 12 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I am thinking of moving to France to live - I currently drive a rhd diesel Renault Scenic and would want to change it for a lhd version. Where would be the best place to do it, here or there. Or should I sell here and re-buy there? Regards
• Buying French cars 14 May 2021 (Forum)
  Given recent events in the Channel Islands I do hope people think long and hard before buying any French cars or going on holiday to France. Please do not support those who would cut off power to hospitals and nursing homes and attempt to blockade our ports!   Moved to General
• Hire car advice 6 Nov 2013 (Forum)
     I will be booking a family holiday shortly for a week in France,we will be needing a hire car for the four of us(children four and two) so child seats needed.I have not done this   for six years so would be grateful for any recommendations or tips regarding
• French Autoroute - car over 2m? 20 May 2010 (Forum)
  I’m going to France next week and due to the fact I will have a top box and a bicycle on my roof (over 2m), I’ll be classified as an ‘intermediate vehicle’ according to the French Autoroute website. Will this make any difference on speeds or toll charges as I
• Mazda6 headlight adjustments 2 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All I am going to France soon with my 2006 Mazda6 and i cannot find in the handbook whether i need to fit a headlamp conversion kit or if i can adjust the headlights for driving on the continent. Can anyone help? Also do i need to carry a warning triangle in the car Cheers Tally
• Sat Nav Recommendation 18 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All Can anyone recommend a sat nav for reliability and ease of use,I'm looking at thr Garmin Nuvi 250 for about £170. I will use it this summer for going to France but i have no experience of any Sat navs. Any tips appreciated Cheers Tally Heading changed to attract more visitors
• French Gazole. 2 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Just returned from a long trip into France, and I was tempted to fill up with Gazole (1.12) but I found a BP station locally that was selling Ultimate Diesel at 1.19 so I stuck to that (about 2 tank fulls). Was I being overly cautious or would I not have noticed any difference in my cars
• Driving in Europe 18 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I?m about to take a few driving holidays to France and Holland and wondered if it?s still worth applying headlight adjusters? What are the chances of getting stopped if I just use the load adjuster and set it to the lowest position? It seems a bit uneconomical to have to apply fresh adjusters
• Navman iCN610 sat nav 31 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Just bought one of these,and so far,I'm impressed,especially as I've downloaded the speed camera database as well. But,what I want to know,is there a way of unlocking the French map cd supplied,without an unlock key,which I have to purchase from Navman,as I'm off to France in August?
• short journeys 9 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, Is there any way I can minimise the damage done to the engine when taking short trips, two or three times a year I drive down to the south of France, Spain etc however the rest of the time I only make short trips and the engine rarely reaches the optimal operating temperture? Joe
• Help! - Pine tree resin on bodywork 16 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Anyone any experience of removing pine tree resin from the bodywork on my car? Three distinctly sticky blotches (or should I say "splodges"...)on roof and bonnet resulting from a recent camping trip to Landes region of SW France. Any help much appreciated. Splodgeface
• Omega II MV6 Saloon Boot release 25 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Is there a way of opening the boot from inside the car?? The boot was frozen this morning and I have managed to break the "handle"! It now hinges, but...
• Dashboard fans 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Bought my car without the £1200 air conditioning option. As we are driving to France soon, I was considering one of those Halfords dashboard fans. Has anyone got one? They seem quite large and I can imagine they blow around the air quite effectively inside the car. But is it worth blowing
• E5 Petrol cost in the UK 10 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  If you want E5 petrol in the UK, you have to buy super 98 at an increased cost of 10 pence per liter.  Yet in France regular E5 is still available at most petrol stations at an increased cost of 4 pence per liter compared to E10. Why are we paying more for our petrol?
• Peugeot Boxer (2000 - 2007) - no near side indicators 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  can any one help !! father in law in France and has lost all nearside indicators - tried hazards and the same applies - eliminating the stalk !! anyone got any thoughts please Thanks Neil {moved from the how2 section - awaiting year and engine info}
• Registering your car abroad? 31 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  has anyone done this My parents own an apartment in France and have recently registered their 4 x 4 there, cheaper insurance, no tax, MOT every two years. Although they live more over there now then here i wondered if anyone else has thought of registering their car abroad {typo in header
• Goin' south, the M1/A14/M11 23 May 2008 (Forum)
  Going to France next month on the bike ! Anyway being joined by a friend from the North, we had a planning meeting the other night and he suggested that he travel down the M6 and then veer off along the A14 and join the M11 instead of the more traditional M1 route. What is th A14 like ?