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  • Peugeot spares in France 23 Jan 2003 (Forum)
    Hi, l'm off to France this weekend, l need a clutch kit for my 405 and other service parts, am l likely to buy these parts cheaper from a french peugeot dealer/garage than in the UK?? if anyone has any useful contacts in the Calais area for cheap parts please reply. Many thanks
  • Can I buy a car in France and drive it back to the UK? 10 Apr 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I want to buy a 1986 Citroen in France and drive it home. What documents will I need and what are the regulations post brexit?
  • Do I need to an international driving licence to drive my car on holiday? 14 Nov 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I am going on holiday to France. Do I need to have an international driving licence to drive my car in this country?
  • Cost, in France 17 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
    My husband needs to replace our 15-year-old RHD Clio with a new RHD Modus. Ideally he would like to buy one over here, in order to save the long trek to...
  • A4 Avant 51 - headlights for France 3 Aug 2006 (Forum)
    I would like to adjust my headlights for driving in France? I am informed that there is "a lever" behind the headlight for flipping them? Can any one shed any light on where this lever might be - drivers side, passenger side, and what it might look like etc. I'd be grateful for any help. Cheers
  • 04 Passat headlight adjust for France 21 May 2005 (Forum)
    Hi there I'm about to go to France in the very near future and I've been told there's a switch to adjust the headlight beam for driving on the right. The headlights aren't easy to get to and I'm not having much luck - is this one for the garage to do? Any tips/guidance from anyone who's
  • Electrification going well in France 9 May 2022 (Forum)
    Think twice before boarding a bus in Paris https://youtu.be/5r-yN8SugWM
  • Built-in sat nav picks up speed cameras - Is this illegal in France? 30 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
    According to French law satnavs showing speed cameras are illegal but my new Nissan Qashqai has built in satnav so what would be the result should we be...
  • Will the french fuel agree with my Volvo? 23 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Planning to take car to France this summer. I know it runs on 5% ethenol fuel that we have here, is similar fuel availale in France or has it a higher...
  • France - 30 Years behind UK 21 Dec 2008 (Forum)
    Expats have said that much of France is like the UK used to be some 30 years or so ago. I remember filling up with petrol close to Dover in past times (maybe even 30 years ago) because the price in France was so ferocious. It's like old times - diesel fuel is more or less the same price now after
  • I want to export a UK car to France - how do I insure it for the journey there? 29 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
    I have recently been given a 61 plate Zafira and I want to export it to my second/holiday/retirement home in France. But I'm having the devil's own job...
  • Is my sat nav legal to use in France? 24 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Ford Mondeo Titanium and I understand the sat nav is only available for UK and NI. I am going to France later this year and am thinking of buying...
  • Are satnav systems with speed camera detection illegal in France? 21 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Unless I've read it wrong, an article in this week's Motorcycle News says that in France it's now illegal to have a satnav with camera site warnings under...
  • Do I need beam converters for driving in France? 14 May 2024 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2019 Suzuki Vitara SZ-T 1.4 boosterjet, do I need to get beam converters for my lights to drive in France? When buying the car the sales and service...
  • Will I need an international permit to drive in the EU after Brexit? 13 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
    I'll be driving to France in May 2019. Will I be able to use my UK driving licence or will I have to get some sort of international permit?
  • What items of kit are mandatory when driving in France 21 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am going to France with my son who will be driving his own car. He is inclined to dismiss the legal requirements regarding items of kit to carry. Would...
  • Do I need to adjust my headlights for driving in France? 12 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
    I'll be driving in France in October. Do the headlights on my 2017 Mitsubishi Oulander PHEV need masking?
  • freelander Freelander 2 - hire car insureance to cover france 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
    thursday,hire car company are ok with the france excursion but i need to insure the hire car fully comp for the period in france. does anyone know of an insurer who would provide us of cover. in hope gbr13
  • Speeding fine in France - any thoughts 7 Nov 2013 (Forum)
    Hi All, I've just returned back from the South of France last Sunday, having hired a car for 10 days and received a speeding ticket bill for a speeding offence whilst over there, which was posted to my UK address. My first inclination was to pay it (107 kmh in a 90 kmh zone), given
  • Insurance claim after an accident in France. Does this value sound right? 12 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
    If treated as a write off what value should I get for a Mercedes-Benz C180 Kompressor Avantgarde SE 56 plate petrol manual with 34,000 miles (approx) and...
 

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