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• Nail In Tyre & Other Issues 12 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Just returned from holiday to Andorra & week trolling round France. 2004 x type diesel, 2400 miles, 55 mpg, used no oil, now done 163,000 miles. Temp gauge mostly at 1/4, got up to 1/2 climbing the Pyrenees in 34 deg outside temp. Pretty pleased with a car that is worth effectively £1k
• Volvo V70 - Volvo V70 or Accord Tourer 30 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a Volvo V70 D5 SE (2002) which I think is excellent but I live in France and am soon moving back to the UK  so will need a RHD instead of a LHD. I'll be doing reasonable mileage on all sorts of roads plus at least a couple of trips to Southern France with 2 dogs
• Bad diesel???? 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Mods - Sorry if this is a duplicate, the link crashed after fist posting. Having come up from the S of France The old BX 1.7 TD had mechanically behaved itself for 700+ miles (at better than 52mpg overall. I decided to fill up at the Total filling station just outside Rouen (on the Calais
• From Today's Private Eye 4 May 2002 (Forum)
  , a transport ministry official, was speaking about a driving test system that was introduced in parts of France last year, and may soon become nationwide policy. "Attacks on examiners are common here, because most candidates fail their driving test first time. It?s not unusual for them to take it eight or ten
• My Recent Driving Trip to France 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Just back from an eventful driving holiday in France and thought I would share some observations, experiences etc. This is probably my 5th or 6th driving holiday to France and, being brutally honest, most of the enjoyment of France itself is rapidly diminishing. There was a recent thread on here
• SsangYong Korando - Average driving Speeds 23 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  Just went to reset the trip computer on the car and there was a little item that said miles driven, time driven and average speed as well as fuel consumption. Average speed was 19 mph over the past 1500 ish miles which yesterday included a fast as legally possible drive to France
• Switch for swapping headlights for driving abroad 26 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  We are thinking about buying a new car. So far shortlisted a volvo v60, merc b class and honda civic (thanks in part to these forums). My wife is French and typically we go over to France a couple of times a year. I seem to remember reading that some cars have a switch that modifies the angle
• Any - Have I been blacklisted .... ? 6 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  .... or is there a problem with starting new threads? The only new thread I can see is Thunderbirds posted yesterday.  I apologize if I've attempted to post the same item three times (yesterday & today) - perhaps I used a banned word (such as "France"!) ... but each time
• Renault Lagina Nevada Estate 1997/98 - Rear windscreen wiper arm 1 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I have been trying to get hold of a rear windscreen wiper arm without success.  I found one on ebay but they don't deliver to France where I live - have also searched french websites.  My question is does anyone definitely know if there is a substitute wiper arm (maybe from a later
• Fiat Barchetta 1998 - boot release stuck 24 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  I have a Fiat Barchette (early 1998) and have a problem - the boot release (which is by cable from a lever in the car) has stopped working. It is EITHER...
• Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class, Peugeot 307sw - Insurance 14 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Both these cars are lhd as we have just returned from living in France. We have the maximum 50% discount on French insurance but as we will be spending 7/8 months a year from now on in the uk we would like to get uk insurance. Does anybody know of an insurer who will take into account our previous
• Volvo V60 - Sanef Tag. Where to place on the windscreen 27 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Sanef Tag for use on the peage roads in France. The instructions say to place on the mottled area behind the review mirror otherwise the metalic coating on a heat reflectant windscreen means it will not work.However this area is taken up by the plastic housing of the City Safe sensor
• Mazda 6 (2004) - headlights 4 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  tell me how to put it right? I have never used this function but fear it could be the cause of Mot test failure or ControlTechnique as it it is called here in France.
• Insurance rip-off 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Just arranged insurance for a week in France. £32. I paid £46 for a month in the summer with the same insurer. When I queried it, I was told that each trip attracts an "admin fee" of £17, "to cover the cost of printing the documents". Plainly that's nonsense - although I accept there will be some
• Jaguar X-Type (2001 - 2009) - Snow chains 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Couple of points, I am taking my xtype 3 litre awd to france for a ski trip, it has the 225/45 y r17 wheels, in the owners manual it says not to fit snow chains to them, only the 16 inch wheels can have chains, what should i do risk it and not have them? Also as it is a awd do it need to put
• peage Tags where do i get one? 18 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I would appreciate some advice on where to purchase a toll tag for france. I haven't bothered for the last 16 years but it sounds rather appealing. I have gone to various web sites that have appeared on this section before but have been unsucessful in obtaining a tag. I don't have a French bank
• Why do bikers wave their legs around? 21 May 2008 (Forum)
  waved his left (offside, this is France) leg before accelerating away. I've seen this quite often and can't explain it. Is it an acknowledgement or a complaint?
• Best drives in UK/Isle of Man at this time of year 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hopefully on Tuesday I would be buying a Quattro, and then have 3 days leave. Not keen to drive all the way to France since I have to drive on the other side of the road, but have 4 full days to drive it around .... Any suggestions please on where I could take it at this time? Isle of Man
• GB sticker on number plate 7 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  (Driving in France) The rear number plate on my car has the usual small blue GB band on the left hand side, but the front one has nothing at all. Having noticed that all other cars with these have them on the rear AND front, I'm wondering if I'm required to stick one on the front plate too
• Mazda radios 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  is disconnected (which will happen sooner or later in any vehicle's life) the radio becomes locked up with an UNKNOWN security code. Mazda France have confirmed this and the only known solution is to ...fit a new radio!!!