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  • Gite car 12 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I am considering buying a car to keep at my holiday home in France. I know I could continue renting but I’m spending about £2,500 pa on that, plus what...
  • Grand tourer 28 Mar 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I've been looking for an auto diesel estate to use as a family hack and occasional load lugger to the south of France. There are two contenders that are...
  • How do I get my car, which is registered in France, insured to drive it back to Scotland? 28 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
    I'm giving a 1991 BMW 5 Series to my brother-in-law in Scotland. The car has been French registered and is on French plates. How can he get British insurance...
  • Do I need headlamp converters to drive my Peugeot 208 GT in France? 25 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I am being offered conflicting advice over headlamp adjustment when I go to France. I have a Peugeot 208 GT (2021) with full LED headlamps. One dealer...
  • Do runflats really work? 2 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I'm thinking of changing my 13 year old Vauxhall Omega Estate and find that most potential replacements do not have a spare wheels and use run flat tyres....
  • Are satnavs with speed camera detection illegal in Europe? 21 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I have read in your columns that France, Germany, Italy, Holland and Belgium do not approve of the use of satnavs with speed camera data. Last March I...
  • Which left-hand drive car should we buy to take to Paris? 6 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
    My husband and I moved to Paris recently and, because of this, our much-loved black 2003 Volkswagen Passat needs to be replaced as it is prohibitively...
  • How best should I hire a car for driving in Spain and France? 19 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am hiring a car through Ryanair in May for 10 days for driving in Spain and France. There is a large excess payable should one be involved with a claim....
  • A good car for 4000 miles a year to France 9 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I do about 4000miles in short trips around town and 4000 in France on two holidays a year.I need some pointers for another car to do the following--automatic,boot...
  • Need a reliable, spacious, economical car 14 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    We are a retired couple living in London and spending half the year at our house in SW France. We’ve owned a fully loaded Volvo V70 T5 (02) since new...
  • SORN a car that's abroad? 27 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Last year when going on holiday to France I trailered a second car to leave there for a restoration. The second car would ether of been taxed or had a...
  • International motor 25 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Further to your remarks about the Spanish 2nd hand market in Saturday's issue (June 6th), I wonder if you can help us with a similar problem in the south...
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  • A bit of bother in La Belle France right now. 11 Dec 2018 (Forum)
    Just an update, if anybody is planning to drive to and/or across France in the immediate future, be aware that the yellow jacket( Gilets Jaunes) protest movement have published plans on FB to close the country down on the 10th of December if their demands are not met. Fuel stations
  • Ford Mondeo Mk4 - European Breakdown Cover - General France Driving 21 Apr 2018 (Forum)
    be travelling again this year in Europe in my own car just need a single trip. Also my 1st time driving in France, I've got my European car kit including warning Triangle, NF approved breathaizors / Hi Viz jackets for all occupents, GB Sticket etc etc.  I'll be taking the A84 and A13, any got
  • Avis Car Hire in France & Fines 13 Dec 2017 (Forum)
    Afternoon all. A friend told me that this might be a good place to seek advice or opinions. I was in France for a few days last month and hired a car. No problems driving it. All went well. I received a letter today saying that Avis had "been notified of several fines of charges
  • Moving House to France 19 Aug 2015 (Forum)
    Need a bit of help please. Have to move contents for a three bedroomed house from just outside Swindon to South west France, and I wonder if anyone in the haulage trade can answer me some questions. Firstly I have approx 24 cubic metres of stuff - according to some spreadhseet I downloaded
  • Mercedes CLK 03 - Fuel contamination 19 Jun 2014 (Forum)
    Returning from a trip to France, we filled up with fuel at the BP garage in Reims. Just as we left the ferry in Dover masses of whitish/grey smoke bellowed out. We limped home at 40mph unable to accelerate as this seemed to cause the smoke to belch out. Our mechanic ran various checks ruling out
  • Renault Espace - Failed repair to alternator 14 Apr 2012 (Forum)
    I took my car to the local garage (in Yorkshire) because a warning light was displayed on my dash. They said the alternator was broken and agreed to repair it for £380. I told them i needed car asap as I was taking family holiday in France next week. They fixed problem and I set off
  • petrol - a difference? 3 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    Just got my Saturday Telegraph here in SW France and I see, once again, HJ is warning against using supermarket petrol. Can I recount my personal experience? Before I moved to France I ran a Honda Legend in the UK and always used Esso or Shell 95 unleaded - convenient and cost no more than
 

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