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• M1 hell 16 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  to be clarified with the upmost rigour. However, it is an often sited fact about motorways that the UK crash barriers are not strong enough to sustain a hit from a large vehicle at a good speed. Here in France we have enforced crash barriers that are often seperated but a small strip of ground. I have seen
• Leaking Primera 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  to drive arround France for three weeks this summer and would hate for it to fail there.
• Cheaper Oil 20 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Can anyone explain to me why Engine Oil is cheaper in France? I've just returned from a days shopping in Calais and got 2-stroke oil for less than half the UK price. I'm not talking about unknown brands but Castrol fully synthetic TTS - about a tenner a litre over here, cost me a fiver for 1.2
• LHD in the UK 19 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  it in France, say......still, if you were buying a car too keep for at least 5 years....
• 12V Fridge without dual battery? 29 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  in European climates albeit including South of France. Under African conditions then the usual YMMV advice applies!!. 
• any - visit britain advice for visiting drivers 24 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  The current threads on driving in France got me thinking as to what visitors to UK are advised. The "Visit Britain guide to driving in the UK" is a corker. It lists that you should have reflective jackets, triangles, spare bullbs etc as if they are mandatory. Contrary to the Highway Code
• any - French Tailgating 23 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  them. But recently on a trip in France I saw time and time again - even on emptyish roads - a tendency for drivers to accelerate to within a few feet of the back bumper before swerving out to overtake when they could have more reasonably (and safely) pulled out further back and made the whole
• All - Conventional cars on way out 14 Jul 2017 (Forum)
     Volvo has announced that from 2019 they won't make any more diesel or petrol cars, it's eletric or hybrid from then. France wants to clear the country of petrol and diesel by 2040. So when there are millions of electric cars around we are going to need 20 more power stations
• HGV Restrictions in outside lane 28 May 2012 (Forum)
  Just spent 3 days motoring on Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium- all had restrictions on HGV's in the outside lane during daylight hors on their two lane motorways. What a difference it made and if it can be done in those countries without the World ending then why not here- even
• peugeot 307 sw 2002 - Dull thud when trying to start, and won't start at 26 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  , and the diesel additive running out, another 400€uros. Peugeot dealers are driving Mercedes here in France! Thanks in advance for any advice.  
• Toyota Landcruiser - Lack of Spare Wheel 13 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  take long trips through France and have suffered several punctures in the past . You can't go far on runflats or foam and replacements can be hard to find (and expensive) in the middle of the continent on a Sunday. Also foam won't work on blow outs or large punctures. It seems that manufacturers
• Megane Renault Hatchback (10 yrs + old, good cond) - Small Electrical fault? Just cuts out. 25 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  VERY pleased with my sec hand Megane (in France) Dont know why the engine cuts out sometimes. Does anyone have any ideas? It goes perfectly all the while. The Battery stays fully charged. Last time it cut out, was when I went over a bump. I carry a second battery
• Omega V6 1994 - cooling problems 30 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  at the that part of the engine.  I love the car and really don't want to throw it away because of one silly leak. Anyone can help? I do have the problem to live in France and the French are not very good in looking into none French vehicles . 
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 05 1.5 Changing headlights..... 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Can someone advise on how easy/difficult it is to change headlights on my 2005 Renault Megane Grand Scenic please? I have had to buy some French ones as I now live over here in France (for the Control Technique) and have just been stung by my local mechanic for work on my other car so cannot
• Renault Clio 1 Diesel (1991 - 1998) - 92 1.9 Battery reversal damage 2 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  in getting me out of this ka-ka (I'm in France) would be very gratefully received.
• Volvo C70 v Saab 9-3 Viggen. What to buy?! 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I have long been toying with the idea of having a fun 2nd car, mainly for weekend/evening blasts I have a budget of around £5k, and would like to keep 4 seats and a bit of boot space for trips to France/Belgium etc. I have (I think) narrowed it down to either a Saab 9-3 Viggen convertible
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 2.0 TDCI Cambelt 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all. I have recently purchased an 06 Focus with 80k on the clock. Everything runs sweet on it and I know Ford say 100k for a belt change but as I have always erred on the side of caution I'm wanting to get the cambelt changed in the next 10k miles (before a trip to france in summer) Have
• Suzuki Grand Vitara (1998 - 2005) - 01 1,6 Engine stalling when coming to rest 14 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  he has said to me, (eg clutch position dependent, braking?, gradient, electrical load hrw+ headlights). But I do not necessarily expect an coherent analytical report. Does it suffer from ICV or equiv problems? Are there any known fault areas on this model ? Car is in the South of France, so
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 2.0 Adjust headlamp beams - continental driving 22 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, My 04 model year ford focus is now in France. I would like to know if it is possible to adjust the headlamps so that they do not point towards the left and therefore dazzle other drivers> The vehicle must go for a French MOT (Controle Techique). I have been told by the garage that I must
• Hiring a car in Belfast, driving in to ROI 3 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  of this? What about hiring a car in Europe mainland and driving say from France in to Spain, how does it work. Guy