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• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - More expensive to change cambelt in France than UK 23 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Talk about Rip off Britain Just looked up the cost of the cambelt and water pump change for my 130 TDI passat in France. Total cost = ?877 (including TTC(VAT)) at the local VW dealer in the Charente!! Checked with Gilbert Lawton in Manchester, they quoted £395 plus £30 for the water pump
• Bank Hols in France 10 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Just got back from Easter weekend in France. Motorways empty, towns and villages virtually empty......Pont de Normandy looking fantastic in the mist. Omaha Beach landings, Pegasus Bridge, Pointe du Hoc, Colville American cemetary, Longues sur Mer gun battery, Ste Maire Eglise....all approachable
• Experimental traffic law in France.. 13 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I've just got back from a couple of weeks working on reducing the Wine Lake. Anyone going to France from 30 October (I assume that's when the clocks go back) should be aware that for an experimental 6 month period they will be insisting you drive on dipped headlights at all times. Motorcyclists
• France via Eurotunnel 7 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I'm off to France at the end of the month via the tunnel, for the first time. My main question is re the Eurotunnel fare - they offer a "flexible short stay" at £193 and a "Club" ticket at £293. So far as I can tell, the only difference apart from free snacks & a newspaper (which don't bother me
• Formule 1 hotels in France? 4 May 2013 (Forum)
  to get a Ferry to France, drive over to the Nurburgring for a day or so, and then spend the next week or so having a poke around Switzerland and France, hopefully taking in Nice. Now, in true student fashion, it's intended to be quite random. I notice that Formule 1 appears to be the French equivilent
• Going to France on a Ferry Query? 31 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  told me there is no way they can guarantee a certain car 6 weeks in advance.   Any ideas? Also, can anyone reccomend a good website on what I need to take with me for driving in France?   Thanks.  
• Driving in France? you may need this ..... 28 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Planning to drive in France? You may need a clean air sticker for your car .... the current fine for non compliance is up to €135, being refused permission to drive the car will be a much greater problem. Stickers may be purchased on this web site ... note it's the official
• Honda CRV - Speedo KPH 13 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I am bringing in from France a CRV 2.2 dti and have been alarmed at the complexity of what should be a simple process as all recent vehicles are covered under the Europe wide Certificate of Conformity. A CRV from France is the same as a CRV from the UK infact they are both manufactured
• The deep joy of driving in France! 12 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  , no glaring looks, Then....horror of horrors, Dover, M20 - London bound. Jockeying for position, boxing and coxing, ducking, diving, brake, accelerate, honking and hooting, rude onbnoxious drivers everywhere, flags of St George a flutter. Wished I was heading back to France instead of coming back from my
• Help, please, re accident in France 27 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Please can any Backroomer give me the benefit of their experience in the following circumstances. A friend and his wife were driving in France and had reached a ?T? junction at which they had to turn right. The road to the left appeared to be clear so they commenced their turn. As they did so
• a year in France - with/without UK car? 29 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I have a problem. Planning to go and live in France for a year and wonder what to do with our car. Ideally I want to keep it for the next three years. It is a Toyota Avensis Estate R reg 80K worth £4k? and it does everything I want from a car. Do I? Sell it and buy a local banger and buy another
• Crit'air stickers france - Scam sites 19 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  Be very careful if you go to get a crit-air sticker, like the british gov sites, there are some convincing copies, one of which charges 29.75 euros.....
• Brexiter to build Land Rover successor in France 16 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  "..... billionaire Jim Ratcliffe moved to Monaco while also deciding to build his Land Rover successor in France instead of Wales – all after supporting Brexit. "  (Private Eye) I respect people who voted either Leave or Remain, but it is disappointing
• buying a used car in France 4 May 2006 (Forum)
  When I buy a second hand car off a bloke in France, usually presumably, like UK, I would fill out my Name and address on the registration form and send it off to French DVLA.... But as a UK resident, would I put or give the seller my UK address? And what would I have to show DVLA Swansea
• Ferry Roure ? 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Looking at next years holiday and the Britanny coast in June is favourite.Which route in France is the easiest to navigate? St Malo to Britanny or Roscoff to Britanny? As i live in Taunton, Plymouth to Roscoff appears the easiest all be it a 6 and a half hour crossing.Just a bit dubious about
• speedcamera reading satnavs in France 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Not sure if this has been posted before or not. I know (and be warned those that don't) that the French police take a somewhat dim view of camera detectors,...
• Registering car from France in UK 16 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi - i've been offered a Peugeot that is French registered (but RHD). How difficult and expensive is it to register it here? I guess it would need to be...
• Using Indicators In France 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Noticed that it is French practice to keep the indicators on when staying in the overtaking lane. Not to do this seemed to invite flashing headlights from...
• Steering pull on new Renault Scenic 24 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I took delivery of a new Renault Grand Scenic 1.9 Dci and drove immediately to France. In England the steering was fine. In France on their cambered roads it pulls to the right. Two dealers cannot find a problem with the geometry. Any ideas? Sorerightarm
• Driving Down Through France 11 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Next Summer we are planning to drive down to the Perpignon area from the channel ports. We know to avoid the first week in August as all of France is on the road then. If was looking for advice on the following points :- 1) I estimate it is about 750-800 miles, is this feasible to do in 2 days