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• Driving abroad for the first time 6 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  ......Going back to my home country for a holiday: France! It's the first time I am "going abroad" since I passed my driving test a little over 2 years ago. Passed when I was 22. Anyhow, I am a little worried! Will i get used to driving on the other side of the road very quickly? How does driving
• A weekend in Luxembourg 30 May 2007 (Forum)
  at the poor state of the E42 from the Belgium/France border down to Calais on the return leg - regular stretches of very uncomfortable poor condition surfaces really tested the suspension - not something I expected on a main French route. The Belgium services were an eye opener for me. My 9 year son went
• Speedferries cancel motorbike bookings 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Posted knowing that other BRers are bikers and in case I'm not alone as a BRer booked to take my bike abroad with Speedferries. A friend coming on the same motorcyling holiday to the South of France in June advised me yesterday that Speedferries are cancelling all reservations made
• Overnight stays-why so expensive? 9 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  we realised that it would take all of Sunday as well and thought that, rather than drive 100 miles home and back again, we would stay overnight in Cambridge. Having spent many a night in France in motel type places (anything from £20 to £40 for a double room) and celebrated our 25th wedding
• FIAT 500 (2007 - ) - Misfuel Hire Car 25 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I was driving a diesel. I called their breakdown Assistance which was in France, and they were quite surprised that I had driven to Barcelona. They said that they would have someone call me from snip Assistance in Spain. 20 minutes later someone from snip Assistance Spain
• Jaguar XJS V12 (1975 - 1995) - Well, I've got it home 8 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  was driving the XJS down from west Yorkshire and found himself trapped in a queue on the M40 after an accident near Nuneaton that - as is the way with the UK Police - closed the whole motorway network for hours. This never happens in France but, as a former British Police employee, I won't comment
• Nissan Micra - 14 day French road test 27 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  It seems that every time I hire a car in France, I get a Clio. Now, just when a new Clio is out, and getting a Clio would be interesting, Budget give me a Nissan Micra. Even the Twingo that companies always promise (?Twingo or similar? according to the blurb) which would be moderately newsworthy
• The origins of the DCT 13 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  headed back to France where he was snapped up by Andre Citroen (who saw the potential for the half tracks in North Africa). This resulted in various expeditions, starting with a 2000 mile journey across the Sahara to Timbuktu taking 22 days rather than the 6 months  by camel train
• Priority - For benefit of Galileo 1 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  when has that been the case ( or something like that ) to which I replied always. It may have been 'always ' in France, known as 'priorite a droite' but was brought in here to apply at roundabouts, especially 'mini' roundabouts. Yet again a factoid not supported by the Highway Code
• Dacia Duster - 2014 - Help with Renault/Dacia complaint 11 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Renault use), I was constantly having to ring them to see what progress had been made. Eventually after a week of no car I was told the part was on back order from France so they had no idea when I would have my car back, resulting in various phone calls to ask for a rental car to help me get my children
• Buying a Second Car? 22 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Those who followed my recent saga with my Jag x type (04, 174k miles) and its extended holiday in France will know that I had reason to contemplate scrapping it and buying a new car (Dacia was top of the list). I have lost some confidence in the old girl and don't know whether I'd trust her
• New Buyers Help 14 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  will happen in 3 years... I'd rather spend 15-20K and get something decent. Part of the problem is that we need a automatic gearbox (the wife cant drive stick) and in France you are looking at 10,000 first price for something decent.   What  I really want is a small-medium
• Citroen Xsara - 1998 XSARA Hatch - Door Locks do not open with key 1 May 2010 (Forum)
  , the car door locks do not work... the seller told me this when i bought ti so i was not concerned, i was more concerned with a reliable engine after the last 2 cars i have had(Fiat and a VW...   not time for France's turn
• Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - Five weeks with the Octavia 6 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  would have put in the Honda for the trip to France (and the Honda was an estate which we would load up to seat level). Performance and economy did not suffer that much with the load (still 55mpg loaded and with air con on most of the time). Stereo is good although the CD changer is largely redundant
• french car makers on the run 31 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  started proceedings against peugeot and citroen. there was a first hearing 23.01.03 in paris. The association "securite-autos" is being backed by the magazine "que choisir" (a french "which?" magazine). note that peugeot france had issued a technical bulletin extending the guarantee upto 120 000 kms
• Any considered - Best car to buy at 3 years old 25 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  and this will be my retirement car to be used 1 day a week for work and the rest for visiting relatives and several drives down to Normandy and a couple to south of France  each year. I currently do about 24k miles a year and that will reduce a bit to around 20k. I'll need a large estate for our large dog
• Analysing Road Accident Statistics 18 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  and we come out 5th best, with the better ones being three minor islands and Sweden. 3.59 per 100,000 a year approx for the UK. 4.5 for Germany, 4.7 Ireland, 5.2 Australia, 6.9 France and a staggering 12.3 for the US. You're three times more likely to die on American than British roads. Most broadly
• Friday Journeys 26 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  ? Sorry for long post - we were really fed up on Friday night, got to France too late for a meal and had to drive down the motorway to the first services to get a coffee and a sandwich! Phil
• Citroen Xantia auto gearbox problem 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  My father-in-law runs a '99 Citroen Xantia 1.9 diesel automatic with about 35K on the clock and regular service history. It is used for a mixture of short and long runs and towing. A fault recently developed while he was on holiday in France while towing a small caravan severe wet weather. The car
• The death of the diesel engine? 19 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  are diesels, well behind the 70 per cent in Spain and France, but not far short of the EU average of 55 per cent. Europe is by far the biggest consumer of diesel-powered cars. As recently as 2010, Japan and the US had only a small, single-digit take-up for diesel cars.