2024 Tour de France
The 2024 Tour de France will be the first to have the ‘Grand Départ’ in Italy and also the 26th that’s taken place abroad. It will be the...
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alanr
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Slow down in town
There are now more than 200 towns & cities in France who have decided to lower the maximum speed authorized in town & city centres to 30...
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alanr
- Sep 10
- 2 min
1st November - Remember the Mountain Law
Each year from the 1st November till 31st March, the ‘Mountain Law’ comes into effect on roads in 34 French departments – these are...
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alanr
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Motorhome parking in Paris
Parking a motorhome in Paris has always been a problem, apart from the campsite in the Bois de Boulogne there are few options especially...
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alanr
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Oh I do like to thieve beside the seaside!
Motorhome thefts are unfortunately on the increase especially at some of the more popular French seaside resorts. What could be more...
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alanr
- Jul 3
- 2 min
CamperContact Aire of the Year
The website ‘Campercontact’ have voted the aire in Neufchatel-en-Bray in Normandy their ‘Aire of the Year 2023’. The aire has had 209...
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alanr
- May 27
- 2 min
ZFE's too unpopular
A recent consultation organized by the French government highlighted the strong opposition of the French to the installation of Low...
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alanr
- May 17
- 2 min
Worst drivers in Europe?
Vinci Autoroutes Foundation in France has published the results of its 13th "Survey of Responsible Driving", a study carried out by Ipsos...
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alanr
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Radars on the increase
More and more speed cameras are popping up on the side of French roads. Although the stated objective of this increase by the French...
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alanr
- Mar 24
- 2 min
French Aires are decreasing
A recent survey of French aires has revealed that in 2023 there are fewer aires than in 2022 (which had already recorded a decrease...
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alanr
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Most congested French cities
London is in first place among the most congested cities in the world, but French cities are also becoming more congested. Paris is...
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alanr
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Aire of the Year 2022
The French motorhome magazine ‘Camping-Car’ has voted the aire in Herteauville, Seine-Maritime (76) their ‘Aire of the Year’ for 2022...
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alanr
- Jan 11
- 1 min
No more toll queues
If you are tired of queueing at the French autoroute tolls, especially in the summer, then the motorway company Vinci have introduced a...
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alanr
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Speed camera numbers grow
The French speed camera has now celebrated 20 years in operation & by the end of 2023, approximately 300 old speed cameras will have been...
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alanr
- Jan 4
- 2 min
City pollution controls increase
In 2023, several French cities will tighten their traffic rules in their low emission zones (ZFE). Eleven cities will ban vehicles...
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alanr
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
How to spot a Radar Car
There will shortly be 450 private 'radar cars' on the roads in France, one of the new ways the government is trying to control speeding...
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alanr
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
24/7, 365 days/ year Campsites ?
One of the most annoying things about French campsites is the fact that the vast majority are only open during the summer months whilst...
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alanr
- Apr 30, 2022
- 2 min
What are the speed camera margins?
As in the UK, speed cameras in France allow a margin for error, this does however vary as to whether the camera is a fixed camera or a...
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alanr
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Aires of the Year 2021/ 22
The CampingCar magazine Aire of the Year, 2021 is the municipal aire in Bozouls in Aveyron (12) in Midi-Pyrenees (included in our Best...
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alanr
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
How to get a French Health Pass
Note, since mid-March, there is no longer a requirement for a Health Pass in France unless you are visiting a hospital or retirement...
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