French crit air

barryd said:
Because they look awful, advertise you are over 3.5t when there are often restrictions on 3.5t in villages and even on the way to Aires and they can be a right PIA to remove without leaving a mark but apparently you can get cling on ones or removable ones. I think they were aimed at commercial traffic so its daft that two identical vans, one plated at 3500kg and one say at 3850kg and one of them has to have them and one not. From what I can gather most French don't bother. Ill probably get some though.
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Surely the point of Regs is to set things like safe limits? If there is a 3500kg limit, it means that a 3850kg, 4100kg et seq are not permitted to use the road/bridge, or whatever it is ...

Steve
 
marchie said:
Surely the point of Regs is to set things like safe limits? If there is a 3500kg limit, it means that a 3850kg, 4100kg et seq are not permitted to use the road/bridge, or whatever it is ...

Steve
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Its a bit of a grey area I think. I was thinking more along the lines of access to aires not bridges. I know from a few I have seen limits around villages where the Aire is but maybe they refer to commercial vehicles not motorhomes. Don't know but wont worry about it. I just dont want to put those awful stickers on my van. :D
 
The 3.5 tonne prohibition sign as I understand it has 2 options.
If there is a rectangular plate, white with black outline of lorry below the round prohibition sign, then commercial lorries are banned.
If there is no qualifying plate below the round sign, then all vehicles over 3.5 tons are prohibited.
If I am approaching an aire or campsite, then I assume rightly or wrongly that access is permitted. Similar to delivery vehicles.
Judgement is needed in case it relates to a bridge restriction or if obviously you will end up on very narrow medieval streets!

Davy
 
The GB plate became obsolete when the Brits pulled out of Ireland in the 1920s as N. Ireland remained in the UK. Should have been changed then.
It only got changed recently as a pathetic sop to make people in N.I. think the Brits cared about us after fekking up the border and trade rules.
I never use GB plates as they are not relevant and equally Uk plates as I don't want to be mistaken for English (or Ukranian).
I use NI stickers, which confuses the Dutch as they can't tell the difference between NI and NL.
Curiously I am in France and Spain presently. Since the UK government left N.Ireland in the EU single market, I reckon I can bring all the cheese and meat I want into the UK as I will land in Dublin and of course there is no 'land' border anymore. So Barry, email me your order, or travel back cherbourg Dublin, drive to Belfast and cross to Cairnryan on UK plate.

Davy
 
barryd said:
Its a bit of a grey area I think. I was thinking more along the lines of access to aires not bridges. I know from a few I have seen limits around villages where the Aire is but maybe they refer to commercial vehicles not motorhomes. Don't know but wont worry about it. I just dont want to put those awful stickers on my van. :D
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I disagree; if there is a weight limit marker, it means ALL MOR ANY vehicles, so there cannot be a 'grey area' because that would make it impossible to police! If it's inconvenient or an affront to one's taste/preferences et al, then get rid of the heavier motorhome and buy a 3500kg version, and live with the compromises on space and payload ...

Steve
 
TeamRienza said:
The 3.5 tonne prohibition sign as I understand it has 2 options.
If there is a rectangular plate, white with black outline of lorry below the round prohibition sign, then commercial lorries are banned.
If there is no qualifying plate below the round sign, then all vehicles over 3.5 tons are prohibited.
If I am approaching an aire or campsite, then I assume rightly or wrongly that access is permitted. Similar to delivery vehicles.
Judgement is needed in case it relates to a bridge restriction or if obviously you will end up on very narrow medieval streets!

Davy
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That would be my understanding too, re the signs.
 
barryd said:
Because they look awful, advertise you are over 3.5t when there are often restrictions on 3.5t in villages and even on the way to Aires and they can be a right PIA to remove without leaving a mark but apparently you can get cling on ones or removable ones. I think they were aimed at commercial traffic so its daft that two identical vans, one plated at 3500kg and one say at 3850kg and one of them has to have them and one not. From what I can gather most French don't bother. Ill probably get some though.
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My experience is that most French-registered motorhomes that appear to require them do in fact have them.
 
marchie said:
I disagree; if there is a weight limit marker, it means ALL MOR ANY vehicles, so there cannot be a 'grey area' because that would make it impossible to police! If it's inconvenient or an affront to one's taste/preferences et al, then get rid of the heavier motorhome and buy a 3500kg version, and live with the compromises on space and payload ...

Steve
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Errrr there is another option. Don't bother with the horrible Angel Mortician stickers and ignore the weight limit sign if its on the way to an Aire just like its always appeared most Europeans do. :D
 
At 3.5t glad I don't even have to think about it. Next van will be the 5 t version down plated to 3.5t, won't be thinking about it then either. :ROFLMAO:
 
Canalsman said:
Ignore the regulations at your peril...
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Didn't exactly ignore them . When I bought the van remember pointing out to the dealer there was no GB on the number plate . Then forgot all about it . Until BADAJOZ!
I do see a high percentage of British vans without UK signs .
Which is why I asked the question
 
alcam said:
Am I the only person to get fined for not displaying these signs ?
GB at the time . 40 fekkineuro !
Beware Badajoz bobbies
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Yes probably! I would guesstimate about 1/3 of them in France have got none or old GB identifiers oy their vehicles. I was stopped in my car without UK sticker, not even mentioned
 
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