Trip to France

[barryd]

Dont worry Kev. You will soon know if your on the wrong side of the road.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

All the time I'm over there innit.

 

[mark61]

Could always get a watch tattoo.

At least you'll be on the correct side of the road twice a day.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I'll just drive in the gutter.

 

[r4dent]

No. Need UK sticker these days.

???

"GB" stickers and Number plate identifiers went out with ******. You need "UK" these days.
You can get ones that cover the GB on your number plate from e bay.

Displaying number plates

How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.

www.gov.uk

Also do a bit of research on Crit air (LEZ) stickers, you'll get bills in the post.

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Drive in an area that your sticker (I see it has arrived) is not sufficient for and those nice French Gendarmes will invite you to contribute to their benevolent fund.

Put your wristwatch on the other wrist to remind you to drive on the other side of the road. Simple but effective.

not worn one for forty years

It is a bit like the "tie a knot in you handkerchief" trick. Something different that reminds you of something else.
In your case
a) put your fob watch in a pocket on the other side of your waistcoat
b) buy a wrist watch
c) put a rubber band on your wrist,
d) get "drive on this side" tattooed on the back of your right hand.

In fact anything that will trigger a link in your brain.

 

[r4dent]

I'll just drive in the gutter.

But which one, French roads tend to have none or two.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

But which one, French roads tend to have none or two.

The one on my side of the van.


Drive in an area that your sticker (I see it has arrived) is not sufficient for and those nice French Gendarmes will invite you to contribute to their benevolent fund.

How do I know which ones the sticker doesn't cover?

 

[colinm]

The one on my side of the van.


Drive in an area that your sticker (I see it has arrived) is not sufficient for and those nice French Gendarmes will invite you to contribute to their benevolent fund.

How do I know which ones the sticker doesn't cover?

That's one of the problems with the French system, they have set up low emissions zones, but it varies depending on conditions and you are expected to check. If you have no sticker you I think you may be liable to a fine if entering a LEZ at any time, if you have a sticker not only can you enter LEZ's if it's a 'good' enough grade you can cross your fingers and hope it's good enough. The alternative is to monitor the relavent website, something I've never bothered to do.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

More confused than ever really

 

[jacquigem]

Get your sticker and hope fir the best , keeping eyes open , it's what we do

 

[colinm]

More confused than ever really

So was I when it first came out, in the end I just slapped on the sticker and carried on as normal, no fines came my way so I guess I'm getting it right, but then we don't tend to holiday in the middle of summer where any zones might be 'activated'.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Get your sticker and hope fir the best , keeping eyes open , it's what we do

Keep eyes open for what though? not having driven 4 wheels in France my eyes will be everywhere as it is, I really don't need more to look out for.

 

[mark61]

I think there are two emission zones to look out for. Low emission zones, ZCR's, and emergency low emission zones, ZPA's.

There should be signs for ZCR's, in theory.

Good luck.

 

[RSD7a]

Main thing I would highlight are the easy to forget speed limits in villages, especially sleepy ones with no traffic around where it's dead easy to exceed the 50 and 30 kph limits. There's also plenty of speed cameras to enforce them.

 

[trevskoda]

No. Need UK sticker these days.

Also do a bit of research on Crit air (LEZ) stickers, you'll get bills in the post.

Put your wristwatch on the other wrist to remind you to drive on the other side of the roas. Simple but effective.

When was the last time you seen anyone with a wrist watch, mob ph have the time as does dashboards these days, do you still wear a bowler hat and braces.

 

[r4dent]

When was the last time you seen anyone with a wrist watch, mob ph have the time as does dashboards these days, do you still wear a bowler hat and braces.

I always wear a wrist watch, so does my wife / my son/ my daughter / my son in law / all my friends & neighbours / in fact I don't know any one that doesn't.

A wrist watch is so much more convenient way to see the time than a mobile phone, and it is a bit of a faff having to walk from the bottom of the garden; get the Moho keys from the key cabinet; walk to moho, unlock the moho; switch the ignition on and use the dash clock.

 

[r4dent]

How do I know which ones the sticker doesn't cover?

That is why I said you need to research.

 

[RSD7a]

and to divert the thread in true WC style, does anyone have a trick for remembering to apply the van handbrake. Our car's handbrake is automatic ... ( and so is the gearbox), so turn off the engine and just get out. I'm using the car daily and am so programmed to this, that I've had the van start to run away more than once as I got out. Fortunately with the handbrake by the door, I've been able to whip the handbrake on without scrambling back into the van.
Am I the only one?

 

[r4dent]

and to divert the thread in true WC style, does anyone have a trick for remembering to apply the van handbrake. Our car's handbrake is automatic ... turn off the engine and just get out. I'm using the car daily and am so programmed to this, that I've had the van start to run away more than once as I got out. Fortunately with the handbrake by the door, I've been able to whip the handbrake on without scrambling back into the van.
Am I the only one?

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[TeamRienza]

All of my vehicles (3) have manual gearboxes and handbrakes. I have always parked in gear with handbrake applied. This means that should one be overlooked when parking the other acts is a failsafe.
I also turn the wheels towards the kerb, either on a hill or flat ground, so short of dropping the anchor, I think I have it fairly well covered.

Davy