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Buying and Registering a car

Exchanging Your UK Driving Licence for a French ‘Permis de Conduire’

Madeleine McMullin 02/01/2021 13 Comments

UPDATE Exchanging a UK driving licence for a French one – do you need to do it and how is it done? Find out more here.

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Recycling Your Old Car in France

Kate 10/09/2020 0 Comments

Risks to the environment
Every year in France more than 1,5 million de vehicles are scrapped. A VHU (véhicule hors d’usage) can pollute both ground and water, due to the various liquids.

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LATEST : Importing a UK car into France

Laura McLellan 19/08/2020 0 Comments

It appears readers are having very different experiences when it comes to importing and registering a foreign (European) car in France. Have you got information to share that could help others?

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Importing a UK car into France

Laura McLellan 02/08/2020 0 Comments

It appears readers are having very different experiences when it comes to importing and registering a foreign (European) car in France. Have you got information to share that could help others?

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What to do if your Contrôle Technique is due during confinement

Kate 31/03/2020 0 Comments

The French government has issued an extension for contrôle technique’s due on light vehicles during the confinement period.

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Buying a second-hand car in France?

Kate 08/07/2019 0 Comments

The free government site HistoVec (https://histovec.interieur.gouv.fr) has been launched by road safety authority Sécurité Routière to reduce risk when buying a second-hand car.

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Traffic Jams at Garages in Preparation for New Controle Technique

Laura McLellan 18/06/2019 0 Comments

With reforms set to hit the mandatory contrôle technique for vehicles, garages are being hit by traffic james as motorists try to get in early

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Liber-T badge – motorway remote control

Kate 10/06/2019 0 Comments

Liber-T badge – péage without pain Motorway remote control French motorway operator, Sanef, has  extended its Liber-t automatic toll payment service to UK motorists.  All you need to do is register on their UK website…

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Registering a British car in France

Kate 15/10/2018 2 Comments

Reregistering a British car in France. Contact the Customer Service Dept for the make of your car and ask for a Certificate of Conformity (attestation d’identification)

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Speed Cameras in France & Where to Find Them

Kate 09/07/2018 0 Comments

Stick to the limits in France and you won’t have any problems – but if you’re one of those people who think that speed limits don’t apply to you, be prepared to pay for the privilege and suffer the consequences!

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