the_legend_of_yrag
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Registered: 7th Jul 03
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How old do you have to be to drive abroad? I.e france? I always thought it was 21 or something but other people think it depends on the laws of the country you will be driving in.
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
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depends on the laws in the country you drive in.
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Okey, so you know the laws in france?
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Gareth.O
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Registered: 25th Sep 02
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I drove to paris when I was 18, 2 weeks after I passed my driving test!
When I contacted insurance to let them know, they didn't say anything about not being able to drive
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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u have to be 18 too drive in france, plus u must carry all documents and a complete set of bulbs at all time.
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Kris TD
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although my damn car wont go on the sea cat or the ferry  so it fucks me if i want too go too our house in france
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Ahha ill be off to france in december/january then 
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Cybermonkey
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read up on the stuff you need. carry ALL documents, insurance, license etc etc,
Motorways: 80mph (130 kph).
On urban stretches 68mph (110kph) and 49mph (80kph) on the Paris ring Road.
Dual carriageways: 68mph (110kph).
Outside built-up areas 55mph (90kph).
Built-up areas 31mph (50kph).
In wet weather, lower limits apply -
49mph (80kph) outside built-up areas,
62mph (100kph) on dual carriageways
and 68mph (110kph) on motorways.
These lower limits apply at all times to drivers who have held a licence for less than 2 years.
Driving with dipped headlights is compulsory in poor visibility, so don't leave the UK without buying a pair of headlight beam adjusters. You should also take a complete kit of spare bulbs and a red hazard warning triangle.
Motorways/Autoroutes
France has more than 8000 kilometres of motorways (freeways) of which most are toll roads — autoroutes des péages. These are split up into eight privately owned networks funded by tolls collected as vehicles enter and leave. Compared to the congestion common in the UK, the French autoroutes are excellently maintained and allow high average travelling speeds. The speed limit is 130km/h (80mph; 110km/h when wet). For more information click here!
Autoroutes Toll Payments
Tickets are issued at the start of each motorway network. Payments are calculated on the distance travelled and are paid when leaving the motorway, or motorway network. Payments at the péages (toll gates) can be made by all major credit cards. A journey from Calais to the south of France will cost around £50, one way. For short journeys it's worth keeping handy plenty of small change for making payments if you don't want to use your credit card. Payments vary depending on the type of vehicle driven, with different price bands for: cars, vans, cars with trailers, lorries and motorbikes. Here's where you'll find a detailed guide to Autoroute tolls.
Route Nationales
If you're on a limited budget and not in too much of a hurry, France has an excellent network of trunk roads, the N-denoted routes nationales
Clive
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