How to drive in France (for tourists)

[@blackvulcan100]

Love the countdown on temporary road works why can that not be done here in the UK ?

[@fraseral6493]

If your in france in a right hand drive car and on a country road you will have trouble seeing round the car infront to overtake. Also be prepared to have a car a few feet off your rear bumper. Also if your in the centre of most towns you need to give way to a car coming from a street on the right..That is also in like supermarket carparks. I would say giving way to the right is the most important. There are still some roundabouts that if you are driving around the roundabout you have to give way to the traffic coming onto the roundabout i.e. the most famous being the arc de triomphe. 12:42

[@rugbygirlsdadg]

Some cars (my Skoda Enyaq being one) has a configurable speedo which is user-changeable from mphkph. Very useful.

[@northerngannetproject3147]

Practically about roundabout : keep right lane with left signal as long as you're rounding.... and right signal when you exit.

[@LittrowTaurus]

Actually only put the left signal if you intend to go left! If you go right put your right indicator before entering the roundabout. If you go straight : no indicator before entering. And always put your right indicator before exiting the roundabout. PLEASE DO NOT put your left indicator if you’re going straight. This new fashion is not only confusing for other drivers but it doesn’t make any sense !!

[@northerngannetproject3147]

@@LittrowTaurus it make sense : if you dont exit, you explicitely keep rounding.

[@LittrowTaurus]

@@northerngannetproject3147 but why the left indicator if you're going straight?

[@northerngannetproject3147]

@@LittrowTaurus not straight, going left passing each Y. A roundabout can be seen as a circular pile of Y.

[@LittrowTaurus]

@@northerngannetproject3147 ??? I'm not sure I'm following you

[@pauleff3312]

Merci mille fois, mon ami.... I haven't driven in France since we joined the we get their speeding points club. I can remember being flashed at 110 (Mph) on the N154 avoiding Paris around 15 years ago. Oo la la!!

[@richard6440]

Very informative , thank you :)

[@Alex-mp1zb]

If you come to France with a British vehicle, just remember to drive on the side where your driving-wheel is = on the right-hand side.

[@Jefff72]

I'm American and was stationed in the UK for 3 years back in the 90s. This reminds me of driving a LHD car on the left. I definitely prefer RHD on the left & LHD on the right. I'm now living in Germany, and we are planning to go to Cornwall next summer. So, I will be driving a German (actually Korean) LHD for two weeks.

[@willemdederde6669]

Pourquoi le français n'est-il pas parlé ici ?

[@rogernichols2414]

Important - By law, the yellow reflective jackets must be in the body of the car NOT in the boot.

[@michaellaudahn]

Not applicable for visiting cars (temp importation, based on the '68 Vienna UN road traffic convention). See my comment just posted for the details

[@foresthobo1166]

Stop spreading this misunderstanding, see my reply to your comment.

[@denisscheffmann9240]

Faux, les gilets et les triangles doivent être ACCESSIBLES et c'est tout.

[@andeLai]

Very helpful! Thank you for the video

[@m00zic]

Really helpful video, under rated in my opinion

[@aguideto....8738]

Thank you!

[@Kent12380]

Thanks for this information I watching from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@Jefff72]

Hej, jag var i Sverige 2006 och 2023. Jag älskar Sverige! Jäg är Amerikansk och bor i Tyskland. (That's the little Swedish I know. I didn't use a translator, I'll leave my mistakss)

[@AndyVile]

Great video very interesting going over to France in July you say shops are closed on Sundays is that the same as petrol stations as well👍

[@northerngannetproject3147]

Many Gas stations are located on supermarket parking and are 24/24 with CB visa. All gas stations on highway are 24/24 but very expensives... avoid them.

[@AndyVile]

That’s great thanks for the reply 👍

[@alexandcass1]

very helpful video thanks

[@aguideto....8738]

Thank you! 👍🏼

[@tureq85]

if you have a modern BMW you can switch lights over from right hand drive to left hand drive in the settings, no need for stickers, never knew that I suppose being nosy sometimes pays off when playing around with all the cars features

[@aguideto....8738]

Amazing! Never knew that!

[@tureq85]

@@aguideto....8738 yeah, you need to go to external light settings :)

[@sams3015]

Hi, does anyone know if you rent a car…if they include these mandatory pieces

[@MerkJacobus]

LED headlights don't need deflectors.

[@chrishall2211]

Driving in France is an absolute pleasure, been doing it for 30 plus years. The French understand lane discipline unlike the half wits on UK motorways. Don't use a satnav, use a Michelin map and see the real France !!

[@aacmove]

The autoroutes from Marseille to Calais are mostly a dream. From Marseille to Italy, not so much. That's when my stress levels rise, and where people become more aggressive. As soon as you get to the UK the road noise, and sense of claustrophobia is also annoying.

[@willemdederde6669]

@@aacmove Pourquoi le français n'est-il pas parlé ici ?

[@aacmove]

@@willemdederde6669 Pas intéressé peut-être

[@janetmyers3729]

Will the car rental company supply the vests and warning sign?

[@aguideto....8738]

Good question… I’m unsure I took my own car over. Anyone else on here know?

[@pooterist]

Good content, but what happened to the audio level? I can hardly hear a word!

[@micade2518]

For bread, all bakeries in France are open on Sundays ... What a silly idea to want to buy bread in a supermarket when in France? ;o)

[@aacmove]

@micade2518 What a silly idea to buy bread. I make my own! People should be able to buy what they want, where they want. Leclerc, Auchan, Lidl, and even Carrefour have perfectly decent bread if that's what you want!

[@everythingspain9442]

Due to Brexit 👍 Speeding tickets DO NOT FOLLOW YOU to the U.K.! The French authorities do NOT have an agreement with the U.K. to get your details. However, this gentleman is correct about French Police and speed limits.

[@lara400notout]

was this filed in 2008? Why such a low quality?

[@jontaylor7450]

I fiited those headlight converters...and someone stole them on boat...

[@aguideto....8738]

Oh no!!!!

[@Photostoryhr]

Very informative video. Bad resolution, bad audio.

[@gdreading9088]

Yellow jackets MUST be within reach from the driving seat !

[@aguideto....8738]

Oh I didn’t know that! Thanks

[@michaellaudahn]

1:47 Are you aware of the anglo tendency to mythmongering? Probably not - you are making yourself culpable of this habit. The simple fact is that bringing one's car to another country (not only inside Europe, but in fact all over the world) is based on the rules of a UN convention, the one covering road traffic, made 1968 in Vienna - look it up. According to its rules, your car must comply with the rules of *your* country, not the one you visit. As this convention is based on reciprocity, the same is true in the opposite direction. (We're talking here about temp import, not a permanent one.) It is possible that a french cop might not be aware of these details, but if he tries to fine you, confront him with these facts, and he will must probably back off. If not him, then the office that sent him out, once written to them

[@northerngannetproject3147]

You're right but it's useless if the cops don't know that... most don't.

[@michaellaudahn]

You need to fight it through. If you have the knowledge and the motivation (and a minimum of linguistic skills), you will succeed. This principle is true for all countries on our level, and even a few others. Ceding to ignorance is plain wrong. All you do is aiding and abetting a relapse into barbary. @@northerngannetproject3147

[@foresthobo1166]

It's not that simple. That convention covers the car itself. I. E. That it's roadworthy, have proper indicators, seat belts and whatnot. It does not cover driver behaviour, nor what you are required to keep in your car, nor what you are banned from having in your car. It's only the vehicle itself.

[@michaellaudahn]

We did talk about the car only. Please check again. And the convention covers also driver rights and duties @@foresthobo1166

[@ngbc5342]

BEWARE I was stopped for speeding shortly after leaving the ferry, banned on the spot for 6 months, driven to a cashpoint fined £80, license confiscated, and never returned, if you are caught whist banned it's up to £3500 fine and up to 18 months in prison. Don't be blasé please, I was fortunate the car was not impounded, and luckily my wife could drive and we continued the journey!

[@aguideto....8738]

Wow. That’s harsh. Thanks for sharing.

[@gordonm2821]

Just drove up from Rouen to ferry at Dieppe today and the amount of British cars flying pat way over speed limit

[@worsfoldjm82]

Speaking of roundabouts. The French don't even know how to use them.