🇫🇷 Motorhoming in France: 5 essential things to know

[@philipellis7039]

A crit air sticker is cheap and easy to apply for, I’d suggest anyone motorhoming in France gets one so you don’t have to think about the zones. If you’ve left it late you can apply anyway as the records will show you have one even if it’s not in your van. Rouen tends to be the main issue as it is on the way to many other destinations from Calais.

[@l33jcm]

Thanks Kat!, we've just come back from a 3 week tour of France. Unlike the UK, the continentals really cater well for MHers, so travelling around in France really isn't a problem. Love the Country!

[@stephenjones4588]

The Priority à doit is becoming increasingly popular in small villages and towns as a way to slow traffic. I live in Brittany and have seen this increase over the last 10 years. Also it applies to all roads in the villages / towns not just roundabouts. There is normally a signpost at the start of the village.

[@gregmasters55]

What motorhome equipment is actually polarity critical? Even in France mains is alternating current. For 99.99% of stuff it makes no difference.

[@andydane6258]

Thanks Kat, great advice as always! On the Crit'Air stickers they're not expensive (something like 4 euros plus postage) and last the lifetime of the vehicle so might be worth it for some "just in case". We added one to our van after advice from friends as Rouen is a crit'air zone and the sat navs can easily take you through the zone as the autoroute doesn't go round and you end up going through part of the town to get back on the other side. Also as we were going round Paris there were roadworks that diverted us into a crit'air zone and back out, so we played safe and had one just in case.

[@user-cv5ft9xx5p]

Great video thanks, just a comment on #4 the black cross, Priority A Droit, as you say meaning give way to vehicles coming from the right. They are quite frequent still in towns and around villages where i live in Brittany and not just on roundabouts, i treat them as a rolling stop places as where they are can seem confusing and random. On aires, our tiny village has an lovely little aire, its so pretty we often go there to picnic ! 😊

[@robertclayton2920]

Kat. I’m sorry but you are wrong about driving through Paris. So long as you don’t travel through during rush hour, the traffic flows very well indeed. I’ve gone to Spain every year since 2012 and never ever had a problem, and that’s pulling a caravan and in a motorhome!

[@Roz31573]

A note re crit air stickers, Strasbourg on the German border is a beautiful place and worth adding to the French tour itinerary, but it's a low emissions zone, including getting to the camp site. The sticker is less than a fiver for most vehicles, just get it and fit it, never need to think about it again.

[@mikeg4791]

I had recerse polarity on quite a big site in the south of france at the end of May. I was quite surprised as the site seemed quite modern. Finally got to use the converter cable thats been sat in the van for rhe last 3 years, unused 😂

[@lornapirrie3426]

As I understand it, only vehicles registered in France that are towing & have gross weight 3.5T need to have speed stickers on their rear.

[@user-vz5op3pg3h]

Re crit-air. I think I read that it’s possible France may close a region if pollution in that region hits a certain level, as such you would need a critical-air to pass through.

[@danbarnes8178]

Great video as usual. I go to France in 4 weeks for the first time. I have a 6m motorhome plated at 3.5t. do I need to use Angle Mort stickers? Thank you😊

[@gillianhorner7061]

Kat Re the crit-air you say you don’t need them, however what happens if you get diverted into an area that takes you in to a low omission zone? Thanks Gillian

[@billovsky]

as long as there is an earth connection, it does not matter. if there is no earth connection, just don't plug, no matter if it's reversed or not!

[@TimINGRAM-sv4jh]

If you are going to give info to visitors to France, please give accurate information rather than just creating links that earn you money eg Angles Morts stickers are a requirement for vehicles over 3500kg in the whole of France not just bits of it as you suggest

[@WanderingBird]

🤦‍♀️ so, to clarify, is your issue that I share a link to the stickers or that you think I should lie to people so they buy more stickers?? Please check your facts before you leave daft comments- you just look foolish 🙄🙄

[@terryjenner2705]

Fly Airforce 😅