Driving Abroad
But with differing traffic laws across the Channel, it's important to know the regulations and what you need to legally carry for a jaunt to France.
Here are my top tips for driving in France:
Take the following in the car with you. •Passports/Driving Licence •car insurance certificate •certificate to take a motability car out of the country •AA European kit which contains: hazard warning triangle, GB sticker, universal bulb kit, reflective emergency jacket, first aid kit, headlamp beam converters, AA European Driver’s Handbook, canvas carry bag, plus AA glove box Atlas Europe, European Breakdown Cover. •Lease of a motability car/ car on finance. •A print out of your booking details •Blue badge
Speed limits
Just like the UK, there are set speed limits for rural and urban areas that do not always feature repeated signage. Be mindful of your surroundings and adjust your driving accordingly.
As a general guideline, built up areas are usually 50kph, but can be reduced to 30 in residential areas. Trunk roads are 90kph (unless otherwise directed) in the dry and 80kph in the wet, while motorways are 130kph (unless otherwise directed) in the dry and 110kph in the wet.
Travelling with children
Prepare a bag each with sweets, colouring books, crayons and colouring pencils and magazines. Charge Kindles/tablets and iPads. Headphone and in-car chargers.
Ideal snacks
•crisps •biscuits (not chocolate as they would melt) •sweets •bottled fruit shoot water •bananas, grapes, strawberries, apples •raisins •cereal bars Plastic bags for rubbish and best to be safe than sorry - spare bags for travel sickness.