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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #15 on: 25 January 2010, 15:20:05 »
If you have a V6 then carry a crank sensor always, not just in France :-)
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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #16 on: 25 January 2010, 17:42:44 »
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Only pop mine in for long journeys :)
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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #17 on: 25 January 2010, 18:59:04 »
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Most people don't bother these days, the same as the Europeans don't bother when they come over here......
It used to be possible to get stickers for the headlights to bend the beam from Halfords and places like that but I don't know if they are still available.
Still available, and still an On-The-Spot fine in France (you will likely be escorted to cashpoint if you don't have the cash)

Why is it an on the spot fine for using the headlight stickers? or is that in case you don't bother at all?
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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #18 on: 25 January 2010, 19:20:08 »
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Most people don't bother these days, the same as the Europeans don't bother when they come over here......
It used to be possible to get stickers for the headlights to bend the beam from Halfords and places like that but I don't know if they are still available.
Still available, and still an On-The-Spot fine in France (you will likely be escorted to cashpoint if you don't have the cash)

Why is it an on the spot fine for using the headlight stickers? or is that in case you don't bother at all?
Also watch the speed. The Calais/ Boulogne  police love our lot. Also the time / distance check between tolls can be used to catch speeders.
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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #19 on: 25 January 2010, 19:21:35 »
Should've just flown with easy jet now.  I've another post running which explains why. 
Still love the car though.
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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #20 on: 25 January 2010, 19:46:16 »
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Most people don't bother these days, the same as the Europeans don't bother when they come over here......
It used to be possible to get stickers for the headlights to bend the beam from Halfords and places like that but I don't know if they are still available.
Still available, and still an On-The-Spot fine in France (you will likely be escorted to cashpoint if you don't have the cash)

Why is it an on the spot fine for using the headlight stickers? or is that in case you don't bother at all?
Fine for not bothering. Properly applied stickers are fine :y
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Re: Driving in France
« Reply #21 on: 25 January 2010, 19:54:11 »
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Fine for not bothering. Properly applied stickers are fine :y

If you were a French copper, you'd have no idea if the British registered car that's just gone passed without black stickers on the lights had HID type shutters inside the lights or had symmetrical lighting fitted.  :-/
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