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    Driving Question - Can I Drive In France...

    Ive been driving one year 6 months, 2 years at the end of July.

    I have 3 points. But thats irrelevant (i think)

    Am i restricted from driving in France due to being a new driver, under 21 and not been driving 3 years?

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    Yes!

    You must be at least 18 to drive in France (which you are!), and as a new driver you must stick to lower speedlimits, of 110kph on the motorway and 100kph on dual carriageways.

    This is one of two very sensible bits of safety legislation which we should adopt in this country, the other being that the speed limit reduces for everyone in wet weather!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TeePee
    Yes!

    You must be at least 18 to drive in France (which you are!), and as a new driver you must stick to lower speedlimits, of 110kph on the motorway and 100kph on dual carriageways.

    This is one of two very sensible bits of safety legislation which we should adopt in this country, the other being that the speed limit reduces for everyone in wet weather!

    so similar speed limits to here, 70mph motorways...

    how long are you classed as a 'new driver'... im lucky in the sense my car doesnt do much over 70 anyway.

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    yeah similar. be warey of toll roads - its costs about 100 quid to get to the south of france on them!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5lab
    yeah similar. be warey of toll roads - its costs about 100 quid to get to the south of france on them!
    Surely it doesnt cost that much on the tolls, i cant remember my dad paying that much when he used to drive us down there for hols (5 years ago)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gorgeous
    Surely it doesnt cost that much on the tolls, i cant remember my dad paying that much when he used to drive us down there for hols (5 years ago)
    hopefully TomTom will avoid the tolls. though after multimapping, i may have been put off... 1000 miles seems a bit... far

    also, does anyone know of any good places in the SoF? cheap bedsits/hotels or even camping?

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    More of the issue is that you need to check that you have adequate insurance.

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    You may only need to be over 18 to drive in France, but you can't usually rent a car until you're at least 21, so are you taking your own?

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    Yes, your insurance policy will only give you the minimum legally required insurance to drive in a country in the EU, normally third party only. If you want fully comp insurance abroad, you will have to pay extra.

    New drivers are for the first two years in France.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TeePee
    Yes, your insurance policy will only give you the minimum legally required insurance to drive in a country in the EU, normally third party only. If you want fully comp insurance abroad, you will have to pay extra.

    New drivers are for the first two years in France.

    not fancying the 1k mile each way malarky. and the ferry/euro tunnel seems dead expensive.

    its gonna be cheaper to spend 200 on a late deal, per person. than spend 2 ton on getting to the South Of France + accom + travel time + petrol.

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    bordaux is only 800 miles each way - i do it for surfing. its not that bad and if you take the a roads you can get a nice view. alternitively - get the ferry to bilbau and drive from there?
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    I wouldn't drive to the South of France unless I actually wanted to see the sights and enjoy the drive. Far cheaper and easier to fly. Easyjet fly to Nice airport, and from there you can get pretty much anywhere from Marseilles to the Italian border easily on the train that runs along the coast.

    I've been to Nice a couple of times and enjoyed it- but the SoF isn't cheap IMO- you could eat out for a lot less in Spain, for example.

    Just on the off chance that you do decide to drive, there are various funny regulations worth googling for, like the requirement to carry a warning triangle, and have correctly dipping headlights etc. etc. I never bother when I'm nipping over for fags and booze, but I'd make sure I was legal if I was planning to go any significant distance.

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