Bringing car to France
#31
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Re: Bringing car to France
The answer of course is that they would request an increase in salary at having to be trained, and then use extra 'tools' to perform their job. The increased salaries for toll and car-park operators etc would in turn lead to Flamby imposing an additional net tax (see what I did there!), which would result in discontent, manifestations, and mass lynchings of anyone found driving a rhd vehicle.
#33
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Re: Bringing car to France
Some wazzock in a Gibraltar plated RHD high end car nearly sideswiped us at the coast at the weekend, he decided to pull out left to go round a bus on a dual lane section without looking in his mirrors or looking to his left where we were sat in our car, In hindsight I wish I had let him hit our car it would have made for a very expensive insurance claim, but I have noticed a trend of expensive car drivers being off with the fairies.
#36
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For once I agree with you. I can't for the life of me see any point whatsoever in keeping a RHD car in France unless it's say, an Austin Healey 3000, SS Jaguar or a Daimler Dart. Sell it in the UK and get an LHD over here, but try not to moan about how high the prices of second-hand cars are here on the continent.
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For once I agree with you. I can't for the life of me see any point whatsoever in keeping a RHD car in France unless it's say, an Austin Healey 3000, SS Jaguar or a Daimler Dart. Sell it in the UK and get an LHD over here, but try not to moan about how high the prices of second-hand cars are here on the continent.
#38
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Depends on how adaptable a driver you are, I have both and find no particular problems with the RHD.
As for nets at toll booths for RHD, what a ridiculous and self centred idea !
As for nets at toll booths for RHD, what a ridiculous and self centred idea !
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When you get on the first péage section of the motorway heading west from Calais there is (or used to be) a lane with a Union Jack over it that I assumed meant that there would be a ticket machine for RHD cars, so I always headed for the Union Jack but I never did find an RHD ticket machine. Is there one, has anyone else ever found it?
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Re: Bringing car to France
When you get on the first péage section of the motorway heading west from Calais there is (or used to be) a lane with a Union Jack over it that I assumed meant that there would be a ticket machine for RHD cars, so I always headed for the Union Jack but I never did find an RHD ticket machine. Is there one, has anyone else ever found it?
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Re: Bringing car to France
When you get on the first péage section of the motorway heading west from Calais there is (or used to be) a lane with a Union Jack over it that I assumed meant that there would be a ticket machine for RHD cars, so I always headed for the Union Jack but I never did find an RHD ticket machine. Is there one, has anyone else ever found it?
There was a machine for RHD cars - but that was the only one.
#43
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In that case maybe they took the machine away but left the flag! Cos I looked many a time and never spotted it.