There have been ongoing problems with fuel supplies, especially in Northern France. Two oil refineries – in Normandy and Rhone – are blockaded and even as supplies resume from others…
CitroenDS Amongst the unexpected consequences of the Covid19 pandemic and its after effects one which may impact travellers has been uncovered by The Local.fr, an expat newspaper based in France:…
2020! January is a quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial New Year public holiday when roads out of Paris and…
December is a quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial Christmas and New Year public holidays when roads out of Paris…
November is a quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial public holidays when roads out of Paris and some other major…
October on French roads is a quiet month, with no public holidays, just school half-term in some regions. Mainly based on anticipated Paris traffic the warnings also apply to other…
June is a fairly quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the offcial and unofficial public holidays when roads out of Paris and some other…
May is a relatively quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around the public holidays when roads out of Paris and some other major cities will…
April is relatively quiet month on the roads in France - just the days around Easter (Easter Sunday is 21 April 2019, and Easter Monday 22 April 2019 is a…
In an attempt to improve road safety on the country's roads France has reduced the national speed limit on secondary roads (i.e not motorways) to 80 kms/hour.(50 mph) from 1…
Car hire is widely available in France, with all the major car rental firms having offices at most international airports and in many towns across France. You will not have…
We would not generally recommend driving in Paris, with the congestion, difficulty and cost of parking as evidenced by the high proportion on cars with dents and scratches in the…
UK residents can now purchase a motorway tag (Télépéage) which allows cars to use the express lane at motorway toll stations in France, whilst other vehicles have to queue to…
On 2 April 2017 the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, opened a new pedestrianised park on the right bank of the Seine in Paris which together with the existing Left…
Black Saturday - Every summer the major routes into and out of Paris get very congested as many Parisians head to the countyside, mountains or coast AND almost as many…
In Spring every year there is great tension amongst the top chefs in France as they await the publication of the new Michelin Guide France - Michelin Guide (Red) France…
Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris has announced that the Avenue des Champs-Élysées will be closed to cars on one Sunday each month from April 2016 to open the whole…
The price of Diesel in France is now below €1.00 per litre, and even though the exchange rate for the £sterling has dropped slightly against the €uro, the equivalent price…
Paris is proud of its gardens and hosts an annual Garden Festival Fete des Jardins 24 - 25 September 2023 with events across the city and in every arrondissement: workshops,…
As from 1 July 2015 the city of Paris has imposed a ban on the most polluting vehicles from the centre of city: Coaches, buses and lorries registered before 30…