Driving in France

Driving in FRANCE

Rules of the road

    Drive on the right
    Convert your head lights
    By law you must  have a fluorescent jacket and a triangle in your car when you are driving in      France and looking for property to buy

Roads
There are three types of road in France:

Minor Roads (indicated by a ‘D')

Motorways (indicated by an ‘A')

National Roads (indicated by an ‘N')

Speed Limits in France
French police can check your speed anywhere and everywhere … anytime.
•    50 km/h in towns (31mph)
•    90 km/h on main roads (56 mph)
•    110 km/h on dual carriage ways (68 mph)
•    130 km/h on motorways (81mph)
•    In poor weather conditions (rain, fog,…) speed limits are reduced to 90 km/h on dual carriage ways and to 110 km/h on motorways.

N.B.
A fine between 135 - 375 Euros can be issued for not wearing a seatbelt.

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