France trip

[frontman]

I,ll be making a couple of trips to Brittany this year and the latest money making scam is for every motor to have a working alcohol breath test kit on board. Any more kit and we'll have no room for the wife's shoes !
Details.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...motorists.html

And whilst I'm on how do I get the above link compacted into "LINK"

Cheers

[Predictable Bob]

You'll actually need TWO kits cos if the Gendarmes pull you and use your kit they're likely to do you for not having one available !

[frontman]

"actually i might play that game buy at least 3 and if stopped ask them to blow in mine before they question me...especially after lunch"

[Sclerotic Hen]

If you have a sat nav you also need to disable any speed camera warning function it might have that has just become a no no over in France as well.
http://www.garmin.com/uk/extras-camera-alerts/#france

[Ploddit]

Final steps for a new law that all bikers to wear flouro stuff.

Every car has to have a flouro waistcoat for each occupant and a warning triangle.

[jjh]

Don't forget you'll need Hi-Vis jacket x2, warning triangle, powder extinguisher, as above Re breath test kit and Sat-Nav stupid laws. On the plus side I drove from Scotland to Naples, and had no problem what so ever!

[jjh]

OOps, sorry ploddit, you covered most of that above...

[tonupteabag]

May i ask, Why does anyone go to France? It's full of french cars and bad driving!
Not content with the above, the French have to have some bizarre rules to drive there aswell!

[Chris W]

It's a bit nuts needing to carry a breathaliser if you don't drink.

But I'm sure the Gendarmes wouldn't believe it.

[Ploddit]

never heard of needing a extinguisher.

The fining only starts from 1/11/2012 and the fine is €17, they cost peanuts in supermarkets.

[steved]

And apparently the instructions on the recommended breath testers say store at below 20 degrees C ! so they won,t last long in a car.

[jjh]

Extingusher might just be here in italy. I got (stole) a small powder one. Always handy in the 16 year old quattro, where anything can happen!

[HONEST AL]

Breath testers

My local rip off spares shop sells them for £6 a pop,but I am told they are 2 for a fiver(or thereabouts) in Halfords.