driving to france..questions..
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jt_armstrong
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PM Datatek - he lives there.
Datatek
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Fluo jackets with the appropriate CE marks for every person in the car, one triangle unless you are towing, then you need 2. Many supermarket filling stations have gas and most motorway filling stations, no it's not called LPG but GPL, you will need an adaptor I think. Headlamp beam deflectors. Fire extinguisher now I think. A complete set of spare bulbs.
Remember you can't use the channel tunnel with an LPG vehicle and many road tunnels.
Have some cash for the autoroutes, some will still not take a UK credit/debit card.
Try ViaMichelin: Itinéraires, Cartes, Trafic, Météo, Restaurants et Réservation d'hôtels en France et en Europe for routes, it will give you all the fixed speed cameras. The fuz are very sneaky over here and will hide to use the laser cameras so watch it in villages. 50km over the limit, lose your car!
Don't know where you are headed, but I have a multi vehicle Faultmate, I don't have all the modules so no V8 engine stuff. I also have a lot of EAS spares if the need arises.
Remember you can't use the channel tunnel with an LPG vehicle and many road tunnels.
Have some cash for the autoroutes, some will still not take a UK credit/debit card.
Try ViaMichelin: Itinéraires, Cartes, Trafic, Météo, Restaurants et Réservation d'hôtels en France et en Europe for routes, it will give you all the fixed speed cameras. The fuz are very sneaky over here and will hide to use the laser cameras so watch it in villages. 50km over the limit, lose your car!
Don't know where you are headed, but I have a multi vehicle Faultmate, I don't have all the modules so no V8 engine stuff. I also have a lot of EAS spares if the need arises.
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fortgrange
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Euro cup adapter is required, about £7.00 on ebay. Most garages will have one to lend you but not all so best to take one. Fill up off the motorways and LPG is up to 25 cents cheaper, a massive saver if you're doing lots of miles.
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The AA do a short term additional recovery service to the UK, the cheapish one is about 80.00 GBP for their members, I presume the RAC will do a similiar deal. Worth considering if your not a diy owner.
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just a update - LPG cars are now allowed on the chunnel. Mate of mine just came back over and apart from having to let the chunnel people know and they put an additional orange sticker on his windscreen no difference.
He tells me that they now also allow caravans - no idea of price tho'
He tells me that they now also allow caravans - no idea of price tho'
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Something that has not been mentioned yet is drive on the right (wrong) side of road or they get really tetchy.
I have heard that too..........Something that has not been mentioned yet is drive on the right (wrong) side of road or they get really tetchy.
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No extinguisher is mandatory. Which road tunnels can you remember?
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A86 round Paris I think has signs which my French wife tells me mean no LPG?
996TURBO
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I'll look well. I drive my LPG since maybe 15 years all around France and mainly Paris and never had any problem with LPG prohibition.
I know that many tunnels are forbidden to trucks carrying explosives or dangerous loads.
Be careful about old signs saying "GPL interdit". Those were not updated for the newer version saying in little "except with safety valve"...
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The tunnel on the way into Rouen says GPL interdit
That's the only one I've seen so far though.....
I find, generally speaking, that using GPL (LPG) in France is easier than in the UK. It is worth downloading the tomtom/Garmin database of filling stations as only about 10% of the supermarkets sell it and they are not always easy to find - but they are a LOT cheaper than the motorway service stations, all of which seem to sell it.
Cheers
Jerry
That's the only one I've seen so far though.....
I find, generally speaking, that using GPL (LPG) in France is easier than in the UK. It is worth downloading the tomtom/Garmin database of filling stations as only about 10% of the supermarkets sell it and they are not always easy to find - but they are a LOT cheaper than the motorway service stations, all of which seem to sell it.
Cheers
Jerry
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You can go in every tunnel except the Shuttle if you have the Safety Valve that is mandatory. In short, any LPG car that is road legal is allowed in the tunnels...
Is that true? Because I emailed Eurotunnel the other day to enquire about this and got the following response:
Have fun! Where you off to in France?
Are you taking an LPG car on the euro tunnel?
In reference to the earlier post:
From: http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/vehicles/high-vehicles/
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