Driving in France this summer - remember your breathalyzer kit

spiro

From late June/early July this year (2012) you will be required to carry a breathalyzer in you car when driving in France (they suggest you have 2). You will be fined if you fail to produce one when asked to by the police.

I found this site for them http://www.valuebreathalysers.co.uk/acatalog/SINGLE_USE_BREATHALYSERS.html

You need the 0.05%BAC ones.

sunshinetours

No fines until November but you could be stopped as you say.

Ferries/tunnel shops etc will be selling these and be surprised if not cheaper than the nearly £7 it would cost for 3 from your link

Also remember high viz jacket inside the drivers area and headlamp lens deflectors

Also don't forget the change in sat nav rules as well and to deactivate speed camera monitors or links

spiro

sunshinetours wrote: »

Ferries/tunnel shops etc will be selling these and be surprised if not cheaper than the nearly £7 it would cost for 3 from your link

Not saying you should buy from them just used their site so that people see what they need.

As to buying on the ferry/tunnel posters on other forums think they will overcharge for these like they do other essentials because by the time you are at the port you have no choice but to buy them.

TrickyWicky

sunshinetours wrote: »

No fines until November but you could be stopped as you say.

Ferries/tunnel shops etc will be selling these and be surprised if not cheaper than the nearly £7 it would cost for 3 from your link

Also remember high viz jacket inside the drivers area and headlamp lens deflectors

Also don't forget the change in sat nav rules as well and to deactivate speed camera monitors or links

Plus your warning triangle.

Seems the french have overtaken us on H&S!

sunshinetours

spiro wrote: »

Not saying you should buy from them just used their site so that people see what they need.

As to buying on the ferry/tunnel posters on other forums think they will overcharge for these like they do other essentials because by the time you are at the port you have no choice but to buy them.

Agreed wasn't a criticism but as you only legally need one I doubt even if the ferry companies will be charging more a than a couple of pounds each

Limey

That's a bit nuts, I don't drink. :rotfl:

sunshinetours

Its France

Limey

sunshinetours wrote: »

Its France

Can't the Gendarmes afford their own? I know Europe's getting a bit short of cash.

Stephen_Leak

And why two?

I can see the logic behind Spain's requirement for 2 warning triangles (presumably one ahead, one behind) for Spanish registered vehicles.

http://shop.theaa.com/store/emergency/aa-warning-triangle

PS. I suspect that the French attitude to teetotalism is the same as to vegetarianism.

Wig

I'm going in May so I'll buy when I'm there from E.Leclerc

Will report back to let you know how much they are.

I got my high vis vest from Carrefour for 1Euro when that rule came out which was cheaper than the £5 asked for on the boat.

System

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Plus your warning triangle.

Seems the french have overtaken us on H&S!

How effective is a warning triangle for stopping a juggernaut with a sleeping driver?