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Quote: Originally posted by JackieandSteve on 24/8/2012

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Never been but i know you have to have breathalizers for the amount of occupants and yellow vests for everyone in case you break down oh and a triangle. Learnt this all recently.

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I love driving in France. The roads are so empty compared to ours and the service areas are wonderful.

The main routes are well signposted, but not so great in rural areas.

Watch your speed on the autoroutes though. The peages time the tickets as you enter and leave and calculate  your average speed, and you get a fine if you've exceeded it.

Quote: Originally posted by LlaniDavis on 24/8/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by JackieandSteve on 24/8/2012

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Never been but i know you have to have breathalizers for the amount of occupants and yellow vests for everyone in case you break down oh and a triangle. Learnt this all recently.

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Not quite!
You are supposed to have 1 breathalizer for the driver, but 2 is better, and hi-vis jackets for all occupants, plus a triangle and bulb kit.

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Not Quite!!  Only need one hi-viz jacket/tabard for the driver, but it must be in the car accessible before exiting the vehicle.

Del

Last time we family camped in UK was back in 1978, ever since then due to a fortnight of rain in Cornwall during July, we vowed never to family camp in UK ever again, and we havn't.

We always head for the South East of France, and in all these passing years, we have only ever had fantastic weather.

So my advice is just go for it, you will have a fantastic time.

Just do lots of planning before hand, the main cost is getting there and back, so it pays to go for a fortnight or longer, we tend to go for 3 weeks and spend a fortnight on the main campsite.

Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 25/8/2012

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I have yet to go camping in France for various reasons, however, I have had plenty of holidays in France and other European countries, and have driven a fair distance in mainland Europe in my car.

The dog already has a passport and ready to go, and we are planning to go to France on a camping holiday in 2014, probably 2 weeks in order to make it worth the cost of the channel crossing, two sites in different regions, and in early July before the holidays.

DK

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