{"id":22571,"date":"2021-11-18T19:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=22571"},"modified":"2021-11-18T19:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:53:18","slug":"winter-driving-in-france-useful-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/11\/18\/winter-driving-in-france-useful-info\/","title":{"rendered":"WINTER DRIVING IN FRANCE? USEFUL INFO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you are planning to drive your vehicle in France between now and March 31, this piece might be of interest to you.<\/p>\n

A new law – that many French people don\u2019t even seem to know about – came into force in France recently. Of the 96 French Departments, about 50 of them now require that ANY car must be equipped with winter tyres – or carry at least two snow chains or \u2018socks\u2019 onboard – between November 1-March 31 annually.<\/p>\n

Failure to do so will result in a fine of \u20ac135 and you won\u2019t be able to carry on with your journey!<\/p>\n

The markings that your tyres need to have to comply with are either \u2013 M+S, MS or M&S.<\/p>\n

The law applies to all cars, commercial vehicles, vans and motorhomes and there are tougher requirements in place for trucks.<\/p>\n

There is a caveat though. To make things a little more confusing not every road in a compulsory area will be affected \u2013 it falls to local councils and prefects to decide which communes and roads this applies to! However, it’s a fair bet that all main routes will be on the list.<\/p>\n

The departments that the law applies to are: Ain, Allier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ard\u00e8che, Ari\u00e8ge, Aude, Aveyron, Cantal, Corr\u00e8ze, C\u00f4te-d’Or, Creuse, Doubs, Dr\u00f4me, Gard, Haute-Garonne, H\u00e9rault, l’Is\u00e8re, Jura, Loire, Haute-Loire, Lot, Loz\u00e8re, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle, la Ni\u00e8vre, Puy-de-D\u00f4me, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rh\u00f4ne, Haute-Sa\u00f4ne, Sa\u00f4ne-et-Loire, la Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, Vaucluse, Haute-Vienne, Vosges, l’Yonne, and the Territoire de Belfort. All the mountain areas, basically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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