{"id":4815,"date":"2011-03-11T05:25:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T04:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/?p=4815"},"modified":"2015-03-12T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:45:14","slug":"your-carp-trip-to-france-some-things-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/your-carp-trip-to-france-some-things-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Your carp trip to France &#8211; Some things you should know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve published information like this before but as the season approaches we thought it would be a good idea to do so again. So&#8230; some g<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>eneral information for travelling in France.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>If you breakdown or have a traffic accident:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Immediate action<br \/>\n<\/strong>Turn on your hazard lights and, if possible, pull over to the side of the road, out of the main thoroughfare.\u00a0 Make sure all passengers have left the vehicle, using the door closest to the hard shoulder.\u00a0 If you are on a motorway, make sure all passengers stay well away from the road and behind the safety barriers.\u00a0 Use your mobile phone or walk to the nearest emergency phone \u2013 these are located every two kilometres and in many of the larger Aires (the French motorway service areas).\u00a0 On other roads, and if it is safe to do so, position your warning triangle (you are required by law to carry one in the car at all times) on the road 200 metres behind the car.\u00a0 <strong><em>A new regulation was introduced in 2008<\/em><\/strong> making High Visibility Vests compulsory in France, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Spain (and likely to become compulsory throughout the EU). The rules vary from country to country concerning number of vests required and whether they should be carried in the car or boot. Common sense suggests that there should be a vest for every occupant, and that the vests should be carried in the car, and put on before getting out. Do this and you will not have a problem.\u00a0 We did find one supplier selling them for \u00a31.52 each;\u00a0 https:\/\/www.hivis.net\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Notify the authorities<br \/>\n<\/strong>If there is no emergency phone on the road you are on, call the <strong>emergency number<\/strong> <strong>112<\/strong> (toll free) from a phone box, mobile phone or landline.\u00a0 For breakdowns, call your European breakdown cover insurer, and have your location, policy number and vehicle details ready.\u00a0 You must notify the police, even if you have breakdown cover.\u00a0 No garage will come to recover you on a motorway without police permission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Administer first aid<br \/>\n<\/strong>Do not move the victims unless they are in imminent danger.<br \/>\nDo not remove helmets from motorcyclists.<br \/>\nDo not give victims food or drink.<br \/>\nDo not remove clothes from burn victims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>If you have an emergency at the lake<\/strong> <strong>(and there are no locals around to help):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DON\u2019T DIAL 999! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In France the <\/strong>National emergency number (for all services) is;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>112<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>N.B. <\/strong>We have been told that the <strong>112<\/strong> number does not work on mobiles that don\u2019t have a Sim card.\u00a0 So, for people who have a mobile without a Sim card, they should call:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ambulance (SAMU) <strong>15<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Police <strong>17<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fire <strong>18<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will be answered in French and sometimes they may have someone who can speak English, even if it&#8217;s only a little.\u00a0 The information they will require is;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The name of the lake (or the name of the owner and the house name if the lake owner lives on site).\u00a0 Please remember that the name the lake is known by in the Angling Lines brochure is not necessarily its actual French name.\u00a0 That\u2019s why you need to give as much of the following detail as possible;<\/li>\n<li>The name of the nearest village.\u00a0 If, for example, you know the name of the two closest villages, then quote both.<\/li>\n<li>The name, or number,\u00a0of the nearest main road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can use the driving directions you received in this pack to help with this.\u00a0 You could even give the Sat Nav co-ordinates.<\/p>\n<p>Because the detail you give may not be as accurate as that which would be given by a native French speaker it\u2019s a really good idea for someone who is waiting for an ambulance, for example, to ask one of the other anglers to position themselves at the lake entrance or main road to wait for its arrival.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Driving in France \u2013 the basics:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Don\u2019t forget that you drive on the right in France, so it is compulsory to place <strong>headlight converters<\/strong> (available at most car accessory stores) on your headlights to ensure that your dipped beams won\u2019t dazzle oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n<p>2. You must also display a <strong>GB sticker<\/strong> (oval, with GB in black letters on a white background \u2013 at least 6.9in by 4.5in) at the rear of your vehicle (and trailer if you\u2019re using one). These GB stickers are available from most Ferry Companies or any general car accessory shop. \u00a0These are not required if your number plate already has the GB logo.<\/p>\n<p>3. A <strong>high visibility jacket (as mentioned above)<\/strong>, which must conform to EU Regulations, must be carried inside the vehicle (not in the boot). Having put on the hazard lights, the driver &amp; any passengers must put on the jacket before exiting the broken-down vehicle on or off the road.<\/p>\n<p>4. You must carry a <strong>warning triangle<\/strong> \u2013 it is compulsory to use one after an accident or breakdown in France. A spare set of vehicle bulbs is also recommended.<\/p>\n<p>5. In France you must carry with you at all times when you are driving; your <strong>driving licence<\/strong>; <strong>vehicle registration document<\/strong>; <strong>insurance<\/strong> <strong>certificate<\/strong> and ID (your <strong>passport<\/strong> will suffice) \u2013 this is compulsory, you may get a ticket or an \u2018on the spot fine\u2019 if you don\u2019t have them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note;<\/em><\/strong> <strong>Speed radar traps<\/strong> on motorways, particularly near the ports, are prevalent and will result in on the spot fines. So drive safely at the appointed speed!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Motorway tolls<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Not every motorway is a toll road, but quite a few are.\u00a0 You pull up at a barrier and take a ticket, then when you exit the motorway or meet another toll booth you hand the ticket over and are told how much.\u00a0 The cost depends on the distance travelled.\u00a0 All booths are on the left, unless signed with a GB flag, when they can be found on the driver\u2019s side.\u00a0 At these tolls you can use a credit card but not debit cards, e.g. Maestro, Electron.\u00a0 You will see a <strong>CB<\/strong> sign highlighted above the lanes which accept cards.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Motorway Service Stations &amp; Aires<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>You can&#8217;t help but notice the &#8220;Aires&#8221; every 10 to 15 kilometres along the motorways of France. \u00a0&#8220;Aires&#8221; (areas) are the equivalent of our motorway service stations and are specially designed for motorists and generally have a wide range of facilities. You&#8217;ll find everything from WC\u2019s right through to picnic areas, and for those of you wanting to do more than simply stretch your legs some aires even feature exercise circuits!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Patrols and Safety on the Roads<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>There are regular security patrols day and night on all the networks, Remember to always keep your distance and take regular breaks &#8211; share the driving if you can. If you&#8217;re driving at night and want to take a rest, try one of the aires.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll find that most aires are lit up at night. Overnight parking is not officially allowed in aires, but everyone does it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And finally:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Public phones<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Public phones nearly always need a card.\u00a0 These can be bought from tabacs (bars or shops), supermarkets, garages etc.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Main supermarkets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Intermarch\u00e8, Champion &amp; L\u2019Eclerc.\u00a0 Most have their own petrol stations and, as in England, are often the cheapest place to get fuel.\u00a0 Many supermarkets now have card cash machines and larger supermarkets sometimes sell a limited range of fishing tackle.\u00a0 As a general rule in France, shops, banks, etc. close for lunch \u2013 this is normally between 12:30 and 14:30.\u00a0 They often then stay open until 19:00.\u00a0 The exceptions are bars and restaurants. The main banks are Credit Agricole, Scalbert-Dupont and Soci\u00e8t\u00e8 G\u00e8n\u00e8rale.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Weils disease<\/strong><\/span> is present in France as in England. Anglers should be aware that it can be contracted through cuts and grazes of the skin or swallowing water infected by contaminated urine from animals including rats, sheep, cattle etc. Symptons are flu like, chills, headache, vomiting etc and arrive abruptly between 2 days and 4 weeks after contact with infected water. If you obtain these symptoms tell your doctor and ask for a blood sample to be taken. Further information is available on our website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve published information like this before but as the season approaches we thought it would be a good idea to do so again. So&#8230; some general information for travelling in France. 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