{"id":666,"date":"2008-11-13T23:10:40","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T22:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/?p=666"},"modified":"2013-11-18T20:26:34","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T19:26:34","slug":"french-travelling-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/french-travelling-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"tips for Driving in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2008\/09\/8314_p33_cor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-419 alignright\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"8314_p33_cor\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2008\/09\/8314_p33_cor-299x300.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>I saw this excellent post on the Quest Baits Blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>By Jamie Simpson<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ok so I thought this piece may be helpful to anyone who has little or no experience of fishing in France.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling to France for a fishing holiday can be a daunting prospect, yet the draw of large Carp and a slightly warmer climate is almost impossible to resist.\u00a0 I thought I would just put a little list of things that may help and hopefully a few other bloggers can add to any that I miss or have overlooked.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always carry a High Vis jacket, emergency breakdown triangle, spare bulbs etc as this is a legal requirement in France now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will definitely need your drivers license, insurance document and ownership document.<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A silly one but you wont get far without your passport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have to go over the Dartford bridge then you will need \u00a31.50 for a car as from November 15th 2008. It is easier if you have change rather than queuing for an attendant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There are toll fees wherever you travel on the French motorways and nowadays these are often not attended so you will need a credit card to pay for these (often around 20euro depending on how far you are going).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you go to the French supermarkets then a 1 euro coin is needed for the trolley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember that the French drive on the wrong side of the road and go round islands in an anticlockwise direction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When you pull up to A junction with a solid white line you have to come to a complete stop before proceeding ( I fell foul of this one myself and if it wasn\u2019t for a French friend I am sure I would have received a fine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You must ensure your headlights are dipped correctly, especially as your car will be weighted down with fishing tackle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope some of these bullet points are useful and I wish anyone travelling out there all the luck in the world as there are some massive carp to be caught and unlike a large percentage of UK waters they are accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<\/p>\n<p>Jamie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw this excellent post on the Quest Baits Blog: By Jamie Simpson Ok so I thought this piece may be helpful to anyone who has little or no experience of fishing in France. 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