FULLY INCLUSIVE CAR HIRE IN FRANCE INCLUDES:
Comprehensive Insurance, Airport fees & local surcharges, Loss / Collision Damage Waiver, Unlimited mileage on car hires.


WHICH SIDE OF THE ROAD SHOULD I DRIVE MY HIRE CAR IN FRANCE?
When driving your hire car in France, you should drive on the right and overtake on the left. If you are from the U.K or Ireland however, you will need to take great care in driving your hire car on the opposite side. When driving your hire car in France you should give right of way to ambulances, fire-engines, police motorcycles, Police Secours, Prefecture de Police, public utility cars (Electricite, Gaz, Compagnie Generale des Eaux, Service de Nettoiement) and any vehicle coming from your right.

 

AT WHAT SPEED CAN I DRIVE MY HIRE CAR IN FRANCE?
Speed limits in Spain are measured in KPH (Kilometres per Hour), the conversion for kph to mph is as follows:-
1 mile = 1.6 km
1km = 0.6 miles


WHAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT IN FRANCE?
When driving you hire car in France it is important to note that there are two different sets of speed limits. The standard limits apply unless the weather is wet OR if the driver has held a license for less than 2 years in which case the reduced limits apply.

Also note that a minimum speed limit of 80 kph (50 mph) applies for vehicles in the left lane of motorways.

You should pay particular attention to your speed when driving you hire car in France since speeding fines are normally charges on the spot and even the Portable Speed Cameras can flash from the back and front !!


WHAT ARE THE SEAT BELT REGULATIONS IN FRANCE
Front and rear seat belts will be fitted to your hire car in France, this means that they are compulsory both in the front and rear. Children under ten years of age must travel in the rear unless in a specially adapted rear-facing seat, these can be reserved from our car hire suppliers in advance; these laws are strongly enforced by police road checks and you will be heavily fined in case of non-compliance.


TOLLS FOR YOUR CAR HIRE
France has a large amount of Road tolls, especially on the main roads and motorways. Most motorways in France are toll roads (identified by a blue sign) non toll motorways can be identified by a green sign. At Toll motorways take a ticket on entering, and produce it later for payment according to the distance travelled.
If you are on a limited budget France has an excellent network of trunk roads which you can travel on in your hire car. They are also known to the locals as routes nationales. There are no toll payments on these roads.


DRINK DRIVING
The blood/alcohol limit in France is 50mg, this is significantly lower than the UK limit of 80mg !! If you are caught over the limit you could face fines of up to 4,500 Euros and two years in jail. Your license can also be taken off you immediately. You are advised never to drink and drive since tests are random and common and as you can see the fines are very heavy and instant.


HOW DO I RECOGNISE A MOTORWAY AND MINOR ROADS ON SIGNS OR ON A MAP?
In France, motorways bear the prefix 'A' and national roads 'N'. Minor roads are maintained by the Départements rather than by the Government and are classed as 'D' roads.


PARKING YOUR HIRE CAR IN FRANCE?
Parking and resting zones are situated every 10 to 20 km on motorways. Parking is forbidden in the centre of many major cities. Most towns have a "Zone Bleu" parking area requiring a blue disc windscreen sticker, which can be bought from the local tobacconist or garage.

When driving in France, keep an eye out for ‘alternate side parking or ‘ stationnement alterné semi-mensal’ meaning that you can park on one side of the street for the first half of the month and the other side for the rest of the month. Road signs marked 1-15 or 16-31 mean that you cannot park on the side of the road where the sign is posted between those dates.

Parking on the left side of a street is allowed along one-way streets only. Pay-and-display machines (horodateurs) are very common throughout France, if you need change head for a bakery and buy a baguette for under a Euro because clamping and towing is becoming more common and is very expensive. Check the details on the machines as parking is often free during lunchtimes and after 18.00

 

OUR LOCATIONS

Car hire in France is available at the following locations through Rent a Car Abroad:-
Ajaccio, Ajaccio Airport, Bastia, Bastia / Poretta Airport, Bastia Airport, Calvi, Calvi Airport, Figari Airport, Geneva Airport, Porto-Vecchio Airport, Abbeville Gare, Agen, Aix en Provence, Albi, Albi Airport, Ales, Angers, Angers Airport, Angouleme Airport, Annecy, Annemasse, Antibes, Arcachon, Arles, Arras, Auch, Aurillac Airport, Aurillac Gare, Auxerre, Avignon, Avignon Airport, Bagnolet, Bandol, Bayonne, Beaune, Beauvais Airport, Beziers, Beziers Airport, Bezons, Biarritz Airport, Blois, Bobigny, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Airport, Bourges, Bourgoin Jallieu, Brest, Brest (Gare), Brest Airport, Briancon, Brignais, Brignoles, Caen Airport, Caen Cedex, Caen Ouistreham, Cahors, Calais (Euro), Calais (Ferry), Cannes, Cannes Airport, Cap Ferret, Carcassonne Airport, Carpentras, Chambery, Chambery Airport, Chamonix, Chartres, Chateauroux, Chateauroux (Ave. de Paris), Cherbourg, Cherbourg Airport, Clermont Ferrand, Clermont Ferrand Airport, Clichy, Colmar, Colomiers, Cosne sur Loire, Deauville, Dieppe, Dinan, Dinard Airport, Draguignan, Evreux, Font-Romeu, Forbach, Fougeres, Frejus Gare, Fussy, Gap, Geneva Airport (French Side), Gien, Grasse, Grenoble, Grenoble Airport, Grenoble Gare, Groslay, Gueret, Guingamp, Gundershoffen, erblay, Hyeres, Issoire, Juan Les Pins, La Ciotat, La Rochelle Airport, Lacanau-Ocean, Lamballe, Lannemezan, Lannion Airport, Le Bourget, Le Cannet, Le Havre, Le Havre Airport, Le Lavandou, Le Mans, Le Pyla, Le Trait, Lens, Les Sables Dolonne, Libourne, Lille, Lille (Gare de Flanders), Lille (Gare de Lille Europe), Lille (Les Marquettes), Lille Airport, Limoges, Lorient, Lorient Airport, Lyon, Lyon (Cour Albert Thomas), Lyon (Gare SNCF Perrache), Lyon (Gare), Lyon (Route Nationale), Lyon (Rue de Bourgogne), Lyon Airport, Lyon Ave. Felix Faure, Lyon Part Dieu TGV Gare, Lyon Perrache Gare, Lyon Rillieux la Pape, Macon, Maison Alfort, Manosque, Marmande Gare, Marseille Airport, Marseille Chartreux, Marseille Prado, Marseille St. Charles, Massy, Massy (Gare), Menton Gare, Metz, Metz (Gare), Montauban, Monte Carlo, Montelimar, Montpellier, Montpellier Airport, Morlaix, Morzine, Moutiers, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Airport, Nancy, Nancy (Gare), Nantes, Nantes Airport, Nantes Champ de Mars, Nantes Forum d'Orvault, Nantes RRS North, Nantes RRS South, Narbonne, Nevers Gare, Nice, Nice Airport Terminal 1, Nice Airport Terminal 2, Nice Gare Hotel Ibis, NimesNimes Airport, Niort Gare, Nnevers, Orleans, Paris, Paris (Ave. Paul Doumer), Paris (Avenue de Suffren), Paris (Boulevard Garibald), Paris (Boulevard Soult), Paris (Carrousel - Louvre), Paris (CNIT La Defence), Paris (Courbevoie), Paris (Emile Zola), Paris (Gare de Lyon), Paris (Gare du Nord), Paris (Gare St. Lazare), Paris (Rue d'Alesia), Paris (Rue le Courbe), Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 1, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2, Paris Montparnasse Gare, Paris Orly Airport, Paris Orly Ouest Airport, Paris Orly Sud Airport, Paris Parc des Princes, Paris Place d'Italie, Paris Port Maillot, Paris Porte de la Chapelle, Paris Roissy en France, Paris Rue de Berri, Pau (Ave. Jean Mermoz), Pau (Gare), Pau (Lacoste), Pau Airport, Pau-Billere, Perpignan, Perpignan Airport, Pertuis, Pierre Benite, Poitiers, Poitiers Airport, Pontcharra, Porticcio, Porto Vecchio, Porto Vecchio Airport, Quiberon, Quimper, Quimper Airport, Reims, Rennes, Rennes Airport, Rodez, Rodez Airport, Saint Cloud Ville, Saint Germain-en-Laye, Saint Lo Gare, Saint Malo, Saint Nazaire Gare, Saint Raphael, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Airport, Tarbes, Tarbes Airport, Thionville, Toul, Toulon, Toulon (Gare), Toulon Airport, Toulouse (de Toulouse), Toulouse (Gare), Toulouse (Jacques Douzans), Toulouse (Route de Revel), Toulouse (Silviotrentin), Toulouse (Tolosane), Toulouse Airport, Toulouse Etats Unis, Toulouse Gare Matabiau, Toulouse Matabiau, Tours, Val d'Isere, Valence, Valence Airport, Vannes, Verdun, Vernon, Versailles, Vichy, Vierzon, Villeneuve sur Lot
 

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