This may have been covered before peut etre? But did you know that as of 1 July, it will be obligatory to carry a single-use breathalyser in all motorised vehicles travelling in France. The kit needs to comply with French regulations, so it must have an NF number on the kit. The law states that you must be able to produce an unused single-use breathalyser – so it would be wise to have two so that if you use one, you still have an unused one to produce. After 1 November, failure to carry one of these will result in an on-the-spot fine of €11. It's also now illegal to use a Sat NAv which warns you of speed limits or speed cameras. Not sure what you do if you are driving a car that has a factory fitted one that does this unlesss you can switch that function off. That might still make it illegal. Need to find out more. Anyone know> Bon voyage mes amis.
Speed traps in France are widely spread, from fixed cameras to police hand held detectors. It is illegal to use or even possess a radar detector in France. However, these are different to the Sat Nav GPS warning devices which are still allowed. So you won't be Bonnie Tyler Lost In France 1976 HQ
Its ok the satnav companies have changed the description to danger zones in france so you can still use a satnav if you've downloaded the update file.
