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Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:36 pm
by umbongocat
We've got until November to have the kits in the car. I say just don't drink anything when driving, it causes so many problems in France, more than here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18662555
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:05 am
by g8dhe
Looks like its been put back even further now;
http://www.connexionfrance.com/Breath-t ... ticle.html
DRIVERS have been given an extra four months' grace over the imposition of €11 fines for not carrying breath tests - and the law may even be scrapped.
A shortage of tests across the country has prompted the interior ministry to delay the start of the fines until March 1 and Interior Minister Manuel Valls said he wanted to use this interval to evaluate the usefulness of the law.
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Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:52 am
by briwy
Might be because there don't seem to be any in France.
Just spent a couple of weeks there again and couldn't find one in any of the supermarkets, service areas etc. Asked our neighbor there as well and they hadn't got one.
As usual the French will sign up to everything and then ignore it. Arm waving and shrugging is the norm.
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:12 pm
by Velocette
What am I going to do with the two breathalysers I bought in the summer? On second thoughts, don't tell me!
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:24 pm
by dvisor
briwy wrote:Might be because there don't seem to be any in France.
Just spent a couple of weeks there again and couldn't find one in any of the supermarkets, service areas etc. Asked our neighbor there as well and they hadn't got one.
As usual the French will sign up to everything and then ignore it. Arm waving and shrugging is the norm.
I couldn't find any in France neither when I was there a few weeks ago. Did find them in a Belgian supermarket, though
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:23 pm
by Ian
Velocette wrote:What am I going to do with the two breathalysers I bought in the summer? On second thoughts, don't tell me!
Never mind your two kits. What am I going to do with the 2 pallets I had delivered to us here at the Bongo Shop?
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:28 pm
by g8dhe
They are selling for €5 in France Ian maybe get some French members ...
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:38 pm
by briwy
Velocette wrote:What am I going to do with the two breathalysers I bought in the summer? On second thoughts, don't tell me!
Sell them to a French person.
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:45 pm
by Velocette
Ian wrote:Velocette wrote:What am I going to do with the two breathalysers I bought in the summer? On second thoughts, don't tell me!
Never mind your two kits. What am I going to do with the 2 pallets I had delivered to us here at the Bongo Shop?
OMG
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:41 pm
by briwy
Ian wrote:Velocette wrote:What am I going to do with the two breathalysers I bought in the summer? On second thoughts, don't tell me!
Never mind your two kits. What am I going to do with the 2 pallets I had delivered to us here at the Bongo Shop?
Set up a stall at Dover just outside the ferry terminal if I was you Ian. Or, sell them to Leclerc or Intermarche, they seem short of them.
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:09 pm
by downward dog
Fed up with reading yes....no....maybe....soon or whatever and so bought a pack of two (breathalysers!) on t'web for three quid and thats done with it!!
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:23 pm
by g8dhe
Just to make life interesting here is the current position
http://www.connexionfrance.com/news_art ... hp?id=4520
In brief....
France has finally dropped plans to fine motorists who do not have a breath test kit in their vehicles – but has left in place the law obliging them to carry the kits.
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:28 pm
by downward dog
Aaaaaaaarrrghhhh!
Re: Breathalyser now required in France?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:02 pm
by umbongocat
We French like to confuse matters..
I bought some last summer so covered if they change their mind again which they could do knowing the French
