Handy hint: check your UK driving licence - if you have the code 01 on your licence then you need to be wearing eyesight correction (i.e. glasses or contacts).
Many people have this on their licence despite never having worn glasses - if you are stopped by a switched on Traffic Cop and they check your licence, if it shows 01 and you haven't got eyesight correction in then you are driving Not in Accordance with your licence and can have your car seized and 3 points. French Police won;'t know but would inconvenience you on the way to the tunnel/ferry if you got stopped Have a quick check - I had it on mine and had to write to DVLA to get it taken off as my eyesight is fine (I have to have it checked regularly at work). Its on the back of you photocard. Tony
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10th Mar 2012 11:29 am
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Is that in sect 12, Codes? Got 01 in all my cats but can't remember telling anyone that I needed specs/lenses. Would aways have something in to correct vision otherwise wouldn't get very far.
An alternative to the SANEF tag is APRR one, apply to the company direct www.aprr.fr and a bit cheaper than SANEF ISTR but not as convenient as you have to deal with the French website. Either is most excellent for jumping queues and surgical insertion of gear leaver when climbing across to pull the ticket. Is that why the 12MYs have a rotary dial?
10th Mar 2012 11:35 am
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DSL wrote:
Is that in sect 12, Codes? Got 01 in all my cats but can't remember telling anyone that I needed specs/lenses. Would aways have something in to correct vision otherwise wouldn't get very far.
Exactly Del - very common! Yes, on the grid on the back of the photocard if it says 01 (the bit marked 17 on the pic below) you need to be wearing eyesight correction.
Tags are great for avoiding queues - Sanef is hardly expensive and considerably less hassle Tony
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It's now illegal to have sat nav fitted with speed camera warning device. 1000 euro fine and confiscation of equipment.
11th Mar 2012 12:50 pm
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Well I NEVER Knew that, you learn something everyday
Discotres wrote:
Ensure that speed cameras are deleted from your Sat Nav as this is now illegal to have, most Sat Nav producers now have a patch/update to delete these.
11th Mar 2012 1:44 pm
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ruggedpeak wrote:
Yes, on the grid on the back of the photocard if it says 01 (the bit marked 17 on the pic below) you need to be wearing eyesight correction.
Codes explained here
Code Description
01 eyesight correction
02 hearing/communication aid
10 modified transmission
15 modified clutch
20 modified braking systems
25 modified accelerator systems
30 combined braking and accelerator systems
35 modified control layouts
40 modified steering
42 modified rear - view mirror(s)
43 modified driving seats
44 modifications to motorcycles
45 motorcycle only with sidecar
70 exchange of licence
71 duplicate of licence
78 restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission
79 restricted to vehicles in conformity with the specifications stated in brackets
101 not for hire or reward
102 drawbar trailers only
103 subject to certificate of competence
105 not more than 5.5m long
106 restricted to vehicles with automatic transmission
107 not more than 8250kg
108 subject to minimum age requirements
110 limited to invalid carriages
111 limited to 16 passenger seats
113 limited to 16 passenger seats except for automatics
114 with any special controls required for safe driving
115 organ donor
118 start date is for earliest entitlement
119 weight limit does not apply
120 complies with health standard for category D1
121 restricted to conditions specified in the Secretary of State's notice
122 valid on successful completion: Basic Moped Training Course
11th Mar 2012 1:49 pm
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re breathaiyser tester
Here is a copy from the March edition of the Caravan Club magazine which clarifys the carrying of a breathaylser tester. The CC are usually very accurate in their info and advice.
RECENT REPORTS have suggested that it is now a legal requirement to carry a breathalyser in your vehicle
while driving in France. However,the legal department of the ACF (Automobile Club de France) has confirmed that the law has not changed, and this requirement is currently only a proposal. If the law were to change, the
ACF is unable to confirm at this stage whether it would be applicable to visiting motorists or just French residents. However, if you would like to buy a disposable breathalyser, they are available from most French pharmacies for about one euro.
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French Police won;'t know but would inconvenience you on the way to the tunnel/ferry if you got stopped 
Have a quick check - I had it on mine and had to write to DVLA to get it taken off as my eyesight is fine (I have to have it checked regularly at work). Its on the back of you photocard. 
Yes, on the grid on the back of the photocard if it says 01 (the bit marked 17 on the pic below) you need to be wearing eyesight correction.
