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Location: Norfolk
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I always hook my Hi-Viz through the hoops of the headrest.
18th May 2015 3:05 pm
Partickpebbles
Member Since: 23 Feb 2015
Location: Leeds
Posts: 269
SimonR wrote:
Have never changed headlights and no Gb sticker either - number plate has EU
Hi viz per passenger (not sure I need more than one but have five) lots of bulbs for the D3 (don't think many fit the D4) and bulbs for the caravan, triangle and two breathalysers which I bought a couple of years ago when they were first announced
yep forgot about high vis! Black D4 December 2014
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At what booths did they check the passportsD4 2010 HSE Santorini Black
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18th May 2015 3:50 pm
disco5
Member Since: 23 Dec 2012
Location: birmingham
Posts: 1088
countrywide wrote:
Partickpebbles wrote:
Breathalizers and at least have the headlight stickers with you!
Have fun!
I thought the breathalizer thing had been scrapped a while ago ?. At least the fine being imposed was postponed indefinitely.
You need to be careful not to have a GPS with speed camera warnings or at least have them switched off
Never drove in france what's the GPS bit all about ??
18th May 2015 8:45 pm
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
It's against French law to have a speed detector in your car Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
18th May 2015 8:54 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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But TomTom now warn you about "safety zones" as opposed to camera sites as a way of getting round it. They are one and the same but legal.
18th May 2015 8:59 pm
disco5
Member Since: 23 Dec 2012
Location: birmingham
Posts: 1088
geoffsnook wrote:
It's against French law to have a speed detector in your car
It gets worse , and we are part of the EU .
18th May 2015 9:20 pm
countrywide
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 6019
SimonR wrote:
Countrywide
At what booths did they check the passports
After you check in you drive to the passport booths as they did before. There didn't seem to be much of a change to be honest.
18th May 2015 9:34 pm
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SimonR wrote:
I'm sure it will be okay but has been giving me nightmares - it's only the entry bit once I'm in i know the 27ft behind will be following
YouTube even helped as I have driven on there so many times with the D3 and D4 -before we owned a caravan
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18th May 2015 10:00 pm
sean 471
Member Since: 26 Apr 2011
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2990
Made it with no problems - the checks were not really happening with the passports as we were just waved through - I think 100% starts in June
Boarding was easy as everyone said
ThanksD4 2010 HSE Santorini Black
D3 2005 SE Java Black - p/x to D4
D2 2001 GS - p/x to D3
D1 1998 - p/x to D2
24th May 2015 3:52 pm
titters
Member Since: 27 Apr 2013
Location: london
Posts: 419
Came back yesterday - they are now holding everyone in a holding carpark as the uk border checks are holding things up when busy. One bloke lost it with a french eurotunnel official and in the ensuing argument tried to drive into him as he blocked his way. Monsieur gendarme was called...
we got there at 16.20 for a crossing at 17.50 - eventually got away on the 18.36. not too bad, but will be worse today.
and I forgot I had sunroof open so i touched the height barrier even in access mode (I was booked on the standard height as no room in high vehicles) so I dived into high vehicles and got on anyway. Ooops. 2006 TDV6 HSE Wrapped Matt Black STOLEN NOT RECOVERED
we came back yesterday and expected the usual chaos - went through the pet control and then was told to go left and join the holding area but then was let through as we had a caravan - was booked on the 16.50 and actually left at 17.06 so wasn't too bad in the endD4 2010 HSE Santorini Black
D3 2005 SE Java Black - p/x to D4
D2 2001 GS - p/x to D3
D1 1998 - p/x to D2
31st May 2015 10:34 am
titters
Member Since: 27 Apr 2013
Location: london
Posts: 419
we must have been near you - we went thru pet and was asked were we flexiplus - I said no and we were turned into the holding area....if I'd just said yes....2006 TDV6 HSE Wrapped Matt Black STOLEN NOT RECOVERED
31st May 2015 10:36 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72869
We're all the UK passport desks open? Always pi55es me off when there are mega queues in really busy times and there are only two or three lanes open. What's the point in spending all that money on the new booths & x-Ray scanners if they are never going to be used? Looks good when things are quiet but sweet f-all use when it's busy.
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