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Posting Photos on the forum

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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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Translation of technical terms used in car mechanics

Last post by Hotrodder « Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:22 am
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by Char » Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:25 pm
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I thought this may be interesting for those whose French is not up to dealing with mechanical technical terms - it might help if you're wanting a...
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Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:22 am
Constat Amiable - English/French

Last post by A.N.Other « Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:50 pm
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by Char » Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:18 pm

Do please bear in mind that the 'constat amiable' is a legally binding document, able to be produced in a court of law if needs be.
Once the front...

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Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:50 pm
Electric cars: five big questions, and probably more...

Last post by niemeyjt « Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:18 am
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by RobertArthur » Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:28 pm

It has been an ongoing discussion for many years already. The BBC tried earlier this year to summarise five big questions.

Unanswered questions:...

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Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:18 am
Growing old carefully

Last post by DominicBest « Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:32 am
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by DominicBest » Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:39 pm

I have always ignored Black Friday but this time I’ve fallen for something I saw online. Earlier in the year I met up with an old school friend for a...

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Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:32 am
Has anyone passed a CT with headlamp convertors?

Last post by DominicBest « Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:31 am
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by Antonia » Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:32 pm

My old Kangoo was originally imported into the UK using a single vehicle approval. In order to have her registered we had to have all the lamps...

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Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:31 am
That's that for another two years

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by L Austin France » Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:36 pm
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My old Pug 806 HDI passed the CT today with a few minor defects.
23 years old & actually done about 240,000 km, although the 2nd hand panel I fitted...
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Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:29 am
Electric Cars - fire risks

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by niemeyjt » Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:32 pm
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It seems electric car fires continue to be an issue:

Cargo ship carrying almost 3,000 cars aflame off Dutch coast

It's suspected the fire on...
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Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:07 pm
Age limits for car rental

Last post by Wilbro « Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:34 pm
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by tagh » Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:36 pm

Does anyone know what the upper age limits for renting cars might be in different European countries, svp?

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Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:34 pm
ULEZ

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by hughnique » Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:36 am
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Not so much a driving in France but visiting my son early next year who now lives in the expanded ULEZ, I have tried to register on the TFL website,...
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Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:12 pm
Tyre repair

Last post by niemeyjt « Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:06 am
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by hughnique » Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:06 am
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I have a problem with a nail or screw stuck in the tread of a tyre, so need to get a repair done as it deflates over a couple of days. Before I go to...
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Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:06 am
Close to home.

Last post by Hotrodder « Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:01 pm
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by DominicBest » Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:20 pm

As a lifelong car and motorcycle enthusiast I still find it hard to believe my luck at the number of motoring events hosted in small towns and...

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Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:01 pm
Priority to the right

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by Bayleaf » Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:32 am
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As we're on the subject, and so it doesn't clog up La Code thread; this is the sign I mentioned:
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I'm ashamed to say that...
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Mon Oct 16, 2023 12:58 pm
Police stop/check

Last post by beejay « Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:12 pm
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by Hotrodder » Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:59 pm
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A first for me in France after 22 years. Got pulled over at a roadside police checkpoint this afternoon. About 7 gendarmes at a roundabout on a not...
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Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:12 pm
Modern cars and privacy

Last post by Hotrodder « Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:47 pm
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by Hotrodder » Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:45 pm
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Most of us know that modern cars are stuffed full of computerised gismos that in some cases even help the car to be more efficient but few people...
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Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:47 pm
Passing the Code de la Route test(s)

Last post by Lori « Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:19 pm
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by Lori » Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:29 pm
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I do not have a driving license that is exchangeable. So, I am studying to take the test théroique and pratique.

I plan to take the test théroique...
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Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:19 pm
eCall

Last post by Lori « Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:47 am
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by Coldonat » Sat May 27, 2023 9:21 pm
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I've just discovered that all cars sold here since April 2018 must be fitted with eCall, a system that triggers an emergency call from the vehicle in...
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Last post by Lori
Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:47 am
Le Shuttle booking

Last post by niemeyjt « Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:51 pm
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by tagh » Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:07 pm

For some time I have had trouble using the Le Shuttle online booking site and I was wondering whether anyone else has had similar? Making the booking...

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Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:51 pm
Speeding fine - not us - what a palavar

Last post by rabbit « Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:17 am
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by Char » Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:49 am
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We received a speeding fine last week. Apparently we were caught speeding somewhere a long way a way that we've never even visited, and we were...
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Last post by rabbit
Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:17 am
Air quality certificate

Last post by Lori « Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:44 am
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by edythuk » Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:36 am

My husband got an email telling him to renew his crit'air certificate. He never had one because the car is registered to me, him being unable to...

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Last post by Lori
Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:44 am
Yeah right!

Last post by L Austin France « Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:21 pm
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by L Austin France » Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:59 am

I've just been reading an article about the new DS 9 E-Tense 4x4 360 car.
It's a hybride with a 1.6 litre 200ch engine plus electric motors giving a...

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Last post by L Austin France
Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:21 pm
My tyre valves have perished

Last post by Nomoss « Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:29 pm
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by Headers » Fri May 26, 2023 7:07 pm
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My Ifor Williams trailer lies unloved for most of the time. I’ve had it for 26 years and I’ve changed the tyres 3 times. The last time in 2019 was...
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Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:29 pm
New ecological transport system

Last post by Nomoss « Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:42 am
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by Polarengineer » Tue May 30, 2023 10:52 am

Once all the electric cars have claimed all the available power generated, this system will be the envy of the world.
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Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:42 am
A lack of concentration

Last post by Liz « Mon May 01, 2023 7:54 am
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by DominicBest » Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:17 am
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I’ve just got back from a busy week away where I’ve attended a motorcycle event in the Dordogne, camped for two nights in a part of SW France that...
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Mon May 01, 2023 7:54 am
Blackouts and owning an electric car in Switzerland or Germany.

Last post by niemeyjt « Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:16 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:32 am
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Possible blackouts , not only in France. Headlines in the German newspaper Bildzeitung : Droht ein E-Auto-Fahrverbot auch in Deutschland? ( Is an...
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Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:16 pm
Angles Morts

Last post by beejay « Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:58 pm
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by niemeyjt » Fri Apr 14, 2023 3:44 pm

Required on over 3.5 tons - but - is that 3.5 tons GVW or GTW?

For example, a 2-ton caravan behind a 3-ton 4x4?

Most info I see refers to lorries...

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Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:58 pm

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