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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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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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Modern cars and privacy

Last post by Spectrum « Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:38 am
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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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Last post by Spectrum
Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:38 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

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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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Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:17 am
Electric Cars - fire risks

Last post by Blaze « Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:52 am
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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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Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:52 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
eCall

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by Coldonat » Sat May 27, 2023 9:21 pm

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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Sun May 28, 2023 8:03 pm
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
Police stop/check

Last post by DominicBest « Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:28 am
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by Hotrodder » Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:59 pm

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 Apr 30, 2023 8:28 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
This isn't distracting, is it.

Last post by DominicBest « Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:24 pm
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by Nomoss » Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:14 pm
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The latest idea for something else to go wrong with a car
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Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:24 pm
Yellow diamond

Last post by beejay « Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:23 pm
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by hughnique » Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:54 am

They have just put up a few signs on the road in to our local village. When leaving the village, what used to be a 70 has now been replaced with...

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Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:23 pm
How are vehicle batteries measured?

Last post by Polarengineer « Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:12 pm
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by L Austin France » Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:36 pm
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By that I mean actual physical size.
I've been looking on line for a replacement tractor battery. I've no idea how many Ah or cranking amps it is but...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:12 pm
New car battery

Last post by niemeyjt « Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:29 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:21 pm
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Yesterday came suddenly. This Lucas battery reached the age of only four years and eleven months. Deep cycling resulted in an error message on the...
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Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:29 pm
Winter Tyres?

Last post by niemeyjt « Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:40 pm
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by Spectrum » Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:10 am

Planning to go to Grindelwald in December, I know there has been talk on here about winter tyres, unable to find it, what are the regs? how does it...

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Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:40 pm
100€ Indemnité carburant

Last post by hughnique « Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:35 pm
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by MAD87 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:33 pm

You can claim this until 28 February if
-you use your car for work and/or the journey to/from work
- your tax reference income (revenu fiscal de...

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Last post by hughnique
Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:35 pm
For those on low income who WORK in France

Last post by Bayleaf « Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:04 pm
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by Char » Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:53 am

Not sure if it will help anyone on here but .....

In order to limit the effects of rising fuel costs, the Government is helping out and you can get...

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Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:04 pm
Electric Car Etiquette

Last post by Nomoss « Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:34 pm
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by Antonia » Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:52 am
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My new Belgian neighbours had friends from the old country down for the festivities. On day two I noticed the guest car had been parked round the...
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Sat Jan 14, 2023 5:34 pm
Second home owner and registering a car in France

Last post by Bayleaf « Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:53 pm
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by Liz » Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:15 am
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Old friends of mine who have second homes have had cars here for years, but I vaguely recalll that I read somewhere that now it is impossible for a...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:53 pm
fancy a three wheeler?

Last post by Char « Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:36 pm
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by L Austin France » Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:50 pm
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