Driving in France dont forget your breathalyser

[2mad]

Just heard on the news that as from the 1st July you need to take your own breathalyser to France as a legal requirement,Thought it was April fools day sadly not. Personally i will just be taking my garlic and cross as usual.

Edited by 2mad on Saturday 30th June 11:15

[DonkeyApple]

2mad said:

Just heard on the news that as from the 1st July you need to take your own breathalyser to France as a legal requirement,Thought it was April fools day sadly not. Personally i will just be taking my garlic and cross as usual.

Edited by 2mad on Saturday 30th June 11:15

I don't think it is enforced until Nov.

I've just bought one from Halfords. It's very small. They're going to be difficult to use pissed.

[JnP]

It won't be enforced yet, that's correct.
There is also a national out of stock problem, so the French authorities should be compliant...

Cheers from France!

DonkeyApple said:

I don't think it is enforced until Nov.

I've just bought one from Halfords. It's very small. They're going to be difficult to use pissed.

[ajp70]

They will be saying we will have to carry condoms next in case of fluid leaks whilst driving.

[Martin B Tam]

Just over 2 Euros in Carrefour, don't get ripped off over here

Martin

[ShiDevil]

Isnt enforced till November and 11 Euro fine when it is enforced.

[900T-R]

Right, I'll bring along my own handcuffs and prison cell, too in case I intend to get arrested...

[The_Edge]

Another stealth tourist tax

[Quietlybonkers]

Brothelyser??? Does one go via Montmartre to get to Le Mans?

[Krustious]

So come November, you get stopped, fall out the car smashed, el'policio says " we have no breath-a-lizerio, there is a national shortage, where s yours." you slur, don't have one cocker! He slaps you with an 11 euro fine and you go on your way?

Brilliant!

[ShiDevil]

Krustious said:

So come November, you get stopped, fall out the car smashed, el'policio says " we have no breath-a-lizerio, there is a national shortage, where s yours." you slur, don't have one cocker! He slaps you with an 11 euro fine and you go on your way?

Brilliant!

No, he slaps you with fine whether your drunk or not, if your drunk, your screwed even more!

[Ribol]

I worry more about what happens if I am caught doing 40kph+ over the speed limit, whilst on foreign (to them) plates

[RichB]

Krustious said:

So come November, you get stopped, fall out the car smashed, el'policio says " we have no breath-a-lizerio..."

Why, is he Italian?

[Ribol]

RichB said:

Krustious said:

So come November, you get stopped, fall out the car smashed, el'policio says " we have no breath-a-lizerio..."

Why, is he Italian?

Not French, certainly not Italian but I guess he could be Spanish

[RichB]

[fluffnik]

RichB said:

Krustious said:

So come November, you get stopped, fall out the car smashed, el'policio says " we have no breath-a-lizerio..."

Why, is he Italian?

Nope, Spanish I think...

ETA: and slow!

[blueg33]

How does this work, they say you need 2 breathalysers so that if the Gendarme makes you use one at the side of the road, you still have a spare.

So on a long trip, Gendarme 1 stops you and you use breathalyser, an hour later in a different area Gendarme 2 stops you and books you for only having 1 unused breathalyser. You pay your on the spot fine and Gendarme 3 stops you ...........

They are gonna rake in a fortune during next years Le Mans!

[Ribol]

blueg33 said:

How does this work, they say you need 2 breathalysers so that if the Gendarme makes you use one at the side of the road, you still have a spare.

So on a long trip, Gendarme 1 stops you and you use breathalyser, an hour later in a different area Gendarme 2 stops you and books you for only having 1 unused breathalyser. You pay your on the spot fine and Gendarme 3 stops you ...........

They are gonna rake in a fortune during next years Le Mans!

They won't ask you to use your ones, they supply the ones they test you with on the road.

You are asked to carry them so you cannot say you had no way of knowing you were over the limit.

[blueg33]

Ribol said:

They won't ask you to use your ones, they supply the ones they test you with on the road.

You are asked to carry them so you cannot say you had no way of knowing you were over the limit.

Ok so you come out of Le Bistro, test yourself, you are not over the limit, you drive on and get stopped "Bonjour, show moi deaux breathalysers sil vous plait"....."Oh la la, monsieur only has une breathalyser unused, Monsieur et nicked"

[Krustious]

blueg33 said:

Ok so you come out of Le Bistro, test yourself, you are not over the limit, you drive on and get stopped "Bonjour, show moi deaux breathalysers sil vous plait"....."Oh la la, monsieur only has une breathalyser unused, Monsieur et nicked"

Your French impression is better than mine...