Displaying GB in France

[wsn03]

I've been told Le French cops are going to be more picky over the requirement to display a GB sticker on our cars - easy pickings for fines I expect. I had to get new number plates yesterday, they now do them with a GB and Union Jack to the side of the plate - looks subtle / fine so I went for it instead of the GB sticker

[leyorkie]

Another change is that the old paper driving licence is not acceptable. I believe that you will need an International Driving Permit or a new plastic one.
Plus a green card.

[Oldwolf]

leyorkie said:

Another change is that the old paper driving licence is not acceptable. I believe that you will need an International Driving Permit or a new plastic one.
Plus a green card.

The driving permit is painless, can be bought from your post office, and expires with your licence if I recall correctly.
Although it does look like a ration book from WWII 😁

[//j17]

Most of us WON'T need an international driving permit - that was one of the few gaps covered as part of the Christmas Eve deal. The only people who WILL need one are people with ONLY a paper licence (i.e. no photocard) and those with licences issued in Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man (https://www.gov.uk/driving-abroad/international-driving-permit - and yes, that page is updated for 2021+).

[RONV]

always proud to have our GB plate on our European tours twice a year

[VladD]

RONV said:

always proud to have our GB plate on our European tours twice a year

Is that taken from your book "Touring Europe with Hitler"?

[Doofus]

RONV said:

always proud to have our GB plate on our European tours twice a year

It's supposed to be as close as possible to the numberplate. )

[lastofthev8s]

VladD said:

Is that taken from your book "Touring Europe with Hitler"?

[wsn03]

lastofthev8s said:

VladD said:

Is that taken from your book "Touring Europe with Hitler"?

Took me a while...but i just got it

[AJB88]

I've bought motorbike GB stickers and stuck them to the corner of my number plates a few times.

Edited by AJB88 on Sunday 17th January 21:55

[craigjm]

//j17 said:

Most of us WON'T need an international driving permit - that was one of the few gaps covered as part of the Christmas Eve deal. The only people who WILL need one are people with ONLY a paper licence (i.e. no photocard) and those with licences issued in Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man (https://www.gov.uk/driving-abroad/international-driving-permit - and yes, that page is updated for 2021+).

There must be very few people still with a paper licence who haven’t moved house or had any kind of endorsement since 1998.

[gordon1955]

The GB sticker will still be needed, the little GB flag on the number plates will not be a substantial size..
I know it’s petty, but the french police could use this as an excuse to fine you...

Edit to say it was what I was told today when I contacted the RAC before I purchased some new number plates today

Edited by gordon1955 on Monday 1st February 22:01

[wsn03]

gordon1955 said:

The GB sticker will still be needed, the little GB flag on the number plates will not be a substantial size..
I know it’s petty, but the french police could use this as an excuse to fine you...

Edit to say it was what I was told today when I contacted the RAC before I purchased some new number plates today

Edited by gordon1955 on Monday 1st February 22:01

3.1 inches the GB letters must be, I'll check mine but suspect you are correct based on what I've read

Edited by wsn03 on Tuesday 2nd February 16:37

[FARP]

Thanks for clarifying that, Will get some stickers made up “ GB and effing proud of it “ 3.1” tall of course !

Edited by FARP on Tuesday 2nd February 11:16

[craigjm]

gordon1955 said:

The GB sticker will still be needed, the little GB flag on the number plates will not be a substantial size..
I know it’s petty, but the french police could use this as an excuse to fine you...

Edit to say it was what I was told today when I contacted the RAC before I purchased some new number plates today

Edited by gordon1955 on Monday 1st February 22:01

If that is true and the identifier needs to be bigger than the old EU one why are they even bothering with them on the plates? I’m a tad skeptical about that and I think it’s time the government clarified the situation. If you need a GB sticker like back in the 70s then that’s ridiculous if it’s on the plate

[Doofus]

FARP said:

Thanks for clarifying that, Will get some stickers made up “ GB and effing proud of it “ 3.1” tall of course !

Edited by FARP on Tuesday 2nd February 11:16

And yet you'll still go to France because it's preferable to staying here?

[wsn03]

Doofus said:

FARP said:

Thanks for clarifying that, Will get some stickers made up “ GB and effing proud of it “ 3.1” tall of course !

Edited by FARP on Tuesday 2nd February 11:16

And yet you'll still go to France because it's preferable to staying here?

For some reason that big English race is run in France, that's why I have to go there...Le Mans...oh and the food, wine and weather is bang on...

[wsn03]

craigjm said:

gordon1955 said:

The GB sticker will still be needed, the little GB flag on the number plates will not be a substantial size..
I know it’s petty, but the french police could use this as an excuse to fine you...

Edit to say it was what I was told today when I contacted the RAC before I purchased some new number plates today

Edited by gordon1955 on Monday 1st February 22:01

If that is true and the identifier needs to be bigger than the old EU one why are they even bothering with them on the plates? I’m a tad skeptical about that and I think it’s time the government clarified the situation. If you need a GB sticker like back in the 70s then that’s ridiculous if it’s on the plate

It's actually really hard to find anything clarifying the situation at the moment... I will take a pic and measure my no plate.

[craigjm]

wsn03 said:

It's actually really hard to find anything clarifying the situation at the moment... I will take a pic and measure my no plate.

From the UK Government Brexit website

[harrycovert]

Whats sauce for the goose
French number plate letters are only 20mm high [just over 3/4"]