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[Steve B]

I used to be very pro-tunnel. But you have to be aware they can invalidate your ticket on a whim (and if its a return ticket, that means you are force to pay nearly £200 to get home). Best avoided at all costs.

A longer ferry, say Plymouth-Caen, allows a bit of a relax, even a kip, after the 4-5hr trip from Leeds, and gets you a bit nearer. Best of all, it avoids Calais


I've taken my Omegas over there several times, and its going again in June.

Having suffered a failed crank sensor in France, and the car being delivered back to Blighty several days after I got home, I'd recommend all V6 owners take one .

Don't treat the toll roads like German Autobahns. The local authorities take a dim view, and Brits are easy targets. Off the tolls, the limits are lower (normally 90k, motorways/tolls are 130k in dry, 110k in wet) but you get to see more.

Thats why i done that thread "Do I Need To Load The Gun" nagging on about crank sensors.im off to frog land end of may and dont wanna end up in trouble. so gonna get new one

[hawke113a]

right so ill have a new crank sensor fitted before i go...and take a spare with me just in case lol

[SIR Philbutt]

For the last few years I have had one of the Liber-t telepeage gadgets. Great for tolls just drive through slowly, beeps, and your off.
Saves time and if night driving no need to wake up passenger to collect tickets or pay.
Charges come through on credit card so a card that does not charge for euro conversion (eg Post Office) helps

I have an APRR one who will send to UK

Link to online application https://www.telepeagepourtous.fr/fr/particulier/souscrire if your interested. Its in french but easy to decipher (or google translate) 10 euro deposit for the gadget

HTH
Phil

p.s. the charges for last year was £160 for trip to St Tropez area (and back)

[Steve B]

For the last few years I have had one of the Liber-t telepeage gadgets. Great for tolls just drive through slowly, beeps, and your off.
Saves time and if night driving no need to wake up passenger to collect tickets or pay.
Charges come through on credit card so a card that does not charge for euro conversion (eg Post Office) helps

I have an APRR one who will send to UK

Link to online application https://www.telepeagepourtous.fr/fr/particulier/souscrire if your interested. Its in french but easy to decipher (or google translate) 10 euro deposit for the gadget

HTH
Phil

p.s. the charges for last year was £160 for trip to St Tropez area (and back)

did you do it in a omega

[SIR Philbutt]

For the last few years I have had one of the Liber-t telepeage gadgets. Great for tolls just drive through slowly, beeps, and your off.
Saves time and if night driving no need to wake up passenger to collect tickets or pay.
Charges come through on credit card so a card that does not charge for euro conversion (eg Post Office) helps

I have an APRR one who will send to UK

Link to online application https://www.telepeagepourtous.fr/fr/particulier/souscrire if your interested. Its in french but easy to decipher (or google translate) 10 euro deposit for the gadget

HTH
Phil

p.s. the charges for last year was £160 for trip to St Tropez area (and back)

did you do it in a omega

Current Omega for the last 4 yrs, previous Omega for 4yrs before that. Perfect cars for the job

[TheBoy]

right so ill have a new crank sensor fitted before i go...and take a spare with me just in case lol

And be aware that you cannot do any repairs on motorways (understandably) and your breakdown cover cannot recover you from a motorway. You have to use the SOS boxes and call the local police/highway peeps and try to explain that mon voiture est kaput. They will then arrange a local repair person to tow you off, when your recovery company can take over.

And, yes, recovery is a worthwhile expense. Just the tow off the motorway was over €140, and that was 10 years ago. Christ knows how much repatriation cost. Not to mention hire cars, and my missed ferry and hotel costs

[Sir Tigger KC]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

[TheBoy]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

[Kevin Wood]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

..and Rouen. Sodding place. Never been there without getting properly (as in 1/2 a day gone) lost.

[TheBoy]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

..and Rouen. Sodding place. Never been there without getting properly (as in 1/2 a day gone) lost.

And TomTom, being the useless PoS that it is, always takes you through the middle.

Last year a colleague got his camper wagon stuck in a low tunnel there

[Varche]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

..and Rouen. Sodding place. Never been there without getting properly (as in 1/2 a day gone) lost.

Yep, I am with you there. Ended up having to stay in a hotel there.

[Nick W]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

..and Rouen. Sodding place. Never been there without getting properly (as in 1/2 a day gone) lost.

And TomTom, being the useless PoS that it is, always takes you through the middle.

Last year a colleague got his camper wagon stuck in a low tunnel there

Through the middle is the route. Through the tunnel, follow the signs, over the bridge and along the river. It isn't normally too bad, takes about 30minutes to rejoin the motorway. Just for the last two years has required a grotty detour due to some serious roadworks. It is a long way around though, and quite badly signposted, which is a French speciality like smelly cheese.

[The Sheriff]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

..and Rouen. Sodding place. Never been there without getting properly (as in 1/2 a day gone) lost.

And TomTom, being the useless PoS that it is, always takes you through the middle.

Last year a colleague got his camper wagon stuck in a low tunnel there

Well...it's gonna take you that way, if that's the shortest/quickest route, or unles you tell it not to. If I think I'm gonna be in trouble with the route it's taking me, I just head off in a different direction until it finds another route.

[TheBoy]

As mentioned earlier if you're not in a rush stay off the motorways and use the 'A' and 'B' roads.  You'll find some great lunch spots, camp sites and/or local hotels/guest houses. 

Absolutely, its a lovely place. Ignoring Calais and surrounding area. I always get on the tolls ASAP to get as much distance from there as possible

..and Rouen. Sodding place. Never been there without getting properly (as in 1/2 a day gone) lost.

And TomTom, being the useless PoS that it is, always takes you through the middle.

Last year a colleague got his camper wagon stuck in a low tunnel there

Well...it's gonna take you that way, if that's the shortest/quickest route, or unles you tell it not to. If I think I'm gonna be in trouble with the route it's taking me, I just head off in a different direction until it finds another route.

Why use TomTom, as it sucks anyway.

But when in a convoy, we all agree to use same satnav, and implicitly follow to the point you can't, then wait for anyone to catch up and then come up with a new plan.

That way nobody gets lost...  ...in theory!

[TheBoy]

That way nobody gets lost...  ...in theory!

And, yes, I have spent over 2 hours driving around SW France looking for a Silver Morgan that we lost