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Driving in France
The open road in France
 The main things to watch about driving on the right is turning left and roundabouts. You have to remember to look left instead of right like you do in the UK. The roads in France are very straightand fairly quite by UK standards. If you keep out of the main cities. If you are travelling long distances the toll roads are best. There are regular parking areas ever 10k where you can pull off with some facilities. Every 25k there is fuel and full service facilities we found them better than UK motorway services.
Service Station Something else I noticed this year is more speed cameras in rural areas, not on the scale of the UK. The cameras have a clear warning sign before you reach them. Most small towns and villages have free parking. If not you seem to park on the pavement rather than the road. Buying petrol or diesel in France is different than the uK they have very few roadside filling stations. Most fuel is sold at the large supermarkets 24 hours. It is best to get your fuel before 7pm you can pay a cashier. After 7 you can pay by credit card not easy if you do not read French you could loose your card.
Navigating in the rural area can be interesting you come to a crossroad. It will have a good signpost showing four different villages none on your map. One of the charms of driving in France is to get lost and find a hidden village or Chateau. This year I got a sat nav which I use after I got lost trying to find our rented gite.
One of the best things about driving in France is seeing the small villages This short video shows you the village of Wimille near Boulogne. For more on Wimille click the link after the video
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