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 I thought it might help people not break the law [or get caught breaking it] to some info on speed cameras they might come across in driving down to Italy. [This really applies to people like me who don’t have a sat-nav that tells them all the in

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:03

When driving to Italy, [Lake Maggiore area], from Calais, I almost always drive up towards Dunkirk and then head East towards Luxembourg.   The reasons for doing so is simple:-

    Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:52

    If you are driving down to Italy, this regularly updated AA site gives you the latest info on fuel prices across Europe.  Its useful for deciding where to fill up. Note - in Luxembourg, [where I always fill up - its worth the minor detour from Cal

    Thu, 07/02/2009 - 05:32

    .     I heard this today on Radio 4.  I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough?Others may stumble, but not you,On hiccough, thorough, lough** and through.Well done!

    Sat, 06/20/2009 - 16:58

    .   I'm considering handing over ownership of my Italian Holiday Home to my kids. Does anyone know

    • How easy this is to do, and how costly?
    • Whether this can be done in the UK - or do I have to do it in Italy?
    Fri, 06/19/2009 - 04:54

    Comments posted

    Wed, 01/12/2022 - 11:46

    Looks like French travel restrictions on UK residents may be lifted this weekend.  (We live in hope!)

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/travel-news-latest-france-updates-b1991369.html%3famp

     

    Sun, 01/02/2022 - 06:39

    Not sure you can do it in February, the French suspension of the transit rule could well be time limited - "over the New Year period " according to Sky News

    Thu, 12/30/2021 - 16:32

    France appears to be softening its stance on transit journeys

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59832076

     

    Thu, 12/30/2021 - 09:10

    Apparently the French Foreign Ministry say there is no ban on UK citizens who are resident in the EU from transiting France  but people have been turned back by French Border Staff at Folkestone (Eurotunnel).

    Could be miscommunication with Border Staff ....    or just the French having a go at bashing the Brits  as there is an election coming up in 2022

    Thu, 12/30/2021 - 03:07

    Double posting

    Thu, 12/30/2021 - 03:07

    Hope you made the trip.

    BBC announced today that France is preventing Brits that live in EU from driving through France.

    Seems to be about EU Brits not be allowed back into France from uk.

    Details a bit confused at present  (08.00am GMT)

    Thu, 12/23/2021 - 09:49

    I don't think that there are any special checks between Italy and France

    However, assuming you are in a UK registered car, the automatic number plate system  may flag up that you're a Brit, and you could get pulled over just to check you've been in Europe long enough to avoid any speciaL requirements for UK citizens entering France. 

    ( If you're in an Italian registered car, I wouldn't expect any stop at all,,)

    Thu, 12/16/2021 - 14:50

    Hope so - I was planning for the end of January,  but I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen now.

    At least  we got over in November.

    Thu, 12/16/2021 - 14:35

    The problem is that France is banning entry to UK citizens from 11pm Friday.

    Getting to Italy by road would mean completely avoiding France.

    Tue, 12/07/2021 - 07:55

    Useful, if you lose the passport- should ease things getting help at the embassy.

    I also carry photocopy of Driving Licence.