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Driving in France: why are the roads more deadly than in the UK?
The number of fatal accidents is high despite good infrastructure
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How do I replace my stolen UK driving licence? I am French resident
Stolen licences must be reported to the police
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New rules are killing off older cars unable to adapt in France
EU safety regulations include a range of high-end technological updates that older models may not be able to satisfy
Problems of private plates
Be aware, if you have private car number plates you wish to sell and are about to move to France, make sure to sell them BEFORE the move.
I had hoped to sell mine but was informed by the DVLA that this was not possible as the car had been officially exported and needed to be “available for inspection”.
Their advice was to take the car back to the UK, re-register, MOT the car and then the plates could be sold – highly impractical!
Interestingly, the UK website through which I had hoped to sell seemed unaware of this.
Peter Hays, by email