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Fatal HGV crashes: Goodyear in court in France over tyre defect claims
Investigators allege the firm knew about the problem but did not issue a recall
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New parking fees on 'large' cars now in force in Bordeaux
Residents and visitors will have to pay extra to park SUVs in the city
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Badly maintained roads in France - can you get compensation if your car is damaged?
The process depends on the circumstances that caused the damage
Drink-drive levels in France and UK
Your May article on drink-driving ( Margin of error must now be given ) states “the current drink-drive limit in France is a maximum of 0.5g of alcohol per litre of blood (0.8g in the UK)”.
In fact, 0.8g/litre is the limit for England, Wales and Northern Ireland only.
The level in Scotland was reduced to 0.5g in December 2014, the same as in most other European countries.
Isobel Evans, Aude
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