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Letters: French authorities do nothing about dangerous dogs
Connexion reader says the response by gendarmes was disappointing
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Letters: France should ban harmful oils to curb obesity
Connexion reader says working people do not have the time to cook healthy food
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Dear Cynth: I feel bad about all the stray cats in my French village
Columnist Cynthia Spillman gives her advice on what to do with abandoned - or feral - felines
Licence woes may be ahead
In the absence of any agreement between the UK and the EU (i.e. if the UK ‘crashes out’) UK driving licences will no longer be recognised in Europe after Brexit, according to a notice by the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport.
I would be interested to hear British readers’ experiences on obtaining a French/EU driving licence as even after 22 years in France I am still driving on my German/EU licence, not having had points deducted during that time. I fear the French authorities can refuse to exchange my German licence.
M. Clarke, Pas-de-Calais
A Connexion journalist with a UK licence recently applied for a French licence from the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture and received one within a few weeks – via Loire-Atlantique, where all applications are sent for process.