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The Loi Montagne makes it possible for 48 mountainous departments to make snow tyres, chains or ‘socks’ obligatory in certain areas between November 1 and March 31

November brings TV licence bills, a new winter tyre law, ‘phantom’ gas price rises and a ban on certain police check reports on sat nav devices

Crit’Air stickers, showing how polluting a car is, are required in more and more French cities. How do you get one, and what pitfalls should you watch out for?

Winter tyres or chains will be required in areas of 48 mountainous departments across the Alps, the Jura, the Pyrenees and more. A special sign will tell you as you enter and leave affected roads

A Crit’Air certificate is a pollution rating which must be displayed on car windscreens in a growing number of French cities

Vehicles in 48 mountainous departments must be fitted with winter tyres or snow chains between November and March, under a law which aims to improve road safety and avoid hold-ups

‘Vidéo-verbalisation’ was launched to crack down on problem parking in Tours and allows more traffic offences to be punished with parking attendants working remotely

Yes -  as not wearing shoes does not affect your control of the vehicle but shoes must not be in the vehicle's footwell

Climate change NGOs have hailed the fine ‘historic’, and say it shows ‘the key role that courts can play in the fight against climate change’

Woman argues she did not understand how the cameras worked, after dozens of fines arrived in a short space of time. Her family is fighting the case as the first ones took 10 months to arrive