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This guy is sooooo out of touch with life as most people live it...moneyed priviledged public school private education...only need to look at him to know it! Grrrr. Sign the petition. Read more →

No exchange of Brit driving licence for French licence at the moment

Another fallout of bloody Brexit!! Exchanges of UK driving licences for the French equivalent are currently not being accepted due to problems with the legal framework for exchange following ‘full Brexit’. There is as yet no Franco-British agreement on exchange of diving licences and driving licence exchange was not covered EU-wide in the new future relationship deal. Read more →

Latest on Covid- 19 new measures in France

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From the British Embassy, Paris, 8 1 2021

MANDATORY COVID-19 TESTING INTRODUCED TO BOLSTER BORDER MEASURES · All international arrivals, including UK nationals, required to present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure for entry into England · Passengers will be subject to an immediate fine of £500 if they fail to comply with the new regulations on pre-departure testing · All passengers arriving from countries not on the Government’s Travel Corridor list will still be required to self-isolate for ten days, regardless of test result · Passengers will still be required to fill in a Passenger Locator Form and be subject to... Read more →

Driving RHD UK reg vehicles in France

From the RIFT facebook page Without going into issues about driving RHD, vehicles are still generally cheaper in UK than France, so people are still going to be tempted to import them. However, since 1 January 2021 registering a UK vehicle in France has changed. Apparently you should declare permanently imported vehicles on arrival at the border otherwise they will be illegal on French roads. So, at the douanes, if you already have residency here, you present your CDS showing you’re not a tourist, thus ensuring your passport won’t be stamped, but you’re driving a car on UK plates. On... Read more →

Johnson's Deal is NOT a good deal for the UK

From the CEO of the European Movement UK The Government was forced to listen to you and thousands of others and pull back from the brink of No Deal disaster. But let’s make no mistake, Johnson’s choice of Brexit is a bad deal for Britain. Our President, Lord Heseltine wrote to you on the day the deal was done, and he was right to say that this Brexit deal has no upsides to justify the fanfare with which it has been received. This bad deal for Britain leaves us in a worse position than we held as a member of... Read more →

40 Countries ban travel from the UK

Due to the crap confusing dismanagement of the virus situation in the UK by the incompetent government, 40 countries ban travel from the UK. Read the full article on this weblink. Read more →

Covid-19 - update from 15th December

courtesy of Susan Burgess summary of what the Prime Minister announced Thursday evening. The PM spoke from 6pm I was driving home. It took me a few minutes to find a radio station that was broadcasting him live (France Info was). Here is a summary of what he said. I'm doing this from memory so I hope I haven't forgotten anything.The Health Minister explained why the figures are not dropping - people not respecting the barrier measures AND climatic conditions. We have had a drop in temperatures and some damp weather. This has created an East West effect with the... Read more →

28 November - what's open now in France

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Covid 19 - new rules from 28 November

What is the situation a month after the latest period of confinement ? The numbers of people infected are dropping; The numbers of people in hospital and in intensive care too. It seems that the peak of the second wave is past. The confinement measures have helped and the health professions have also learned to better manage the symptoms and the problems. There will be a long term medical follow up of people who have suffered from Covid. The circulation of the virus has been slowed down but the virus is still here and is still circulating. There are now... Read more →