Don Cook

Mike Rouen and St Etienne have been discussed, at some length, on another thread: In short, classic cars are exempt in Rouen https://urbanaccessregulations.eu/countries-mainmenu-147/france/rouen (open the 'Exemptions' box!), and in Sept, St Etienne regulations won't apply to cars.

Dover - Calais on P&O. Out 2 Sept 10am, back 8 Sept 17.20pm £165. Would like to have gone over via Harwich - Hoek but the costs are now prohibitive.

Phew...as my hotel in St Etienne is non-refundable!! As for modifications, not many people in the UK can tell the difference between 'swing spring' and 'Rotoflex' let alone police officers abroad. Further to Howard's info on St Etienne:- Dates & Standards By 2025, the 43 agglomerations of more than 150,000 inhabitants must have established a ZFE-m. Greater Saint-Etienne has implemented a ZFE-m (Zones à Faibles Emissions mobilité - low emission zone) 31 January 2022. The zone affects light commercial vehicles and lorries. We show the standard that is required to be allowed to circulate. From 1 January 2022 Crit'Air sticker 5 is required: o diesel light commercial vehicles Euro 2 o diesel lorries Euro 3 From January 2025 Crit'Air sticker 3 is required: o diesel light commercial vehicles Euro 4 o diesel lorries Euro 5 From January 2027 Crit'Air sticker 2 is required: o diesel light commercial vehicles Euro 5 o diesel lorries Euro 6 Check here what the air quality is today in Greater Saint-Etienne Find out where stickers can be bought below in the 'Need to register' section.

This is what the link says about EXEMPT vehicles in Rouen, second from bottom! Permanent exemptions: - vehicles of general interest having priority OR benefiting from passage facilities as defined in 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 of article R. 311-1 of the above-mentioned Highway Code - vehicles of the Ministry of Defence - Vehicles displaying a "mobility and inclusion" card bearing the words "parking for the disabled" issued on the basis of Article L. 241-3 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles (or a parking card for the disabled issued on the basis of Article L. 241-3-2 of the same code in its version prior to 1 January 2017) - vehicles for public transport of persons with low emissions within the meaning of article L. 224-8 of the environmental code - Vehicles with an equivalent range of more than 50 km in full electric mode in the city - Vehicles assigned to approved civil protection associations in the course of their missions - vehicles carrying out exceptional transport with a prior authorisation or a prior declaration receipt, as defined in article R. 433-1 of the Highway Code. Management vehicles are excluded from this permanent exemption - Log transport vehicles - Specialised self-propelled vehicles as defined in ! Annex 5 of the order of 9 February 2009 on the registration of vehicles, bearing the wording "VASP" or "VTSU" on the registration certificate, with the exception of motorhomes - vehicles whose owner is summoned by a State service for the control of his vehicle with the summons - classic vehicles - Vehicles with more than 30 years of age used in the framework of a commercial activity of a tourist nature, provided with the K-bis of the company detailing this activity

We said we'd never speak about that again!

Classic cars are exempt. Rouen (urbanaccessregulations.eu) Well, fingers crossed.

I have just booked Dover - Calais on P&O (boo - bad boys). Out 2 Sept 10am, back 8 Sept 17.20pm £165 inc 20% discount. Just got to get the diff sorted!

Accommodation all booked:- Rouen: Maison Hypercentre St Etienne: Hotel Furania Saint Andre: Booked at Castellane. Gite detape Bastide Petra Arona: Hotel Ristorante San Carlo. Took Ellis's advice and pushed the boat out...balcony and lake views!! Singen: Holiday Inn Express. Smack in the town centre!! Ferry??? Out Dover - Calais, Newhaven - Dieppe, Portsmouth - Cherbourg/Le Havre, Poole - Cherbourg????? Ferry??? Return Calais - Dover/Dunkirk, Hoek Van Holland- Harwich (15 mins from where I live)??? I love all this. Reply Reply all Forward  

Start Point!! Always a bit of fun trying to get a hotel. My priorities are: town centre location, breakfast included, parking and twin beds!!!

Burlen now sell SU floats that are adjustable, comes with a note explaining how to set!

Cheers.

Is it in Nov that the 10CR entry is opened up? Can we be advised how, and on what platforms, entry will be opened?

With a heavy heart I finally sold my GT6, I'm just too old and fat to, easily, get in and out of. Many of you will know this car, I've had it for 21 years and its taken me all over Europe, including the inaugural 10CR in 2003. I had complete trust in Tomboy, and it has always managed to get me, and my various co-drivers, home. I'm quite happy that it has gone to a young couple from Tunbridge Wells, they're enthusiastic about future journeys and they are taking it to Goodwood next week. Next thing for me now is to clean up the Dolomite Sprint I bought off Tim Ward, just over a year ago. Looking forward to entering the 2024 10CR in it.

Back in 2002, a couple of weeks after I bought my GT6, I embarked on a tour of Jacque Tati film locations (Jour de Fete and Les Vacances de M.Hulot). I asked my friend Steve, how his French was..."err". I offered my best phrase (circa 1965 at school) "Ju suis la fenetre in la jardin". This didn't look good! As we were on the ferry Steve offered me these phrases he'd picked up from a couple of songs:- "Chanson d'amour (ra da da da da)" "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" A few months later we drove the GT6 to Sweden and then to Poland; everyone spoke English in Sweden while we got by with hand gestures in Poland. Never let language hold you back.

This is Rosie, our Sprocker (Springer/Cocker). She's 4 years old and the ideal dog.