Riding in France - licence requirements?

Oh yeah, in france only the police can recover you from the motorway and they do charge which you'll have to claim back from your insurance, you have been warned.

Thanks for all the info guys, really helpful stuff I just feel sorry for my mate going on a '92 CBR400RR. Does sound the bo*****s though

What's the law ref restrictions in France? I presume if you're restricted to 33bhp in the UK then the same applies in the EU, as we hold EU driving licenses?

That's a good point, does anyone know anything about that. Would be nice to ride un-restricted in the EU

Originally Posted by Runako

Separate recovery will not do this (e.g. RAC / AA etc)

Barrrp. No, I'm so sorry, thats not the right answer, lets take a look at what you could have won!

Read your individual policy documents carefully.


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Originally Posted by Bordtea

What's the law ref restrictions in France? I presume if you're restricted to 33bhp in the UK then the same applies in the EU, as we hold EU driving licenses?

Originally Posted by BradW314

That's a good point, does anyone know anything about that. Would be nice to ride un-restricted in the EU

You have to drive / ride in accordance with your licence. So if you have a power limit on your licence then stick to it. Riding / driving outside your licence entitlements also have insurance implications should the worst happen.

On the subject of insurance, if you have comprehensive cover make sure it extends to Europe as comprehensive, some will only give 3rd party abroad.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Barrrp. No, I'm so sorry, thats not the right answer, lets take a look at what you could have won!

Read your individual policy documents carefully.


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Mr Ralph, they do recover your vehicle. Yes there are conditions. Why didn't you take the opportunity to point this out?

If the bike is worth £500 but it'll cost £1000 to get back to the UK then they may not transport it. But this needs further explanation.

RAC European Cover requires you to notify your insurer of a claim. They will then assess the loss and decide if repairs should be done abroad or if it should be repatriated. Otherwise (for TPFT) its at the company's discretion, assuming this provision is in the T&C's.

Other policies specifically cover repatriation. But it goes without saying read the terms and conditions carefully.

Originally Posted by Runako

If the recovery is linked to your insurance then yes, they'll treat it like any other claim and assess the transport cost back before deciding whether to write it off. Separate recovery will not do this (e.g. RAC / AA etc).

Mr Runako, your post is incorrect and misleading. Many 'Separate recovery' companies will put conditions around the value of the vehicle, and many if the value is less than the cost of recovery will not repatriate it.

Incorrect, end of, nothing to discuss, nothing else to point out. Goodnight.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Mr Runako, your post is incorrect and misleading. Many 'Separate recovery' companies will put conditions around the value of the vehicle, and many if the value is less than the cost of recovery will not repatriate it.

Incorrect, end of, nothing to discuss, nothing else to point out. Goodnight.

Well, i did expand on this point. But again, you could offer the OP the benefit of your knowledge on this. Tell him what to expect if it helps.

By the way, I speak from experience. I arranged specifically to have repatriation coverage whilst travelling around France last year & I read my policy. It covered a specific amount far in excess of my SV's value. It was not linked to my insurance. Again, I was specific in my request for this as it was my first European trip. So in my case it wasn't wrong.

I hope this helps the OP.

You read your policy on your first European trip. The one policy you have read and used covered you. That is not speaking from experience and doesn't give you the knowledge you need to catagorically state that 'separate recovery' policies cover you.

My wife is French and I've travelled to and fro on a regular basis for 12 years now.

I have been in a situation where my car was stuck in France for 3 months awaiting repair and even the manufacturer couldn't get it repatriated and had to pay me to go back and get it once fixed.

You complain that I haven't given any advice. Well even if that were true let me tell you that no advice is loads better than incorrect advice! Its not true of course as the best advice I can give, I gave in my first post, which is read the T&C's of your policy very carefully.

Neither do I feel the need to answer the OP's original question on licensing as it has already been quite correctly answered by others in the thread. As soon as the OP has a question where I can make a helpful and accurate contribution, I'll be the first to pipe up.

Now stop trying to be smart, accept that what you posted was totally wrong and unless you know what your talking about you should keep the trap shut, and move on. I even made light of my correction, making it a friendly jest, with a game show phrase and a winking smiley, and you still got your knickers in a twist!

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