Does anybody know if you can purchase these kits from the autoroute fuel service areas. I know they are available in th AA shop at eurotunnel but hoping they might be cheaper in France.
John Griffiths said:BBC News channel this morning were saying that you need TWO and that they must be of a certain make. As usual when these laws come out the media hype things up but don't actually get the facts straight. Another web site says you must have 1 and another is recommended plus they must be labelled with NF to show they are government approved. Does anyone know the actual requirement?
hi jo, you only need one unused tester, as its for personal use and not for use by the police.as for those hyped stories focusing on the stoping foreiners,"re british" i herd something similar well i hear it every year the germans say the french police are focusing on them the belguims say the same thing, infact have a friend in the provance area who says the french police up north always focus on the people from the south! amazing stuff realy, just how focused these french police officers are!JoannaLesley said:We bought ours some time ago via Amazon, although they have only just arrived. About £10 for a pack of 5 I think. We didn't want to find ourselves stopped by an officious plod just as we left the port and then having to explain in poor French that we didn't have to carry them yet.
I understood that they were both for self-use and also for use by the police if you are stopped - hence the need for 2. Apparently it's a savings thing!
I have also read somewhere in the past week or so (it could have been on this forum) that the police are focussing on foreign (for that, read British) drivers leaving the northern ports for spot checks. If they've bothered to stop you for one thing, such as breathalysers, they will also check everything else, in my view - GB sticker; fluorescent jackets; headlight converters; red triangle etc. etc. That could be interesting - have you ever noticed how many people don't have a GB sticker or number plate and also how many have lights, number plate and so on obscured by bikes on the back?
Jo