High-Vivibilty Jacket in car - MoS

[HelpfulHarry]

My internet-less cousin in a remote area rang in a panic after reading the MoS report on having to carry a Hi-Viz jacket - operative in FRance from 1st. July.

Naturally the frogs took great delight in fining all the brits leaving the ferry. I was able to help her with this eBay listing - hope it can help you too.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte m&item=110270439787&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:GB:1 123

[legend758]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on595042.html


HI VISIBILITY VESTS �1 AT YOUR LOCAL POUNDLAND.
BUY ON ETHROW IT UNDER DRIVERS SEAT IN ITS BAG.iF YOU BREAKDOWN ITS THERE.



D T H ?

[HelpfulHarry]

My cousin had enough to think about planning her trip on Wednesday, being a full-time teacher waiting to break-up for the summer. She was more than pleased that I arranged for hers to be delivered on Tuesday. Being in a remote area, suggesting she go to a `local` poundshop would not have helped her one little bit.

[ethandron]

this has been a recommendation when driving in france for many years, it's just that it's now become law. anyone leaving a ferry in france deserves to have been fined if they haven't read up on french driving laws. it's a safety aspect and should be made compulsory here too, anything which helps save lives needs applauding not condemning.
we have a lot to say about foreign drivers not following our rules and regulations, why should we expect the french to be different? when in rome (or in this case, france)......

[Ethel]

Why are you advertising that particular eBay listing?

There are lots of eBay sellers selling it - cheaper

http://tinyurl.com/5qpw3n

Or are you using this as cheap advertising?

[Alibobs]

But although the law came into force on 1 July they are not fining anyone until 1 October.............................

http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Driving-in-France -New-legal.html

And I'm sure your internetless cousin in a remote area must have passed some form of shop on her way to the ferry terminal

[naomi24]

I think you've rumbled him, Ethel.

[naomi24]

Harry, why have you duplicated this in Travel? Are you really that 'Helpful'?

[HelpfulHarry]

My, what a cynical lot you are! I often see requests on here for various supply and as this cropped up on a Sunday afternoon thought that others in the same position may like a little help.

Of course, if they go to the site I used, they will also see similar items priced (apparently) cheaper. But I only search for items with free postage so didn`t see them all. Having looked now I see a few others with stupid postage prices including one for sale at 5pence PLUS �7. postage. I would not deal with such people.

[Ethel]

No, you choose a seller with an awful of private buyers in the feedback.

[GEEMAC]

I have just come back from a week in France and was totally unaware of this. No mention of it was made on the ferry or at customs/immigration. I wasn't asked if I had one and I wasn't fined.

[butterflies]

Alibobs is right, nobody will be fined before the 1st October. I live in France, was stopped last week by the gendarmes and was 'reminded' to get one; no fine. I don't know where you got the information about the 'frogs' taking great delight in stopping the brits, from...