Getting Around France: Driving And Travelling By Train

Practical advice for supporters moving between the host cities. On the road, France drives on the right and gives way to the right unless indicated otherwise; drivers must be 18, carry both parts of their licence plus the V5C, insurance and photo identification, and observe a 0.05mg/ml drink-drive limit, or 0.02 for anyone with under three years’ experience. French law requires a hi-vis jacket kept inside the car, a warning triangle and headlamp beam deflectors; motorcyclists need vests and helmets. A motorway breakdown means using the emergency phones sited every two kilometres rather than calling a breakdown provider. TGV services need a reservation and price like a budget airline, across Pro, Loisir and Prems fares, while regional TER and RER trains run to fixed fares and need none.