Rental and rental cars in France. What company to choose. More Profitory: Book a car online or on arrival. Toll roads, Prices for gasoline, parking, penalties and traffic rules in France.

Car rental in France

Russian travelers are actively mastered abroad. Having committed a couple of travels in Europe as part of the excursion group, examined and Osmeleev, tourists choose freedom of movement and comfort. In addition, it is so much more convenient to explore the country, the castles of the Loire Valley, for example. Therefore, car rental is a service that is high demand in the EU countries, including in France.

Car rental in France

Rent vehicle Wire more cheaply, if you take care of this in advance. Booking cars even before traveling, you get the opportunity to compare the cost of renting in different firms and choose the best deals. Price variation reaches sometimes 40%.

Rental points in competition often offer favorable conditions. Among them:

• a large selection of cars, including premium brands;
• high quality service;
• unlimited kilometer;
• russian-speaking support;
• profitable price.

For long-term lease The final cost of the service is lower, that is, in one day using the car you pay less if you rent it on all vacation.

Remember that issuing an order, you have the right to choose not a specific model, but the category of the car.

To make a car rental online enough to make some simple actions:

1. Fill out the booking form by specifying the city of arrival, date and time.
2. Select the type and class of the vehicle.
3. Do not forget about additional options - Navigator, Children's chair, etc.
4. Enter personal data, including e-mail and mobile number.
5. Specify the details of your bank card.
6. Get an e-mail voucher confirming your order.

Upon arrival in the country you are presented required documents, Sign the contract and take the car.

What rolling company to choose

Car rental in France is carried out by both major international companies and small local firms. Corporations that have representative offices around the world enjoy unconditional consumer confidence. More expensive to customers cost cars rented in the company Hertz.Although when booking on the site, the offer looks cheaper. But on the spot you will be required to pay extra for the additional insurance cases. AT Avis and SIXT. Prices are an order lower.

What is the difference between large companies working under the promoted brands, so this is a high level of service:

• technical support service operates around the clock;
• missing limitations are missing;
• the staff speaks several languages;
• auto can be passed in the item rental of another city at no extra charge.

Warning staff will take into account all your requirements in reliability legal contract You may not doubt. Only minus - High price rental. Today, the car class "Economy" together with insurance will cost you 20-30 euros per day, and for an instance of the class "C" will have to post 60-70 euros.

After studying numerous reviews, Russian tourists often prefer local companies, where prices are more profitable - Buzzcar, OUICAR or DRIVYand lease conditions are less severe.

Some firms introduce a limit on running up to 250 km per day. For exceeding the norm, you will be taken, translated into our money, from 10 to 15 rubles for each kilometer. Therefore, before issuing the contract, it should be carefully familiar with the rules of the company. In minor inexpensive offices, it is possible to decor rent without a franchise.

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Where to find rental points?

There is nothing easier. Arriving at any airport of the country, the motorist on site can rent a vehicle and go to the hotel already behind the wheel. And if your arrival point is "Charles de Gaulle" - the largest airport in France, be prepared that many famous firms Will be glad to lend you your car.

Car rentals take into account the popular directions of the tourist flow, be it Paris, Nice, Geneva. On the way, you will definitely meet rental firms, where you can favorable conditions to rent a car.

Often, similar offices are located in the immediate vicinity of hotels. If the guest wants to ride around the country and admire it with beautiful landscapes and castles, you will quickly leave for rent in the car.

What should every driver know

As in other countries of the European Union, car rental in France is carried out on certain conditions. The age of the driver renting a vehicle is at least 21 years old. And in large companies with young man Over 21 years old, but younger than 25 years are charged with the so-called "collecting a young driver."

There are age limits for renting a car with an engine volume over 1.9 liters. The temporary owner should be made 23 years.

Rent a car possible only if your driving experience More than one year, and there is a certificate of international standard.

Another important point: You can not book a car through a third party to someone else's bank card. If the booking carried out a fellow worker who has no driver's license, the company has the right to refuse to issue a car.

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Insurance and additional services

Car rental service includes VAT (20.6%) and standard insurance. In an effort to protect yourself from unforeseen situations, the client may make insurance against accident, theft, damage to the car for a fee fee.

The CDW option is executed in case of a serious accident. Reimburse material damage will not be required at all, or within the franchise. You will have to pay extra option from 3 to 7 EUR per day.

Insurance price directly depends on the class of auto, age and driver's experience.

There are cases when the tenant delays the return of the car. Delay until 12 hours will cost him 60% of the daily tariff. With a longer absence, it will have to compensate for 100% for every overdue day. The driver is obliged to report a delay, otherwise the company has the right to declare a car wanted.

If there will be several drivers who plan to conduct a car in the company's company, it is necessary to notify the landlord. Each of them must submit a corresponding set of documents. For the right to manage the leased machine will have to pay an average of 20 euros.

The driver gets the car with full of tank Gasoline. According to the rules, it is obliged to return it in the same condition, that is, the tank must be complete. Otherwise, when calculating will have to compensate the costs that will turn out to be higher than the cost of gasoline in France at refueling.

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Ways of payment

Cash is not accepted as payment for rent! Clear in rental points is made only by a bank card. International payment systems are accepted in Europe:

• Visa;
• Maestro;
• MasterCard;
• American Express;
• PayPal.

The owner of the company may require a pledge of a certain amount that will return to your bank card after returning the vehicle.

Paid roads in France

Some highways in the country are paid, and a map of paid roads, tunnels and bridges is always useful to you on the journey. To distinguish the paid roads of France from free easily by a special sign of blue with the letter "A".

The fare directly depends on the class of auto and the distance traveled.

How to pay for travel? Before the paid site, a barrier and cash register can be installed, where you can make cash or pay a bank card.

Find out how much the passage is possible by a special scoreboard placed at the entrance. For example, to drive along a raid bridge, you pay from 3 to 10 EUR, the tunnel will cost more - from 40 EUR.

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Parking in France

In Europe, it is not customary to throw the car where it fell. The French are the people of law-abiding and the same demand from their guests. Parking rules in France are strictly observed. Parking sites are marked different colors. If you are not a color blind, it will be easy to understand the notes:

• parking up to 90 minutes - blue zone;
• long Parking - Green;
• standing is prohibited - red.

Paid parking In France is highlighted in white and marked with the usual sign "P". In the parking lots installed terminals for payment with detailed instructions. Do not speak foreign languages? Not scary. The inscriptions are accompanied by drawings and icons, understood even the child.

Move Rules

The roads in France are so good that it is difficult to keep in the framework of the rules and not exceed the speed. But PDDs of France do not allow such misconduct. All attempts to exceed the speed are recorded by chambers of tracking.

The abundance of complex junctions and features of the location of the pointers are unusual for Russians. Here they are installed in front of the consideration from the main route, and the driver is difficult to move to the right row.

The remaining rules are the same as in Russia:

• right-sided movement;
• mandatory use of security tools (belts, children's car seats);
• talking to mobile phone Only through Bluetooth;
• riding included headlights.

pay attention to speed mode - 50km / h within the city, 90 km / h per city, up to 130 km / h along the motorway.

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Fines in France for speeding high:

For the wrong parking, you will take 40-100 euros, the conversation on the mobile phone behind the wheel - 35 euros, not a fastened belt - 45 euros, and for the speed exceeding you will have to put from 70 to 1500 euros.

How much is gasoline in France?

In major cities and on the tracks, refueling work around the clock. In the vicinity and small settlements, the opening hours of gas stations are limited - from 8 am to 10 pm.

Now, in March 2018, the price per liter of fuel:

• 1.51 EUR - gasoline 95;
• 1.52 EUR - gasoline 98;
• 1.38 EUR - diesel.

Note that prices for gas stations along highways are higher than in large cities of France. As a rule, they are fully automated, but their queues are quite impressive.

So make a route, travel in France and enjoy!

It is important to remember that almost all large highways in the country (denoted by the letter A and the number) - paid. If you summarize, then get ready to spread on average about 10 € per 100 km of paid highway. For long-distance trips are significant amounts, so it may often be that the train is faster and cheaper.

Paid roads are indicated by the sign péage..

At the entrance to the payment terminals, look at traffic lights over each item: on them with green arrows or just green light indicate open points. The red light means that the passage through these terminals is closed. The notation also includes the type of payment (coins, credit cards) and the type of vehicle (trucks can be separately).

All paid roads in France on the map:

Payment of roads in France

Payment is for individual sections at special points. Vignettes for paid roads in France does not exist. There are two payment options:

• at the entrance to paid plot highway
• when departing from a paid section of the highway

In the first case, you just immediately pay a fixed amount for travel on a specific area of \u200b\u200bthe road.

In the second case, when entering the barrier, you receive a ticket (automatically hanging out of the machine, as a rule). Drive the plot you need. When you leaving this ticket to the terminal, he calculates the amount needed to pay, in depending on the length of the road. You pay, the barrier rises and you are going on.

The ticket is shoved in the window, where it is written " ticket "According to the specified arrow:

Payment can be carried out in cash (on the entrance hanging the sign of coins) or credit card (from above the map icon with a strip). When paying a credit card, Carte Bleue, Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard are accepted. Money is written off in the currency that is tied to the map. PIN-code does not need to enter: a credit card is simply fit into the machine, the money is written off, the credit card gets out, you can go!

There is also automatic road payment with the system télépéage.: You register in advance online, glue on windshield Special identifier. As a result, you can pass through payment items, saving time: the desired amount will be charged automatically from your account after reading the identifier in the machine. It is necessary to pass in points with a large orange letter t.. If only the letter T is lit over the terminal, and there are no more icons like coins or credit card, you can pay the road only Télépéage system.

The cost of paid roads in France

The final cost depends on the proportion of paid and free roads on your way, as well as from those sites you will drive. Approximately worth being ready to pay 10 euros for every 100 km of way (in fact, it will most likely be a little less).

Of course, paid roads have free dubliers. ? Given the cost of gasoline and its increasing consumption in multiple overclocking and braking, then not always free roads will be much cheaper. Especially considering the fact that in some areas, free roads can vive much (that is, it increases markedly and the length of the path), plus speed limits, as such roads pass through settlements Let's lead to an increase in the time spent on the road. If you are not limited in time, you do not care the fatigue and consumption of gasoline, then yes, free roads can be a good alternative.

In some cases, free roads can be much more spectacular, but not always. AT , Dordoni, in or in it there may be picturesque places and villages. But on the plain territories without it, it is most likely just a loss of time.

Tariffs for special sections of paid roads:

Tariffs for paid roads in France

For passenger cars. For motorcycles, tariffs are about 40% less, for buses - two times more. Trucks - about 3 times more.

Since most tourists move, then the following are rates for paid highway for passenger cars.

26.3K (96 per week)

Road Features in France

If you have an avid motorist and are not going to deny yourself the pleasure of driving on the roads of France, then read this section especially carefully.

In France, the overall length of roads is approximately 951,500 km, and all of them are divided into groups. The prefix in front of the number indicates its purpose and acceptable high-speed mode.
A - highway, permissible speed which should not exceed 130 km / h. Each 50 km on highways is necessarily refueling. The main features of this type of road is the absence of pedestrians, traffic lights and the mandatory presence of a concrete separation strip.
N - National roads, the maximum permissible speed on which should not exceed 90 km / h, and if there is a concrete dividing strip - 110 km / h
D - Department of Department, permissible speed on which should not exceed 90 km / h
C - municipal roads, permissible speed on which should not exceed 30 km / h.

In the city acts maximum limit speeds up to 50 km / h. Ignoring seat belts is punishable by a fine, like the absence of a helmet when moving on a motorcycle, scooter or scooter. Especially carefully need to be related to the transport of children. Availability children's chair To transport the child under 10 years old is mandatory.

Movement in France, as in Russia, right-hand. rules road In some cases, similar to Russian. For example, during the passage of intersections, the car's priority from the right, if the rules have not specified otherwise. When crossing roads, you need to be particularly attentive, French drivers have a reputation as the most inaccurative and unfinished drivers in Europe, externally, except that Russian, in particular, Moscow drivers.

Not much different from Russian and high-speed regime in France. In the absence of signs with the designation of the recommended speed, you need to be guided common rules: Not higher than 50 km / h - within the city, not higher than 80 km / h - on district roads, not higher than 90 km / h - on the tracks and no higher than 130 km / h - on motorways. Specialized highlighted bands can only be used by route vehicles and cyclists.

If you stopped the police officer during the movement to check the documents, then it is necessary, without leaving the vehicle, on the first requirement to make a police officer driver's license, Insurance policy, which is mandatory, and documents for the car.

Main types of fuel

The main type of automotive fuel in France is gasoline (AI-95, AI-98), average price which is 1.50-1.80 euros per liter. Diesel fuel also uses popularity.

Availability of parking places

Parking zones in the city will differ in time of the allowed parking and have appropriate color notation:
- "Blue zone": a short-term parking area, the maximum allowed parking time on which is one and a half hours;
- "Green zone": long-term parking area, the parking time on which is not limited;
- "Red zone": zone, where parking is prohibited.
Be careful, for violating the rules of the parking, you will immediately be fined.

To accommodate the vehicle in Parkovka, it is necessary to purchase a parking card in a special terminal located near the parking lot, as well as in the travel bureau, in the garage, where the car was taken for rental, or in the nearest tobacco shop. The coupon is placed under the windshield, and should remain there throughout the duration of the parking lot.

Distributed in the cities of France and underground parkings whose cost is from 1.5 to 5 euros per hour. The device of paid underground parking reminds the device underground Parkovok Popular hypermarkets of Moscow and major cities in Russia. On the left in front of the barrier is located automatic, after pressing the corresponding button, you will be handed a ticket from the check time. You need to pay parking in a special automatic payment terminal. Machines for paying parking, as a rule, are located on each floor not far from the elevators. You can pay as cash and with a credit card. Departure time is not more than 15 minutes after payment. You need to have time, otherwise you will not get out of the parking area. We will have to return and pay for a few more minutes staying in the parking lot.

The need to pay road tax

In addition to public roads, the use of which is free, both for residents and guests of the country, exist in France and paid roads. To get to them, it is necessary to overcome the car turnstile, which is the same as on the paid underground parking lot, will give you a coupon with a mark on the time of entry on the road, it will be needed when leaving the paid plot. Behind the coupon you need to watch carefully and in no case do not lose it! When the talon is lost, you will have to pay the highest price, according to the tariff plan of that section of the toll road that you drive. You can pay for the passage by a paid road in two ways. Payment is made depending on the type of roads or employees on a specific section of the road, or the terminals of the automatic payment, where you first need to place the post-earlier coupon, and then the amount required and sufficient to implement the payment.
Here are approximate prices for travel by paid roads:
- "Nice - Paris" - 74.1 euros;
- "Lyon - Paris" - 33.9 euros;
- "Bordeaux - Paris" - 53.9 euros.

The procedure for acquiring a mandatory insurance policy

Availability insurance Polisa., or a green card, which is an international model of the insurance policy, will protect you from expenses when a traffic accident occurs, right up to compensation full value car. In the absence of such liability fully falls on the culprit of the accident. In addition, it will have to pay a penalty for the lack of insurance.

The possibility of using the national Russian driver's license

Concerning driver's licenseReceived in Russia, then it will indeed during the year from the moment of entry into the territory of France. After the year, it is necessary to apply to the district prefecture (police prefecture) and exchange the Russian driver's license to French. If you are planning a short stay in France, you can not worry about it. However, if you travel to own car, it is necessary before departure to arrange a supasport of an international sample. At the same time, you can also voluntarily arrange insurance against the hijacking of a vehicle, intentional actions of third parties, natural disasters, etc. It will protect you from unforeseen spending.

Car rent

If you are planning to rent a car, then you need to have an international driver's license with driving experience at least 3 years. The driver's age that is going to rent a vehicle must be more than 21 years old, but less than 60 years. Some companies raised the lower bar for drivers up to 26 years. For some car models, you need one or two credit cards. The cost of rent varies from the car's chosen brand and its age. The older the vehicle, the less you have to pay for its rental. The cost of renting the car is not included in gasoline. If you want to rent a luxury car, be prepared for the fact that a deposit is needed, the size of which is also determined by the class and car brand.
In rent, regardless of the selected brand and model, included:
- unlimited mileage;
- Insurance OT. of various types damage;
- Insurance from the hijacking;
- airport tax;
- road collection;
- VAT: 20.6%.
In the case of renting a car for more than 3 days, it can be left at any point of car reception in the country.

From July 1, 2016, entry into the center of Paris is limited! To enter the center on weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00 it is necessary to purchase an ecological sticker of the corresponding category.

An independent trip to France on a rented car is the opportunity to feel its unique charm and character, without siting themselves with a strict framework of the tourist route. Getting into car rental, you have freedom and chance to enjoy the beautiful species of the Loire River Valley, famous vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux. For one vacation, you can have time to ride from South to Northern France according to your individual path.

In French "car rental" sounds like "Louer Une Voiture", while booking is preferably in advance. It must be remembered that the class of the vehicle is selected at the request of the customer, but it is impossible to guarantee the presence of a certain brand. The approximate cost of rental C category C varies from 200 to 300 euros per day, cars budget class - From 70 euros.

The quality of French roads is at a high level. For travelers, special routes are provided that allow you to travel around the congestion. They are periodically formed even in paid sites. Filling stations and maintenance points on the first requirement free of charge will be given to the tourist road roads. The most unfavorable time for the trip to France is the beginning and end of August - hot selling time, as well as time before weekends on the road from the capital and Sunday evening at the entrance to her.

Car search to hire

List of documents, insurance

Those who decided on their own ride at this amazing country, and with them need to have international rights and credit cards. The driver should be 21, and when choosing some categories of cars - 23 years, driving experience cannot be less than 12 months. In well-known large companies, it is customary to add "age fee" for citizens under the age of 25.

Traditionally, the rolling value includes non-limiting mileage, insurance in case of damage to the vehicle and tax. Additional options It is the ability to install a chair for a child and insurance against hijacking. The client receives a fully refilled machine and must return it also with full fuel tank. If rent is made on long term (at least three days), the car can be passed in another city upon completion of the trip. This option is most often paid separately, but it is also free, it is necessary to specify the rolled office.

Road rules in France

The conscientious execution by traffic directions is provided by a large number of radars, while warning signs are completely absent. Special options for navigators to detect the location of controlling cameras must be blocked. The use of detectors warning about the danger of radars along the way, and at all prohibit.

Middle Light headlights in a daytime must be included only during driving through the tunnel passage and in conditions that prevent normal visibility. If you are in a secondary road and should miss other participants in the movement, the following signs can be alarmed about this: "Vous N'Avez Pas La Priorité" or "Cédez Le Passage", however, they are duplicated by traditional and habitual red-white triangles .

Little passengers under 10 years are transported strictly in the rear seat in a special chair, the chair or booster is required for children whose weight is less than 18 kg. All passengers, including the driver, should be fixed by seat belts, non-compliance with this rule entails a fine of 135 euros. In France, there is a secret installation: no matter what happens - pedestrian rights.

High-speed modes in Napoleon's country are similar to Russian: when driving through the settlement of no more than 50 km. per hour, beyond from 90 to 110 km. in hour. The highway installed a tight speed framework: at least 80 and no more than 130 km. in hour.

In order to be able to respond to phone calls, the cellular device must be equipped with special equipment, allowing you to leave both hands free.

It is important to remember that in accordance with the French legislation, the concentration of alcohol in the blood is allowed 0.05%, its exceeding up to 0.08% entails a fine of 135 euros. A more significant degree of intoxication, as well as the failure of the passage of the appropriate test, can turn into a three-year deprivation of a driver's license, a fine of up to 4.5 thousand euros or a two-year deprivation period.

If you have become a culprit of an accident in a state of alcohol intoxication, which led to the causality of serious harm to health, the punishment will be a penalty of up to 10 thousand euros and 2 years in prison.

Together with the car rental, you must have emergency signs and vests, reflecting the headlights in the dark, the pharmacy set and fire extinguisher. In addition, all drivers are obliged to take care of the presence of a one-time tester on alcohol to check before expensive if necessary, its absence is fraught with a fine of 11 euros.

Fines in France

Road inspectors are endowed with powerful powers to collect fines directly at the scene. You should not try to "agree" or join the debate with a representative of the law, such behavior may be expensive to you and ultimately spoil the journey.

Movement with forbidden speed punishes a fine from 135 to 30,000 euros, parking in incable place - 135 euros, the movement without fastened seat belts - 135 euros, the near light - 135 euros, driving in a state of intoxication - 4500/9000 euros, the lack of special vest is about 90 euros. Table with fines - on the page.

Paid roads in France

Payment for individual roads, denoted by the letter "A" on a blue background, varies depending on the length of the path and the selected machine. The established collection is highlighted on the monitor at the beginning of the paid section, it can be paid in both in cash and a plastic card.

Bridges and tunnels, for the possibility of driving for which you need to pay:

• tunnel Mont Blanc, with a length of 11.6 km. Connects the French city of Chamonix, located in the Alps and Italian Kurmayor, which is popular with the fans of skiing. Fang on light cars One way will cost € 44.40. It should be borne in mind that the cost of travel through the tunnel from the French and Italian side is distinguished.
• another famous tunnel Frejus.connecting two countries, its length is almost 13 km. Payment for entry - € 44.40, both sides - € 55,40.
• tunnel PUYMORENS. on the E9 motorway between Toulouse and Barcelona. Travel - 6.80 euros.
• tunnel Maurice-Lemaire. Located between Nancy and Freiburg on the N159. Travel - 6.10 euros.
• viaduct Miyo., 2, 5 km long. Cost for travel - from 8.30 euros;
• bridge of Normandy. The fare is 5.40 euros;
• tankarville Bridge. The fare is about 2.60 euros;
• bridge of Islands Re. - 8 euros.
• famous tunnel under the strait of la-mans 51 km long. There are three types of tickets: travel within the 2-day return - from 23 euros, within the framework of the 5-day return - from 59 euros, a standard ticket - from 79 euros.

Examples of prices for travel on some roads:

• A1 Paris - Lille (221 kilometers) 16.60 Euro
• A2 Commble - Border with Belgium (62 kilometers) 3.90 Euro
• A4 Paris - Strasbourg (489 kilometers) 38.80 Euro
• A5 Paris - Langro (288 kilometers) 18.30 Euro
• A6 Paris - Lyon (465 kilometers) 34.80 Euro
• A7 Lyon - Marseille (315 kilometers) 24.70 Euro
• A8 La Far-Lez-Olivier - Border with Italy (240 kilometers) 23.60 Euro
• A9 Orange - border with Spain (270 kilometers) 24.10 Euro
• A10 Paris - Bordeaux (571 kilometers) 55.60 euros
• A11 Saint Arna-An-Xvelev - Nantes (326 kilometers) 37 euros
• A13 Paris - Kan (221 kilometers) 15.50 euros
• A16 Paris - Dunkirk (261 kilometers) 20.90 euros
• A26 Troy - Calais (376 kilometers) 33.70 Euro
• A28 Abville - Tour (400 kilometers) 37 Euro
• A31 Bon - Luxembourg (338 kilometers) 19.20 euro
• A39 Dijon - Burk-en-Bres (146 kilometers) 11.60 Euro
• A40 Macon - Mont Blanc Tunnel (202 kilometers) 22.30 Euro
• A43 Lyon - Border with Italy (185 kilometers) 24.20 euros
• A63 Sal - Saint-Sayur de Marare (66 kilometers) 3.60 Euro

Fare of FRANCE paid roads allows you to calculate the service fr.mappy.com

Gasoline and filling stations

In France, the most common 95th, 98th gasoline and diesel is the most common. At the same time, outside the cities of the gas station work around the clock, but fuel is much more expensive.

Prices on different types Gasoline in France for March 2017:

SANS PLOMB 95-E10 - € 1.461
SANS PLOMB 95 - € 1.483
SANS PLOMB 98 - € 1.545
Gazole - € 1.395
GPL - € 0.861

Usually graphically on the street Parking is divided into several zones: blue for short-term parking TC, green for long-term parking and red, leave the car in which is prohibited. The notation "P" is used to highlight the zone of the paid parking. It is most problematic to find a place for your car in the capital and in places of recreation on the Cote d'Azur.

Penalty for violation of parking rules - 17 euros.

The possibility of short-term parking

Additionally, at a short period of time, you can leave the vehicle in specially rejected places for short-term parking. They are easy to identify in bright marking on the roads, sometimes control over the observance by drivers of the set time limit (15-30 minutes) is carried out using electronic equipment. It effectively performs its functions, submitting an SMS to the dispatch service in case of exceeding the time of staying the machine in the parking lot. This system allows to ensure availability in the most lively parts of the city.

In France, the city chapter can temporarily ban the parking at a certain time of the day or decide to limit parking time on the territory subject to it. The appropriate disposal obliges the owner of the parked TC to be installed under the front glass "Parking Disk" in the area of \u200b\u200bthe direct visibility for controlling employees, which recorded the time when he left the car.

The appearance and disk parameters were installed in 2007 and are an accurate copy of standards officially common in the other parts of Europe since 1979. After another year, signs responsible for establishing parking boundaries were also modified. So, if the road sign is equipped with numbers 1-15 or 16-31, these days (from 1 to 15 or 16 to 31 months) a long stop in this area is prohibited.

Car parking outside settlements

Traveling in France on a rented TC, you should know that, leaving outside the towns, you can stop it on the side of the move. The exceptions are areas with an applied solid line signaling about the prohibition of parking.

On car highways, parking and stop are carried out in strictly designated zones, the driver can be allowed to be allowed to be allowed from the opposite side, if they are engaged in specially reserved places in the direction of movement. A similar maneuver is permitted only in the absence of a continuous band that prohibits the crossing of the track. As a rule, it is one strip in each direction.

In France, there is a "dangerous parking or stop" concept, it implies car parking in the zone inaccessible to the visibility of other participants in the movement. This definition includes a stop near the intersection, on the rise, near the relocation of the railway or winding turn. This offense refers to the highest category, which made his traveler risks pay a large fine.

The left car should not create inconvenience to pedestrians passing the road. Located in the car, it is strictly forbidden to open the doors if such manipulations can create a real threat to the life and health of road users.

The owner of the vehicle has the right to park him after it is absolutely confident that he did everything necessary to minimize the risks of the accident during its absence. The car left on the roadside, for a period of more than seven days, is recognized as parked with a violation of the established rules and goes on a special parking lot.

In France, PDDs prohibit parking near the fire hydrant to guarantee timely access emergency services At the occurrence emergency. In the absence of free seats, it is allowed to put the car in the second row, if it does not interfere with other drivers pass and does not force them to cross the continuous separation strip.

The most common amounts of parking penalties in the wrong place - 35 (minimum) and 135 (maximum) euro, however, the delay of payment threatens them with an increase of several times.

For drivers who violated parking rules, there are several convenient payment method. The traditional way through non-cash transfer in the bank's separation; Payment in the online mode on the Amends.gouv.fr resource, as well as an interesting option - buying fiscal brands in kiosks, sticking them to special coupons and dispatch by controlling authorities.

The car parked with a violation of the rules receives a fine, in an hour - the second, and then can be evacuated. Leaving the car in the wrong place, do not forget that it will have to take it from the penalty area.

France has a well-branched network of roads, a total length of more than a million kilometers. For a reference point: it's like 500 times to cross the whole country from north to south and back.

The length of the motorways is 12,000 km. In France, all roads with a firm coating.

France's highways are divided into several types:

• Motorway. The code of the road consists of the letter "A" and the number. Sometimes the motorway also has a "personal" name. For example, "A1" - "L'AUTOROUTE DU NORD" ("Northern motorway") connecting Paris with a leaf). On the motorways will definitely be a separation strip of concrete. Or the oncoming flows will be divided into dozens of meters by green plantings. Permitted speed - up to 130 km / h. As a rule, such roads are paid.
• National roads. They have in their title the letter "N", for example, "N11" the limit speed is limited to 110 km / h in the presence of a concrete separation strip and 90 km / h - in its absence.
• Departmental highways. With the prefix "D", for example, "D78". In cities, the road code can be duplicated by the names of the avenues and streets. Permitted speed on them - no more than 90 km / h.

In addition to paid areas of the highway, where security is paid for high speed Movements, there are also paid sections of ordinary roads. Namely: large bridges, viaducts and tunnels are paid. The speed of movement on them may not be so high, but it allows you to significantly save time.

In France, there is a fee for the use of roads depending on the category of vehicle and the distance traveled. Payment is also subject to travel on some bridges and tunnels.

Paid roads in France are only categories A, and even that is not all.

National and local roads (categories N and D, respectively) are free.

Paid highways France

In France, the fee is charged for the use of roads depending on the category of vehicle and the distance traveled. Payment is also subject to travel on some bridges and tunnels.

France Road Tariffs

System paid highways France is managed by several companies distributed to different regions. The amount of payment is always highlighted on the scoreboard at the entrance to the paid plot. Payment can be made by cash, credit card or through remote payment systems.

The final cost depends on the proportion of paid and free roads on your way, as well as from those sites through which you will drive. You need to be ready to pay approximately 8-10 euros for every 100 km of road. Of course, paid roads have free parallers. What is more profitable? Given the cost of gasoline and its increasing consumption in multiple overclocking and braking, then not always free roads will be much cheaper. Especially considering the fact that in some areas, free roads can vive much (that is, it increases noticeably and the length of the path), plus speed limits, as such roads pass through the settlements will lead to an increase in the time spent on the road. If you are not limited in time, you do not care the fatigue and consumption of gasoline, then yes, free roads can be a good alternative. This looks like a checkpoint for payment by paid roads.

Tariffs for travel on some highways from 01.02.2014 for a class of auto 1 (car height up to 2 m and a full weight of no more than 3.5 tons with / without trailer):

Motorway distance EUR

A1.	Paris - Lille (221 km)	16.10
A2.	Combles - Bruxelles (173.12 km)	4.60
A4.	Paris - Strasbourg (489 km)	38.00
A5.	Paris - Langres (287 km)	18.40
A6.	Paris - Lyon (465 km)	33.30
A7.	Lyon - Marseille (312 km)	24.20
A8.	AIX / NICE (174.76 km)	17.70
A9.	Orange - Espagne (280 km)	25.40
A10	Paris - Bordeaux (583 km)	54.80
A11	Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines - Nantes (339 km)	36.50
A13	Paris - Caen (234 km)	24.30
A16	Paris - Dunkerque (308 km)	20.80
A26	Troyes - Calais (398 km)	34.80
A28.	Abbeville - Tours (414 km)	33.00
A31	Beaune - Luxembourg (369 km)	18.90
A39	Dijon - Bourg-en-Bresse (160 km)	11.20
A40.	Mâcon - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (224 km)	22.40
A43	Lyon - Chambéry - Italie. (100 km)	13.90

On the entry on a paid road in advance honestly warn signs with the word (Franz. Payment) on a blue background, so that the driver has the opportunity to minimize.

At the entrance to the motorway, it is not necessary to produce any payment, but you just need to take a ticket, on the magnetic strip of which information is made when you entered. It should be kept until the end of the trip, before departure from the motorway and you will need it when you pay. If you intend to pay for the passage of a bank card through an automatic, then you need to drive up to that barrier, which hangs the designation of the SV, that is, Carte Bancaire. The cashier of a paid road will take pay for travel and card, and cash, and check.

Scheme of paid roads of France With the indication of travel tariffs on them as of February 2013 since February 2014, tariffs for the passage of French roads were increased by 0.8-0.9%.

Plots with special payment

Magged under Mont Blanc between Chamonix (France) and Kurchayorom (Italy). The length of the tunnel is 11611 m, the width is 8.6 m, the height is 4.35 m. Most is in France - 7644 m, in Italy - 3967 m. The tunnel consists of one gallery, the movement is carried out on one strip of 3.5 m wide in each side.

In July 1980, the car section of the Fréjus tunnel connects Modane in France and Bardonecchia in Italy and. The Fréjus tunnel has a length of 12.895 m. Of these, 6.360 m in Italy and 6.535 m in France.

PUYMORENS tunnel has a length of 4.820 m. Puymorens tunnel is part of the E9 Paris-Barcelona International Auto Highway.

Payment is made from the south side of the tunnel.

Take into account that from April 15 to November 15, 2014, the tunnel will be closed for repair work.

The Maurice-Lemaire tunnel is part of the regional road N159 connecting Nancy in France and Freignor in Germany. Maurice-Lemaire tunnel has a length of 6.872 m.

Initially, it was a railway tunnel, subsequently converted to the car.

Eurotonnel

Eurotonnel, a tunnel under La Mansha - a railway-tunnel tunnel, about 51 km long, of which 39 km under the strait of La Mans. Connects continental Europe with the UK railway.

Thanks to the tunnel, it was possible to visit London, going from Paris, just 2 hours 15 minutes; In the tunnel of the train are from 20 to 35 minutes.

How much is the passage on a personal car through Eurotonnel France-England?

At the car itself, it is impossible to drive through the tunnel. On both shores there are terminals where cars are loaded at railway platforms, and the tunnel is driving on the train. The driver and passengers are traveling separately, in normal passenger cars. In addition to a visa, insurance and money, nothing needs.

You need to pay the passage, drive through border control, enter the inside of the railway car, put the car to the handbrake, after which you can get out of it. That's all. The price of travel depends on how much you purchased a ticket for and for what time you go. Ferry I think cheaper

Prices for travel include car transportation, up to 9 passengers and luggage. There are several types of tickets:

• Offre 1 à 2 Jours - tickets (back and forth) must be purchased within a 2-day return. Return must be completed by midnight (local time) on the second day from the date of departure. Ticket price from € 32 per trip.
• Court-Séjour Eco - tickets (back and forth) must be purchased within a 5-day return. Return must be completed by midnight (local time) fifth day from the date of departure. Ticket price from € 73 per trip.
• ALLER SIMPLE - standard tickets. Ticket price from € 98 per trip.

Bridge of Normandy

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The Bridge of Normandy is overcome through the mouth of the River of the Seine and connects the Gavr and Ontfler. The length of the bridge is 2.143 m.

Bridge of Islands RE.

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The Bridge of the Islands of RE connects the mainland with the island of Rest in Western France (Department of Primorsky Sharanta), as part of the district of La Rochelle. The island is connected to the mainland bridge with a length of 2926.5 m.

Initially, it was planned to make this bridge free from 2012, but subsequently the decision was refused due to the fear of a large influx of cars.

* Acts B. summer time From mid-June to mid-September.

Payment item is on the mainland 200 m from the bridge and has 8 bands. Payment can be made in cash, credit cards And with the help of remote payment systems. The ticket price includes travel around the bridge and back.