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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
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Don’t forget the free service provided by the gendarmerie
during July and August. Go and tell them when you are
going on holiday. They’ll ask you to fill in a form giving
dates, arrangements made with neighbours for taking in post,
feeding the cat, or watering the plants, and who to contact if
there’s a problem – and they’ll come and make regular
patrols of your garden and check up on your house. Don’t
forget to notify them if you return home earlier
than anticipated.
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
In the hopes of at least a decent August weather-wise for all
holiday makers, here’s the low-down on beach safety signals.
You’ll see three masts in authorised bathing areas. If one
is flying a rectangular flag, this means that the wind is
blowing off the land. The triangular flag on the central mast
indicates the state of the sea and whether it’s safe to bathe.
Green means the sea is calm and safe to swim in, and the
beach is supervised by lifeguards; orange means the sea is
calm but the wind strong so it’s dangerous to swim but there
are lifeguards; red means a rough sea so bathing is neither
allowed nor supervised. The flag on the third mast shows the
quality of the water – blue for good, yellow for bad.
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
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Most of us have that wonderful feeling of release when the holidays come
around – a time to go somewhere you aren’t known, let your hair down, pack
up all your troubles, maybe even bin the inhibitions and get a wee bit naughty.
But where do you stand with the law? Jeanne Livingstone checks it out
When you’re a mere tourist you
aren’t expected to know or
care about local laws and
regulations. It’s true that, generally
speaking, French police is fairly lenient
with tourists’ faux pas – but not always.
So what a bummer if you end up being
booked and fined in the middle of your
long-awaited holiday because of your
ignorance of the law.
Here are a few frequently
committed (and potentially expensive)
mini-crimes to avoid. Some are not so
mini, some are fairly obvious, others
maybe not so.
Over the top
Don’t overload your roof-rack. Respect
the poids total roulant – maximum
allowed weight on the road, shown on
your carte grise – or risk a fine of up to
€750. If the weight is more than 5%
over your vehicle’s authorised limit, the
police can immobilise you. Nothing on
your roof-rack should overhang any of
its four sides.
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
Dear French News,
Sally Scott-White (July issue) will need a lot of patience
claiming on the FD5. I have been waiting two years!
My husband received his last month. My papers were in the
same envelope and did not arrive in the UK with his. On
telephoning the UK I was told this is most unusual.
So I am back to square one: this will be the fourth time I
have copied copies of documents to get my overpaid tax. When
my accountant rang the French office she was told: “Be patient”.
Bon courage.
Sue Maddox, 36210 Poulaines
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
Are there any restrictions in law to the
building of boundary walls around gardens? I
asked at the local mairie but couldn’t get an
answer. I suspect that they would prefer that I
didn’t build one but don’t want to say so.
John Hewitt
Jo Stirling replies:
I’ve had a few queries about this so here’s the
article from the Code Civil, specifying that
where there are no local rules, separating
walls must be at least 32 decimetres high
including the chaperon, the coping on top of
the wall in towns of more than 50,000 souls
and 26 decimetres in smaller towns. The
following link will give you more in-depth
info (in French). So many of these rules and
regs vary between départements that it’s
quite difficult to be really specific.
www.droitquotidien.net/Pages%20rubriques/MurMitoyen.htm
I hope this helps.
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