"Thank you for your email.
Our speed limit source for Europe is the FIA. They have given limits for motorcaravans in France over 3500kgs as 90kmh for motorways and 80kmh for other roads outside of towns.
There are higher limits for what the French define as passenger carrying vehicles but this has not been clarified. The French equivalent of the Club has published an article [I have seen a third party translation only] stating that camping cars over 3500kgs are still passenger carrying vehicles and subject to the higher limits of 110kmh for motorways, 100kmh for major dual carriageways and 80kmh for other roads.
Due to these conflicting views from France you will find a lot of conflicting information on the internet. As yet we have had no formal confirmation as to which is correct from a French government office.
For the time being we can only suggest adhering to the lower limit until things can be clarified.
As for labelling up your vehicle there is no actually compulsion to do so. The treaty of Vienna [an EU treaty] exempts you from having to do such things as you are not required to have such speed stickers for the UK. As a tourist you are legal abroad if you are legal in you home country [hence A-frames can be used to tow cars abroad also]. There is a six month limit with this treaty, after that you must localise your vehicle by formally importing it to the country of your stay. Then you will have to use stickers with numbers.
The problem is how do you explain the treaty of Vienna to a gendarme? Unless your French is very good you may struggle.
We have suggested to the NCC that they produce a standard multi lingual letter that can be carried by a touring unit user [caravan users have similar problems too] explaining the treaty and our rights [their rights too] to travel freely in their country as a visitor."
I recall this was dicsussed earlier this year, and as we are due to set sale in December, I contacted the C&CC, for their view. This is the reply, and it goes some way towards explaining why there are differing views.
For ease of life, and less than £7.00 I have opted to purchase them.
Nomadic
Our speed limit source for Europe is the FIA. They have given limits for motorcaravans in France over 3500kgs as 90kmh for motorways and 80kmh for other roads outside of towns.
There are higher limits for what the French define as passenger carrying vehicles but this has not been clarified. The French equivalent of the Club has published an article [I have seen a third party translation only] stating that camping cars over 3500kgs are still passenger carrying vehicles and subject to the higher limits of 110kmh for motorways, 100kmh for major dual carriageways and 80kmh for other roads.
Due to these conflicting views from France you will find a lot of conflicting information on the internet. As yet we have had no formal confirmation as to which is correct from a French government office.
For the time being we can only suggest adhering to the lower limit until things can be clarified.
As for labelling up your vehicle there is no actually compulsion to do so. The treaty of Vienna [an EU treaty] exempts you from having to do such things as you are not required to have such speed stickers for the UK. As a tourist you are legal abroad if you are legal in you home country [hence A-frames can be used to tow cars abroad also]. There is a six month limit with this treaty, after that you must localise your vehicle by formally importing it to the country of your stay. Then you will have to use stickers with numbers.
The problem is how do you explain the treaty of Vienna to a gendarme? Unless your French is very good you may struggle.
We have suggested to the NCC that they produce a standard multi lingual letter that can be carried by a touring unit user [caravan users have similar problems too] explaining the treaty and our rights [their rights too] to travel freely in their country as a visitor."
I recall this was dicsussed earlier this year, and as we are due to set sale in December, I contacted the C&CC, for their view. This is the reply, and it goes some way towards explaining why there are differing views.
For ease of life, and less than £7.00 I have opted to purchase them.
Nomadic