Driving in France

[SteveY]

Hi ... I have a driven many miles in France and the continent over the past few years but never put any blanking tape over the headlights as I reckoned the lowest setting was enough. However, I have learned that drivers are now being prosecuted for not applying the tape to their dip beams. I have no problem doing this as it is the law there ... and I can see why. But the question is where does the tape go on my X Type and/or my XK8? There is no area marked out on the headlights as on other marques of car that I've owned in the past.

Any information about this would be useful.

Thanks

Steve Young

[JOC Admin]

Hi Stephen

I totally agree with you and the most I have ever done is to apply some black insulation tape somewhere near where it's supposed to go as its always difficult to work out exactly without the markings you used to get with the glass headlamp lenses.

As far as I know, if it has Xenon's then it doesn't have the kick-up to dazzle other drivers and some Projector Beam lamps can be switched from side to side.

Hopefully, some members will have more insight with the XK headlamps.

Cheers  Trevor

 

[Old_Growler]

On 3/7/2017 at 0:41 PM, SteveY said:

Hi ... I have a driven many miles in France and the continent over the past few years but never put any blanking tape over the headlights as I reckoned the lowest setting was enough. However, I have learned that drivers are now being prosecuted for not applying the tape to their dip beams. I have no problem doing this as it is the law there ... and I can see why. But the question is where does the tape go on my X Type and/or my XK8? There is no area marked out on the headlights as on other marques of car that I've owned in the past.

Any information about this would be useful.

Thanks

Steve Young

More important now you need to display a correct for vehicle French Crit'Air pollution sticker or an instant road side £117 fine.

[Old_Growler]

If there halogen lamps there's usually a tourist setting switch to the back of the dip beam.

[JOC Admin]

As Old_Growler has already mentioned about the new Vignette's that are required, here is a link that gives further information

http://www.drivn.co.uk/driving-in-a-french-city-then-you-may-need-a-critair-vignette/