If you have a motorhome up to 3.5 tons, then you do not need to read further at this point 😅. Okay okay, read on anyway and think how easy your trip to France is and that you don’t need to pay any further attention to the following information. However, if you are planning your vacation in France with a motorhome that weighs more than 3.5 tons, you need to consider the following:
Since the beginning of 2021, it has been mandatory in France for vehicles over 3.5 tons to mark the blind spot in the form of three stickers. Until 2022, there was a transition period during which there were no penalties if the stickers were not in place. Right now, at the start of the camping season and vacation season, we thought it was time to bring this sticker to your attention. Because if you are caught in France without it, it goes off with fines from 135 euros and every bet is especially controlled in the vacations.
The stickers must be attached to the vehicle as follows:
The ADAC recommends taking the sticker for buses. On the Internet are also offered stickers with campers, but these are not officially allowed in France. Thus, you are then at the mercy of the good will of the beatmen during a control.
The warning signs (prescribed height 25 centimeters, width 17 centimeters) must be attached to both sides of the vehicle and on the Tail be attached. Care must be taken to ensure that the vehicle’s license plates and prescribed lettering remain visible. The lighting equipment and the driver’s view must also not be obscured. On glass surfaces such as side or rear windows, the blind spot notices are taboo.If technically possible, the stickers or signs must be attached to the vehicle rear to the right of the longitudinal centerline at a height of between 0.9 and 1.5 meters from the ground. side marking is to be placed on the left and right within the first meter measured from the front of the vehicle at a height between 0.9 and 1.5 meters from the ground. If this is demonstrably impossible for technical reasons, the marking must be as close as possible to the regulations, up to a maximum height of 2.1 meters from the ground.Motorhome drivers are advised to use a Stickers with bus symbol to be used because the motor homes are vehicles for the carriage of passengers and not for the carriage of goods. Even though some online retailers now offer an additional version of the French blind spot marking with camper symbol offer, their use is not recommended. These stickers do not meet the legal requirements, there is no official version with camper symbol.
https://www.adac.de/news/wohnmobil-frankreich/
I’m sure there are some who feel the same way we do… who wants to have such an ugly sticker on their Grand California or RV permanently. Therefore, we can recommend you these magnetic signs, they can be removed and reattached at will. If one is no longer in France, the signs can be stowed away again.
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