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Road trip planner: France

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Driving rules: France

The general rules for cars, from the tables we keep with their official sources. Road signs always take precedence.

Speed limits
  • Built-up areas: 50 km/h
  • Outside built-up areas: 80 km/h (90 where the local authority has decided so)
  • Expressways: 110 km/h
  • Motorways: 130 km/h
In rain the limits drop to 110 km/h on motorways, 100 km/h on dual carriageways and 80 km/h on other roads, and to 50 km/h everywhere when visibility is below 50 m. Probationary drivers may not exceed 110, 100 and 80 km/h; from 0.8 g/l drink-driving is a criminal offence.
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Alcohol limit
0.5 g/l · Novice drivers: 0.2 g/l
Novice drivers: Probationary licence holders (3 years, or 2 years after accompanied driving) and learners in accompanied driving.
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Winter tyres
Regional · November 1 – March 31
From 1 November to 31 March, in mountain communes listed by prefectoral order in 34 departments (Loi Montagne zones, signposted at entry and exit), cars must either have 4 winter tyres marked 3PMSF or carry snow chains or snow socks for at least two drive wheels; elsewhere in France there is no winter tyre obligation.
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Motorway vignette
No vignette for cars.
Tolls for motorways, bridges and tunnels on your own trip: the calculator →
Fuel price
€2.088 petrol 95 · €2.178 diesel, per litre
Price of November 9, 2026
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Wild camping
  • Tent: allowed, with rules · In the vehicle: unclear — check locally
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These are the general limits: road signs always take precedence, and laws change. Before you travel, check the source linked in the row for your country.