https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The technical inspection of vehicles - France's equivalent of an MOT - must be done every two years, but prices vary widely from place to place. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201008/contrle-technique-how-to-save-money-on-your-compulsory-french-car-inspection Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:35:42 +0200 contrle-technique-how-to-save-money-on-your-compulsory-french-car-inspection France is a land of many inventions including the cinema, cricket (a disputed claim admittedly) and the electric car, writes John Lichfield. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200826/what-i-learned-driving-1777km-through-france-in-an-electric-car Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:54:54 +0200 what-i-learned-driving-1777km-through-france-in-an-electric-car A motoring group has revealed which cars are the most commonly pinched in France. If you're smart you'll guess what car topped the list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171120/revealed-the-most-desirable-cars-for-thieves-in-france Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:02:46 +0100 revealed-the-most-desirable-cars-for-thieves-in-france A motoring group has revealed exactly which cars are the most commonly pinched in France. If you're smart you'll guess what car topped the list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161024/revealed-the-ten-most-stolen-cars-in-france Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:00:12 +0200 revealed-the-ten-most-stolen-cars-in-france Twelve Portuguese passengers, including a seven-year-old girl, died when their minibus collided with a heavy truck on a highway in central France known locally as "the road of death". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160325/12-portuguese-killed-in-car-accident-in-france Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:48:08 +0100 12-portuguese-killed-in-car-accident-in-france France has rolled out the first of 5,000 dummy speed cameras in the hope of tricking motorists into driving more safely in a bid to cut rising road deaths. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160210/france-rolls-out-fake-speed-cameras-but-where-are-they Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:51:52 +0100 france-rolls-out-fake-speed-cameras-but-where-are-they A motoring group has revealed exactly which cars are the most commonly pinched in France with thieves apparently having a penchant for French made automobiles. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151029/most-stolen-cars-in-france-revealed Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:36:21 +0100 most-stolen-cars-in-france-revealed Belgian drivers commit an average of 1,150 driving offences per day in France, far more than other European nations, according to statistics released by France's road safety agency. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150706/belgians-are-the-bad-boys-of-french-roads Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:22:02 +0200 belgians-are-the-bad-boys-of-french-roads France's defence minister has urged soldiers "to give themselves up" if they are guilty of sexually assaulting hungry Central African kids, as questions remain on why the probe into the alleged crimes is taking so long. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150504/france-urges-sex-abuse-soldiers-to-come-forward Mon, 04 May 2015 10:45:24 +0200 france-urges-sex-abuse-soldiers-to-come-forward The French government on Thursday reported a 12-percent drop in the number of cars torched on New Year's Eve - a ritual among revellers in the country's high-rise suburbs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150102/drop-in-french-new-year-car-burning-rituals Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:18:00 +0100 drop-in-french-new-year-car-burning-rituals France's roads are becoming more dangerous with new figures from the interior ministry revealing the number of people dying in accidents has risen by five percent in 2014. The rise is a blow to the government, which had vowed to cut the number of deaths. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141230/road-deaths-expected-to-rise-by-five-percent Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:38:00 +0100 road-deaths-expected-to-rise-by-five-percent Earlier this month, a treasure trove of some 60 extremely rare cars was discovered in a small village in western France after lying forgotten for almost 50 years. In February the cars will change hands at an auction - and they're expected to fetch millions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141218/trove-of-lost-rare-cars-found-in-french-village Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:14:00 +0100 trove-of-lost-rare-cars-found-in-french-village A suicidal man who jumped out of his moving car at 100km/h in the middle of a motorway in south-east France has miraculously survived with minor injuries, French media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140922/frenchman-unhurt-in-100-kmh-suicide-leap Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:45:00 +0200 frenchman-unhurt-in-100-kmh-suicide-leap The mayor of a small French town has made a dramatic appeal to President François Hollande to do something to stop a wave of car-burning he says has made his town look like Beirut at the height of Lebanon's civil war. The damage toll so far? Seventeen vehicles. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140916/french-mayor-asks-president-for-help Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:24:00 +0200 french-mayor-asks-president-for-help Six months after being welcomed as saviours in the Central African Republic, the 2,000 French soldiers in the country face growing hostility from a population accusing them of failing to curb interfaith violence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140605/french-troops-go-from-heroes-to-villains-in-central-africa Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:07:00 +0200 french-troops-go-from-heroes-to-villains-in-central-africa The body of French photojournalist Camille Lepage, who died in a shoot-out in the Central African Republic, was flown back to France early on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/body-of-slain-frenhc-journalist-arrives-home Fri, 16 May 2014 16:46:00 +0200 body-of-slain-frenhc-journalist-arrives-home A Frenchman’s attempt to perform a world-record-breaking car stunt in Tignes, in the southern Rhône-Alpes region, went awry on Tuesday morning when his car crashed during a practice session. The moment was captured on camera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140318/video-frenchman-crashes-during-car-jump-stunt Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:43:00 +0100 video-frenchman-crashes-during-car-jump-stunt French drivers find nothing more terrifying than other French drivers, a new poll has found. Also, Spanish drivers are big on their horns, and everyone’s afraid of the Italians. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140228/french-drivers-most-fear-other-french-drivers Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:59:00 +0100 french-drivers-most-fear-other-french-drivers There would be a genocide raging in Central African Republic if French troops had not been deployed, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday ahead of a parliamentary vote to extend the military mission. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140225/france-preventing-genocide-in-car Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:22:00 +0100 france-preventing-genocide-in-car France's chances of making an swift exit from Central African Republic (CAR) appear slim with the leader of the strife-torn country pleading with Paris to keep its troops there until 2015. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140218/france-central-african-republic-asked-to-keep-troops-in-car-until-2015 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:05:49 +0100 france-central-african-republic-asked-to-keep-troops-in-car-until-2015