The Local France

'Risky drivers' prompt historic hike in French road deaths

Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:31:05 +0100

France's mortality rate on the roads has increased for the second year in a row, something that hasn't happened for 35 years.

French villagers unite to ban deadly elderly driver

Fri, 23 May 2014 12:40:00 +0200

Scared French villagers have mounted a signature gathering campaign to urge officials to revoke the license of an elderly driver who’s provoked three separate deadly car collisions.

France sees worrying rise in uninsured drivers

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:23:00 +0200

Uninsured drivers in France were reponsible for nearly 200 road deaths last year, a new report revealed this week as the country sees a troubling increase in the number of motorists hitting the roads without insurance.

Paris taxi wars: 'Not all French cabbies are rude'

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:26:00 +0100

Paris's notoriously grouchy taxi drivers are unlikely to get much sympathy when they stage a protest against the rise of private hire cabs on Monday. But a union leader tells The Local that they are fighting for their livelihoods and their reputation for rudeness is unfair.

Fiat falls into the river Seine

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:42:00 +0200

Potentially overwhelmed by the beauty of gothic cathedral Notre Dame in the French capital, a driver forgot to put their handbrake on after parking on Sunday – and lost their car to the river Seine.

€30,000 charge for car parked for 3 years

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:24:00 +0100

A French driver who left his car in a car lot in Luxembourg faces a €30,000 bill if he wants to get his car back.