The Local France

Beach parking rates soar at tourist hotspots across France

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:28:47 +0200

The cost of a simple trip to the beach is rising fast in some of France's tourist hotspots, with holidaymakers having to dig deeper to cover the cost of parking.

Price hikes: How life in France will get a little more expensive in 2018

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 15:29:40 +0100

A new year means new prices, so life in France is going to get a little more expensive in 2018. Here are the fee changes to look out for, and what they mean for your wallet.

Van driver in Paris ends up parked on steps of Metro station

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:05:30 +0100

For the second time in just a few days a driver in France has seen their vehicle end up in the entrance to a Metro station. This time it was in Paris.

French driver confuses entrance to car park with Metro station... and gets a shock

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:32:22 +0100

When a French city's Metro station and a car park have the same name it's easy to get confused between the two, isn't it?

Parking fines to skyrocket in Paris and other cities across France

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:59:51 +0200

Anyone who relies on their car in France should brace themselves for some bad news...from January 1st towns and cities in will have the power to fix the price of parking metres and fines. And in most places, those fees are set to double, including Paris.

Bomb squad blows up Paris driver's badly-parked Porsche

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:34:44 +0100

A young man has learned the risks of illegal parking, after the Paris police found his efforts so suspicious that they brought in the bomb squad.

Parisians paying dearly for their bad 'parking'

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:49:44 +0200

Fines from illegally parked cars in Paris are making a fortune for tow-truck companies and authorities - with a car getting towed every two minutes.

French top league of unpaid fines in London

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:21:00 +0200

Foreign motorists owe almost £2.8 million ($4.5 million, €3.3 million) in unpaid parking fines in central London, a local authority said on Friday, with French drivers responsible for more than one third of the total.

€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.