I found the need to carry a breathalyzer yourself in France a bit much but I also found this reference to it on a site that sells the things.
http://www.rhaonline.co.uk/health-and-safety/french-breathalyzer-kit_-.html
I note that although the law about carrying breathalyzer kits is effective from July 2012 it will not be enforced until Nov 2012.
Bought one of these a few months ago:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260854581051&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:1123
Even use it on my Children when they āCome in Lateā (well just the once 
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[quote=Podger]I note that although the law about carrying breathalyzer kits is effective from July 2012 it will not be enforced until Nov 2012.
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Can see that arguement going down very well with a Gendarme/road policeman at the side of a French road this summer
Iāll just refer him to here !! 
Dead easy fix for these stupid laws in France
DONT GO THEREā¦
I still canāt see what all the objections/uproar are about. Simply donāt drink alcohol & drive, in whichever country you happen to be. If (& I appreciate itās a big if) it helps the French reduce their traditional drink driving habits, then surely itās a good thing for everyone who uses their roads - personally I think France is a great place to visit & drive.
I still canāt see what all the objections/uproar are about. Simply donāt drink alcohol & drive, in whichever country you happen to be. If (& I appreciate itās a big if) it helps the French reduce their traditional drink driving habits, then surely itās a good thing for everyone who uses their roads - personally I think France is a great place to visit & drive.
Posted twice?! You been drinking Rob?!
I have bought a kit to put in my car to go with the hi viz vests you need in France just because it makes life easier if you are stopped and saves them looking for other excuses to fine you
Yep - gravy!
[quote=Mr Pesky]I still canāt see what all the objections/uproar are about. Simply donāt drink alcohol & drive, in whichever country you happen to be. If (& I appreciate itās a big if) it helps the French reduce their traditional drink driving habits, then surely itās a good thing for everyone who uses their roads - personally I think France is a great place to visit & drive.
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And me !! But for their stupid laws on GPS Radar warning and this new requirement to carry a Breathalizer kit 
I donāt drink , why should I have to buy one ??
Surely you donāt agree with having different laws for residents, & visitors of the same country? If you donāt want to pay a couple of quid for the kit & be legal, donāt bother going there - I doubt theyāll miss you
[quote=Mr Pesky]I still canāt see what all the objections/uproar are about. Simply donāt drink alcohol & drive, in whichever country you happen to be. If (& I appreciate itās a big if) it helps the French reduce their traditional drink driving habits, then surely itās a good thing for everyone who uses their roads - personally I think France is a great place to visit & drive.
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Nothing wrong with Franceā¦
Yep - gravy! [/quote]
A red wine jus perhaps
Surely you donāt agree with having different laws for residents, & visitors of the same country? If you donāt want to pay a couple of quid for the kit & be legal, donāt bother going there - I doubt theyāll miss you [/quote]
I totally disagree with the wank French laws they keep inventing , either their part of the EU or their not, Tossers!!
Isnāt it about the requirement to carry the kit? What next a bag of sand in case your fuel tank leaks?
Iāve yet to see anyone explain what happens if you are stopped - are the police going to use your kit to breathalyse you and let you go thereafter if negative?
Isnāt it about the requirement to carry the kit? What next a bag of sand in case your fuel tank leaks?
Iāve yet to see anyone explain what happens if you are stopped - are the police going to use your kit to breathalyse you and let you go thereafter if negative? [/quote]
Apparently the froggies are notorious for being drunk drivers , so this new bollox of a law , is to make themselves able to Breathalise themselves before they drive and kill themselves or other frogās , or even visitors to France
It wouldnāt be a vote winner to say No Alcohol if you drive to French drivers so near to an election 
that would be to fooking easy
Drinking & driving in France has been a cultural āproblemā for decades. You canāt blame the authorities for wa
I can , & I do If they do āhalf a jobā bit like your post really
Drinking & driving in France has been a cultural āproblemā for decades (including Brits who think that getting pi$$ed up & driving. or speeding excessively in France is okay). You canāt blame the authorities for wanting to do something about it, or can you? Just what is the bloody problem with spending a couple of quid, when the law is trying hard to educate tens of thousands who persist in acting dangerously? Why is this law bollox, given the background from which it emanated, & is a serious way of making people think about road safety? Podger, I donāt know the circumstances of your āseriousā road accident in France a few years ago, but I would have thought that improving road safety would be particularly meaningful to you & your family. Unfortunately, the few always spoil it for the majority.