HELP GUIDES

Income Tax in France

Healthcare in France

Inheritance Law and Wills in France

Visas and residency cards for France

Licence

I am 70, is a French licence valid in UK without taking medical test?

EU licences are valid in the UK – but only up to a certain point

Can I register a new car in France with a foreign licence?

One reader has been given conflicting information over whether they can use their US licence - or need a French one - to register a vehicle

MPs vote to formally end licence fee in France

The vote will get rid of the €138 annual fee but critics say it will be replaced by an ‘unfair tax’ and could threaten the independence of broadcasting services

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How can I obtain a licence to open a ‘micro bar’ in France?

My daughter and her husband plan to move to France and run a micro bar – probably for a few hours in the evening, for ‘apéros’, and perhaps longer at weekends and bank holidays. I think they will need a licence – what are the rules? SG

French TV licence for my second home?

Do I need a French TV licence at my holiday home? Are there detector vans?

Licence-free car sales boom in France due to ‘Covid effect’

Sales of the cars, which can be driven from age 14 without a licence, have soared by 73% year on year, with young people and the post-pandemic effect especially driving the change

France set to send out millions more driving fines after Covid lull

Numbers of fine and point withdrawal letters had dropped due to the pandemic but this is not expected to last. What are the rules for drivers who have foreign licences?

Do we have to get a TV licence in France?

We have a TV to watch DVDs and have no aerial or dish. Do we have to pay for a licence? We have a PC with slow broadband so do not use that either for French TV. M.H.

What changes in France in March 2019

Changes for March include a shift in the kind of eco-friendly home improvement works eligible for an interest-free loan, a rise in cigarette prices, and new rules on scooter licences and workplace equality.