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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" bgcolor="#FFFCE1" border="0"> <tr> <td><p>If you are visiting the vineyards of France to buy your favourite wines, the notes below will help you avoid traffic probelms. If you want to visit some of the 111 vineyards on our lists, then check out the Routes in our member's Premier Pages section.</p> <p>If you don't want to drive all the way to the vineyard, Winedrive members living in the UK can <a href="../../buy_wine_tax_free.html" target="_parent">order great French wine from home</a> at low vineyard prices and have it shipped to Calais, then take a cheap day return from Dover to collect it.</p> <p>For more detailed information including advice regarding delays, diversions and speed restrictions and for monthly reports from the vineyards, see Premier Pages. Click the <span class="italic">Join Now!</span> button above. </p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="99%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="bottom"> <td><h1>Road Reports</h1></td> </tr> </table> <p>There are 51 changes to the list of road works since our last up-date, but the good news is the total number of hot spots has halved. Please check below when planning your route to vineyards and avoid the hold-ups.</p> <p><span class="boldred">The A28 Autoroute</span> is now open all the way from Abbeville in the north of France to Tours in the Loire Valley. It saves valuable time, but at a price in both cash and boredom. </p> <table width="600" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td height="40" colspan="2" class="boldred"><div align="center" class="boldredBIG"><img src="graphics/snow.gif" width="600" height="40"></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td width="160"><div align="right">Drôme:  </div></td> <td width="436">Bataille</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td><div align="right">Savoie:  </div></td> <td>Petit Saint Bernard, Mont Cenis, Glandon, Galibier (Col and Tunnel), Madeleine, Cormet de Roseland, L'Epine, Iseran, Meraillet, Le Mont-Cenis and Croix de Fer.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td><div align="right">Haute-Savoie:</div></td> <td>Joux Verte and Joux Plane</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td><div align="right">Alpes du Hautes Provence: </div></td> <td>Col de Restefont la Bonnette, Les Champs, La Lombarde and Col de Cayolle</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td><div align="right">Hautes Alpes:  </div></td> <td>Col de Galibier, Col de Agnel, Izoard, and Col de l'Echelle</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td><div align="right">Vaucluse:</div></td> <td>Col de Tempêtes / Mont Ventoux</td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="smalltext"> <td height="15" colspan="2"><img src="graphics/snowbase.gif" width="600" height="15"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <table width="400" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr class="smalltext"> <td colspan="2"><span class="boldred">Expect delays in the following areas:</span></td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Aspres sur Beuch</td> <td width="50%">Moosch</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Auzeville</td> <td width="50%">Paris Périphérique.</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Bois-de-Roi</td> <td width="50%">Provenchères-sur-Marne</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Calais </td> <td width="50%">Quimper</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Castanet - Tolosan</td> <td width="50%">Ramonville</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Chavignon</td> <td width="50%">Ranspach</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Chevanceaux</td> <td width="50%">Saint Berthevin</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Douvrin</td> <td width="50%">Saint Laurant de Cognac</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Egletons</td> <td width="50%">Saint Marcel</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Fère-Champenoise</td> <td width="50%">Saint Quentin</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Harfleur</td> <td width="50%">Saint-Désert</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Issoudun</td> <td width="50%">Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Jouy-aux-Arches</td> <td width="50%">Sisteron / Entrepierres.</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">La Bourdiniere Saint Loup</td> <td width="50%">St. Laurent les Arbes</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Laudun</td> <td width="50%">St-Julien-d'Ars</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Laudun and Orsan</td> <td width="50%">St-Julien-en-Genevois</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Le Bosc</td> <td width="50%">Tannois</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Limoges</td> <td width="50%">Ternay</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Lyon</td> <td width="50%">Terrenoire</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Malausséne</td> <td width="50%">Tournus</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Metz</td> <td width="50%">Villenoy Loubet</td> </tr> <tr class="smalltext"> <td width="50%">Mirabeau</td> <td width="50%">Waziers</td> </tr> </table> <p align="center" class="boldBlack">For full details, road numbers and dates, see Premier Pages</p> <p><b class="boldred"><br> Radar Detectors <br> </b>Anyone caught with a radar detecting scanner will be banned from driving in France for up to three years and have it confiscated on the spot. </p> <p>Unless there is another driver in the car, you will be turned round at your port of entry and put back on the boat. If you are stopped anywhere in metropolitan France, you will have to get your motoring organisation to repatriate your car or get someone from England to collect it. Ports and airports are notified if a visiting driver is banned and anyone who continues to drive can expect severe consequences, including a possible prison sentence - <span class="boldBlack">LEAVE YOUR SCANNER AT HOME!</span></p> <hr> <b>Speeding</b> <br> Speeding fines can increase depending how far you are over limit and you could end up in a French court. <hr> <b>Mobiles</b> <br> The on-the-spot fine for using your mobile phone while driving is now Euros 137. <hr> <b>Drink Driving </b><br> All drink drivers in France now go to court where the penalty will be decided. 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