Motorhome / Caravan speed stickers- do you need them?
Planning a trip to France with your motorhome, caravan or campervan? Concerned if you need to display speed stickers on your vehicle or not? Here’s everything you need to know.
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Motorhome/ Caravan Speed Stickers- what are they?
In France, the law is that vehicles over 3.5 tonnes or towing a caravan or trailer with a Gross Train Mass (GTM) of over 3.5 tonnes MUST comply with slower speeds.
These speeds are:
For motorhomes/ vehicles over 3.5t:
- 110 (motorway)
- 100 (dual carriageway)
- 80 (single carriageway)
For vehicles towing a caravan or trailer with a GTM over 3.5t:
- 80 km/h on single carriageways
- 90 km/h on dual carriageways / motorways.
French-registered vehicles and foreign-registered vehicles MUST display black and white stickers showing they are restricted to these speeds on the back of their vehicles.
Who do the speed limits apply to?
These speed limits apply if you are towing a vehicle while caravanning or motorhoming in France.
So, to clarify, the speed restriction of 80/90 km/h only applies to:
- vehicles towing a caravan, car or trailer
- with a GTM of over 3.5 tonnes
- in France
If you are over 3.5 tonnes and NOT towing, you are restricted to:
- 110 (motorway)
- 100 (dual carriageway)
- 80 (single carriageway)
YES- you need to show the stickers if you are over 3.5t, even if you’re not towing.
As well as speed stickers, you may need Angles Morts blind spot stickers, Crit Air Stickers and may need to have winter tyres fitted between specific months.
Do UK registered vehicles need to display these stickers?
And that, my friend, is the important question: “Do UK registered vehicles need to display slower speed stickers when travelling in France?”
A few years ago, the official answer was NO- you don’t need to display them.
However, the French government have updated their information and now you DO need to display them, even as a foreign vehicle (you can see the official documentation here– it’s #4.1)
Where to buy the speed stickers
You can buy the speed stickers for your motorhome, trailer or caravan here. The caravan ones are fairly common but the motorhome ones are surprisingly difficult to find! Still, hopefully the below helps:
Where do the stickers need to be fitted?
If you do decide to put them on, the stickers must be a minimum of 15cm in diameter. The numbers must be black on a white background.
The sticker with the lowest speed (80km/h) must be applied to the bottom left hand corner on the back of the motorhome/caravan/trailer, with the 90 sticker placed to the right next to it or above it, and the 110 if applicable next to that.
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