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<blockquote data-quote="sonnetpete" data-source="post: 783906" data-attributes="member: 310216"><p>Agreed, I wouldn't argue with an armed gendarme but according to French law, it's only the customs (douanes) who have the right to enter your vehicle. It is wise not to get the wrong side of a gendarme. We once had a visit from two gendarmes at the end of a summer, to check on who locally was going back to the UK and who were staying. Unfortunately the more senior gendarme had to deal with our then friendly and exuberant young dog, who planted two muddy paws on his previously freshly laundered and pressed shirt. We were then subjected to a stern lecture about getting permission for undertaking any work on the house, without which severe penalties could be applied as it would be 'breaking the law'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sonnetpete, post: 783906, member: 310216"] Agreed, I wouldn't argue with an armed gendarme but according to French law, it's only the customs (douanes) who have the right to enter your vehicle. It is wise not to get the wrong side of a gendarme. We once had a visit from two gendarmes at the end of a summer, to check on who locally was going back to the UK and who were staying. Unfortunately the more senior gendarme had to deal with our then friendly and exuberant young dog, who planted two muddy paws on his previously freshly laundered and pressed shirt. We were then subjected to a stern lecture about getting permission for undertaking any work on the house, without which severe penalties could be applied as it would be 'breaking the law'. [/QUOTE]
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