Jeff and Julie Move to France (during a global pandemic)
Sep 25, 2026 · 36 min · 16 segments
Lots to get to this week. Jeff hopped the fast train to Paris for an overnighter to meet up with his old radio partner Ted Bird. And we took in the first guided tour of the newly renovated Chateau de…
This is a rumor that kind of flares up every time the EU kind of talks about putting regulations on driver's licenses.
I mean, currently...
You don't have to take a medical test.
You don't have to take a driver's test.
Your license is your license.
And the French government is pretty adamant that that's important because so many seniors live in rural areas where cars are a must.
Yeah, this from the country that allows people to drive without any license in a little shit box that goes 35 kilometers an hour.
Yeah, so you don't have to put an S on your car if you're a senior.
You can if you wish to do so, just to let people know that you are an older driver.
Oh, boy.
But, you know, there are really some pretty fantastical restrictions in our neighboring countries.
You have to take your first test at 40.
And then you have to take your next one at 50, then 65, and then 75.
And after 75, every two years.
I know.
I know.
It's pretty incredible.
In Canada, you have to renew your driver's license, but you're not taking the test.
You're just renewing your license and paying your fees.
But in most provinces, if you turn 80, that's when you have to start getting your vision checked and your health checked.
This is a rumor that kind of flares up every time the EU kind of talks about putting regulations on driver's licenses.
I mean, currently...
You don't have to take a medical test.
You don't have to take a driver's test.
Your license is your license.
And the French government is pretty adamant that that's important because so many seniors live in rural areas where cars are a must.
Yeah, this from the country that allows people to drive without any license in a little shit box that goes 35 kilometers an hour.
Yeah, so you don't have to put an S on your car if you're a senior.
You can if you wish to do so, just to let people know that you are an older driver.
Oh, boy.
But, you know, there are really some pretty fantastical restrictions in our neighboring countries.
You have to take your first test at 40.
And then you have to take your next one at 50, then 65, and then 75.
And after 75, every two years.
I know.
I know.
It's pretty incredible.
In Canada, you have to renew your driver's license, but you're not taking the test.
You're just renewing your license and paying your fees.
But in most provinces, if you turn 80, that's when you have to start getting your vision checked and your health checked.
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