High motorway traffic day in france this weekend

Be careful which route you choose to travel to your holiday rentals in France this weekend as this Saturday, 11th July is classed as a "BLACK" day. For those of you who don't know what this means, it means that the motorway authorities are expecting a very high motorway traffic day in france.

When you go to join a French peage or toll motorway you'll see a big board before you go through the toll booth and collect your ticket. This board shows the traffic levels on the motorway in colours. Green, Orange, Red, Black. In short, Red is heavy traffic, while Black means "Forget it".

So be warned. Have your Sat Nav's ready to find an alternate route this Saturday if need be.