License-free car routes in France
Browse more than 1,255 routes built for license-free cars. Every trip leaves out motorways and expressways, with times worked out at the real speed of a light quadricycle.
45 km/h
realistic speed used for the estimate
0 motorway
expressways left out
1,255+
license-free car trips in France
1,500 €
fine avoided on a banned road
75
towns linked by a real route across France
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The GPS built for your license-free car
TacTac works out routes that are 100% suitable for light quadricycles, with voice guidance and a realistic ETA at 45 km/h.
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Frequently asked questions about license-free car routes
Why are Waze and Google Maps a poor fit for a license-free car route?
Waze and Google Maps plan trips for vehicles allowed on motorways and expressways, which are off-limits to license-free cars. They suggest routes that are illegal for a light quadricycle and show wrong travel times based on 110 or 130 km/h instead of the real 45 km/h. A license-free car route has to leave out these roads and recompute the time at the real speed.
How long does a long trip take in a license-free car?
A license-free car runs at 45 km/h at most. Allow about 1 h for 40 km on a secondary road, clearly more than in a regular car. For 100 km, plan 2 h 30 to 3 h depending on the terrain and town crossings. On long trips you also have to factor in range (tank or battery) and breaks.
Can a license-free car use a motorway or an expressway?
No. License-free cars (light quadricycles) are banned from motorways, expressways and ring roads. Driving on them risks a fine of up to 1,500 € and a dangerous situation. A license-free car route must always go around these roads on the secondary network.
How do you work out a route suited to a license-free car?
You need a route calculation that filters out banned roads (motorways, expressways) and estimates the time at 45 km/h. Browse the 1,255+ trips below between the main French towns, or use the TacTac app for real-time voice guidance on a 100% legal route.