Thank you, one and all, for the advice regarding driving in France. Perhaps I'll go to bed in my flourescent jacket to be on the safe side. Don't you just love the EU.
Lucky you, I had to shell out £1.30 for a number plate bulb to get mine through MOT last week, a disgrace having to spend that much on a 14 year old car, I say.
But someone here in office just had to spend £300 to get their mere 8 year old Golf through MOT, so maybe my bulb issue not so bad!?!?!?!?!?!