Truckers slow down traffic on a road near Calais, France (Picture: PA)

French officials apparently want to woo British tourists back to Calais by letting them drive on the left hand side.

Brits would not have to switch lanes when they got to ‘designated’ areas of the northern French city, according to the proposals.

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Xavier Bertrand, who is president of the Hauts-de-France region, hoped this would boost tourism in the area after its image was hit following the migrant crisis.

‘I have the dream of the British coming here and we let them drive on the left in Calais – or somewhere else in Hauts-de-France,’ he said according to the Sun.


‘It would show they are welcome.’



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President of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council Xavier Bertrand (Picture: Getty Images)

The ambitious idea could be tested next May during a bank holiday, according to a source close to Mr Bertrand.

The source told the Sun: ‘It’s an idea that Xavier has had, and it is something that has attracted a lot of interest.

‘We are quite excited about it.

‘We would hope to do it on a bank holiday – maybe on a day when beautiful cars are heading to Le Mans Classic.’

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Would it make you feel at home if you could drive on the left? (Picture: PA)

He said it was important to make the rules cover more than a single road so it would actually feel like drivers were in the UK.

But he did admit that ultimately Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart would have to implement the the idea.

Metro.co.uk has approached Mr Bertrand and his office for a comment.

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