The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has moved to reassure coach operators that drivers bringing tourists to or through France will not normally have to pay a fee.
Under the new ‘Loi Macron’ rule to be introduced for posted workers in France next year, the French Government is slapping a €40 fee on people who have to be registered to work in the country on a temporary basis.
The government has not, however, suggested that there will be any change to the scope of the law, so tourist coach drivers bringing tourists to or through France on behalf of a non-French company, and taking them home again, do not need to register and will not have to pay the fee.
CPT’s Director of Policy Development, Steven Salmon, who was instrumental in clarifying that tourist coach drivers are not, normally, posted workers, says: “CPT will do all it can to ensure that tourist coach drivers remain outside the scope of the French legislation.
“We also await with interest the outcome of the European Commission's actions against the disproportionate posting rules in France, Germany and Austria.”
