You may not know, but a British transport firm (George White) comes to SW France one or two times a month bringing small things people need from the UK. On his last trip he brought a food supplement for one of our horses who is pregnant. Next time he is bringing a small building (in kit form) for my neighbour.
For the feed sacks, he charged us about €2,80 per 25kg bag, so a steering rack should not cost much to bring, but it does need to be taken or posted to his depot in the UK. We live just south of Cahors, so George White lorries regularly travel the A20.
If you are at Orléans, it should not be difficult for him to bring you car parts from the UK.
If you have trouble translating the English used here, do please say. I have lived here 7½ years, and although my French is far from perfect, I can usually work out how to say in French all that I need to!
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www.georgewhiteeuropean.co.uk