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Old 11th January 2019, 20:19   #167
Ian G
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Originally Posted by Rick-sta View Post
Just a thought, would it be worth adding a section to the original post listing any key things we need to know about driving in Europe in the countries we'll be in? I've never driven outside of the UK so not familiar with any requirements we may need to meet to be able to drive over there legally.

Of course we'll need to check that our insurance and breakdown covers us for this, but are there other requirements such as GB badges, things we need to have in the car if we're stopped by police etc?
All on the www to find Rick..
Here's a couple to start with mate.
There may of course be some changes after March
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/travel/driving-abroad/
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/travel/d...oad/checklist/

I have one of these.. https://www.screwfix.com/p/ring-euro...245250&ds_rl=1 and one of these https://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pro...82mm/6495r#_=p

My tip would be to be very careful if you drink alcohol, many countries have much lower drink drive limits than here in the UK, and I seem to remember that in the Netherlands you can be fined if you knowingly fail to report a drink driver.. This may or may not still be valid.

OH and be careful of coffee and CAKE....lol
Cheers Ian

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