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If you travel to Europe without a European travel kit you can be refused entry and fined on the spot.
Headlamp Beam Adaptors: Your vehicle's headlamps are designed for driving in the UK on the left hand side of the road. Consequently, when driving in Europe on the right your headlamps will dazzle oncoming drivers. This is dangerous and illegal. When driving at any time, day or night, this dazzle must be prevented by adapting your headlamps.
GB Sticker: Required by International Law to indicate Country of Registration
Spare Bulb Kit: All lamps, including lenses and reflectors must be in working order, even during daylight hours. Failure to be in a position to replace a blown exterior bulb could result in temporary cessation of your journey and/or a on the spot fine. The kit includes a full set of bulbs and fuses
Warning Triangle: If your vehicle breaks down or is involved in an accident you must give prior warning to approaching traffic by placing a Warning Triangle 50 - 150 metres behind your vehicle.
First Aid Kit and Fire Extinguisher: The European Good Samaritan Law requires every driver to stop and provide assistance when encountering an accident or incident, providing it is safe to do so. This may require a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher and it is therefore strongly advisable to carry these items when driving in Europe.
Reflective Vest: Anybody providing roadside assistance, or leaving a stranded vehicle, should always wear a reflective vest to ensure their own safety. This is now a now a legal requirement in a number of European countries. France added it to their laws in July 2008. Motorists receive around a £100 fine soon. Spain requires a vest for each passenger (see separate note).
Tyre Fix: Not a legal requirement, however around 10% of all breakdowns are as a result of a puncture. Tyre fix can be used to fix a flat in a couple of minutes rather than risking being hit by a vehicle as you replace the damaged tyre - and your journey will not be delayed so you'll still catch the ferry! |
