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Post by mps1 on May 17, 2016 10:25:33 GMT
Just to make you aware that when travelling to France you will possibly only be covered for 3rd Party Car Insurance even though you may have fully comprehensive Insurance in this country. I just checked with my Insurance company and I had to pay £25 to cover me for Fully Comprehensive Insurance in France. The following is required for driving in France. Here is the check list: www.drive-france.com/checklist/You can purchase a full travel pack with all of the above included from Amazon with Universal Bulbs and approved Breathalyzer Included. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015W2LVXU/ref=twister_B016IIEX6O?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1Documents You Need to Take You will obviously take your passport with when travelling abroad but because you are driving your own car you will need to take a few other things. Passport Driving Licence Proof of Ownership (V5 Log book) Insurance Documents M.O.T. (If your car is over 3 years old) European Breakdown Insurance is also recommended. |
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Post by bluetone on May 17, 2016 13:25:19 GMT
Weirdly I bought the two exact items off Amazon last weekend, arriving tomorrow
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Post by radnorboy61 on May 17, 2016 14:05:40 GMT
Can anyone please recommend good European breakdown cover for the duration of the Euros ?
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Post by yanto on May 17, 2016 18:42:57 GMT
Can anyone please recommend good European breakdown cover for the duration of the Euros ? Hi Tim, check whether you can do it with your current insurer otherwise rac or aa obvious choices. |
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Post by essexexile on May 18, 2016 11:25:14 GMT
Can anyone please recommend good European breakdown cover for the duration of the Euros ? I used Eurobreakdown.com to arrange single trip cover for the Bordeaux and Toulouse games. 4 days cover cost £24.99 for each trip on the silver package. The bronze package is slightly cheaper but does not cover getting vehicle back to UK if required! This was on a 7 year old car so likely cheaper for newer vehicles.
If you want the duration of the Euros then an annual package would be best and mine came up at £63.50 with Startrescue.co.uk (via comparethemarket search). I'm only doing the two trips and won't be taking the car abroad again this year, hence the two single trip cover.
The AA and RAC are a lot more expensive (£9 a day on RAC website) but at the end of the day it's not them that would come out anyway, whoever you use are just going to liaise with local garages to where you are at the time.
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Post by mikeduffy1 on May 18, 2016 12:29:59 GMT
I have breakdown cover added to my insurance it's £27 a year for UK and £63 for Europe so the extra £36 seems worth it
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Post by yanto on May 18, 2016 21:08:38 GMT
Or just torch the fucker and claim?  |
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Post by ontheroadagain on May 18, 2016 21:56:46 GMT
Or just torch the fucker and claim? Making sure you get all your Wales stuff out of the car before you torch it? |
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Post by radnorboy61 on May 19, 2016 8:44:39 GMT
The miles i,m driving , I think there may be a possibility of my car going up in flames anyway !! Must add a fire extinguisher to my list !!
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Post by prestatyn4457 on May 19, 2016 11:45:49 GMT
I always have an extra rear view mirror for my passenger to help keep an eye on things when driving abroad.
A multi point phone charger is always handy when there's a few people in the car.
A torch is always useful and I also have a 2 litre bottle of water in the boot ready for any overheating problems. With 2 litres you can at least limp to the nearest water supply.
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Post by yanto on May 19, 2016 12:44:37 GMT
Or just torch the fucker and claim? Making sure you get all your Wales stuff out of the car before you torch it? I will be on me bike so torch the fookin car! |
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Post by yanto on May 19, 2016 12:47:11 GMT
I always have an extra rear view mirror for my passenger to help keep an eye on things when driving abroad. A multi point phone charger is always handy when there's a few people in the car. A torch is always useful and I also have a 2 litre bottle of water in the boot ready for any overheating problems. With 2 litres you can at least limp to the nearest water supply. fookin 'ell you car people have gone soft. Its France FFS not the Sahara  |
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Post by yanto on May 19, 2016 12:49:46 GMT
Being sensible now - mind you some of the traffic jams around major cities and at tolls can be shitty so over heating could be a problem. Of course on a bike traffic jams don't exist....NICE
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Post by prestatyn4457 on May 19, 2016 12:53:11 GMT
I always have an extra rear view mirror for my passenger to help keep an eye on things when driving abroad. A multi point phone charger is always handy when there's a few people in the car. A torch is always useful and I also have a 2 litre bottle of water in the boot ready for any overheating problems. With 2 litres you can at least limp to the nearest water supply. fookin 'ell you car people have gone soft. Its France FFS not the Sahara Some of the cars I've taken to France in the past would overheat in the f**kin Arctic  |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 16:26:33 GMT
For drivers of BlueHDi vehicles one other thing to do before you go is top up your Urea (as the French call it) Adblue in the UK.
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Post by biwmares on May 19, 2016 17:21:30 GMT
fookin 'ell you car people have gone soft. Its France FFS not the Sahara Some of the cars I've taken to France in the past would overheat in the f**kin Arctic Was it a Vauxhall Zafira? |
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Post by oscardelta on May 19, 2016 18:35:37 GMT
Or just torch the fucker and claim? Making sure you get all your Wales stuff out of the car before you torch it? Fill full of english stuff and blame em |
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Post by oscardelta on May 19, 2016 18:46:28 GMT
Lamimate a piece of paper
"DRIVE ON RIGHT" and stick to Steering wheel every time you leave car.
At least everytime you get back there is a reminder.
Time you will make a mistake and revert to what normally do is when Tired or 1st thing in morning or at end of a good day when stop for some food and get back in vehicle.
Done it a few times thankfully with zero consequences aside from teaching kids some new words.
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Post by yanto on May 20, 2016 6:00:44 GMT
Sensible tip 2: beware that drivers coming onto a road have priority. So going through a village on the main road and a smaller side joins beware a car may well drive straight out. As a biker this takes some getting your head around, except that we ride as though everyone is trying to kill us? |
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Post by sleepy on May 20, 2016 8:09:24 GMT
If you want to check out the prices of fuel for a journey in France, visit www.prix-carburants.gouv.fr/itineraire/Enter the starting town in the "Départ - Ville ou code postal" and the ending town in the equivalant "Arrivée - Ville ou code postal" area. Then choose your fuel type - Diesel = Gazole, while petrol will be SP95 or SP95-10 (read about fuel types here www.rac.co.uk/drive/travel/country/france ) Click Rechercher, and you'll get a list of all the stations on your journey, you can order by cheapest, etc. |
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