Pads Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Driving from the UK for the first time soon can anyone tell me what I tems I need to carry in the car with me I have a yellow vest one or 2 red triangles?do I need a fire extingiuserdo I need a whole set of lights for the car first aid kit ? What else >Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 The following items are obligatory:Driving licence, Vehicle registration certificate, MOT certificate (if applicable), Insurance certificate, Yellow vest, Warning triangleEverything else is optional.....[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyinfrance Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I have always carried the docs specified by SD above.....................except for the MoT. Something else to remember for next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Interesting... I'd always thought a bulb kit was a requirement. Still, it does no harm to have it with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Not a requirement, but according to the urban myth, if you are stopped for having a blown bulb and you can replace it there and then at the roadside, you might just get away without the 68€ fixed penalty fine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 [quote user="Sunday Driver"]Not a requirement, but according to the urban myth, if you are stopped for having a blown bulb and you can replace it there and then at the roadside, you might just get away without the 68€ fixed penalty fine.... [/quote]Its a good idea to carry bulbs as, if you are unable to change it yourself the gerndarme is obliged to do it for you. If you have any of the modern cars that take 2 hours or more to change a headlight bulb, think of the money you'll save [:D]Not France but remember that in Spain the requirement is TWO warning triangles and, if you wear spectacles, a spare pair should be carried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Thanks guys ... I wouldnt know how to change a bulb ... so I'd have to smile sweetly and hope for the best ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Wot about the GB sticker and the things for my head lights do I still need them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 [quote user="Pads"]Wot about the GB sticker and the things for my head lights do I still need them ?[/quote]I carry all the obligatory items and some that are not such as fire extinguisher, bulb kit etc and even a yellow vest for the dog.However, in my experience of broken down French registered cars on the Autoroutes virtually none of the drivers wears a yellow vest and rarely is a warning triangle put out.As for deflectors, the majority of RHD car drivers do not seem to bother.Not condoning any of this just my observations.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The obligatory use of warning triangles on autoroutes was qualified last year as a result of concerns over the danger of having to walk along the hard shoulder to place the triangle with traffic thundering past at 130kph.The wording of the original rule was amended to include: L'obligation de mise en place du triangle ne s'applique pas lorsque cette action constitue une mise en danger manifeste de la vie du conducteur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Not long now Pads!! Leaving date?? We look forward to seeing you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote user="Bugsy"]It's a good idea to carry bulbs as, if you are unable to change it yourself the gerndarme is obliged to do it for you.[/quote]Can you back that up with an authority ?Seems perverse to expect you to stop in what may be a dangerous place to change a bulb, assuming you can of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I cant see anybody being stopped for bulbs or anything else and permitting work to be done while on a busy highway. I would hope you would be escorted off to a safe place first ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Some of those lovely little gendarmettes can change my bulbs anytime![6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote user="woolybanana"] Some of those lovely little gendarmettes can change my bulbs anytime![6][/quote]You take care Wooly, while she's doing that you might just blow a fuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 [quote user="Frederick"]I cant see anybody being stopped for bulbs or anything else and permitting work to be done while on a busy highway. I would hope you would be escorted off to a safe place first ![/quote]I quite agree however the law is black and white, your lights must be working at all times and any contravention can cost you a fine.Of course nobody in their right mind would instantly stop on a busy road or in a dangerous spot simply to change a bulb however if you got stopped driving to your safe place one can imagine the response of the Gendarme to your excuse that it had just blown [:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustic Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I have been told by some that a yellow vest is now required for driver and all passengers. Anyone else heard of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 No it remains one vest per car. I also carry a print out of the VosDroits page which explains why I have not changed my driving license and a photocopy utility bill but then I am paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POB Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I don't know where "rustic" is based but I believe that in Switzerland the Driver and all passangers must have a yellow "vest". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinmc Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 In Spain a yellow vest is required for the driver and all passengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 I was recently told by the hire company that they only supplied one vest and I could buy more if I wanted them.. but as it was just me I only needed one. I have never be told this before so maybe there is a change on the way or maybe they were just trying to make extra money .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 [quote user="Frederick"]I cant see anybody being stopped for bulbs or anything else and permitting work to be done while on a busy highway. I would hope you would be escorted off to a safe place first ![/quote]From the width of the hard shoulders on French Autoroutes I would not be too happy just getting out of the car!Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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