Trip to France

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Gaz13

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I’m doing a four day trip to France and would like to know what are people must have tools when travelling abroad.
 
Bits you most likely already have, Yellow f/vests for everyone in the car, red triangle, now in France on a 4x4 all tyres must be same mark and about the same tread level on the same axle, you need a UK sticker for the back not a GB, head light beam deflectors, hope you have a good time
 
Ian M in France said:
Bits you most likely already have, Yellow f/vests for everyone in the car, red triangle, now in France on a 4x4 all tyres must be same mark and about the same tread level on the same axle, you need a UK sticker for the back not a GB, head light beam deflectors, hope you have a good time
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That's a new one on me, I've just bought a pair of General Grabbers for the back while I have Goodyear all terrains on the front.
Oh well!!
Thort it was only yellow vests for front bench.
BUT if you have to wear glasses you do need to have a spare pair.
Chaque jour est une journée scolaire!
🤣 🤣 🤣
 
Hicap phill said:
Thats why we went out on classic car tours. Recovery company organised & re patriate your car if broke(happened twice to 1 car)

If your motor is in good condition just pack a good tool kit to fix the basics.recovery company can do the rest.
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When I took my Kit car club members to Normandy, we had break downs. One chap boiled up so regularly I awarded him the "kettle award" at our Christmas do!
Another's clutch cable broke. "No problem", says he, "I have a spare".
Well he did, but wrong length, he had to do the rest of the week changing gear with his left knee hitting his ear!🤣🤣🤣
Another guy with a V12 Cobra had a really dodgy distributor. He ended up being towed back to Le Havre behind a V8 Morgan copy. The tow rope kept breaking, by the time they arrived at the port there was about 5 feet between them.
We were our own recovery peeps!

So the same car needed repatriating twice? wot? He bruck down got home and came straight back out again??? Only to break down again???
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
 
You DO have to have all your documentation.
Driving licence.
V5c (not a photocopy)
Insurance certificate with "green card" type bit in many languages.
And allegedly even your MOT.
We carry all of the above.
 
Stanleysteamer said:
When I took my Kit car club members to Normandy, we had break downs. One chap boiled up so regularly I awarded him the "kettle award" at our Christmas do!
Another's clutch cable broke. "No problem", says he, "I have a spare".
Well he did, but wrong length, he had to do the rest of the week changing gear with his left knee hitting his ear!🤣🤣🤣
Another guy with a V12 Cobra had a really dodgy distributor. He ended up being towed back to Le Havre behind a V8 Morgan copy. The tow rope kept breaking, by the time they arrived at the port there was about 5 feet between them.
We were our own recovery peeps!

So the same car needed repatriating twice? wot? He bruck down got home and came straight back out again??? Only to break down again???
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Little MG had a car pull out on it on the way to the ferry in Portsmouth. Had to have a be headlamp fitted(we supplied the landrover one which fits)
Day later diff seized and was loaded onto a trailer.
Driver & passenger had spare seats in the 2 80” series 1 so their trip was not spoilt .
Company dragged the MG back when they came to the UK a week later.
 
slomofo said:
Crit'Air sticker for your vehicle as well? Unless your avoiding any LEZ
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Funnily we do have those although, as you say you can avoid the areas usually.
BUT I have recently heard that they are going to scrap them! so maybe not urgent now.
Son who lives on the outskirts of Paris doesn't have one and doesn't know anyone who does!! 🤣 🤣 🤣
 
Stanleysteamer said:
That's a new one on me, I've just bought a pair of General Grabbers for the back while I have Goodyear all terrains on the front.
Oh well!!
Thort it was only yellow vests for front bench.
BUT if you have to wear glasses you do need to have a spare pair.
Chaque jour est une journée scolaire!
🤣 🤣 🤣
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do not know how much they will look at a UK reg car but think they get stopped more than before as looking for cars that are there permanently, but still have UK plates these cars are normally SORN with a French CT which no one cared about too much about before
 
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