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From: Bod on 6 Jan 2010 12:54 Brimstone wrote: > > > "tim...." <tims_new_home(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:7qjubiFn4bU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> >> "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:z-Sdnd-jSq1ytNrWnZ2dnUVZ8jSdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>> I'm thinking about taking myself off on a tour of western Europe a >>> bit later in the year, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium etc. >>> >>> Can anyone point me at useful sources of info regarding driving >>> requirements and cheap places to stay? >>> >>> Any pointers to potential pitfalls would be useful as well. >> >> If you're going to German town centres you'll need to get one of these >> for your car: >> >> http://green.autoblog.com/2008/01/07/green-zones-offers-window-badges-for-cars-entering-environmental/ >> >> >> Paradoxically, during the trial period (which may or may not have >> ended) cars with a red (bad) sticker are still allowed in the zones, >> but cars with no sticker at all (including foreign registered ones) >> are liable to be fined! >> > That's handy, thanks. > > You probably know this already, but in France it's the law to carry a hi-vis jacket for anyone getting out of a car on a motorway, also a breakdown warning triangle is also expected to be in the car and must be used in any breakdown(even a motorway). Bod
From: NM on 6 Jan 2010 13:56 On 6 Jan, 17:54, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Brimstone wrote: > > > "tim...." <tims_new_h...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > >news:7qjubiFn4bU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > >> "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > >>news:z-Sdnd-jSq1ytNrWnZ2dnUVZ8jSdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > >>> I'm thinking about taking myself off on a tour of western Europe a > >>> bit later in the year, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium etc. > > >>> Can anyone point me at useful sources of info regarding driving > >>> requirements and cheap places to stay? > > >>> Any pointers to potential pitfalls would be useful as well. > > >> If you're going to German town centres you'll need to get one of these > >> for your car: > > >>http://green.autoblog.com/2008/01/07/green-zones-offers-window-badges... > > >> Paradoxically, during the trial period (which may or may not have > >> ended) cars with a red (bad) sticker are still allowed in the zones, > >> but cars with no sticker at all (including foreign registered ones) > >> are liable to be fined! > > > That's handy, thanks. > > You probably know this already, but in France it's the law to carry a > hi-vis jacket for anyone getting out of a car on a motorway, also a > breakdown warning triangle is also expected to be in the car and must be > used in any breakdown(even a motorway). > > Bod In addition to that they will fine you on the spot if you keep said jacket in the boot, it needs to be 'at hand' for immediate use.
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From: Bod on 6 Jan 2010 14:07
NM wrote: > On 6 Jan, 17:54, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> Brimstone wrote: >> >>> "tim...." <tims_new_h...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:7qjubiFn4bU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>> "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:z-Sdnd-jSq1ytNrWnZ2dnUVZ8jSdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>>>> I'm thinking about taking myself off on a tour of western Europe a >>>>> bit later in the year, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium etc. >>>>> Can anyone point me at useful sources of info regarding driving >>>>> requirements and cheap places to stay? >>>>> Any pointers to potential pitfalls would be useful as well. >>>> If you're going to German town centres you'll need to get one of these >>>> for your car: >>>> http://green.autoblog.com/2008/01/07/green-zones-offers-window-badges... >>>> Paradoxically, during the trial period (which may or may not have >>>> ended) cars with a red (bad) sticker are still allowed in the zones, >>>> but cars with no sticker at all (including foreign registered ones) >>>> are liable to be fined! >>> That's handy, thanks. >> You probably know this already, but in France it's the law to carry a >> hi-vis jacket for anyone getting out of a car on a motorway, also a >> breakdown warning triangle is also expected to be in the car and must be >> used in any breakdown(even a motorway). >> >> Bod > > In addition to that they will fine you on the spot if you keep said > jacket in the boot, it needs to be 'at hand' for immediate use. > > Yes, I forgot that, I drove in France about 6 weeks ago and I kept our hi-vis jackets on the back seat. Bod |