3MAers - Driving on the Continent

[simon131]

Hi All,

I suppose what I have to mention is only 'new' for those of us driving from the UK, but might also affect others hence my mentioning it here

We need to be mindful of various Laws of the Road which are likely to affect us, along with items that we should all have in our cars in case of emergency.

1) A First Aid kit is mandatory in Germany

2) France and Belgium require Hi-Vis vests or jackets to be worn if you have to exit your vehicle on the carriageway. These are 'recommended' in Luxembourg too.

3) I have also just read about a new Law being applied to Germany, similar to that in France, whereby traffic joining a carriageway from the right has 'right of way', that is to say that traffic on any road has to give way to traffic joining it from the right(!) Sounds amazing to me, but it might just be true.  This is apparently to slow down the traffic in built-up areas (!). Smashing into the back end of cars tends to do that I suppose

Can anyone please confirm or otherwise these Rules and please advise us if there anything else that we should consider?

Thanks

Simon

[kev131]

Dont forget it's mandatory to travel at max speed on the Autobahns Si...

Thats 118mph for you, 100mph for me and probably 95 for Jason - Theo and Andy will probably disappear at 130mph!

[djape1977]

3) I have also just read about a new Law being applied to Germany, similar to that in France, whereby traffic joining a carriageway from the right has 'right of way', that is to say that traffic on any road has to give way to traffic joining it from the right(!) Sounds amazing to me, but it might just be true.  This is apparently to slow down the traffic in built-up areas (!). Smashing into the back end of cars tends to do that I suppose

Can anyone please confirm or otherwise these Rules and please advise us if there anything else that we should consider?

Thanks

Simon

that rule is general and applicable if there's no traffic signs or streetlights to point otherwise, but there's usually stop signs or inverted triangles to inform you who has to go first.

check in which countries along the way you must have your lights on all the time, even during daytime. when such rule was introduced in Hungary several years ago, hungarian police had a field day with tourists driving withouth lights during day.

[eugene]

Fire extingusher,proof of ownership of your vehicle,passport,driving licence,a set of spare light bulbs.
Just now can't think of anything else.I will bring a car creeper,socket,screwdriver set.Hopefully i won't need them.Also anyone who has mechanical problems,i will do my best to help out.Hopefully this won't happen to anyone.Eugene

[jasonh131]

Dont forget it's mandatory to travel at max speed on the Autobahns Si...

Thats 118mph for you, 100mph for me and probably 95 for Jason - Theo and Andy will probably disappear at 130mph!

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If we're going down hill i may hit 97
and be able to whiz past when they are filling up again
 as i managed amazingly 32.5 mpg  

[Firstlady]

Because Marko (and perhaps me too) doesn't havea real faith in he's carfixingskills, we decided to take also a reliable car and a TRAILER with us. So the worst case scenario is that we take the Racing for a ride (on the trailer) in Swartswald instead of driving it 

[curt]

Can you get 14 cars on your trailer 

My sport never ever let me down all the time I had it -It developed a misfire once going through Liverpool that sounded like a gunshot going off every time I pulled away from traffic lights giving it full beans -but it was great 

I wish you guys all the best for the trip and hope the weather is kind to you .
Who knows maybe next year 

Take care All

Curt

PS lots of piccies required 

[kev131]

PS lots of piccies required 

You can depend on it Curt...! 

[jasonh131]

check list:
1) A First Aid kit
2)Hi-Vis vests
3)Spare bulb set
4) All car documents
5) umbrella, rain coat 

[106usj]

Check list for driving in UK/Scotland is as follows.
1. PETROL.
2.FAGS
3.JUMP LEADS.
4.GOOD MUSIC.
Thank God we never joined the (EU) POLICE STATE 

[MarkoH]

As Firstlady told I am going to take a car trailer with me.

If you like, it is fine with me that my car will follow this astonoshing group of 131's working as a "Service Car".

What my wife haven't still realized is that if my Racing works fine, I have a space in my trailer for one more car that I can buy from Germany. As a souvenir... 

[kev131]

Maybe the Skoda could be a camera car Marko...?

[MarkoH]

Maybe the Skoda could be a camera car Marko...?

Of course - what ever you like.

[Firstlady]

What my wife haven't still realized is that if my Racing works fine, I have a space in my trailer for one more car that I can buy from Germany. As a souvenir...  

Oh yes I have hon. That's one reason why I am travelling with you...to prevent you getting any "souveniers"  

[sid131]

Hi First lady i reckon you hope the 131 performs well enough not to need the trailer so you can get your self a souvenir! what car will you buy?