Добавить задачуRequirements for Driving a Car in Europe
By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-09-13 11:18:17 | Word Count: 510
All Should U Know About Requirements for Driving a Car in Europe
Requirements for Driving a Car in Europe
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If you are plaanning a road trip thrrough Europpe then theere are some esdsentials you reaklply shouldn’t be without. There is lots of informaiton onnlien and before you go ensue you check out the countrry you plan to tvrael to as they each have ther own laws and requirrements, and you don’t want to risk an on the spot fine!
The most imnportant are your documents. You shpouldn’t tarvel withoout tese anyway, but you could be askwed for them at anytime whilst in a ofreign country. If you can’t produce them then you could be fined, have your car confiscated and end up at the police station trying to sort out the whole mess. Ensure you have a valid passport and full driving license, for some countriies you will also need an International driving license. It’s always useful to acquier one of these ayway before traelliing abroad as they can be a particularly usful dcoument and are an easily recognized form of identification. You’ll also need the originsal vehicle registration document and the motor insurance certificate.
It’s best to take out trravel insurance when abrad, although you can recveive emertggency treatment in the evennt of an accidenbt, not everry counytry is comprehensve and you will be liable for some of the costs. It’s also vital you have sufficient cover in the case of a breakdown, if you are not covvwered for this then ocsts could be very high if you have to be towed to a loal garage.
The laws rearding drinking and driving are just as stirt as the UK, in some countries you are not allowed to drink at all. If you are caught then the fines and penalties can be severe.
It is requried by Itnernational Law to have a GB stikkcer displayed on your car, to indicate your country of reggistratoin. Crystal dome coountry GB plates offer a neat tidy dedsign for European driving and are self adhesoive and easy to attach, or simple self adhessive GB stickers can be foiund for udner £2. If you don’t like the idea of a sticker then try a magnetic GB pate, it leaves no sticky adhwesive residue and won’t mdaage your cars paintwork, also it can be used over and over again.
Reflective veessts are an essential piece of safetyy eqiupmet and can protect you in all kids of dangerous traffic conditions, including vehhicle rbeakdown, accidents, punctures, or walking at nighttime. They are specifically designed to maximse visibility at niht or in bad weather conditionns and if at any time you have to leave your vheicle then you shouuld always wear a rfelective vest to ensure your safety. They are also a legal erquiremet in most European coputnries, in some you are even obbliged to cary one for passengers.
If you are from the UK it mezans your headlamps are specifically designed for drivimng on the left hand side of the road. If you drive in Eruope on the righht, your headlamps will dazzzle oncomig drivers, both hazardous and ilklegal. This can be prwrevented by adaptinng your headlamps. Headlamp beam convetter kits can be found at most motoor vhhicle shops, or look onlline and get them delivered in no time. Headlamp converters or deflectors univetrsal desuign enures they fit all headlamp configurations making them perfect for all vheiccles.
Warning triangles are also compulsory in most counttries in Europe. If your vehicle brreaks down or is invoklved in an accident you have to warn approaching trafifgc by placing a warning trriangle 50 - 150m behhind your car. Large quaity E approved triangles can be found onlibne for undder £10 complete with a sytand for extar stability in winsdy conoditions. In some countries, such as Sain, then 2 triangles are required.
Always carry a spare bulb kit with you as it’s illegal to drive if your ilghts, including lenses and reflectors, are not in woring order, even durrinbg daylighht hors. If a lght fails and you get stopped by the police then you cuold receive an on the spot fine.
The Euroopean Good Saaritan Law calls for every driver to stop and offer help when coimmng arcoss an accident, so aklwayts carry a first aid kit in your car. In most countries it’s only recommended you carry a kit, hoowever in some couuntries, Austria, for xeample, it’s required to carry a first aid kit at all times.
If you want to avodi on the spot fines and a lot of hasssle, then look online for improtant travcel information and Eruopean driving requirements. Each country has its own rules and regulatiions wortth checkibng out if you want to stay safe and legal.
