Driving on the continent

[The Moose]

I'm off to the continent for a day trip. I don't imagine we will stray much further than France and Belgium and wondered what was compulsory to carry?

I'm under the impression that it's a warning triangle and reflective jackets.

I have to say, I have hacked across France/Germany/Belgium without giving it any thought before and for some reason it just popped into my head today.

Cheers

The Moose

[Viper]

check the AA website you need more things, there's a complete list on there

Edited by Viper on Friday 26th November 22:58

[PedantLosesGrip]

Depends on the country, but whatever you do have the his-vis tabards in the car. Easy pull at the ports. Easy to prove. Easy to move on. Dirt cheap.

O/T - not a crazy rule. Would be a bad thing tin this country either compared to some of the nanny state rules. About £3 a tabard, might genuinely save a few lives by the roads as opposed to "speed kills".

[The Moose]

PedantLosesGrip said:

Depends on the country, but whatever you do have the his-vis tabards in the car. Easy pull at the ports. Easy to prove. Easy to move on. Dirt cheap.

O/T - not a crazy rule. Would be a bad thing tin this country either compared to some of the nanny state rules. About £3 a tabard, might genuinely save a few lives by the roads as opposed to "speed kills".

What the hell is a tabard?!?!

Just found this:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/comp...

It would seem list of compulsory is:
V5
Green Card
GB Sticker
Warning Triangle
Reflective Jacket

Cheers

The Moose

[miniman]

The Moose said:

PedantLosesGrip said:

Depends on the country, but whatever you do have the his-vis tabards in the car. Easy pull at the ports. Easy to prove. Easy to move on. Dirt cheap.

O/T - not a crazy rule. Would be a bad thing tin this country either compared to some of the nanny state rules. About £3 a tabard, might genuinely save a few lives by the roads as opposed to "speed kills".

What the hell is a tabard?!?!

Just found this:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/comp...

It would seem list of compulsory is:
V5
Green Card
GB Sticker
Warning Triangle
Reflective Jacket

Cheers

The Moose

Tabard = reflective jacket

[The Moose]

miniman said:

The Moose said:

PedantLosesGrip said:

Depends on the country, but whatever you do have the his-vis tabards in the car. Easy pull at the ports. Easy to prove. Easy to move on. Dirt cheap.

O/T - not a crazy rule. Would be a bad thing tin this country either compared to some of the nanny state rules. About £3 a tabard, might genuinely save a few lives by the roads as opposed to "speed kills".

What the hell is a tabard?!?!

Just found this:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/comp...

It would seem list of compulsory is:
V5
Green Card
GB Sticker
Warning Triangle
Reflective Jacket

Cheers

The Moose

Tabard = reflective jacket

Ahhhhhhh ok

Cheers

The Moose

[PedantLosesGrip]

The Moose said:

What the hell is a tabard?!?!

FFS it's not hard. A tabard is a refective lightweight jacket without the sleeves.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tabard

i.e. you don't need a jacket, just a throw over lightweight yellow reflective thingy. Tabard is a perfectly valid word.
Your inability to use google or grasp the English language is not my challenge...

Edited by PedantLosesGrip on Friday 26th November 23:26

[The Moose]

PedantLosesGrip said:

The Moose said:

What the hell is a tabard?!?!

FFS it's not hard. A tabard is a refective lightweight jacket without the sleeves.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tabard

i.e. you don't need a jacket, just a throw over lightweight yellow reflective thingy. Tabard is a perfectly valid word.
Your inability to use google or grasp the English language is not my challenge...

Edited by PedantLosesGrip on Friday 26th November 23:26

To keep in context with your name, what you're actually suggesting isn't a tabard. Rather a reflective tabard.



Cheers

The Moose

[PedantLosesGrip]

The Moose said:

PedantLosesGrip said:

The Moose said:

What the hell is a tabard?!?!

FFS it's not hard. A tabard is a refective lightweight jacket without the sleeves.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tabard

i.e. you don't need a jacket, just a throw over lightweight yellow reflective thingy. Tabard is a perfectly valid word.
Your inability to use google or grasp the English language is not my challenge...

Edited by PedantLosesGrip on Friday 26th November 23:26

To keep in context with your name, what you're actually suggesting isn't a tabard. Rather a reflective tabard.



Cheers

The Moose

Touché

[g3org3y]

Don't forget the stickers for the headlights if you'll be driving in the dark over there.