Spare bulb kits vs HIDs/Xenons

[C8PPO]

I'm fully conversant with the rules around carrying spare bulbs when travelling in various EU countries, but what's the correct approach to take if you have HID/Xenon headlights? The capsules for those are less-readily available, and bloody expensive to hold just in case. Anyone any idea?

[GWMD]

When I had my E90 it had xenons, so I just had the generic bulb kit/pack for the car. I imagine as long as you show you have a spare bulb pack if your ever stopped that will be enough to satisfy them.

Sod getting spare HID or Xenon bulbs!

[windy1]

The whole point of this is to demonstrate you are in a position to replace a bulb at the roadside. There's quite a few modern cars about now that involve taking off the wheel and front bumper to change a bulb which is not something your average joe is going to do in the street.