car rental in eurpoe..what do you need like vests etc

[steveo3002]

ive never driven in france before , planning to make a short trip soon with a rental car

do the rental cars come with the bits n bobs you need to be legal? bulb kit , vests and what else?

[steveo3002]

anyone? will the rental car have these items with it usualy or not

[zbc]

If you rent it in France it should do but I'd check before you leave the depot as sometimes people take them when they return the car and the agencies aren't great at checking. Also remember that everyone needs a vest so if you are lots of people make sure there are enough. If you're renting it outside of France but driving to France check with the agency

[oblio]

...it's a good question.

I would assume yes they would however worth either checking your providers website first or dropping them a line

Please update if/when you get a reply as it's worth knowing as I'll be renting next year for sure...

[HarryFlatters]

There's a new law about the requirement to carry a breathalyser that came into force from the 1st June but it apparently not being enforced until the 1st November.

I'm still going to pick one up should my hire car not have one. Gendarmes don't have a great sense of humour

[oblio]

HarryFlatters said:

There's a new law about the requirement to carry a breathalyser that came into force from the 1st July...

Just corrected that one for you

Bought my 2 pack (of breathalysers off fleabay for a fiver in the end)

[4F6]

Are you renting the car in France or in the UK and then driving to France? If you rent it in France I'd expect you'd still need to sort a couple of hi vis jackets although the rental company might supply them - worth checking beforehand though.

If you are planning on renting it here and driving there then you'll need to tell the rental company beforehand and most can sort all that sort of stuff + plus the other legal stuff you'll need for an additional fee

[steveo3002]

im renting there

spose i will have to call em , seems strange the info isnt readily available , nice little earner if all the folk renting for a day or two has to buy all that stuff

[sneijder]

I read somewhere sat navs with speed camera info is a big no no in France.

[oblio]

steveo3002 said:

...nice little earner if all the folk renting for a day or two has to buy all that stuff

Hmmm...





I suspect that you may have stumbled upon the answer here

[HarryFlatters]

oblio said:

Just corrected that one for you

Bought my 2 pack (of breathalysers off fleabay for a fiver in the end)

Did you get ones that have "NF" certification on them?

For everyone else, this website seems to have pretty comprehensive information regarding the situation.

http://www.frenchbreathalyzer.com/

[oblio]

HarryFlatters said:

Did you get ones that have "NF" certification on them?

[HarryFlatters]

oblio said:

Nice one

[zbc]

Just picked up a car in Toulouse and asked about the breathalysers to be assured that all the cars had them so we checked before leaving and of course it didn't. So we asked at the counter again and they said that they'd get one out of another car and guess what - they didn't have them either.