The 'Don't forget...' thread

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After the European Insurance thread, aside from checking your car insurance is fully comp...

Don't forget travel insurance. The travel advice says that French Immigration may want to see proof before allowing entry - however I really, really doubt that. Nevertheless, not being EU members now, it's a good idea to have it. And also don't forget to take your EHIC card (still valid if still in date) or apply for a GHIC card if you don't have a valid EHIC.

Vehicle reg docs, MOT, insurance, green card, etc put in your glovebox.

Don't forget the spare bulbs, high viz jacket and warning triangle. Not that I've ever been asked to show evidence of any of that. But the law is the law.

Feel free to add anything I've forgotten.

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RobbyJ said:

I'm not joking with this one. My noise cancelling headphones so I can relax and not have to listen to the horrors occurring in trap 2 and trap 4 either side of me.

Yep. Have to say I've been doing this for years. The earbuds, not the Merguez evacuations.

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Only at the border. And make sure you are within 270 days of your last vaccine. Otherwise the French say you aren't any more.

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No, 270 days from your last jab. So if you had the booster, it's that. If you didn't it's from the second dose.

Otherwise you are 'unvaccinated'.

Still time to get a booster if you need one, but you need to leave seven days before travel afterwards.

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That said, it's not a massive faff if you know in advance. You need proof of a negative test if you are 'unvaccinated'. How you go about that is up to you,but I believe photoshop and the Internet are your friends.

I'm OK, had my booster in December.

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Yeah the NHS app is fine throughout Europe.