Driving Tour Kit Lists

[Bigburd]

Not found one but thought I would start a thread to help the newbies

All Trips

PetrolHead Nirvana Stickers for tagging the locals cars who take interest (Citroen Ami)
Notify your bank to ensure your card has the travel flag put on the account (I recommend Abbey Zero and Nationwide for international trips as they tend to be fee free - check with your provider)


UK

European

Warning Triangle
Hi Vis Vests (£1 each from poundland)
Driving License
Insurance
Green Card
AA/RAC etc contact info
Permission from owner :) if using company car etc
Replacement Bulb Set
Headlamp Converters
Cash (typically a minimum of 90euros just in case you end up on the wrong side of the law
Tyre Weld?



Optional

In-Car Video
Multi-Way Cigarette Lighter Adapters for charging phone/satnav/cameras etc
AC Invertor to power the laptop for dumping photos for the evening/breakfast entertainment (and charging the less common car charger stuff)
Battery Booster/Compressor


What not to do!

Assume the spelling of the destination in your Satellite "Guidance" Navigation system is correct you may end up doing hundreds of KM or Miles out of your way and then try an make up time by exceeding the speed limit


Feel free to edit/update with your experiences

[scrubberamit]

Spare Copy (copies) Of Driving License... Cough Cough

[Harsh]

make sure your mobile phone provider knows you're going so they can enable roaming.

carry enough local currency to ensure you're not caught short.

[jumplead]

bog roll....

[chevy-stu]

Meat....

[john lloyd]

foreign lingo dictionary. I got suck in Spain with a Policeman for an hour because we couldn't talk to each other.

[Ziggy Parker]

Portable travel iron, a lot of the european hotels dont have them in rooms. Was in st Moritz last year, looking good pulling up in 911 for dinner only to get out looking like i had slept in my clothes! lol

wear Sunglasses
half a packet of cigarettes
and a full tank of gas....................Hit it.

[Harsh]

Portable travel iron, a lot of the european hotels dont have them in rooms. Was in st Moritz last year, looking good pulling up in 911 for dinner only to get out looking like i had slept in my clothes! lol

wear Sunglasses
half a packet of cigarettes
and a full tank of gas....................Hit it.


:D

oh yeah Elwood