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[BazMV6]

...what do I need to remember?

So far I can think of:
1) Service - booked for Tuesday.
2) Geometry - next weekend.
3) Insurance - check if extra cover needed.
4) Roadside Assistance - don't want to be stuck with family and luggage half way round the Arc de Triomphe.
5) Emergency kit - warning triangle / first aid box / spare light bulbs - anything else required/recommended?
6) Headlamp adjustment - can you still get those stick-ons? Are they still valid?
7) Book the ferry / tunnel...  

Anything else?  It's been a long time since I took a car across to Europe - last time it was an MGBGT in 1981, I think...  

Merci beaucoups,
Baz.

[TheBoy]

Depending on country, you need (or strongly advised):

Hi vis jerkins for all occupants
triangle
Bulb and fuse kit (not for HIDs, as dealer only change )
first aid kit
GB sticker

If you want to borrow any of above, let me know

And, being a V6, take a spare rather crank sensor  

[TheBoy]

...what do I need to remember?

So far I can think of:
1) Service - booked for Tuesday.
2) Geometry - next weekend.
3) Insurance - check if extra cover needed.
4) Roadside Assistance - don't want to be stuck with family and luggage half way round the Arc de Triomphe.
5) Emergency kit - warning triangle / first aid box / spare light bulbs - anything else required/recommended?
6) Headlamp adjustment - can you still get those stick-ons? Are they still valid?
7) Book the ferry / tunnel...  

Anything else?  It's been a long time since I took a car across to Europe - last time it was an MGBGT in 1981, I think...  

Merci beaucoups,
Baz.

Your MV6 will have beam adjustment levers, as described in user guide

[Tafty]

...what do I need to remember?

So far I can think of:
1) Service - booked for Tuesday.
2) Geometry - next weekend.
3) Insurance - check if extra cover needed.
4) Roadside Assistance - don't want to be stuck with family and luggage half way round the Arc de Triomphe.
5) Emergency kit - warning triangle / first aid box / spare light bulbs - anything else required/recommended?
6) Headlamp adjustment - can you still get those stick-ons? Are they still valid?
7) Book the ferry / tunnel...  

Anything else?  It's been a long time since I took a car across to Europe - last time it was an MGBGT in 1981, I think...  

Merci beaucoups,
Baz.

Don't forget plenty of Euro's for the Gendarmarie at Speed traps

The tend to hang around a couple of km before/after toll stations.

[Jay w]

Plenty of money for the tolls, i reckon that from north to south france it cost about €100

Make sure you fuel up before you get on the ferry, the pertol is dearer on the other side, and if you can try and get off the Autoroutes when looking for fuel, you will find it is up to 10 cents a litre cheaper than the autoroutes (€1.41-€1.44 a litre on the Autoroutes) supermarkets are a good bet

Don't be surprised if you don't see another Meega for a long while, in the week i was in France i didn't see another one

Speak to your insurance company and get your green card, mine cost me £25 and extended my cover to France, Italy and Spain

[Entwood]

As already said plus :

BOTH parts of driving licence if you have the new type
V5 (log book)
MOT Certificate
Insurance Certificate (it should have the standard euro translation on it as well)
European Health card (used to be E111)

if you have any newish expensive items .. watches/jewellery/cameras take copies of reciepts with you in case HM Customs think you are trying to get one over on them.

For the journey ... wet wipes are brilliant for refreshing whilst driving
Sun block for the arm sticking out of the window !!
A decent torch with new batteries .. just in case
Towrope/jump leads can be rolled and fited into the "hollow" side of the spare wheel .. out of the way and no space taken up, I also have a pair of cotten gloves in there

Enjoy your holiday  

[Martin_1962]

E10 E12 E14 sockets, and as TB says A CRANK SENSOR!!

[BazMV6]

What a useful place this is!  - a few things there that I hadn't thought of...

Jaime - might take you up on your kind offer - I'll be in touch.  Thanks.

[Gaffers]

I used to live in france and it is law to have in your car:

spare bulbs and fuses
Insurance details and display la carte verte (green card) in the windowscreen
V5 - they call it la carte grise
MOT cert - they call it la controle technique
Driving license - both parts
Additional ID

I would defo take:

extra beer tokens for the gendarmes - the froggies call them poulet but I would advise against this to their face
Breakdown assistance - I got towed 30km once and had to remortgage the flippin house
Tyre weld - garages over their charge an arm and a leg because of the socialist taxes so their labour charges are high!
road map
diocalm - for those times when you should have said no to the waiter
a phrase book - although they will often speak to you in english they appreciate it when you make an effort to speak french

If you need any other tips on the froggies or info on Paris give me a shout, I lived there for 5 years and came back without smelling of garlic....

Mais oui!!!!!

Gaffers

[BazMV6]

If anyone else is looking at EuroTunnel, I just discovered the following:

"LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and dual powered vehicles (i.e. vehicles fitted with an LPG tank as an alternative fuel) cannot be accepted for transport by Eurotunnel."

It doesn't affect me, but worth knowing about...

[TheBoy]

If anyone else is looking at EuroTunnel, I just discovered the following:

"LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and dual powered vehicles (i.e. vehicles fitted with an LPG tank as an alternative fuel) cannot be accepted for transport by Eurotunnel."

It doesn't affect me, but worth knowing about...

Yes, I was aware of that, thought it was common knowledge  :-/

[BazMV6]

I went past Halfords yesterday, and they are doing a "special offer" on warning triangles - down from £15 to £10 - so I got one.  Also picked up a GB sticker and a pick'n'mix of replacement bulbs. Can I get away with not having a replacement HID then? ISTR they're on the expensive side...  Found the beam adjusters OK.

And I've got a HiVis jacket and First Aid box from previous incarnations as Fire Warden and First Aider...  

So thanks Jaime - but I don't need to take up your offer anymore...  8-)

Roadside Assistance booked thru EuroTunnel (provided by AA, and cheaper than their own!).
Confirmation from Insurance Co that I'm already covered... but they tell me I don't need a green card for France?  (that makes it difficult to display in the windscreen...)

Will take all documentation as suggested - glad you pointed this out...  

I'm a bit concerned about the Crank Sensor. Had a look at the guide in the maintenance section, and I'm not sure I understood...   Is it worth taking if I don't know what to do with it??  

[TheBoy]

I went past Halfords yesterday, and they are doing a "special offer" on warning triangles - down from £15 to £10 - so I got one.  Also picked up a GB sticker and a pick'n'mix of replacement bulbs. Can I get away with not having a replacement HID then? ISTR they're on the expensive side...  Found the beam adjusters OK.

And I've got a HiVis jacket and First Aid box from previous incarnations as Fire Warden and First Aider...  

So thanks Jaime - but I don't need to take up your offer anymore...  8-)

Roadside Assistance booked thru EuroTunnel (provided by AA, and cheaper than their own!).
Confirmation from Insurance Co that I'm already covered... but they tell me I don't need a green card for France?  (that makes it difficult to display in the windscreen...)

Will take all documentation as suggested - glad you pointed this out...  

I'm a bit concerned about the Crank Sensor. Had a look at the guide in the maintenance section, and I'm not sure I understood...   Is it worth taking if I don't know what to do with it??  

No probs mate

You need a hivis for each occupant, not just driver. You get away with HID, as dealer changable part only (according to manual )

[Darth Loo-knee]

Depending on country, you need (or strongly advised):

Hi vis jerkins for all occupants
triangle
Bulb and fuse kit (not for HIDs, as dealer only change )
first aid kit
GB sticker

If you want to borrow any of above, let me know

And, being a V6, take a spare rather crank sensor  

I have to laugh whenever I hear you say that

At the Lakes TB and Mrs. TB telling us about the Crank Sensor and his Beer

[TheBoy]

Depending on country, you need (or strongly advised):

Hi vis jerkins for all occupants
triangle
Bulb and fuse kit (not for HIDs, as dealer only change )
first aid kit
GB sticker

If you want to borrow any of above, let me know

And, being a V6, take a spare rather crank sensor  

I have to laugh whenever I hear you say that

At the Lakes TB and Mrs. TB telling us about the Crank Sensor and his Beer

The fact the booze was still present when we got the car back was a flippin miracle.... ....though I have a theory why - soft cheese left in boot, boy did that stink after spend a week in the sun