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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: duggs on 13 July 2011, 14:33:13

Title: European Driving !
Post by: duggs on 13 July 2011, 14:33:13

Do I need a Fire Extinguisher in the car if travelling in Europe...France and Belgium especially. A few "searches" online suggests I do..hell the cars gonna be full as it is without the need to house a bloody extinguisher...

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: mantahatch on 13 July 2011, 14:41:22

Hope this helps http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/touring_tips/compulsory_equipment.pdf

 :)

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: Andy B on 13 July 2011, 14:49:19

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Hope this helps http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/touring_tips/compulsory_equipment.pdf

 :)

It wasn't till we got to France the other week that I realised that I'd left all my car documents on the table at home!  :-?  :-?  :-?
Good job we were nver stopped!  ;) ;)

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: Osprey on 13 July 2011, 15:12:56

I like the bit that says you don't have to carry a warning triangle but it is compulsory to display one if you break down. 
 :-?

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: duggs on 13 July 2011, 15:38:55

Thank you Mantahatch....very interesting read.

Recommended but not compulsory for my trip.

As mentioned, with a wife and teenage daughter on the trip there ain't no space for anything else...EVEN in an Omega.

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 July 2011, 15:53:41

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Thank you Mantahatch....very interesting read.

Recommended but not compulsory for my trip.

As mentioned, with a wife and teenage daughter on the trip there ain't no space for anything else...EVEN in an Omega.

Doesn't mean they won't be awkward should you get stopped though ;) ;)

I find it hard to believe that you couldn't get one in... We've always managed to find room for it, considering it's smaller than a bottle of pop ::) ::)

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: aaronjb on 13 July 2011, 15:57:29

I have this feeling duggs is envisaging having to have something like this installed in the car:

(http://www.oakherts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/fire-extinguishers-in-office.jpg)
 ;)

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: duggs on 13 July 2011, 16:23:37

Hey..that's an idea....I have two JUST like that spare in the office.

Will have to leave the kid behind but least I'll be covered !

Will pop to Halfrauds in a min to see how much a coke can sized one is.

Title: Re: European Driving !
Post by: Andy B on 13 July 2011, 16:27:41

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Will pop to Halfrauds in a min to see how much a coke can sized one is.

They have a website .......   ::) ::)

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&categoryId=&action=listrefine&mode=list&constraints=ese%7C%7Ci%3A1%3B258%3B%3Bextinguisher%3Bfire+extinguisher%3B1%2C1%3B%2B0%7C%7Csea%7C%7Cextinguisher+%7C%7Csor%7C%7CPrice%7C%7C1