Also, can anyone recommend European Breakdown Cover, I can't for the life of me work out who I used last time.
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As the summer touring season will be with us soon I would like to offer the following items you need if you plan on taking your pride and joy across to Europe, either on one of our events or on your own.
This list, although fairly comprehensive, may be superseded by personal experience or knowledge, please add to it if you have anything of value.
The European E111 medical form is now superseeded by the European Health Insurance card.
You should inform your insurance company, although green cards are no longer necessary.
GB sticker, the car should have one visible from the N/S rear unless the car has the "new" Euro plates with the twelve stars, then it should be displayed on the plate.
Your driving licence, both parts, paper and photocard.
The cars V5 document.
Your insurance certificate.
Your passport.
Written permission to drive from the car's owner if it is not registered in your name.
Headlamp converters, although, in practice, I have never been challenged, I haven't used them since the French stopped using amber headlamps in the 80's.
A warning triangle (all countries), two in Spain for Spanish cars, but it is recommended to take a second to avoid any confusion.
Lastly a few recommendations and advisories, with country based deviations :
Carry a spare set of bulbs, compulsory in Spain.
Carry a first aid kit. This is compulsory in Germany and Belgium.
Use your headlamps in poor conditions and low visibility.
Your headlamps must be on all the time in Scandinavian countries and Switzerland.
The Insurance green card is not required but tell your insurance company the countries you are visiting.
On the spot fines, for traffic violations are widely used, make sure you get a written receipt from the officer.
Hi visibility vests are widely becoming a requirement, this is law in Italy, Austria and Spain and is being adopted by others. In Spain for example, you have to have one for every person in the car and they have to be carried in the car, not in the boot, in other countries you are not allowed to walk on the motorway, or behind a warning triangle unless wearing one.
If you wear glasses, you will need to carry a spare pair in Spain and Switzerland.
In France your licence can be confiscated on the spot if you are caught driving 25 kph over the speed limit.
You will require a vignette to drive in Switzerland and Austria, a temporary permit to use the motorways, they are available from post offices, petrol stations near the border, also the Swiss Centre in London.
The sounding of horns is officially banned in built up ares of Italy (really ??)
When overtaking at night in Luxembourg you should flash your headlights and visitors to the same country are restricted to a speed of 75kph if you have held your licence for less than two years.
Be aware of differing speed limits, thay range from 95 kph in Norway, usually it is 120 kph, some three lane motorways in Italy are 150 kph and there are unrestricted autobahns in Germany. Limits vary due to weather conditions also.
Finally, a warning, the alcohol limits are much lower than in our country, be aware.
. for rac cover and the another £140 
to take the car to europe for the anual 'ring trip and quite frankly after 14 years with the rac and being told that only new joins qualified for a discount i deciced that it was time to part 
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