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ANDORRA
What you need: Spare bulbs, warning triangle, reflective jackets.
Useful info: Illegal to carry petrol in a can. Where signs indicate, snow chains are required. Children under 10 cannot travel in the front seat. Winter tyres recommended.
AUSTRIA
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jackets, first aid kit, winter tyres.
Useful info: Between 1st November & April 15th your car should be fitted with winter tyres or all season tyres. They should be marked with M+S (mud & snow) with a minimum tread depth of 4mm. It is illegal to use radar detectors.
BELARUS
What you need: Warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Radar detectors are illegal. Children under 12 cannot travel in the front seat. Zero tolerance on drink driving. Winter tyres recommended.
BELGIUM
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket
Useful info: First aid kit & fire extinguisher recommended.
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
What you need: Spare bulbs, warning triangle, first aid kit.
Useful info: Winter tyres or all season tyres marked M+S (mud & snow) are compulsory between 15th November and 15th April. Snow chains are recommended & compulsory where signed.
Dipped headlights should be used during the day. Radar detectors are illegal & GPS systems should have fixed camera locations disabled.
BULGARIA
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jackets, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Where signs indicate, snow chains are required. Children under 12 cannot travel in the front seat. Radar detectors are illegal & GPS systems should have fixed camera locations disabled.
CROATIA
What you need: Spare bulbs, warning triangle, reflective jacket, first aid kit, snow chains.
Useful info: Radar detectors are illegal. Children under 12 cannot travel in the front seat. Dipped headlights compulsory October to March.
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
What you need: Two warning triangles.
Useful info: Children under 5 cannot travel in the front seat. Radar detectors are illegal & GPS systems should have fixed camera locations disabled.
CZECH REPUBLIC
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, first aid kit, winter tyres.
Useful info: Zero tolerance on drink driving. Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Winter tyres or all season tyres marked M+S (mud & snow) are compulsory between 1st November and 31st March. Radar detectors are illegal & GPS systems should have fixed camera locations disabled.
DENMARK
What you need: Warning triangle.
Useful info: Fire extinguisher & first aid kit recommended. Radar detectors are illegal. Dipped headlights must be used at all times.
ESTONIA
What you need: Warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, two wheel chocks, winter tyres.
Useful info: Zero tolerance on drink driving. Winter tyres should be fitted between 1st December & 1st March. Dipped headlights must be used at all times.
FINLAND
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, winter tyres.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Winter tyres or all season tyres marked M+S (mud & snow) are compulsory between 1st December and 1st March. Minimum tread depth 3mm. Radar detectors are illegal.
FRANCE & MONACO
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, snow chains.
Useful info: Children under 10 cannot travel in the front seat. Spare bulbs kit recommended. Radar detectors are illegal & should not be present in the vehicle.
GERMANY
What you need: Warning triangle is recommended.
Useful info: Dipped headlights recommended at all times. Drivers are advised to carry a first aid kit and spare bulbs. GPS systems should have fixed camera locations disabled. Cars with Summer Tyres are not permitted to travel when there is snow or ice on the road.
GIBRALTAR
What you need: No set requirements.
Useful info: Using headlights on main beam is illegal.
UK
What you need: No set requirements.
Useful info: Fire extinguisher, first aid kit and warning triangle are recommended. A warning triangle should not be used on a motorway.
GREECE
What you need: Warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Children over 3 and under 1.5 metres cannot travel in the front seat. Illegal to carry a petrol can.
HUNGARY
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, first aid kit, snow chains.
Useful info: Zero tolerance on drink driving. Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Spare bulbs recommended.
ICELAND
What you need: Warning triangle.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Spare bulbs, first aid kit and fire extinguisher recommended.
ITALY & SAN MARINO
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, snow chains.
Useful info: Radar detectors are illegal & should not be present in the vehicle. Winter tyres recommended.
LATVIA
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, first aid kit, winter tyres.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Winter tyres are compulsory between 1st December & 1st March. Spare bulb kit recommended.
LITHUNIA
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, winter tyres.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Children under 12 or 1.5 metres cannot travel in the front seat. Variable speed limit on dual carriageways depending on the time of year. Winter tyres compulsory between 1st of November & 1st April. Spare bulb kit recommended.
LUXEMBOURG
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jacket.
Useful info: All tyres must be the same grade i.e. All winter or all summer.
MACEDONIA
What you need: Spare bulbs, warning triangle, reflective jacket, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, snow chains.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Snow chains must be present in the vehicle 15th November to 15th March. Winter tyres must have at least 4mm tread depth and are recommended. Radar detectors are illegal.
MALTA
What you need: Warning triangle.
Useful info:
MONTENEGRO
What you need: Spare bulbs, first aid kit, warning triangle.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Children under 12 cannot travel as a front seat passenger. Winter tyres recommended.
NETHERLANDS
What you need: No set requirements.
Useful info: Warning triangle must be used in case of an accident or breakdown so carrying one is recommended. Radar detectors are illegal.
NORWAY
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jackets.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Radar detectors are illegal. First aid kit, fire extinguisher, snow chains and spare bulbs recommended.
POLAND
What you need: Warning triangle.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. First aid kit and replacement bulbs recommended. Radar detectors are illegal & should not be present in the vehicle.
PORTUGAL
What you need: Reflective jackets, photographic ID.
Useful info: Children under 12 or 1.5 metres cannot travel in the front seat. Warning triangle is recommended as it is compulsory in the event of an accident or breakdown. Illegal to carry bikes on the back of a car. Radar detectors are illegal.
ROMANIA
What you need: Warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Zero tolerance on drink driving. Children under 12 cannot travel in the front seat. Winter tyres are recommended.
RUSSIA
What you need: Spare bulbs, warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Radar detectors are illegal.
SERBIA
What you need: Spare bulbs, warning triangle, reflective jackets, first aid kit, winter tyres, spare wheel, tow rope, european accident claim form.
Useful info: Dipped headlights or daytime running lights must be used at all times. Radar detectors are illegal & should not be present in the vehicle.
SLOVAKIA
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jackets, first aid kit, winter tyres.
Useful info: Zero tolerance on drink driving. Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Children under 12 or 1.5 metres cannot travel in the front seat. Winter tyres should be marked M+S (mud & snow). Radar detectors are illegal & should not be present in the vehicle.
SPAIN
What you need: Warning triangle, reflective jackets, spare wheel.
Useful info: Two warning triangles and snow chains are recommended. Radar detectors are illegal.
SWEDEN
What you need: Winter tyres from 1st December to 31st March.
Useful info: Dipped headlights must be used at all times. Winter tyres must be used 1st December - 1st March and marked M+S (mud & snow) with a minimum 3mm tread depth. Warning triangle, first aid kit and fire extinguisher recommended. Radar detectors are illegal.
SWITZERLAND
What you need: Warning triangle, snow chains.
Useful info: Radar detectors are illegal and should not present in the vehicle. GPS systems should have fixed camera locations disabled.
TURKEY
What you need: Two warning triangles, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Children under 12 cannot travel in the front seat. Snow chains & winter tyres recommended.
UKRAINE
What you need: Warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher.
Useful info: Zero tolerance on drink driving. Children under 12 or 1.45 metres cannot travel in the front seat. Spare bulbs, snow chains and winter tyres recommended.
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