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jasef
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jasef
   Old Thread  #9 13 Nov 2013 at 12.17pm  0  Login    Register
You will pay nearly double the price at Halfords as opposed to Amazon. I agree they stock everything but a simple headlight deflector was about 7.50 at halfords and 2.50 on Amazon.

Bulb spares at halfords are a complete rip off and both the fuse and bulb kits are less than half the price on Amazon.
Frenzy
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Frenzy
   Old Thread  #8 13 Nov 2013 at 9.37am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #7
Good call, Halfords do a European car cover kit you can buy.
Carp-man76
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   Old Thread  #7 13 Nov 2013 at 9.25am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
Go to Halfords they have all that you need for your car
Bulb sets, breath test kits ect
rsgarethw
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rsgarethw
   Old Thread  #6 13 Nov 2013 at 8.17am  0  Login    Register
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Follow the advice above and I GUARANTEE you will not go wrong, cracking advice there
jasef
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   Old Thread  #5 13 Nov 2013 at 5.36am  0  Login    Register
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You need to have one Hi vis per person in the car / van and they have to be accessible whilst in the vehicle so they cannot be stored in the back of the van or in the boot of a car. The idea is that you can put them on before you exit the car / van.

Things I take are Hi vis vests, breath test kit (2No.), warning triangle, spare bulbs (incl head light) spare fuses, head light deflectors, GB sticker, elementary tool kit, small fire extinguisher, sat nav, good French map book, log book, insurance documents, written permission to take car out of country (if company van or car), torch, phone charger, emergency telephone list, recovery details and low denomination notes for tolls. I also put in either jump leads or my mobile power source.

Something else I always do is give my mate a key to the van to keep in his pocket whilst we are away.

Boilies, its’ all down to personal preference. I always air dry mine but some take frozen, some shelf life. My supplier will start the air dry process off sufficiently so the baits are still soft but will last all week without problem. I just put them in a sack (s) and hang them in the back of the van for the journey, they are fine even if we are in the deep South of France. When I get to the venue they are hung up in the nearest tree during the day if the weather is good, if not they’re kept in the bivvy or the van.
Smufter
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Smufter
   Old Thread  #4 13 Nov 2013 at 4.30am  0  Login    Register
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MunkyFunK74
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   Old Thread  #3 13 Nov 2013 at 4.23am  0  Login    Register
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Stickers to go over your headlamps as they drive on the right.
skybluearmy66
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skybluearmy66
   Old Thread  #2 13 Nov 2013 at 4.00am  0  Login    Register
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spare bulbs for the car and red emergency triangle your insurance cert and log book...you can buy the breatherlysers from the shop at the tunnel or on the ferry or ebay.
raztwc
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raztwc
   Old Thread  #1 13 Nov 2013 at 1.40am  0  Login    Register
First time to France I know you need high viz vest per person and a breathalyser tester where do you get breatherlysers ? Anything else you need for your vehicle ?? Obvz GB sticker lol and one more thing boilies if I take 10kilo of freezer bait do I just put in normal air dry sack and would they last the week like that many thanks
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