Driving Guides for Europe

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Downloadable Driving Guides for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal

With 35 pages on rules, laws, regulations and advice - click here for a sample

One of the main motivations for creating this site is knowing that the infomation within it could save someone  from either personal injury or death. Even by taking out inadequate insurance cover could potentially cost you thousands of pounds or even financial ruin!

Whether you are driving on holiday for a weekend trip to France or a once in a lifetime driving experience somewhere abroad. Preparation and knowing is everything.To make your driving trip abroad a less daunting experience.

The content of this site will guide you safely through the many issues related to European driving regulations localised to your chosen country.

How to prepare your vehicle; Skills, Advice, Safety, Laws, Parking guides, Key symbols and Phrases. Being drivers ourselves we know the many challenges out there.  You can never be too prepared and in a driving situation that can make all of a difference. 

Our site is updated on a regular basis to cover for new regulations and rules that come into affect to the countries that we cover.

What  we bring here is a vast amount of knowledge from just one site;

Our driving guides consist of a two part download; the first part will cover information that you can read and learn before your journey begins and bring with you as reference. The second part will give information on individual countries within Europe. You can also download this and take it with you. (via your printer).

For the Purchase price you will receive part 1 download and the second part being your chosen country.

 

Example Contents of Part 1 Download


  1. Preparing your car
  2. Loading your car safely
  3. Road safety
  4. Planning your destination
  5. Driving on the right
  6. Right of way
  7. Motor insurance
  8. The EHIC
  9. Travel insurance
  10. Breakdown cover
  11. Avoiding car crime
  12. Helping casualties
  13. Travel sickness
  14. The green card
  1. European Accident Statement form E.A.S
  2. Road accidents abroad
  3. International driving permit
  4. Vehicle excise duty/MOT certificate
  5. Camping card international (CCI)
  6. Crossing the English channel
  7. Towing a caravan abroad
  8. Paying on the spot fines
  9. Disabled drivers (Blue badge)
  10. Customs and Excise
  11. Animals
  12. Signalling
  13. Essential accessories
  14. Tunnels

  1. Toll roads
  2. Mobile phones
  3. Flashing headlights
  4. Driving glasses
  5. GB sticker
  6. Headlamp beam converters
  7. Fuel can
  8. Pedestrian crossings
  9. Hiring your car
  10. Disabled drivers
  11. Collecting the hire car
  12. Car hire insurance
  13. Age limits on hiring
  14. Automatics
  1. Left hand drive
  2. Border crossing
  3. Returning the hire car
  4. Scooter and motorbike hire
  5. Motorhome hire
  6. Rain and floods
  7. Aquaplaning
  8. Winter lighting
  9. Driving in winter
  10. Controlling a skid/slid
  11. Starting on ice and snow
  12. Stopping on ice
  13. Snow chains

Example Contents of Part 2 Download


  1. Documents to take with you (your paperwork)
  2. Compulsory items that your need to take and essential accessories to take with you
  3. Hiring age
  4. Emergency telephone numbers
  5. Laws on seat belts
  6. Speed limits
  1. Laws and information on; Mobile phones, Motorcyclists, car lights, fuel, Radar detector, Snow chains, Zebra crossings, Roundabouts, Tolls, Trams, Traffic lights etc
  2. Giving way
  3. Parking (Parking restrictions and options of parking)
  4. Road signs and their meanings
  5. Useful phrases

We will be adding more countries at a later date.

Please read our Disclaimer before proceeding with this download and ticking the relevant box and country you are travelling to.

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