EU Travel - Audi Service Deal: Service includes Free European Breakdown Assistance

msvalhalla

FYI

If anyone has an Audi and is planning a trip to the EU with it (my case), if you service your car at an authorised Audi garage, they have a new offer that will give you a free years European Breakdown Assistance. The offer has only come in in the last few weeks i.e. June 2012.

I was enquiring from Audi about Breakdown cover and they told me about it. The Audi Service Center were supposed to tell me but they didn't. Saves me buying it for the trip.

Also, they have some offers on their service prices of recent which makes keeping the full service history more affordable.

Now all I need are some breathalysers for France and spare bulbs for Spain! If anyone has any other tips/requirements for EU travel let me know.

Mike

CiniO

Take your Vehicle registration certificate + Insurance Certificate and carry it with you at all times when driving.
Having NCT certificate with you is not a bad idea either, but I believe windscreen disc should suffice.

sunnysoutheast

msvalhalla wrote: »

FYI

If anyone has an Audi and is planning a trip to the EU with it (my case), if you service your car at an authorised Audi garage, they have a new offer that will give you a free years European Breakdown Assistance. The offer has only come in in the last few weeks i.e. June 2012.

I was enquiring from Audi about Breakdown cover and they told me about it. The Audi Service Center were supposed to tell me but they didn't. Saves me buying it for the trip.

Also, they have some offers on their service prices of recent which makes keeping the full service history more affordable.

Now all I need are some breathalysers for France and spare bulbs for Spain! If anyone has any other tips/requirements for EU travel let me know.

Mike

For France I believe you have to have fluorescent jackets for all passengers that can be accessed without leaving the car - i.e. leave them in the cabin.

I'd never take any original documents with me when going on holiday - I'd take a copy only.

SSE

CiniO

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

I'd never take any original documents with me when going on holiday - I'd take a copy only.

SSE

You are required by law to carry original.
I would never even think about chancing driving abroad without licence, VRC and insurance cert in my pocket.
Without that most likely your car would be seized at first police check.

sunnysoutheast

CiniO wrote: »

You are required by law to carry original.
I would never even think about chancing driving abroad without licence, VRC and insurance cert in my pocket.
Without that most likely your car would be seized at first police check.

Licence - yes, will always have this. Insurance doc. - colour photocopy. Reg. cert. - colour photocopy. If car is owned by third party - copy of letter giving permission.

Personally I'd trade off the risk of having a copied reg. cert. against the hassle of replacing it if stolen or lost, which is always a huge risk on holiday.

I've been stopped a couple of times in France and the above has always sufficed. Empirical evidence maybe but there you go, I cannot advise people to not comply with the law. In fact the last time I went I only had the licence!

I gather the breathalyser rules will not be enforced until November.

SSE

CiniO

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

Personally I'd trade off the risk of having a copied reg. cert. against the hassle of replacing it if stolen or lost, which is always a huge risk on holiday.

I've been stopped a couple of times in France and the above has always sufficed.

Every country is different and every police is bit different with enforcing rules.
F.E. the same rule applies in Ireland that every foreign car driver (including UK) must carry registration certificate with him at all times. We all know gards would never really bother checking it.
Maybe it works fine in France with copies. But go and try it in Germany. I would love to see that.

hondasam

http://www.aaireland.ie/AA/Motoring-advice/Driving-in-Europe/Motoring-Abroad-Hint-and-Tips.aspx