Planning a driving holiday to Germany, any advice?

[Russ_leeds]

Hi all, as per title really me and a few mates a planning on driving down to dover, over to france and up to germany in july. Is there anything i should be doing/aware of besides the obvious passport ect
Cheers
Russ

[Viking]

Briefly, in France obey the speed limit and no speed camera detectors, license (both parts), insurance cert, mot (if applicable), V5 log book, passport, headlight deflectors, fluorescent jacket for each occupant (inside the car not in the boot), warning triangle, first aid kit, spare bulb kit, fire extinguisher, foot pump or compressor, legal spare tyre, GB sticker or GB badge on the numberplate is acceptable.

Not all required, but all are possibly gonna save you in an emergency.

Full Euro breakdown assistance (can be had for a year online for £59) will get you home or recovered to a garage if necessary.

Have fun.

[jhtrophy]

Factories in Stuttgart are well worth visit, also Germany like England have variable speed cameras on autobahn like the ones on m25 if your going  south, Austria well worth a visit, great roads and if your there may as well drop into Italy 

[MAT ED30]

yeah just don't let someone else look on a map and say its only 2 hours away looking on the map  takes a day to get the place  good fun 

[edd666999]

If you have not got breakdown cover, get your banks premium account for a a few months as it includes phone insurance and travel insurance too and will cost less then cancel on you return.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Factories in Stuttgart are well worth visit, also Germany like England have variable speed cameras on autobahn like the ones on m25 if your going  south, Austria well worth a visit, great roads and if your there may as well drop into Italy 

Stuttgart & autostadt Wolfsburg are both well worth a visit.

Never came across variable speed cameras but if there is a limit on a section of autobahn it's worth sticking to as the mobile cameras are very discreet.

Fixed cameras are also painted grey or green.


There is a camera 90 or 100kph on the motorway out of dunkerque /
Calais it's a gray box about 3ft high in the middle of the motorway

[Nodz]

Didn't know about all these speed traps popping up on the continent but I haven't been over in years.

What Viking said to take with you most of is law in alot of EU countries, I'm saw there's a guide on the aa's website ad details of things for various countries such as vignettes (if you travel further into Europe) or I think it's Berlin that have a congestion charge type system going aswell that you need to be aware of

[alackofspeed]

Cross country from Francorchamps to Nurburg is great fun.

[Russ_leeds]

cheers yeah should be good. we were thinking of possibly going into italy aswell just for the roads 
Ill have a look on the aa website now.

[MAT ED30]

Italy is a stunning place get down to Modena as well and Lamborghini 

[rich83]

Schwartzwald. Gorgeous scenery.

[gizmo68]

I think it's Berlin that have a congestion charge type system going aswell that you need to be aware of

To my knowledge you need an environmental disc to enter most if not all city centres.


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[jonm]

England - France - Germany - Italy - and back expect a big fuel bill and toll road bill  

I did this one last year



between hotels, fuel, tolls, food and beer for 2 weeks it worked out around £2400 total for 2 people in a Diesel

lots of pics can be seen here - http://www.staffs-vw.co.uk/photography-photoshops/1285-europe-road-trip-2011-photo-guide.html

France - Expensive to drive on the roads and fill up
Belgium - Cheap as chips to fill up
Luxemberg - cheaper than Belgium
Switzerland - miss it if you can expensive isn't the word bot for fuel and to eat plus you need to pay their road tax before you enter
Italy - beautiful place but the road conditions are shocking

Speed cameras are mostly Grey in colour, you get a sign warning about them sometimes but it is usually 10ft away from the camera
You get used to driving how you should drive when abroad, in other words, indicate to overtake, pass, pull back in and continue to drive in lane 1. not pull out and drive in the outside lane  its a better style of driving abroad and it will drive you nuts when you return

[Tfsi_Mike]

England - France - Germany - Italy - and back expect a big fuel bill and toll road bill  

I did this one last year



between hotels, fuel, tolls, food and beer for 2 weeks it worked out around £2400 total for 2 people in a Diesel

lots of pics can be seen here - http://www.staffs-vw.co.uk/photography-photoshops/1285-europe-road-trip-2011-photo-guide.html

France - Expensive to drive on the roads and fill up
Belgium - Cheap as chips to fill up
Luxemberg - cheaper than Belgium
Switzerland - miss it if you can expensive isn't the word bot for fuel and to eat plus you need to pay their road tax before you enter
Italy - beautiful place but the road conditions are shocking

Speed cameras are mostly Grey in colour, you get a sign warning about them sometimes but it is usually 10ft away from the camera
You get used to driving how you should drive when abroad, in other words, indicate to overtake, pass, pull back in and continue to drive in lane 1. not pull out and drive in the outside lane  its a better style of driving abroad and it will drive you nuts when you return

Bang on

Forgot about the tolls in France :-(

[Hedge]

Schwartzwald. Gorgeous scenery.

Nice cake too.