Ring Check List 2012
 

Those who have been before will probably have most of this stuff already. For those who have not been before, the below list is invaluable.

Most of the items in the "For The Car" section are actually law in Europe, so I would advise that you make sure that you do / have these things arranged.

I'm sure that most of you who have been before will have this stuff, but it's well worth double checking, just in case. Anything that you haven't got can be purchased at places like Halfords, or worst case scenario on the ferry, but they do charge a bit more there.

The items in BLUE are the ones that are Law in Europe!

The Check List
FOR THE CAR

1: Spare Bulb Kit
2: Warning Triangle
3: Hi Visibility Vests (1 for each person in car)
4: Headlight Beam Deflectors
5: Fire Extinguisher
6: First Aid Kit
7: Octane Booster
8: Oil (optional but advised)
9: GB Sticker (if you dont have GB on your number plate)
10:Spare Key
11: Sat Nav (with European Data)
12: Crash Helmet (not compulsory)
13: European Insurance & Breakdown Cover (make sure it covers repatriation, just in case)
14: Track insurance (those insured with Keith Micheals, call Moley)
15: Driving License (including Paper Part)
16: Locking wheel nut tool
17: Tyre pressure gauge
18: Breathalyser kit
PERSONAL ITEMS

1: Ferry Tickets (confirmation e-mail) & Passports
2: E 111
3: Euro's and debit / credit cards (inform bank that you are away for safety)
4: Mobile Phone & Charger
5: Headache Tablets (trust me)
6: European Plug Adaptor
7: Walkie talkies ?
8: Big bag of cash. Euros.

Those with TOM TOM's down load the shell garages onto your european maps.

If you know of anything that need adding to this list, please feel free to add it. :ok:

Not long now getting excited !!.:lol::doubleup:

Moustache

Spare gearbox

:doubleup:

118 wigs :lol:

GAS MASKS

When ever youre around, basically with in farting distance.

Spare transferbox, :lol:

Thread now a sticky

Ian , it's poor Rich that will need the gas masks :-)

spare car would be nice!

Escort Cosworth :nod:

If only it were ready

Nice one Ian :ok:

Neil, I'm sure it'll be something German with an engine in its boot!

But not a Beetle!

:whistle:

A panza

Can you imagine doing the ring in a tiger tank!

BTG 1 hour 44 mins :drive:

I'm curious, as my first trip out in the Scoob, so minus the cash for the hotel, how much do people go through / how much should I bring with me?

Talking all in, petrol, few laps, beer etc?

Pm if you prefer, just want a rough idea as its better to have the cash to hand and not need it, rather then need it and not have it to hand.

Cheers.

Don't forget the breathliser. Budget 2 tank full's + another 2 when your there track & stuff. 2 tanks back. Booze,food,drugs & mobile vigina. :EVO:

Rough idea
Fuel £350
Hotel and meals if sharing £300
Booze £200
Cherry bar ££££££££££££££££££

I budget about £800 if sharing everything

so 400 each should cover? or was that 800 each?

Sorry confused things really .

This is what I spend roughly

Ferry £60
Fuel approx £350 to £400
Hotel £360 depending on room
Approx £100?a day for meals and booze
Ring £80
Breakdown £80

If sharing , then half your fuel, ferry and hotel

Perfect, Thanks mate.

Agree with Crowman here is a rough breakdown also:

Alot of your expense depends on how much you drink as it can soon mount up

The Ring costs 26 euros per lap or you can buy 4 laps for 96 euros

Room costs 78 euros per night (38 euros each twin)

Roughly 5/6 tanks of fuel (it should be a little cheaper over in Germany)

The meals are around 25/30 euros pp (in the evenings)

the hotel does a good continental breakfast so will probably need a snack during the day

Whilst on the trip if you are sharing room/fuel costs etc 600 euro s each (depending on how much you drink)


Check the list for other things you need cost wise.
Insurance Breakdown with repatriation etc

Excellent post guys, I CAN'T FRIGGIN' WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT :)

£100 a day for a food and booze! You fat drunk! I budget for half that (but then I don't drink much):yeah:

Mate, I don't eat much but once on the Yeager bombs , it's £££££££

Does that include your friendly travelling pussy.

I have Rich this year , going to save a fortune on travel pussy's

He's your biatch :cath:

I didnt know you thought about me that way scott. :asskiss:

Hi Guys,re the list of stuff you must carry these are the rules in France; fluorescent jackets for the driver and all passengers(these must be in the car and not in the boot).From the 1st June a breathalyser kit must be carried,the police say that this won't be enforced until 1st Nov,but I'am not taking any chances.These can be brought in France from big supermarkets,service stns,etc and cost 1.5 euros.Finally in France the police are really cracking down on speeding motorists, they even have Subaru's on the motorway,so be careful out there.

Thanks for the tips mate .
I for one, won't be speeding , not until the unrestricted stretches of the autobahn.

Thanks Terry,
High vis vest are mentioned in the list item 3 but its useful to mention they have to be in the car.

With regards to the Breathalyser it says here:

http://driving.drive-alive.co.uk/driving-in-france.htm

they are required from the 1st July??:doubleup:

Defo says the 1st June in french papers,would be a good idea to have them just in case,especially as they are so cheap.I already have 2 in my car.

We are home on the 29th May.

So next year.:nod:

V-Power was €1,73 this morning, but that is a comparatively "cheap" price. Our fuel prices go up and down like a roller coaster at the moment. There can be differences of up to 10 cents even at the same day. Well, at least you lot are very lucky with the exchange rate this time as it looks. :wink:

Blimey, not cheap at all then. :zoiks:

And we always moan that other countries wouldn't put up with these petrol hikes, maybe they do?

It's getting worse, Steve. I just drove past the Shell garage again and saw that I had misread it this morning. What I saw was V-Power diesel (didn't even know they have this stuff:oops:). V-Power petrol is, hope you are sitting nice and safe, €1.85 :shock: :hitfan:

That's exactly what I paid for V-Power here the other day. £1.50 per litre.

At least it's on a par, so doesn't make me feel quite so bad.

Long gone are the days of crossing the channel to fill up for a saving!

I still go across the border to the Czech Republic. I'm just about 13 miles away and if you take an additional container, it pays. Mostly I safe about 20 cents per liter.

That's a good move. That is quite a saving if you do that regularly too :ok:

Yup, but I think that's the only advantage of living here. Apart from that I must say, it feels like living at the bottom of the world (to put it politely). No decent direct flight to England from here at the moment to start with. Last time I went from Dresden to Heathrow via Frankfurt. Took me 4 hours, just the flights. With a direct flight it took me 1 hour and a half. :brickwall:

That's not good to hear. :sadno: It looks quite nice on google search. But then again, so does Crowborough :doh:

So how far are you from the Airport? That adds another scenario if it's a long way off.

You could always move to Blighty and get yourself a nice P1 to blast around in :drive:

I'm 1 hour and a half from Dresden or about 2 hours away from Leipzig (both by car). From Leipzig Ryanair is flying directly to Stansted but comparing all the costs that would be even more expensive for me than flying with Lufthansa from Dresden. Because to Dresden I can go by train which doesn't cost me anything as I work for the railways. This doesn't work for Leipzig as Ryanair fly at night. So on the way back I would get stuck at some railway station for the night. Flying Ryanair would bring up another problem. As they are so strict on luggage sizes and weights it would be nearly impossible to bring the laptop over. (Haven't got an i-pod or so to go on the internet :oops:). That's why I decided to try this conneting flight via Frankfurt two weeks ago (10 hours from my house to Heathrow). It worked quite well on the way to London but on the way back it was a nightmare. Delay from London, running around like a lunatic at Frankfurt, nearly missing the conneting flight, then nearly missing the train in Dresden........... Not nice at all. Am not sure what I'll do next time. I might go to Frankfurt by train. So at least I won't have a conneting flight. :D

I like your last remark, Steve. Owning a P1 WOULD be a dream come true. http://www.p1woc.co.uk/forums/images...es/001_tt1.gifhttp://www.p1woc.co.uk/forums/images...es/001_tt1.gifhttp://www.p1woc.co.uk/forums/images...es/001_tt1.gif :D I was quite close to moving over to England about 10 years ago. But then I got a safe job here and as I'm the only one in the family who can look after my Mum, I stayed. :)

How long would it take by using the train alone ?

Via Eurostar.

About 13 hours, Ian. And it would cost me €90 return (30 for the Thalys from Frankfurt to Paris or Brussels, and 60 for the Eurostar). Also an option I've got already in my mind. :)

That's one heck of a journey Kirsten! But you get to see a lot from the train!

Hi Kerstin, when I went to Leipzig for work last year we flew from Heathrow to Berlin (with British Airways), got a cab across Berlin to the train station, then got the train from Berlin to Leipzig - could you get a train from Berlin or is that a mammoth journey to your place? It took about 7 hours from Heathrow to Leipzig I think.

That's right, Steve. Although I would prefer to see a bit from the plane and get there quicker. :lol:

Hi Claire, thanks for your thoughts. :ok::nod: Anyway, I live about 200 miles south of Berlin. This would be at least a 4 hour train journey. It's an option but wherever I go, it doesn't seem to make much difference time-wise. Many thanks anyway. The good times have long gone. Until 2010 I went to Altenburg by car (70 minutes, carpark was free), then in the plane (90 minutes) to Stansted. That was nice, but they cancelled it. :sadnod:

Anyway, if you go to Leipzig next time, I could meet you there quickly. :nod::yeah:

Well thats it,

Scoob all serviced with new oils etc. and even a new pollen filter.

I didnt know I had one :lol:

I am ready to go yipeeeeeeeeeeeee bring it on..:drive: :drive: :drive: .:drive: :drive: :drive:

Nice one mate

Took the Scoob to Brighton today only to get my front screen damaged. Now being fixed on Sarurday. My luck isn't good at the moment as the clutch on the Rav went bust to! Not happy.

Well every thing happens in 3's so what with the Evo, the Rav and the Screen lets hope it ends there!!!!! Fingers crossed for ya fella.

Well mate they say things happen in trees,

Ooops sorry I mean in threes .


Thats it now you are one the way up :doubleup:

That is really very funny , made me laugh.

But I honest do hope your luck changes Nige .
You wait mate, it's all leading to you having a crackin time .

Made me laugh too :lol:

But as mentioned above, that should be your three bits of bad luck out of the way. I have had my 3 recently too.

Lets hope it is a trouble free trip for everyone, but you deserve a bit of extra luck Nige :ok: We'll give you a big group hug on the ferry :asskiss: :asskiss: :asskiss: :asskiss: :asskiss: :asskiss: :asskiss: :asskiss:

Insurance guy has paid a visit & inspected the car :wink: just waiting for the outcome now. This is were I need that bit of luck :twisted:

Fingers crossed mate. I hope it turns out all ok.

Yep , hope you get the right news mate

Be prepared to argue about it, and refuse the first offer...

Anyone doing deals on O/B at the moment as i may take some to be on the safe side :smile:

Get in touch with Alyn at AS Performance :ok:

The items in BLUE are the ones that are Law in Europe!

The Check List
FOR THE CAR

1: Spare Bulb Kit
2: Warning Triangle
3: Hi Visibility Vests (1 for each person in car)
4: Headlight Beam Deflectors (these have to fitted before you leave England even if its day time)
5: Fire Extinguisher
6: First Aid Kit
7: Octane Booster
8: Oil (optional but advised)
9: GB Sticker (if you dont have GB on your number plate)
10:Spare Key
11: Sat Nav (with European Data)
12: Crash Helmet (not compulsory)
13: European Insurance & Breakdown Cover (make sure it covers repatriation, just in case)
14: Track insurance (those insured with Keith Micheals, call Moley)
15: Driving License (including Paper Part)
16: Locking wheel nut tool
17: Tyre pressure gauge

PERSONAL ITEMS

1: Ferry Tickets (confirmation e-mail) & Passports
2: E 111
3: Euro's and debit / credit cards (inform bank that you are away for safety)
4: Mobile Phone & Charger
5: Headache Tablets (trust me)
6: European Plug Adaptor
7: Walkie talkies ?
8: Big bag of cash. Euros.

Those with TOM TOM's down load the shell garages onto your european maps.

If you know of anything that need adding to this list, please feel free to add it. :ok:

Not long now getting excited !!.:lol::doubleup:

Ian

Need to add candle bowl for weekend victim :razz:

Not drinking silicone balls or candle wax... ;)

EAR PLUGS cause there are those who snore !!!

oy!:calm:

Kicked the tyres tonight and threw some polo's in the glove box, so BRING IT ON......

Thats what Simon said.

Dont forget the flower water.:yeah:

Don't worry Adam plenty to go round
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...h_bfbd6c24.jpg

:evil:

Snap

1st year i havnt spent about a grand the week before going

I'm off to RCM on Saturday. Wheel bearings, brake pads, geo check. :ok:

Plus, no doubt, the latest shiny metal gizmo type thing that Olly has on display :doh:

just a local jaunt then mate !! i know you will be well looked after :doubleup:

Head light deflectors.....:doh:

Halfrauds here I come...

Just checked my extinguisher, its fooked. Trip to halfrauds i guess

I know that feeling, left it all until this weekend to sort out as i knew i had pretty much all of it from last time - except the headlamp deflectors :lol:

Got some now tho :ok:

Is there anyone that hasn't got anything on the list and can't get out to buy it now?

Don't panic, you can buy everything on the ferry.

Should I also bring the V5 with me? Or as they call it "Machina Passport"...?

You don't need to, but I will take it. You can't have too much stuff.

Reading some of the info on the web, some countries require you to be able to prove ownership of the vehicle if you are stopped - which the V5 is the usual document to produce. (Yes, i know the new red V5's state the opposite on the top of them ;))

I've always taken mine and would recommend people do have it :nod:

I needed it every time we stopped when I was driving to Mongolia, didnt know if it is needed in Europe though.

Got mine but have no idea where to put them as there isn't any instructions for my car for some strange reason :???:, gonna be like last year then and a educated guess :grin:

Forgotten to borrow the usual 3 walkie talkies we bring and no time to pick them up now. Anyone else taking any?

i got 2 walkie talkies on charge

I have two from the first year i can bring if were all bothering.

I've got a pair I could take - they're not great though with about a hundred metres range

might be a laugh rich

Im going to use my mob , as the radios are not much cop unless realy close, although they are a bloody good laugh when we are all in tight convoy.

Had some right giggles.

I have a few ideas regarding convoy down, will need to swap numbers with a few people.

I will be taking mine :nod:

10...4 good buddy c'mon..

Radios are great in towns, but rubbish on the motorways.

I would say stick with the phones personally :ok:

Does the phone idea work with a crap throw away drug dealer Nokia like mine?! lol Soooooo need a smart phone. :roll:

Ill chuck the radios in the bag any way.

Yes it'll work a treat with the Nokia mate, you just need as many numbers in there as possible :ok:

The Nokia's are fine.

Smart phones are ok but I find you get a better signal strength and battery life with the cheapies.

At least you will only have to charge it once just before you leave, instead of every other day..:tumbleweed:

Every other day?

You must know someone with a double sized battery! Every bloody day mate!

Yep i'll make do with my old Sony Ericsson K800i, should only need to charge it once :)

Just a thought even though im not driving, is somebody taking a footpump or is there a machine in a local garage?

Good call rich , will see if I can find my cig lighter one

I've got a foot pump in the boot, although that won't help you on the way over ;)

Last year my pressures were up in the 40s after a couple of laps in the afternoon so I was screeching round every corner. Will let them down when hot this year then pump up after :)

I've got a Halfords power pack thingy, air compressor, jump starter etc, just charging it up now :ok:

me two.....need two for a V8?:smile:

Nice one guys

Anyone bringing a jack just in case?

Only car jack , trolley jack to bloomin heavy

What about a Socket Set? (JIC?)