GB sticker

[trevskoda]

I have fitted Eurolite beam blankers and leave them on.

I very rarely drive after dark and it's easier just to be sure of not picking up a fine in Europe. Leaving them on is not an MOT issue here either.

It would be here in n/ireland as they do a full beam/dip beam test,but then mot here is twice as hard as mainland.

 

[trevskoda]

Where did you get them? I was an ardent remainer and would definitely like one. I know, horse, stable, door and all that! :lol-053:

Traitor ,of with ones head.:lol-053:

 

[trevskoda]

there as been times when police stop folk in the ports and look for them . more france i believe .
i dont use them . have got a set in the truck . but only for just incase.
did years ago use black insulating tape but havnt for many a year.
we get off the fery and head straight for torrelavega . park up at sierra panda railway station . handy for a shop as all the supermarkets are just down the road. just about duall carriage way all the way so well lit you would be on dipped lights all the way.
santander is getting awkward for stopping but there is overnight parking in the port area or just as you leave .
we prefer to get to torry . also Google Maps
get fuel here . its possibly the cheapest place i have ever found in spain . still in torrelavega ruyco petrol or fuel.

Problem here is the dip will be pointing to the left and down,it must point right in france.most folk have no idea how lights work.

 

[mark61]

Problem here is the dip will be pointing to the left and down,it must point right in france.most folk have no idea how lights work.

Oh, thats easy one trev, theres usually a switch somewhere, hopefully in reach of the driver, has a D shaped symbol with three lines coming out of it.

 

[vwalan]

Problem here is the dip will be pointing to the left and down,it must point right in france.most folk have no idea how lights work.

yes , but doesnt dazzle the op .
best only do short journeys at night or dont go driving at night .
mind these days alot of lights only go up and down.

 

[colinm]

On x250's etc. the dipped beam kicks up on lefthand side, this is common on many vehicles, so when driving on opposite side of road it's very much like leaving lights on full beam, many kits are just blanking tape which cuts out the kick up.

 

[antiquesam]

That's good to hear. Am I good for a sub?

 

[carol]

That's good to hear. Am I good for a sub?

Haha, sounds so wrong! So the answer is "No!"

 

[GWAYGWAY]

Didn't notice I didn't have one . Fortunately a very nice Guardia Civil spotted my omission and pointed it out to me .
Only charged me €40 as well .
Spanish roads are now safer

You were lucky not have been dragged out and beaten for that, like, their own do nowadays,, welcome to Franco's finest they never really went away did they. Were they in full riot gear with machine guns?

 

[GWAYGWAY]

Suddenly realised , my little motorbike does not have a euro-plate nor a GB sticker, no where to put one either. I am willing to bet most other bikes and scooters do have them either.

 

[barryd]

Suddenly realised , my little motorbike does not have a euro-plate nor a GB sticker, no where to put one either. I am willing to bet most other bikes and scooters do have them either.

You can get them for scooters and bike plates on ebay Sticar-it Ltd Euro GB European Union Badge for Motorbike Motorcycle Number | eBay

 

[Peisinoe]

Didn't notice I didn't have one . Fortunately a very nice Guardia Civil spotted my omission and pointed it out to me .
Only charged me €40 as well .
Spanish roads are now safer

I got this GB sticker to go over the EU one on the number plates

 

[Deleted member 207]

Back in 2007 I put AUS on the front and back of the vehicle we had bought in Germany on export plates and it worked a treat. Whenever there was a border crossing or police checkpoint we got the cheery wave through, on one occasion in Norway they even saluted!!!! - except at Poole where they insisted on looking for illegal immigrants in the shower cubicle, whilst they were actually in the bunk above the cab.

 

[Fazerloz]

I got this GB sticker to go over the EU one on the number plates
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Unfortunately all you have done is now made it so you need a legal size GB sticker unless you remove it and go back to your euro plate. If you go into most of Europe.

 

[Fazerloz]

Suddenly realised , my little motorbike does not have a euro-plate nor a GB sticker, no where to put one either. I am willing to bet most other bikes and scooters do have them either.

You should have read post #10.:have fun:

 

[Channa]

On my motorcycle I stuck a GB sticker on the pannier, In all honesty France Germany and Italy the police showed no interest

Our UK regd Berlingo van was often stopped by the douanes, but I think that was two suspicious blokes large dogs and a stones throw from Andorra (looking for cigarettes)

When we were stopped we had the carte gris in the window so could see we were insured (we insured through Arriva in Nice) as for MOT V5 I think we were asked once

Channa

 

[Channa]

Different than with a truck Andrew.
I have had many pulls with a truck, they nearly always want reg docs, insurance, mot, drivers licence, passport and not forgetting cmr
But I have never been pulled with the van

Akin to VOSA checks in this country Graham M62 Ainsley Top forever pulling trucks.

The notion Foreign trucks aren't pulled here is a bit of a myth, Chap I worked for owned Highway Vehicle recovery had yards in Leeds Sheffield and Darrington he was contracted to the police when they dished out GV9's I happened to know the Spanish interpreter , A lot pulled at Wooley Edge, impounded and that was that left to rot companies didn't bother collecting them repair costs more than they were worth

Barnsley cars recovered that had been in accidents some fatal that was a bit grisly for my liking

Channa

 

[Wooie1958]

Different than with a truck Andrew.
I have had many pulls with a truck, they nearly always want reg docs, insurance, mot, drivers licence, passport and not forgetting cmr
But I have never been pulled with the van

We got pulled into a large layby for a roadside check last month near Tarbes, they spoke excellent English :scared:

2 other motorhomes ( 1 German and 1 French ) in there as well, all documents checked, motorhome searched and weighed on mobile weigh mats.

Everything OK apart from a query as to why i didn`t have the speed stickers ( 80, 100 and 110 ) on the rear as we are over 3,500kg ?

I humbly apologised and said i hadn`t realised i needed them :bow:

Just before we got stopped we noticed a HUGE traveller encampment by the river that runs through Tarbes, maybe that had something to do with it ?

 

[Channa]

We got pulled into a large layby for a roadside check last month near Tarbes, they spoke excellent English :scared:

2 other motorhomes ( 1 German and 1 French ) in there as well, all documents checked, motorhome searched and weighed on mobile weigh mats.

Everything OK apart from a query as to why i didn`t have the speed stickers ( 80, 100 and 110 ) on the rear as we are over 3,500kg ?

I humbly apologised and said i hadn`t realised i needed them :bow:

Just before we got stopped we noticed a HUGE traveller encampment by the river that runs through Tarbes, maybe that had something to do with it ?

That doesn't surprise me, close to the Spanish Border and Andorra not far away, Tarbes of course close to Lourdes very popular mecca for gypsies, I lived in Beziers and always police and douanes floating about

Channa