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Driving abroad can be a great experience, giving you the ability to experience different countries and cultures whilst also having the personal freedom of still having your own car nearby. Taking your car abroad also allows you to unlock some of the finest driving roads in Europe. However before setting off you will need to make a few preparations to ensure you stay safe and legal throughout your journey.

When planning to drive through Europe you will need to make sure you take the correct paperwork with you, this will include a valid full UK driver’s licence, insurance certificate, vehicle registration document and if the vehicle is more than 3 years old, the MOT certificate.

The type of insurance you have on the vehicle will determine what is covered when taking your vehicle overseas. Most insurance policies have a specific amount of days that you can be in Europe with your car. By checking you can ensure you are within this time frame for your trip. If you are travelling outside the EU you must also have the green card insurance document.

You may elect to hire a car instead of bringing yours. You will need to ascertain which countries allow you to hire a car. You must also have the official document verifying your right to drive the automobile.

For vehicles that you take with you there are GB stickers needed at the rear of your vehicle, unless you have a modern Europlate Numberplate. All vehicles will need to have their headlamps readjusted for driving on the right side of the road. This can be completed with beam reflectors on the headlamp lenses for most cars. HID xenon lights come with a switch which manually changes the beam for you without the need for the reflectors.

The legal requirements on which type of emergency kit you need to carry in your car varies from country to country. However if you make sure you pack the following items you will cover the majority of eventualities, a warning triangle, spare car bulbs kit, first aid kit, fire extinguisher and a reflective waistcoat.

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whats the difference between Xenon and H4 lights?

i've been wondering for a while now which one would be better to put onto my jeep...and no one really has givin me a diffinate answer so some help from you guys would be awesome


The other answers are confusing xenon lights with HID lights.

Xenon is an inert gas that can be used in any headlamp bulb H4, H7, H1 etc.

Xenon gas allows the bulb filament to run hotter than standard headlamp bulbs producing more light.

The light is not necessarily bluer. It depends what other gases are mixed with the xenon, what metals the lamp filament is made of and whether the glass used is tinted or coloured.

I use PIAA Extreme White H4 bulbs in the headlamps on TJ Wrangler. They only consume the standard 55/60 Watt power as a standard bulb, but are so much brighter that a standard bulb would have to consume 120/130 Watts to be as bright.

The glass of the bulb has a slight blue tint, but due to the gases and metals used in the bulb, the light produced is pure white without even a hint of blue.

In the UK we have Hella H4 lamp units fitted as standard rather than the sealed beam lamps fitted in the US but a lot of people in the US fit H4 lamp units for better light. Fatboy bulbs are a popular replacement but they use more power and will put more strain upon the electrical system.

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