Hey all. Inan few weeks I'll be heading to the Alps in my 2012 Westminster. It's just had a check over at Dartford Transmissions and I'll do an oil change before heading off. Aside from checking fluids, tyres etc, what else should I be doing before going? Or taking with me? And yes, a Euro travel kit, 4 seasons 3 Peaks tyres and snow chains are already being sorted.

got a 'tag' ? ... - .- -.




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Toll tag as Stan says, also if you are planing on going near any cities even if by mistake….. then get a crit Aire sticker. It’s the French emission tag and if you want to go into certain towns or certain bypasses etc you have to have one. You could probably get away with not to the Alps. It they only cost a few quids.

I’ll post a link to the proper site as there are some con artist ones which charge an arm and a leg.

https://certificat-air.gouv.fr/
https://www.france.fr/en/article/crit-air-...-sticker-4 There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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If you’re route takes you through Switzerland (usually if you’re heading for Portes du Soleil via the north side of Lac Leman) you’ll need a Swiss Autoroute vignette. You can buy at the frontier, but you can avoid the queue and buy from the Swiss Tourist office in London.

Thanks. Got a tag but good point, I need to switch it over from another car. CritAire is a good call, just in case. I'll have to check the route to see if we're going near Switzerland.

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You only need the swiss thing on autoroutes.....on minor roads you don't...  ... - .- -.




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When I said switch it over, I meant take it out of,one car and put it into the other 😂

The trip went really well, no RR issues and the only time I had the bonnet up was to change the headlights over to Euro driving. I'd very much recommend all season tyres. I've got Conti AllSeasons and they were fantastic on the snow and ice. The snow chains stayed in the boot, I was glad I had them but even happier that I didn't need them. We avoided Paris and didn't go into Reims so the Crit'Air sticker didn't need to do it's thing. The Emovis tag was fantastic though I'm not looking forward to the toll bill.

Lessons learned: the RR is a great car.for cruising at 75-80 on the autoroute and spectacularly capable in the mountains. Being well prepared made it stress free.

glad the trip went well....we've done the alps many times and its so much nicer in the FF..

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Just adding for anyone searching this this thread in the future - you can buy the Swiss Autoroute vignette online as an e-vignette which just records you reg digitally here : https://via.admin.ch/shop/dashboard 2021 P400 Silicon Silver AB
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