Just booked a nice hill top Villa in southern Spain for a month to go house hunting...

Going to take fatty and drive the eastern route down through France from Calais, join the coast road near Montpellier, then down to near Almeria.

Villa booked.
P&O ferry with priority and VIP lounge booked.
New UK sticker ordered...
We already have European breakdown & full travel Insurance with out Bank Account.

It's been a few years since we drove through France and Spain so a few questions jump up...

Is it worth getting a tag for the toll booths, seams to be the latest idea..
Our car insurance (and I think most these days) only cover you for the minimum required by law when driving abroad, has anyone found a cheaper route than paying extra with our insurance provider (Admiral)
Do I remember something about needing various stickers for emissions that have to be obtained before going...
Anyone recommend a good dash holder for my iPhone as I doubt I will have time to fit the car play system I bought a while ago

And anything else anyone can think of... all suggestions and tips gratefully received

Cheers... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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sounds like an adventure Pete..


i have never used toll tags as paying by card or cash ..you can argue that slowing down disrupts the drive but i find it a break from the monotonous speed on the toll road...
and having a passenger to pay is handy..

the clean air sticker is called a 'crit'..info here,
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-...ch-cities/ ... - .- -.




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I've used a tag since a road trip to the south of France back in 2016 and they are ace! No yearly fee and if I choose to go to France tomorrow then pop it back in the screen and off you go. If you don't go again for two more years then it's no stress. It just sits there awaiting your next trip... A number of weeks after your trip, you get an emailed bill and it automatically comes out of my bank... Easy peasy Pete...

Thanks guys, Craig, can I borrow yours so it comes out of your bank, sounds ace.....  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Yorkshire men!!! 🤪🤪🤪

I use a Brodit holder for my phone. Clips to the side of the console near the ignition switch and can be unclipped and leaves no trace.

Mine is left there all the time. John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

Agree with the above, get a tag, if there's any kind of queue, you'll be glad you did.
I have a Brodit clip, but attached an induction charger to it for ease. https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic56346.html
Crit - you may need it, maybe not, but so cheap it's worth getting anyway.
Make sure you carry your documents - v5, MOT & Insurance
Have a fluorescent jacket in case you break down - I have one for each passenger + triangle etc.
Waze is a great satnav for your phone - dynamic routing around jams + has most speed cameras

Pete, long-term check out Saga insurance.
They give unlimited European full cover.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic56162...tty+affair

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sounds like a fun place...!!! ... - .- -.




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Well it is a foreign country

Since the loons voted us out of Europe we now need a Green Card for full insurance cover and you need an International Driving license.

Agree on SAGA although you still need a green card but they are the only "shed" that covers you fully for 365 days a year. The only one that gets close is LV which is 6 months.

Sounds like a good trip. Enjoy. 2017 5.0 Autobiography Supercharged
2005 Merc SL350
2005 Disco HSE 2.7 oil burner

Do you still need a breathalyser in France? Still got one in my glove box from a few years ago! Bish.

2005 110 TD5 CSW
2011 TDV8 Vogue SE (gone)

No requirement. They stopped it about 4 years ago. I think I've still got them in my dash pocket. 2017 5.0 Autobiography Supercharged
2005 Merc SL350
2005 Disco HSE 2.7 oil burner