Legal requirements for france and Eu

[Cartman]

AA site is for cars!! on a bike you dont need a warning triangle or a fire extinguisher, and hi-vis is for when you brake down. Compulsory are hi-vis (break down), bike/insurance documents,bulbs,breathalyser from July 1st (although only cautions until november).

Took 140 bikes to France in 2010, and not one had any problems.

I have ridden 1000s of miles all over Europe in the last few years and have never used headlight deflectors, just used the headlight adjusters so they don't dazzle. During this time I have been stopped twice, once in France for speeding (yes I know ) and once in Germany for filtering (didn't know you couldn't) but at no time have I been inspected, or my headlamp queried.

Enjoy the trip

[viper]

AA site is for cars!! on a bike you dont need a warning triangle or a fire extinguisher, and hi-vis is for when you brake down. Compulsory are hi-vis (break down), bike/insurance documents,bulbs,breathalyser from July 1st (although only cautions until november).

Took 140 bikes to France in 2010, and not one had any problems.

I have ridden 1000s of miles all over Europe in the last few years and have never used headlight deflectors, just used the headlight adjusters so they don't dazzle. During this time I have been stopped twice, once in France for speeding (yes I know ) and once in Germany for filtering (didn't know you couldn't) but at no time have I been inspected, or my headlamp queried.

Enjoy the trip

thanks for the concise and confident answer. The high viz thing is law from next year while riding the bike, but it only needs to be a patch thats 150cm,

personally im having this on my jacket

[routemaster]

The one on the AA site is for both cars and bikes, you just need to read the footnotes as things like triangles (6) are excluded for two wheeled vehicles.

I have attached a copy - which is dated April 2012

Steve

[frenchbiker]

Breath analyser checks will only be enforced Nov 1st, 2012 the fine is 11 Euro if biker fails to provide one.
Anyway, with this new president, who knows what will actually come into play...

BTW, what are the compulsory requirements for the UK?

[Mogster]

Breath analyser checks will only be enforced Nov 1st, 2012 the fine is 11 Euro if biker fails to provide one.
Anyway, with this new president, who knows what will actually come into play...

BTW, what are the compulsory requirements for the UK?

erm ...crash helmet ... mind you go on any council estate and you'd swear that wasn't the case with all the yoofs riding about on scooters..

[doebag]

The blue 'GB' logo on numberplates is only valid for EU member countries. If you go outside the EU then technically you need a black on white 'GB' sticker on the vehicle.

[Boomer]

BTW, what are the compulsory requirements for the UK?

Your bike has to be road legal in the country it is registered in and you must have all the paperwork with you (insurance, registration document, etc)
Other than that the rider must wear a crash helmet (ECE approved).
You can have as much horsepower as you like (or can get) 

If you get stopped don't try insulting the policeman in another language.
We Brits are not know for our language skills but many people know bits of other languages.
I told a Greek cop, in Dutch, that his mother sucked Turkish for money,...... he didn't know exactly what I'd said but knew it was an insult and probably understood mother and Turkish,....and as a consequence I had to submit to a 45 minute roadside bike and paperwork inspection.
Hey I was 21 and stupid! Luckily I was sober and completely legal.

[mecki]

The blue 'GB' logo on numberplates is only valid for EU member countries. If you go outside the EU then technically you need a black on white 'GB' sticker on the vehicle.

In general this is right but AFAIK EU plates are also sufficient in Norway and Switzerland.

[doebag]

In general this is right but AFAIK EU plates are also sufficient in Norway and Switzerland.

I stand corrected, plus I had not realised how far  the EU border now stretches !

[frenchbiker]

Your bike has to be road legal in the country it is registered in and you must have all the paperwork with you (insurance, registration document, etc)
Other than that the rider must wear a crash helmet (ECE approved).
You can have as much horsepower as you like (or can get) 

If you get stopped don't try insulting the policeman in another language.
We Brits are not know for our language skills but many people know bits of other languages.
I told a Greek cop, in Dutch, that his mother sucked Turkish for money,...... he didn't know exactly what I'd said but knew it was an insult and probably understood mother and Turkish,....and as a consequence I had to submit to a 45 minute roadside bike and paperwork inspection.
Hey I was 21 and stupid! Luckily I was sober and completely legal.

Ok, fairly easy then to compare to the damn French BS...
My bike, bought in Singapore is a UK model, so it will be riding home !!