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Items Needed to take part in Ring One Zero

It's useful to know what is going to be mandatory, and what is optional. If it is mandatory, it means you can't go on the trip without it!

We will be checking some of these before you set off, so please make sure you have all of the mandatory items. Do not try to skip any, as there could be dire consequences if you miss some of them, such as on the spot fines in Europe.

If you miss out on things like European breakdown, the cost of recovering your car will be more than the value of your car unless it is a very valuable mini, so don’t miss out on it!

USE THIS CHECK LIST, STRIKE THROUGH ITEMS AS THEY ARE LOADED INTO YOUR CAR, NOT AS THEY ARE PUT ON THE KITCHEN TABLE!

MANDATORY

1. Passport
2. Driving Licence
3. European Car Insurance cover
4. Insurance details
5. Car Registration document  V5
6. Fire extinguisher
7. MOT Cert
   
8. spare wheel CHECK IT IS INFLATED AND DOES NOT HAVE A HOLE!
9. Food
10. Clothes
11. Spending money (euros)
12. Petrol money (euros)
13. European Breakdown recovery
14. Warning triangle
15. Headlamp reflector patches OR USE BLACK STICKY TAPE - COSTS NOTHING AND WORKS JUST AS WELL
16. Tent and camping equipment making sure it is all present and correct including poles!
17. Spare bulb kit
18. GB sticker  Mandatory unless your number plate is an EC one
19. High viz jacket
20. First aid kit
21. Engine oil - at least a gallon
22. At Least 1Ltr of Water
23. MOT Certificate

We are not adding this as a Mandatory item, however it is srongly recomended you have a Street Level European Sat Nav that is able to tell you your longditue and Latatude (in case you break down)

You will be expected to carry for your own car:

Headgasket set
4 x Plugs
Dissy Cap
Rotor Arm
Plug Leads
Coil (most changed item on the run)
5ltrs Oil
5ltrs Water
Top Water Hose
Bottom Water Hose
By-Pass Hose (if req)
Roll Of Gaffa Tape
Packed of Cable Ties

OPTIONAL

1. A mobile phone
2. Tools
3. Music for the journey (if you can hear it above the noise of your engine singing away
4. A walkie talkie
5. Haynes manual
6. Some screenwash
7. E111 form for medical cover in case you are ill