"European" Driving lessons in UK?

janem2

We are off to Europe and will be driving "on the wrong side of the road" for the first time. Does anyone know of any companies that give you off the road driving lessons so you can practice driving on the right. If not, can anyone recommend any books etc that gives you tips or where you can learn what the road signs say?

Thanks


Jane

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Nobody can simulate driving on the right here, it is very straightforward to drive on " the wrong side ", you just need to adjust to the different conditions, the only real difficulty is overtaking, when your forward visibility is obviously restricted.

Most traffic signs are similar or the same as ours.

Tell us where you intend to go in Europe, they do have some different legal requirements.

janem2

I fly into Luxebourg airport and drive north into Belguim.

Thanks


Jane

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janem2 wrote: »

I fly into Luxebourg airport and drive north into Belguim.

Thanks


Jane

OK, I assume then that you will be driving a Hire Car, in which case the rental company will provide you with all of the local legal requirements.

I assumed that you would be driving a right hand drive car.

Quietmanc

Whenever I drive LHD 'over there',I find I tend to keep far too close to the edge of the road-might just be me,but maybe something to keep in mind.

angel00079

I remember as passenger through France that they leave indicator on when in outer lane and indicate back in. I can't remember Belguim much apart from one of the road where you felt like you were taking your life in your own hands.

splishsplash

Quietmanc wrote: »

Whenever I drive LHD 'over there',I find I tend to keep far too close to the edge of the road-might just be me,but maybe something to keep in mind.

Me too, and always spend the first ten minutes scrabbling at the door looking for the gear-stick at every gear change.
My kids take it in turn to 'watch my right' until I get into the swing of things - it may be useful to assign this job to someone if you're going to have passengers.

Kurtis_Blue

Its simply should not be an issue.

The only time you need to focus is when there are no other cars around in rural areas, you may revert to diving on the "wrong side" when tired, if you think this may be an issue then draw an arrow on a post it note and place it on the dash as a little nudge to keep you on the "right" side.

vikingaero

You can buy a transparent sticker from Halfords that you stick on the windscreen to remind you which side of the road to drive on.

Amazon sell a European driving guide published by Haynes called Driving Abroad. It's also possibly sold in Halfords too.

hc25036

One thing that used to catch me out in a couple of countries (Germany currently for sure and was Belgium - but I haven't been there for a while) is that on urban roads you are expected to slow down for traffic entering from the right even if you are on the more major road. You'll need to read up on that....