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dhaavers
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 Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Traveling after Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Syncro solstice hat…FULL BONUS POINTS.
  
Love the trip report, thanks for bringing us along & keep it up!
- Dave
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fxr
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling after Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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At least I never got a ticket when it happened to me about 4 years ago. |
You were lucky! For the last few decades (not just years) all EU countries plus the UK and some others in the customs union will share matching number plates to those responsible for the vehicle.
Matching a privately owned US vehicle? It will have been through some Customs service on its way into the EU, and *they* will have the necessary details. Depending on how its insured - that's another route to the information, as above. There's nothing they'd like more than to ding a foreign vehicle, especially a US one!
Just like a small town in the US loving to catch an out-of-state vehicle speeding!
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dobryan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling after Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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Just like a small town in the US loving to catch an out-of-state vehicle speeding! |
I am really being AR about speed limits in towns and on all roads in general. When no limit is posted I default to 50kph within the city limits. Often there are 30kph areas and I honor them.
I have passed a hand full of speed cameras and manned radar setups and managed to not get my picture taken.... fingers crossed.
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'87 Westy w/ 2010 Subaru EJ25 (Vanaru) and Peloquin TBD
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." Robert Louis Stevenson
MD>Canada>AK>WA>OR>CA>AZ>UT>WY>SD
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620646
Building a bus for travel in Europe (euroBus)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=695371
The Western Syncro build
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Jake de Villiers
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fxr
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling after Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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You have to watch your speed on the Autoroute in France - they log your time difference between the toll plazas - and there's no leeway.
The 'unwritten rule' in the UK is that as long as you're within the speed limit+10%+2mph you're OK. So 35 in a 30 won't get you dinged by a speed camera - 36mph will.
Italy seems like California - speed limits are seen as "suggestions".
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16CVs
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 12:17 am Post subject: Re: Traveling after Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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You're so photogenic though Dave. I'd think they'd pay you to take your picture.
Great trip Dave.
Stacy
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Schuylersister
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Traveling after Building a bus for travel in Europe "euroBus" |
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| You are an inspiration Dave. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. I'm starting to do some planning of my own and have learned so much from you already. |
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