Have you ever considered taking your car on holiday with you? With overseas travel becoming much more accessible for car owners it is amazingly easy to spend a holiday taking in the sights and sounds in your pride and joy.

Here are just a few things that you will need to know regarding your vehicle, its contents and any other related regulations.

Firstly, there are some very important pieces of paperwork that you should keep with you at all times when you are travelling, items such as your driving license with its paper counterpart should be kept in an easy to find location in case a situation arises where it may need to be inspected. Having your vehicles registration document with you to hand can be very helpful along with motor insurance documents and passport. These may seem like very obvious items to bring with you but the more obvious something is, sometimes the easier it is to forget!

Each country in the world is uniquely different and the same goes for their motoring laws so being sure that you are not breaking any regulations is a top priority. Depending on which country you are visiting you can find detailed information either online via governmental or general motoring websites. For example, In Austria drivers must be 18 to drive within the country, not allow children under the age of 14 to sit in the front passenger seats and officials have even ruled that dipped headlights should be used in bad weather conditions. Bearing the above information in mind it is very important to have a good knowledge of these types of regional laws and regulations even if you are just passing through the country in question briefly.

Another important factor is making sure that your breakdown cover includes external countries is very important, in some cases you will find that your breakdown policy does not include these so you may need to enhance your cover, even if its just for the period you are away.

Security is important too, travellers should make sure that their vehicle is secure at all times, removing any valuable items from the view of any windows and ensuring that everything from windows to doors are secure when leaving the vehicle unattended can help prevent any incidents with theft or vandalism.

This article is a very brief guide to some of the aspects regarding driving holiday safety and by researching more you can be assured of a wondered four wheeled holiday!

Thom Sanders writes on Behalf of Foray Motor Group, one of the top Ford Dealerships and the best place to New Ford Cars for Sale http://www.foraymotorgroup.co.uk/new-cars.html