I thought I’d let you know what documents we are planning on taking with us on our motorcycle trip; some of them are essential and some of them we are taking just in-case. We’re carrying all of our own documents separately on our own bikes in A5 zip lock folders but we are also taking a photocopy of each other’s documents in a different zip lock bag so IF something bad happens, we’re prepared! If anyone who happens to stumble across this is planning on riding through Europe on a motorbike for the first time hopefully our list will help; we weren’t too sure what we needed at first either…
The yellow zip lock folder contains all of our own original documents (apart from the V5):
- Passport – Pretty much a must have item at the docks in France I would imagine.
- Full driving licence – Got to have one of these in-case the police feel like talking to you!
- E111 card – If you get into an accident on EU soil, you need one of these to pay for it.
- Ferry tickets – You’re not getting to France without these!
- Bike insurance certificate – Illegal to ride without insurance, we’re both covered to ride in Europe by Carole Nash.
- Travel insurance certificate – This is probably a good idea if you’re taking a lot of gear with you.
- V5 photocopy (vehicle ownership document) – Don’t want to carry our actual V5s so we photocopied them.
- Budget log sheet – This is just an empty grid so we can keep track of our spending on the trip.
- Mileage log sheet – So we can keep track of our mileage and where we’re stopping so we can write about it later!
The blue zip lock folder contains photocopies of everything in the other person’s yellow folder. The Sharpie is just so we look cool on the internet. I think we’ve got everything but if you think we’ve forgotten anything important that we might need for travelling in France, Andorra, Spain or Portugal… let us know! 