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Article #79: Advice For Driving To The World Cup This Summer

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With this year's football World Cup now have to take out some of your beer and
only months away, tens of thousands of squash in a warning triangle and spare
young people from all corners of England light bulbs instead.
are getting ready to travel to Germany German autobahns have got no speed limits
this summer. so you won't get pulled over for by the
Students are hoarding their loans and cops, and unless for some reason you
increasing their SuperNoodle intake in decide to go in a truck, there's no tolls
order to save money, whilst those of us so it's free to drive on any road. There
that have whored ourselves to the world are speed limits, however, on everything
of work are desperately trying to suck up except the motorways, and German police
to the boss and get our holiday dates are renowned for taking great pleasure in
accepted. pulling over speeding Tommies.
But with aeroplane tickets already Remember that even if you have got motor
reaching astronomical prices, the only insurance and have a crash, your young
remaining option for most football fans driver car insurance premium will be
is to drive to Germany. The ferry ports affected next time you go to renew it, so
and the Channel Tunnel won't know what's don't drive like a nut just because you
hit them in June as hordes of fans can!
squeeze into vans, buses and clapped-out You don't need a visa to get into Germany
old bangers, heading off to Germany in if you're an EU citizen, so all you'll
search of football heaven. need is a valid passport to get across
So if you're one of those football the border. There are a few prohibited
junkies off on a mission to get items that they won't let you bring into
three-lionised this summer, do make sure the country, so if for some reason you
you're properly prepared, or else when were thinking of taking guns, explosives,
James drops the ball, Owen breaks his protected animals, radioactive material,
other foot and Rooney socks someone, drugs or leopard fur, don't.
leaving England knocked-out and tearful, Tickets for the World Cup matches are
you'll have more than just a lost selling at an alarming rate, and if you
football match to cry about. haven't already got one, there's little
One of the most important things you need chance now of being able to buy one from
to do before you head off to the land of an official source. There's guaranteed to
fräuleins and frankfurters is to get be thousands of dodgy touts outside the
some proper car insurance. It may sound grounds, trying to sell a seat at
boring, but it really is vital. Getting well-over face value, but be aware that
involved in a car crash on the Continent buying them is illegal. Also the rip-off
can cost an absolute packet and if you factor is massive and you could be
haven't got adequate cover you'll be, to spending hundreds of pounds on a useless
put it bluntly, stuffed. piece of paper. So if you haven't got a
It needn't cost a lot to get yourself ticket and still want to travel, just go
motor insurance to drive abroad, just to soak up the atmosphere and watch the
ring up your current provider and they'll games on one of the numerous TVs that are
let you know if you need to pay a few bound to be everywhere.
extra quid to update your policy. It's going to be mental in Germany this
Alternatively, if your policy's up for summer, and if you're travelling over
renewal soon, go online and buy from a there you're going to love every second
specialist young driver car insurance of it. Just make sure you're properly
firm that can save you loads of money and prepared, you've got car insurance,
ensure you're covered for driving outside you've got your England shirt, and last
of the UK. but definitely not least, make sure you
As well as your car insurance, there are pack enough beer for what could be the
a few extra bits and pieces you need to biggest party the world has ever seen.
sort out. German law doesn't require you Altogether now, "Three lions on a
to take anything special, but if you're shirt...
driving through France on the way, you'll






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