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Sorry for posting this in the general chat bit but....having a minor freak out...

After having the van checked out etc earlier this week ready for France trip, today i realise my reverse lights are not working and it's not a fuse! Will i get hauled off the eurotunnel or can hazard lights suffice til i get home to get 'em fixed...argh!

Nobody will know provided that you don't reverse into a police car. Relax, get going and sort it out when you get home. Have fun and let us know how your trip went.

It could one of a number of things

Check bulb (obvious but worth checking) swap with another bulb in case it looks OK
Wires - connections to the lighting unit and wires to the gear box.
If you are desperate, put a switch on the dashboard and a light on the bumper (who will know)

Reverse lights are not a requirement to pass the MOT, so they may not be a legal requirement for mainland Europe.

The day reversing lights are your biggest worry is the day to just get on a ferry/chunnel and go and live life...

Seriously, it's a non-issue. It'll probably be two minutes to clean the connections on the gearbox switch, mebbe a new switch - or even just new bulbs. But nobody'll care. Really.

In Italy, Ellie was knocked off her bike by a bloke in a Merc who came out of a shop, jumped in, and reversed straight into her. Never mind reversing lights working, the damn thing was missing the entire light cluster!

Just go and fix it when you get back. It's not vital. Bonne voyage!

don`t go backwards...

We haven't had a working reverse light for years as its one of those "better things to be doing jobs" . We went around Europe for three weeks last year and had no issues at all, if that allays your fears.

it does. thanks!

Are you there yet?

Ralf85 wrote:Are you there yet?

just got back. had a great time and managed to avoid reversing into any gendarmarie

Will report fully in my camping thread but thanks again for the tips squire! very handy!

I an so pleased that you had a great time. You haven't missed much back here, just grizzly weather. Look forward to your post and experiences mate. Tell us where you went and stayed.