You will need a reflective vest and a spare set of bulbs to drive in France
you can buy the vest and the whole bulb kit from halfrauds .
Oh nearly forgot Warning Triangle .....and a First Aid Kit ....
That should just be about it ...
Can't you just drop the beam using the dial switch
The automatic pay pumps at supermarkets (open when the main store is closed) do NOT take UK issued chip and pin cards.
When did this happen? I've been caught out like this before & had to ask a local to use his card & I gave him cash. That was a few years ago & things have changed. Last year I used my chip & pin in pumps & it worked fine. You can select the language, so you don't need any Franglais . I think you're right, the supermarket kiosks aren't manned on Sundays & other times when the shops are closed.
I Never thought of that the diagram you getFrench pumps used to accept Carte Bleu only. Sounds as though that has changed. For headlight masking refer to pages 192-3 of the manual (or thereabouts).
RAB