dieseldave:
IF you’re carrying Limited Quantities (LQs) you don’t need any extinguishers.
I have to note, as it’s international thread:
In Poland all vehicles (including cars) should carry fire extinguishers. And it has to be before it “use before” date. And it has to have european homologation (whatever that means).
Now:
- IMHO it’s stupid, but they don’t want to listen to me
. - From the other hand, there is some law that your vehicle must have be up to specifications of country of registration. So some people claim that it’s not required when you drive foreign plated car
- But it’s some grey area and common practice of Police is to issue a ticket. For lack of fire extinguisher it can be between 50 and 200 zÅ‚ (~10 to 40 pounds). The problem is that if you are a foreigner you have to pay on the spot and if you don’t have polish money, police car will ■■■■■■ you to the bank or money-exchange place, which is a huge waste of time (or, more propably, you will have to park up your lorry and they’ll drive you there in the police car). Then if you don’t agree you can fight you money back in court. So as you can buy a fire extinguisher for few quids, that may be worth to do as it may save a lot of hassle.
So just to let you know, as not too much people is aware of that.
Btw: Also in Poland there is mandatory first aid kit if the car is carrying people for hire or reward (so Taxis, small vans, buses etc.) and correction stickers on the headlamps for RHD cars are also mandatory.
And it’s illegal to carry the radar-warning device in “ready to use” state.