brit pete your answer started with ADR 8.1.4 i was not asking about ADR regs.
My question was are there any countries in Europe that require trucks to carry a fire extinguisher
if so what weight, but from reading your answers it would appear they are not required as for carrying an extinguisher for the sake of it no way if its law we do it, if not we dont, as for hitting someone over the head no we dont do that either, and if one of our trucks caught fire our drivers attitude would be like 99% of employed drivers (**** it let it burn)