• The source lists major documents for the driver, vehicle and load.
• Exact requirements vary according to the countries visited and the type of goods carried.

3.1. THE DRIVER

• UK driving licence.
• International Driving Permit for Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East.
• Driver CPC DQC (Driver Qualification Card).
• Full passport.
• Passports of drivers and crew members should have at least 6 months' validity remaining at the date of entry, according to the source.
• Visas for Russia, Turkey and Middle Eastern countries, obtained in the UK from the relevant embassies.
• Medical prescriptions – France.
• Letter substantiating employment status – France.
• Minimum wage documents – Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
• Driver's attestation proving employment status for non-EU drivers.
• Employer's letter authorising the driver to drive the vehicle in English, French and German; the source notes this is often combined with the employment-status letter.
• European Accident Statement form.
• EHIC or Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC): the source states these provide access to state healthcare during temporary stays throughout the EU, free or at reduced cost.
• Digital tachograph driver's card when driving a vehicle fitted with a digital or compatible tachograph.
• Tachograph charts for the journey when driving a vehicle fitted with an analogue tachograph.
• Completed tachograph charts for the current day plus the preceding 28 calendar days when driving an analogue-tachograph vehicle, according to the source.
• Letter of attestation where there may be difficulties explaining tachograph records, for example, for a newly recruited driver; it should be written by the employer in the relevant journey languages and give enforcement officials contact details.
• Additional documents may be required depending on the load, for example, a vocational training certificate for dangerous goods.

3.2. THE VEHICLE

• Operator's licence disc.
• V5C or V379.
• Green Card international insurance certificate.
• Carnet de Passage en Douane.
• TIR certificate (GV60), with 2 photographs.
• ATP Compliance Certificate (or photocopy) for carriage of perishable foodstuffs.
• ADR certificate – vehicle and tank.
• Bilateral permit.
• ECMT permit and logbook, plus translation sheets.
• ECMT certificate of compliance for vehicle and trailer, plus translation sheets.
• Certified copy of the UK Licence for the Community.
• Eurovignette, where applicable.
• Copy of annual vehicle test certificate – recommended by the source.
• Vehicle nationality sticker/plate (GB).

3.3. THE LOAD

• Load documents.
• Transit Accompanying Document (TAD) for Common Transit Convention movements, with the movement reference number.
• ATA Carnet with reference number for the NCTS declaration.
• TIR Carnet.
• ADR Instructions in Writing.
• Commercial invoice.
• CMR note.
• Dangerous Goods Note (DGN).
• Own-account consignment note.
• Safety and Security (S&S) UK exit declaration (EXS) and EU import declaration (ENS).
• For journeys under Customs Pre-notification, an EU import declaration MRN.
• Certificate of Competence for movements of live animals.
• De suivi document(s) for France.
• Journey Log.
• Vehicle Approval Certificate from an EU country when transporting live animals.
• Phytosanitary certificates.
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