li class="ml-20">* Halfords and Halfords couriers deliver Monday to Saturday excluding bank holidays. The protruding earth pin means that the plug can only be inserted one way around, just like UK plugs. Unlike UK plugs and sockets, they can be connected either way around, and there is no convention as to whether sockets have the live wired to the left or right receptacle.

span class="fs-small">Once the colleague has started to put the transaction through, you will be asked to finish the application on a mobile device (e. How common is it to find sites in Europe which don't have the normal blue 16A socket hook up or have reversed polarity? The extension lead you are considering * gives you that all important safety item the RCD [residual current device].p>National Tyre Service Ltd t/a National Tyre and Autocare is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This handy Euro adapter is BS EN60309 approved and allows you to hook up your caravan or motorhome while travelling to European countries. Borrowing more than you can afford or paying late may negatively impact your financial status and ability to obtain credit. Advice about the CE7/7 plug was useful, as the German Schuko and the french version do look very similar.

Connect your caravan to the mains power via this European 2 pin socket mains cable which is also supplied with a splash proof 3 pin socket for UK travelling. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. Continental 240v mains hook up adaptor is essential if you are going to Europe in a caravan, campervan or motorhome or simply camping in a tent, trailer tent or folding camper and you want to have the facility to have 240v mains electric.You therefore have a 50:50 chance of it being wired the correct way for your EV charger, and unlike with the Schuko socket, you cannot rotate the plug 180 degrees to solve the issue. Most countries use the standard round blue 3-pin socket for outdoor connections like campsites and aires. I am thinking then that if the polarity is reversed, I remove plug, rotate though 180 degrees and plug back in - is that problem solved?

Halfords Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 724263) and acts as a credit intermediary and not a lender, offering credit products provided exclusively by Klarna Bank AB (publ).Nearly all the campsites in mainland Europe we’ve been to use the same 3 pin plug as us, but only time I’ve needed the 2 pin adaptor was in France. It allows you to power your caravan or motor home at home, to test equipment and charge your leisure battery before leaving, or simply using the vehicle as an extra room. This year I found a number of sockets with no earth - a couple on Bella Riva (Les Pommiers as was) plus one or two reverse polarity on other sites. Our wide range of heavy duty adaptors are designed to enable standard UK caravan hook-up leads to be used across Europe and Scandinavia from domestic and commercial sockets, where the standard 230v 16A CEE socket found on campsites is not available. Then, on the other hand, we are just back from 6 weeks using 8 sites, 6 of these had only Schuko outlets for our pitches.

Euro 2 Pin Plug to 16A CEE 3 Pin Female Socket AdapterThis handy Euro adapter is BS EN60309 approved and allows you to hook up your caravan or motorhome while travelling to European countries. If the polarity is reversed and a fault occur, the single pole circuit breaker MCB (if it still works in this reverse configuration) will trip, but disconnect the neutral connection. If you need an earth connection, the Schuko plug also known as the CEE 7/4, won't work in France or Belgium where they have the CEE 7/5 standard and it won't work at all in Switzerland where plugs are to the SEV 1011 standard. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Whilst the equipment in your caravan will appear to be off, the live connection will still very much be live!The universal CEE 7/7 adaptor fits both Schuko and French types sockets and is the main adaptor required for the majority of Europe and Scandinavia. The third and most important factor for me is after explaining the first 2 factors actually the second to my wife And failing miserably. Ive not noticed lots of electrocuted people on campsites abroad so Ive stopped worrying about it now. For more technical information, the Digital Museum of Plugs and Sockets provides a fascinating resource.