What equipment do I need to drive in France? Brenda Kirkbride, Runcorn, Cheshire, writes We're flying into Toulouse at the end of June and have hired a car through Jet2.com. It will be the first time that we have driven in France. I've been told that we need to carry a breath test kit, high-visibility gilets, spare light bulbs and a red warning triangle. Do you know if the car will come with all of these? I don't want to be put in the position of paying high prices for essential extras when I could at least buy the gilets much more cheaply at home. Nick Trend, consumer expert, replies I have checked with a couple of leading car hire suppliers including Holidayautos about the legal situation in a case like this. It is fairly straightforward. Car hire suppliers are indeed responsible for providing vehicles equipped with all necessary kit for the rental. But the onus is still on the customer to check that the items are in the vehicle. If anything is missing, you have a right to insist that the car hire company supplies it. This does mean, of course, that you need to know what is required in the country concerned. See the AA website (theaa.com). For more advice on driving abroad see this weekend's Motoring section. Ask the experts Our Q&A service allows you can pick the brains of our experts at home and abroad. Email your query to asktheexperts@telegraph.co.uk or click on the image above to find out more. We won't be able to answer them all, but we will do our best.