The SLAC ATLAS group has a CERN car, license plate GE 606074. The vehicle is new as of July 2015. It is similar to but different from the old ones: it is a white van, no CERN logo, no white-on-blue CERN car number, remote lock/unlock. It is a stick shift so make sure you are familiar with its operation. There is an annoying a new feature: When you turn the key in the ignition, the car an alarm goes off. To stop it, remove the plastic gadget with a round metal button at the end from the key chain and hold it next You have to place the plastic gadget – more on this later – next to the blinking pod on the left side of the steering wheel to silence the alarm.
It is your personal responsibility to follow all rules governing use of the CERN car. The following highlights some of the points but is not intended to be exhaustive.
You need must have a CERN Driving License (go to use the car. Go to EDH, click "Other Tasks" and "Car Driving Authorisation", fill out the form, submit it and wait for notification it has been approved. The notification includes information on getting your own plastic gadget to silence the alarm.
Note that the CERN Driving License does not allow you to drive off-site such as going to the SLAC apartment; you will also need a Mission Order to do so. Go to EDH, click "Other Tasks" and then "Mission Order". Mission Orders have to be renewed every calendar year.
) to use it, and a Mission Order (go to EDH, and click Other Tasks and then Mission Order, needs CERN Driving License to be approved) for offsite use such as going to the apartments. According to Conditions of Use, drivers need to have a bunch the following papers with them while driving a CERN car: national driving license, passport or ID, CERN attestation, Mission order (if going outside CERN perimeter).
As of March 2010, there is a new way for filling up. Go to You should only fill up at at the fuel pumps on the west side of Building 130. There is a badge attached to the car key. Hold it next to the icon on the pump. It should display the CERN Car number (3953), and then ask what fuel you want. Choose unleaded using the corresponding number code. Enter the mileage. Now you can fill up. This , answer some questions like mileage and fuel type (Sans Plomb, not Gasol) and fill up. This facility is supposed to be operational 24/7. If you fill up elsewhere, mileage and amount of fuel would fall outside of expectations the next time you go to Building 130. You then have to go to the transportation office, beg for forgiveness before you can fill up.
The plastic gadget: Since each driver has his/her own gadget, there is now At this time there is one single gadget to silence the alarm, but eventually, each driver will be issued his/her own device. There will be a record of who is driving at any time. Make sure you have the right EDH privileges; otherwise, you may not get one. Also, the new And since the CERN car has a built-in tracking featureGPS tracking, there is a record of who has driven where. Don't even think about driving it beyond the allowed area. Note that this allowed area , which is not necessarily the same for everyone. With individualized gadgets, it's easy to figure out who should be called on the carpeteveryone – see Mission Order.