Having the controls and seating position reversed also helps a lot in driving on the other side of the road compared to what you're 'used to' in my experience.

Having the controls and seating position reversed also helps a lot in driving on the other side of the road compared to what you're 'used to' in my experience. In particular I've found that driving on the continent in a UK car is a lot harder than driving on the continent in a local hire car, beyond the lower visibility you get when merging etc.