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[Barry Cade]

Mrs Cade took me away for my50th. We ended up here.

 

[stuboy]

Emptied all the tools out the galaxy back into the mondeo( dumped into ), reinstated back to 7 seater finally, er'indoors wanted to go up local pub ( she wants to create memory's of something she always did for some reason) mini stuboy no1 and 2, BiL, and 2 missus 2 middle kids, pair of aldi's, nice red Vauxhall (lol), nice lotus and fiat secicento sporting looked fun.

[lesapandre]

Anyone go to this motoring rave? Plenty of OMG by the BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqz29340p0o

[lesapandre]

For those who use the port or Eurotunnel here is a  good in-depth article by Kent Online about the new  EU Entry/Exit System (EES) and how it will be implemented at Dover later this year.

The 'nightmare' title is to catch attention - the rest of the article is much more measured. 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/why-big-changes-to-catching-ferry-to-france-are-a-nightmare-313181/

The best way to use Dover Port is off-peak if at all possible. Night crossings are usually pretty quiet and free-flowing. This will equally apply to the new arrangements.

In the long term the new arrangements may speed up flow through the port.

[Westbay]

14 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

Mrs Cade took me away for my50th. We ended up here.

 

@grizz

[beko1987]

Been a bit bloody wet this morning 😂

[JakeT]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

For those who use the port or Eurotunnel here is a  good in-depth article by Kent Online about the new  EU Entry/Exit System (EES) and how it will be implemented at Dover later this year.

The 'nightmare' title is to catch attention - the rest of the article is much more measured. 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/why-big-changes-to-catching-ferry-to-france-are-a-nightmare-313181/

The best way to use Dover Port is off-peak if at all possible. Night crossings are usually pretty quiet and free-flowing. This will equally apply to the new arrangements.

In the long term the new arrangements may speed up flow through the port.

A Monday in November is normally a great time to travel. The only downside is the inspectors and customs people have nothing to do so think you’re smuggling migrants. They ran my 3 series estate through the heartbeat detector FFS.

[lesapandre]

And that was going out! 😂

But generally it is all pretty routine. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

30 minutes ago, JakeT said:

They ran my 3 series estate through the heartbeat detector FFS.

A few years back I took a lorry through the heartbeat detector on the Calais side. Nothing was said there but we got pulled at Dover and made to follow a customs car to a big hangar whereupon Chief Rummage Officer gave me the standard questions about me, the vehicle and the contents. Then a load of other shite questions and I sussed that he's after tearing the box down looking for wee Africans.
The fact that I had four horses on board plainly got missed someplace (that and the word 'Horses' front, sides and rear on the box) - hence +ve heartbeats?

One was not amused but just had to suck it up as there's no way I'd piss off those guys. Took them an hour to clear us and the lorry. They never asked a single question on nor to see any paperwork on the horses though -  maybe there's a possibility there to make some money?

 

 

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, Westbay said:

@grizz

I think she’s trying to tell you something.

[wuvvum]

Off on me hols.

Got to Dover early as the traffic was decent, so got put on an earlier ferry.  Rover seems to have a very slightly sticky front brake, but otherwise all fine so far.  This is the first long trip I've done in the car since SF 2023 - ever since then I've just used the Ampera. 

Plan is to stay in Dunkirk tonight, then off to @Back_For_More country tomorrow (Bruxelles), then down into Germany on Wed, day in the Eifel with possibly a cheeky lap of the 'Ring, then down to the Black Forest for a day, then trundle down through France to visit my brothers.  That's the plan, anyway...

[mercedade]

40 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Rover seems to have a very slightly sticky front brake

 

40 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

possibly a cheeky lap of the 'Ring, 

Good.

Luck.

[wuvvum]

9 minutes ago, mercedade said:

 

Good.

Luck.

It's supposed to be raining on Wed and I'm in a diesel automatic Rover 75.  I won't be going fast. 

Brake isn't noticeably binding anyway, it just squeals a bit when turning slightly left.

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

 

 

Plan is to stay in Dunkirk tonight, then off to @Back_For_More country tomorrow (Bruxelles), then down into Germany on Wed, day in the Eifel with possibly a cheeky lap of the 'Ring, then down to the Black Forest for a day, then trundle down through France to visit my brothers.  That's the plan, anyway...

this week the touristfahren is only on weekdays in the evening

[wuvvum]

Yup, I'm planning to get there for 5pm on Wed.  Need to top up the credit on my Ring account.

[Lankytim]

More P4 antics this weekend. The fuel tank leaked from the fuel pick up point  meaning that filling the tank more than half full resulted in it pissing out all over the place. The fuel pick up was loose and the brass screws holding it in appeared chewed up, one breaking when I tried to remove it. Fortunately like any normal person I have a spare P4 fuel tank in the garage.

This was from a Rover 60 and the fuel sender and pick up needed swapping over from the 95 tank. A lick of paint and some new retaining bolts and everything is back together and leak free. I didn’t bother refitting the tow bar as it obstructed the spare wheel “letterbox” and was a bit of a home brew affair. I may refit at a later date. 

[lesapandre]

55 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Yup, I'm planning to get there for 5pm on Wed.  Need to top up the credit on my Ring account.

Watch out for water on the Pas de Calais...rain forecast for this evening - thought nothing serious so far - N. France seems to have escaped deluge UK.

[richardmorris]

Bbc front page about Lebanon. Is that a 240?
 

[wuvvum]

Dunkirk.

Now going for a walk along the beach. 

[hairnet]

39 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Dunkirk.

 

Now going for a walk along the beach. 

 

heading for poole on weds

glad i booked the car now

also heading to germany (from cherbourg)

[lesapandre]

For a long time the 75 and especially the estate was the car of choice of the middle-classes on their French holiday. A particular type of Terry and June who are rarely spotted these days - UK tourists seem very different. If they are now rarely seen they are in an Audi or Toyota estate...

[hairnet]

itll be friday saturday when all that clears off from benelux/deutsch

[lesapandre]

Meteofrance are not forecasting armageddon currently...

[richardmorris]

For those interested in steam trains, this is huge. 600tons.

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Bbc front page about Lebanon. Is that a 240?
 

Yes and an early one also. 

[richardmorris]

It’s not national news, but yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the gresford colliery disaster. My grandfather’s 13th birthday too. Brought about questions in parliament and changes to workers rights - the 266 dead weren’t paid for the day they died as they didn’t clock out. 
grandad’s dad was a miner who died before I was born, but we have his Davey lamp.

 

[Asimo]

In case you haven’t read this. Makes me think that cars I could want to drive are…over.

 

[richardmorris]

8 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

It’s not national news, but yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the gresford colliery disaster. My grandfather’s 13th birthday too. Brought about questions in parliament and changes to workers rights - the 266 dead weren’t paid for the day they died as they didn’t clock out. 
grandad’s dad was a miner who died before I was born, but we have his Davey lamp.

 

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

50 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

For a long time the 75 and especially the estate was the car of choice of the middle-classes on their French holiday. A particular type of Terry and June who are rarely spotted these days - UK tourists seem very different. If they are now rarely seen they are in an Audi or Toyota estate...

Last week we mostly spotted UK reg'd campervans in the Normandy Boonies until within 50 km of Calais and then it was all VW/Audi/MB/BMW legging it up the road towards Blighty. Feckin' amazin' how those roof boxes stay affixed at high speed  
I was happily chugging along at around 100 km/h* and those boys were leaving me for dust. Still got to park up alongside them in the queue at Les Coquelles. No Rovers, one XJS and an E-Type (!) spotted around Rouen.

* did have a play on a 130 km/h stretch of the  A28 but the drop in the fuel consumption readout triggered a near instantaneous upwards reflex action in my (Scottish) right foot.

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, richardmorris said: