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Originally Posted by Davey Blueeyes
Hmm, interesting idea, going to Dortmund! But that's 2 ferries each way instead of one!
Three and a half large, ouch. Do they take luncheon vouchers?!
As an aside, been checking my breakdown cover. If you break down within a mile of home then it's taking to the nearest garage only but under 'Recovery of the vehicle and passengers' it says this:
'We will arrange help and pay the cost of taking you, passengers and the vehicle to any one place you choose' and excludes transportation to more than one place and transportation of more than 5 passengers
Under what's covered under alternative travel or emergency overnight hotel accommodation it says
'Alternative road or rail travel, or one night’s hotel accommodation for you and up to 5 passengers and also refunding the cost of travel for one person to collect the repaired vehicle' while excluding breakdowns occurring within 25 miles of the home address.
Now, in your humble opinions, does this mean that I can pack a bag, hope it will drive on and off a ferry and about fifteen miles down the road (if it makes it!) and then ring them up to tell them I have a gearbox problem which is ruining my weekend in Glasgow but I have found someone up there to have a look at it while I'm there?!
It feels wrong, I know. But I dread getting quotes for someone to do a 500 mile run with that on a flatbed
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I think that's exactly what I did on my trip to Glasgow (admittedly only 220 miles for me): I remember now having a chat with my mate who runs the local Kwikfit, and he thought that (a) the car would be ok getting there and (b) that the RAC would recover it to Mackies if it didn't make it.
You may want to have a hotel booking in Glasgow that you can cancel on the day as corroboration that you were going to make the trip (I can give you an hotel that'll probably be happy to do this)
It probably all boils down to your attitude to risk: I won't pretend that my trip to Glasgow was relaxing (especially on the climb up to Shap, where I was really concerned that the 'box would start slipping if I did anything more than gently stroke the loud pedal), but I got there, and don't regret doing it. Though that's with hindsight
