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Old 23rd May 2018, 10:27 AM
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About 11:10 at J21 works for me and only take about 10mins from my house, just have to try and time it right!
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Old 23rd May 2018, 03:49 PM
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Where are you arriving in the UK?
Finally, I have made up my mind and booked ferries and a hotel room.

Ferry from Gothenburg May 29th to Kiel; departure 6:45 pm and arrival 9:15 am.
I will travel by ferry from Dunkirk to Dover May 30th, departure 8 pm.

A hotel room booked in Folkestone until the next day

I have booked the return trip across Dover to Dunkirk, June 7th. The ferry tickets across the channel are both flexi. Which lets me choose up to 72 hours either side of the booked crossing time
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Old 23rd May 2018, 03:55 PM
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Sounds good If you want to stop locally on the 31st prior to us setting off from the workshop on the 1st then this is a nice place only 2Km away: http://www.thenewinncoleford.co.uk/

I'll be at the workshop from 12:00 so you're welcome to pop over and make use of detailing supplies, coffee machine, etc
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Old 23rd May 2018, 04:10 PM
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Sounds good If you want to stop locally on the 31st prior to us setting off from the workshop on the 1st then this is a nice place only 2Km away: http://www.thenewinncoleford.co.uk/

I'll be at the workshop from 12:00 so you're welcome to pop over and make use of detailing supplies, coffee machine, etc
Thank you. I absolutely will love to see your workshop. And I am looking forward to meet everyone who will part of this!
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Old 23rd May 2018, 04:42 PM
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The hotel didn't have a room, but I booked one in Devon.
http://kingsarmsinn.co.uk
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Old 23rd May 2018, 05:08 PM
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Cool that's not far, although mostly down tiny little lanes! What sort of condition is your paint in? There is a short route to the workshop from there, but it is badly potholed and very narrow - tricky in an LHD D2, especially if you meet a tractor

I would suggest this way instead:



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Old 23rd May 2018, 05:28 PM
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I absolutely should try to avoid very narrow roads. As you say, I am used to driving LHD cars on the right side of the road. Positioning the car correctly will be more difficult in England.
So a big thank you for the heads up

The paint is not excellent So that is not something I worry about.
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Old 23rd May 2018, 07:39 PM
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Good advice.

That's something I'd have appreciated knowing when I paid a visit to the workshop once.
I almost needed a change of underwear after a tight corner on one of those narrow twisty roads, when a minibus came hurtling around a blind bend with no intention of slowing down.
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Old 24th May 2018, 12:52 PM
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Good advice.

That's something I'd have appreciated knowing when I paid a visit to the workshop once.
I almost needed a change of underwear after a tight corner on one of those narrow twisty roads, when a minibus came hurtling around a blind bend with no intention of slowing down.
Youre lucky it wasnt Mike in the Trader's 8 coming the other way!
I've been a passenger going down those lanes in it and that was scary enough!
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