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Lazydocker

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Off to France in a few hours
« on: 08 December 2008, 22:10:38 »
We're off in a few hours... 04:00 Dover-Dunkirk, down to Lille for the Christmas Market, up to Ypres to pay our respects and on to Tobacco warehouse for Ciggies, back to Eastenders in Calais for Christmas booze and then supermarket for general shopping before catching the 23:58 ferry back! should be back home about 04:00 Wednesday morning... A trip of a mere 27 hours and I'm unlikely to get much relief from the driving :o :o :o

Still... Got other drivers with me if desperate, although they wont do any of the European driving on the "wrong" side... I actually enjoy it :D :D

I'll not be filling with LPG in France as it's more expensive than here :o :o :o but Belgium is supposed to work out about 37ppl :y :y :y Methinks I'll fill in Belgium ::) ::)

See you all later... Going for the first of many power naps over the next 36 hours ::) ::)
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #1 on: 08 December 2008, 22:13:28 »
Have a brill time and enjoy the Belguim chocolate when there filling up with LPG! ::) ;)
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #2 on: 08 December 2008, 22:14:42 »
france is nice, but only one problem... its full of french ppl  ;D

bumpers are for bumping remember

have a good and safe journey. au revoir monsour docker!
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #3 on: 08 December 2008, 22:18:43 »
Enjoy.. :y
I have never driven on the other side of the road :-[
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #4 on: 08 December 2008, 22:21:18 »
comes quite naturally in a lhd car. :y
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #5 on: 08 December 2008, 22:39:51 »
Natural enough in a RHD when you're used to it!!

It'll be like the old days when I regularly used to do this type of journey :y :y ;) ;)
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #6 on: 08 December 2008, 22:53:33 »
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comes quite naturally in a lhd car. :y

I have driven a left hand drive car, but in this country :y Twas a Hillman Avenger and about 30 years ago ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #7 on: 08 December 2008, 23:06:28 »
I did forget myself in Kefalonia once,came out of a petrol station and drove on the left,Greek peasant appears round the corner in his old banger waving and yelling at me.oops! :-[ ;D
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #8 on: 09 December 2008, 00:04:57 »
Why dont you try driving on the wrong side  2mora mike its loads of fun ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #9 on: 09 December 2008, 00:10:12 »
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Why dont you try driving on the wrong side  2mora mike its loads of fun ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D

On my run to work ;D will do, 14 miles rural, with some nasty bends, if I am not on tomorow night then you will know the result... :y
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #10 on: 09 December 2008, 10:54:28 »
It is probably too late for Mon Docker but those going to france take note of the new laws there:

-High vis vest carried in the main cabin (not in the boot)
-warning triangle carried in boot

This is in addition to the extant laws:

-bulb and fuse pack pertinent to car
-first aid kit

Boring I know but the french police are rigid on these issues, esp with foreigners.
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Re: Off to France in a few hours
« Reply #11 on: 10 December 2008, 19:47:07 »
Thanks for that Gaffers! Luckily I used to be a regular crosser and keep up to date with the laws :y :y :y

Wasn't a bad trip really... Although was really disappointed with Lille's Christmas Market! It was just a load of overpriced crap I could have bought at any large town market >:( >:( >:( Third best in Europe my arse! ;D ;D ;D

Still... Was a good trip in the end although I must confess I'm suffering today... Left home at 00:45 Tuesday and got home again at 02:40 today :o :o :o
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