You couldn't make it up, disaster trip 2024

[Freo]

The van is coming home ,my lad and his mate picked it up last night, and are in oradour sur glane today , making a short break of it.

Glad to hear it’s on the way back chaser. Bet you’ll be really pleased to have it home after all the grief. Hopefully, that’s the drama finished and you have no more major breakdowns in future.

 

[chaser]

Glad to hear it’s on the way back chaser. Bet you’ll be really pleased to have it home after all the grief. Hopefully, that’s the drama finished and you have no more major breakdowns in future.

They say it's running really well, but that could be the kiss of death.

 

[Freo]

They say it's running really well, but that could be the kiss of death.

Nah, have faith, man.

 

[JockandRita]

They say it's running really well, but that could be the kiss of death.

BUT IT'S NOT, IS IT CHAS?

Positivity man.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[chaser]

Ok they managed to miss the delights of Paris and are now in Ypres.

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[Cliff D]

Do you know, I don't think I have seen anything in England with french writing on it.

I live in a cul-de-sac (but I am in Wales not England, so perhaps doesn't count Chaser)

 

[L' Hobo]

I live in a cul-de-sac (but I am in Wales not England, so perhaps doesn't count Chaser)

You probably are, but does it say it is?

 

[Cliff D]

You probably are, but does it say it is?

Yes, in French, not Welsh

 

[L' Hobo]

Yes, in French, not Welsh

I thought EVERYTHING not Welsh was banned?

 

[chaser]

Ok they managed to miss the delights of Paris and are now in Ypres.

Major update.
They have now brought her home to gravelines.

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[ducati 916]

Ok they managed to miss the delights of Paris and are now in Ypres.

Are they visiting the menin gate while in ypres Chaser, The last post at the menin gate is very moving.

 

[chaser]

Are they visiting the menin gate while in ypres Chaser, The last post at the menin gate is very moving.

They say it's still covered in scaffolding and no the attraction of gravelines was too much.

 

[pagey]

like father like son

 

[gus-lopez]

Do you know, I don't think I have seen anything in England with french writing on it.

Try all food products or most things you buy .same as here required to be in 100 languages ,Aldis & Lidl tools are in multiple languages as are all the instruction booklets .buy one in france & it is illegally in french only & doesn't conform to the eu directives for multi languages. They want it all ways .

The reason for no signs etc. is, that it was left exactly (except for the bodies of course) as it was as a memorial to the victims.

Fair enough but the huge family placards before you even get to the visitors centre, which is the only way in now, were in french only.looked like it was worth reading them all if there was a translation?

 

[scousebird]

Major update.
They have now brought her home to gravelines.

You should go and meet them

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[L' Hobo]

Try all food products or most things you buy .same as here required to be in 100 languages ,Aldis & Lidl tools are in multiple languages as are all the instruction booklets .buy one in france & it is illegally in french only & doesn't conform to the eu directives for multi languages. They want it all ways .

Fair enough but the huge family placards before you even get to the visitors centre, which is the only way in now, were in french only.looked like it was worth reading them all if there was a translation?

Did you not have Google Translate on your phone?

 

[JockandRita]

They say it's still covered in scaffolding and no the attraction of gravelines was too much.

Oh yes, a meal at Baker Street accompanied by a couple or more of decent pression beers.

Yep, I get that too Chas.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[gus-lopez]

Did you not have Google Translate on your phone?

Why should I be doing something they are legally required to do?
When are they also going to standardise the number plates that should have been done years ago?
the list is endless they want it all there own way.

 

[chaser]

You should go and meet them

Apparently they are on the ferry now.

 

[L' Hobo]

Why should I be doing something they are legally required to do?
When are they also going to standardise the number plates that should have been done years ago?
the list is endless they want it all there own way.

Yer, those pesky French, they even speak a different language and drive on the wrong side of the road, just to be awkward!

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[chaser]

Do You know, I think I might start another thread with this, but through it all I can't praise everyone we came into contact with this enough, LV breakdown, the breakdown drivers, the people at the storage place, the garage we were eventually taken to, the people in the hotels we were taken to, the taxi drivers, Uber, the restaurants we visited, in fact I couldn't have a bad word for any of them they were all brilliant.
The only black spot of the whole thing were hertz car rental, unbelievable what they did to us.
But no we could not have had a better experience of a bad job.
And even the people who always get flamed on here were brilliant, ryanair.

 

[busby]

Its all on line..

 

[Mikey RV]

Major update.
They have now brought her home to gravelines.

The garage properly fitted an auto gearbox and the camper went into auto pilot and headed straight for Gravelines.

 

[chaser]

It's back home, they reckon the gearbox really works brilliantly, I think the garage must have been genuine , can't fault them.

 

[BikerGraham]

It's back home, they reckon the gearbox really works brilliantly, I think the garage must have been genuine , can't fault them.

That’s great to hear. Reunited with your van, finally.

story for the grand kids but don’t let it put you of from crossing that stretch of water.

We will all break down at some point probably. those who spend most of their vanning over there, then it’s likely to be over there when the issue occurs.

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[JockandRita]

It's back home, they reckon the gearbox really works brilliantly, I think the garage must have been genuine , can't fault them.

And without the kiss of death either. Great stuff Chas.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[chaser]

That’s great to hear. Reunited with your van, finally.

story for the grand kids but don’t let it put you of from crossing that stretch of water.

We will all break down at some point probably. those who spend most of their vanning over there, then it’s likely to be over there when the issue occurs.

We have a tunnel booked in December for the gravelines and Ypres Christmas market , booked it months ago so we will see how that goes .

 

[Spriddler]

It's back home, they reckon the gearbox really works brilliantly, I think the garage must have been genuine , can't fault them.

Great result, but what do you propose to do to it if it's working O.K. now? Will you be able to determine what the apparent fault was?

 

[chaser]

Great result, but what do you propose to do to it if it's working O.K. now? Will you be able to determine what the apparent fault was?

The fault has been apparent from the start, the gearbox was knackered , it's now got a new one.

 

[scousebird]

Nice Christmas Market in Arras too

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