Recent content by Michael_374349176

I obtained an Umwelt Plackette from a TUv station in Guntzberg in May. It was quite simple and, as has already been said, it cost 5 euro's. I took along the registration document ( you have to carry it in the car on the Continent anyway) but the engineer only glanced at it. He also...

I would second that suggestion of carrying an extention cable as well as the standard 25 metre cable. I have a 10 metre cable as well as a "standard" one. For example, there is a "Les Castelles" site near Le Mans where they will loan (for a small deposit) a 50 metre cable because of the...

Thanks for that David. I'll check out that site near Salzburg, it sound suitable for what we want.

We too are planning to travel through Austria to Italy in May and are considering entering Italy from the NorthEast. Are the roads over any high passes and is there likely to be snow around in that area at that time? Saltzburg is on my wife's "bucket list" and so we plan to be there around...

We travelled to Villanova Park, just south of Barcelona in early June this year. I had purchased these boards from the site mentioned on the CC web-site. I planned to fix them to the 'van with stick 'n' stick velcro (so as not to invalidate the warrenty). Anyway in the end I did not bother...

Well, that's certainly a lot of information! It seems that, when towing, there is still a lot to recommend a good paper map. Maybe I'll just get one and just use it for towns and cities. I do have a good navigator sat at the side of me. She has just directed me on a 4,400 miles or so trip...

I am thinking of joining the 21st century and purchasing a "Sat-Nav". Can anyone suggest one which will sort out routes for use when towing a caravan? We will also want to use it for touring Europe, and have the option of avoiding toll roads/bridges. Any help and advice would be much...

Ihad tihs problem in January of this year. I purchased my new car (second hand) from a dealer and I asked him for a second number plate especially for our caravan. There was no problem and in fact the salesman could not have been more helpful. He even threw in a "two down to one" electrical...

We went to this site, within walking distance of Chenanceaux, in May about four years ago. It is by the side of the river Cher. The owners are a British couple who, at the time of our visit were still working on up-grading it, and some of the shrubs and trees were quite small. The sanitary...

Val Many thanks for that, but since posting the request, my "sat-nav" ("I'm sitting here doing the navigating" - hence sat-nav) has said that she would rather we cross the Seigne by the Pont Brotonne. "I am not taking us through Rouen" was the actual words used. Far be it for me to rock the...

Does anyone know if the new bridge over the seigne (Pont Levant) has yet been completed? According to my Michelin map it was supposed to be finished in 2005 but the google satellite photo' just shows the piers in the river, whereas the google map shows a road passing over. Very confusing. Can...

Jeff Many thanks for that. Michael - Derbyshire

I have now received the stickers from "SpeedStickers" (it only took two days) and will affix them when we go to France in 18 days time. This is mainly because I do not want to give any beligerant gendarme a reason for stopping me.

I contacted the CC travel service yesterday regarding my Mondeo (mass in service = 1557 kg) and my Sterling Europa (MTPLM = 1425 kg) and was told that I didn't need speed stickers for our holiday in France as the total was less than 3500 kg. It seems that this issue is just so confusing and all...

Jeff D Although I have "booked" a pitch it will be good to see a review. Mr. Herve Legrand answered my e-mail written in my apalling French, in perfect English! Makes one feel quite inadequate. Thanks everyone Michael- Derbyshire