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    I wouldn’t consider it as caravans can be unsteady trailers if the basics aren’t addressed. Is the spare the same load index as the road...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Seaside Toilets.
    They had options for music choice too.. There are some variants around in UK but they never caught on as much as in France.
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    otherclive replied to the thread Lexus NX 450 hybrid +.
    Mines the previous RAV4 hybrid and the maximum towing load is 800 kg being the 2WD variant. 4WD is 1500kg, same engine but obviously...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Keeping to 20 mph.
    My radar cruise control does work well in 20 mph zones where we live but yesterday even with its detection distance reduced the...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Importing food into France.
    Why would French officers search a car for foodstuffs about to enter the UK? Our caravan was searched on three occasions leaving...
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    otherclive reacted to Buckman's post in the thread Seaside Toilets with Like Like.
    Agree 100%. It is a town that you pass through generally as quickly as possible as nothing special about it unless you like over...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Keeping to 20 mph.
    Three more breaks booked in September, south, mid and west Wales, 12 nights in all. Don’t know why we didn’t retire there, beats the...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Keeping to 20 mph.
    That wasn’t my experience in south Wales yesterday, but sooner the better.
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    otherclive replied to the thread Terrible noise!.
    Our son has foxes coming in to his garden most nights as he feeds them. Their calling is quite disturbing if you are not aware of what...
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    otherclive posted the thread Keeping to 20 mph in Tow Cars.
    Yesterday we spent a day in Wales where most towns and villages are a 20 mph limit. I turned on intelligent speed control as I entered...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Importing food into France.
    There are posts where the members say what they would take if they were going to Europe, and the items to be taken clearly breach the...
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    otherclive reacted to Mel's post in the thread Importing food into France with Like Like.
    We once got “searched”. Many years ago ( c2005) we were in our motorhome, waiting to board the ferry from Caen. It was delayed. Next...
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    otherclive reacted to Guzzilazz's post in the thread Seaside Toilets with Like Like.
    One of the councils local to us is Tendring, and to their credit they have teams visiting their busy public toilets multiple times per...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Seaside Toilets.
    The ones in our town Center shopping precinct are free and excellent. The ones in a nearby car park were free but haven’t reopened since...
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    otherclive replied to the thread Road Rant.
    Quite a number of us will not be around to see it, but with the demographics of the ageing “boomers” and a birth rate well below that...