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Buckman said:
Being very negative, we visited a Michelin star restaurant in France for our wedding anniversary also in 2015 and were quite disappointed.

Nothing wrong with the quality of the food when you could find it, but the portions were very small taking into consideration the price you paid. I have had bigger starters than the main meal dished up to us. By the time we got back to the caravan we were starving. LOL! 😀

The view from the restaurant was across the harbour so quite pleasant so made up for the lack of a meal. 👍🙂
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Best to go for the Taster Menus, 20+ courses!!!
 
otherclive said:
It’s like public car parks, supermarkets too etc. All are still sized for 1960s cars, and some authorities are now starting to ban cars over 5.0m.
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I assume length not girth😉🤪
My VW is 4878mm before adding in the towbar. Shame for the Hummer owners😎
 
Devonisheaven said:
Not only my back garden, but my office of work for 30 years.

View: https://youtu.be/DnLORNsYnco?feature=shared


Just 35 mins from here, my favourite beaches……..Devonisheaven! Would not live anywhere else in this country.

View: https://youtu.be/h0UlyBr5D04?feature=shared
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Lovely area. We used to walk to Great Staple Tor from our house in Horrabridge. On a nice day perhaps have a drink in the Merrivale Inn. Other spots would be swimming in the Walkham or the quarries at Foggintor where nearby at Kings Tor were still laying old sculpted stones destined for London Bridge. On Wednesdays it was sports afternoon, so a group of us “Oldies” ( aged early 30s ) would get the college minibus to take us on to the Moor for walking or sometimes riding from Sampford Spiney stables. I was also with the Yelverton and Horrabridge Scouts plus Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Tavistock). Looking back I cannot believe that I got any paid work done. Perhaps that was why I was airlifted to Canada for a solo year 😂
 
Sam Vimes said:
My back yard
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Relatively not that far away from you in an eastward direction in the Monadh Liath mountains. It’s Coignafearn shooting lodge at the head of the Findhorn river. Quite remote single track road few passing places, then leave car near a few dwellings and just walk for miles until the shooting tracks turn to bog. Deer, eagles ,red kite and osprey, and precious few humans. Sheer delight, one of our favourite places.
 
otherclive said:
Lovely area. We used to walk to Great Staple Tor from our house in Horrabridge. On a nice day perhaps have a drink in the Merrivale Inn. Other spots would be swimming in the Walkham or the quarries at Foggintor where nearby at Kings Tor were still laying old sculpted stones destined for London Bridge. On Wednesdays it was sports afternoon, so a group of us “Oldies” ( aged early 30s ) would get the college minibus to take us on to the Moor for walking or sometimes riding from Sampford Spiney stables. I was also with the Yelverton and Horrabridge Scouts plus Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Tavistock). Looking back I cannot believe that I got any paid work done. Perhaps that was why I was airlifted to Canada for a solo year 😂
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Kelly? 🤔

I will be going to Great Staple tomorrow! 👍
 
Lutz said:
Presumably, on that basis, it also excludes bike racks on the back of a car, too.
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If it’s detected as a car exceeding 5m by model type /registration number by ANPR the car park management company can issue a PCN. If a car park attendant checks the registered details and they exceed 5m then again a PCN can be issued. Many car park T&C if you read them require the car to be parked within the boundary of the space, so a bike rack that hangs over the boundary could potentially attract a PCN. How strictly these T&Cs are enforced I have no idea, and it’s not something I’ve given much thought to too.


www.which.co.uk

Revealed: The cars so long you could get a parking ticket - Which?

Cars over five-metres are explicitly banned from some car parks and could get you a fine if you park one there. We reveal the new models that could be caught out
www.which.co.uk www.which.co.uk
 
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otherclive said:
If it’s detected as a car exceeding 5m by model type /registration number by ANPR the car park management company can issue a PCN. If a car park attendant checks the registered details and they exceed 5m then again a PCN can be issued. Many car park T&C if you read them require the car to be parked within the boundary of the space, so a bike rack that hangs over the boundary could potentially attract a PCN. How strictly these T&Cs are enforced I have no idea, and it’s not something I’ve given much thought to too.


www.which.co.uk

Revealed: The cars so long you could get a parking ticket - Which?

Cars over five-metres are explicitly banned from some car parks and could get you a fine if you park one there. We reveal the new models that could be caught out
www.which.co.uk www.which.co.uk
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The requirement to be parked within the boundary of the space could catch some out without bike racks as the "standard" parking space was only 2.4m x 4.8m until recently when it was increased to 2.6m x 5.0m but most car parks are set to the old "standard", not that the standard was mandatory in the first place.
 
RogerL said:
The requirement to be parked within the boundary of the space could catch some out without bike racks as the "standard" parking space was only 2.4m x 4.8m until recently when it was increased to 2.6m x 5.0m but most car parks are set to the old "standard", not that the standard was mandatory in the first place.
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Yes, the Which report does cover that aspect.
 
otherclive said:
If it’s detected as a car exceeding 5m by model type /registration number by ANPR the car park management company can issue a PCN. If a car park attendant checks the registered details and they exceed 5m then again a PCN can be issued. Many car park T&C if you read them require the car to be parked within the boundary of the space, so a bike rack that hangs over the boundary could potentially attract a PCN. How strictly these T&Cs are enforced I have no idea, and it’s not something I’ve given much thought to too.


www.which.co.uk

Revealed: The cars so long you could get a parking ticket - Which?

Cars over five-metres are explicitly banned from some car parks and could get you a fine if you park one there. We reveal the new models that could be caught out
www.which.co.uk www.which.co.uk
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To increase revenue, these PPC no longer employ parking attendants preferring to reply on ANPR which can be a pain for BB holders as we found out the hard way when using a rental car.
 
With the summer holiday getaway starting this last week roads have been been ramping up in traffic levels. Today some 3m cars were expected to join the fun. We decided to defer our trip to Wales until tomorrow as our programme was flexible. Not heard any horror stories wrt Dover crossings.
 
otherclive said:
With the summer holiday getaway starting this last week roads have been been ramping up in traffic levels. Today some 3m cars were expected to join the fun. We decided to defer our trip to Wales until tomorrow as our programme was flexible. Not heard any horror stories wrt Dover crossings.
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We are at a wedding in a specialist field Hampsley Hollow just south of Calne. Took twice as long and added 10 miles because the Annual Motorbike Rally is being held in Calne and all the roads are shut! Plus the A419 between me and Cirencester northbound is closed all weekend!
 
Dustydog said:
We are at a wedding in a specialist field Hampsley Hollow just south of Calne. Took twice as long and added 10 miles because the Annual Motorbike Rally is being held in Calne and all the roads are shut! Plus the A419 between me and Cirencester northbound is closed all weekend!
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I did raise a post last Tuesday with a link to the Calne Bike Meet taking place today. I posted it in case any in the area were interested in going to the Meet. Not to worry have a pint at The White Horse Inn, Compton Bassett, if The Ivy has closed.
 
otherclive said:
I did raise a post last Tuesday with a link to the Calne Bike Meet taking place today. I posted it in case any in the area were interested in going to the Meet. Not to worry have a pint at The White Horse Inn, Compton Bassett, if The Ivy has closed.
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Ahh! Missed it🙀🙀
 
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