Keith and Linda

It's not basic insurance Captain R, but as you say one does need covering for when in transit, we had cause to use ours once in Zurich had to turn the plane around and emergency surgery a few hours later, all those and associated hotel travel costs covered by credit card insurance. Any pre-existing conditions need to be declared and may be covered but extra payment may also be required for this too.

If your rafts were anything like ours then you had to swim in the canal...............fishing with your little wire hooped net on a piece of bamboo, jam jar with string handle throw in a piece of water weed, 4 hours later you have three stickle back in the jar, declare yourself the best fisherman and throw stones in next to your mates fishing spot.

I did that too (as well as many other things) on the Leeds Liverpool canal, the Kirkstall and Burley section in Leeds, where was your section?

Do you have travel insurance included with your credit card? that's all we use for world wide travel.

I wonder how anyone drives a company vehicle legally?

trouble is with maps it is apparently only men that can visualize that 6 inch's is a mile

I completely get what you are saying. I have decided to just sell my present car here with a bit of a heavy heart. It performs like new with only 46k miles on the clock and full dealership history. The worry is always that I'd part with this and end up with some lemon over in Oz and will start comparing. I understand about parts my uncle in Perth had to park his car for 6 weeks when his tyres wore off to illegal levels as they were being shipped from Korea. What I will probably do is buy a run around and use it while I sus out what the cars over there are about. Can $5k get me a decent motor to use for about 6 to 12 months? Can you pm me with details on the car you are selling, we are looking at buying one when we are over in March.

Looking at goin to the Chelsea flower show when we are over this year. Has any body been? should we get the full day or the part day from 3.30pm? Also looking at staying at a hotel a little further west and getting the tube to Sloane Sq, so has anybody got idea's on hotels (with car parking) near a tube stations? looked at premier Inns so any comments on these or other hotels welcome.

Try this, the Luthansa one says South America. http://www.roundabouttravel.com.au/deals/ other than that you could wait a little as sometimes the airlines come up with deals, for example Qantas came up with a fare to Mexico City cheaper than to LA but still using the LA flight! Also try one of the American airlines.

Yep, never assume one must do some research.

There's plenty when driving a car on the roads! Went to an insurance broker posed the question they supposedly checked things out and they will be able to provide insurance. I will have a residential address with council tax bills in my name if needed. But really no different to the likes of say back packers getting cars as they do here in OZ.

Next Wednesday looks a bit of a bummer! better batten down the hatch's and get the supplies in.

Look, thanks for the response PB, well the first 7 words anyhow, but why oh why did you have to start belittling folk? the guy passed on an honest observation without judgment to ensure I was made aware of things so that I can make an informed choice.

Thanks, looks interesting.

Thanks for reply caramac, it will be second hand, just wanted to start looking somewhere now whilst still in Aus to get a feel of things and monitor the sites but if one jumps out at me I could go for it. I will check out Bristol street motors, but generally I shy away from dealers but if its a buyers market why not hey!