What are you all up to today? - part 3

Here are some suggestions for you Malcolm, which I'm pretty sure you will ignore anyway! 

Change your garage, sounds like a rip off to me, unless you're driving a Roller!

Check online for tyres, pretty sure that you can find them cheaper than £150 each!

The time you save using your contactless card against Chip & Pin must be wasted by returning to the garage every day, a matter of seconds difference to my mind.

Turned out to be a lovely day after waking up to rain first thing.  Rode the bikes through the woods,  lots of red Kites about today in the sunshine.  Have noticed this time that the woods have been much quieter than usual, far less families out and about. 

It was quiet there too after the weekend, when we were there towards the end of May. While you were cycling round did you notice how much of the forest has been open up? Very different from the last time we visited.

Yes, they have been clearing areas,  although not much more since we were here in August last year. They are digging up the courtyard area in front of the cafe and cycle shop, which may be keeping visitors away.  Site only half full tonight, although warden said they are expecting a few in tomorrow. 

Write your comments here...its time the forestry commission sorted the access road out

We are on our second week in Norfolk with friend's,weather has been kind to us compared to other areas rain overnight usually, otherwise weather fine and warm, OHs birthday yesterday even bigger birthdays these days,moving from West to North tomorrow 

Here are some suggestions for you Malcolm, which I'm pretty sure you will ignore anyway! 

Change your garage, sounds like a rip off to me, unless you're driving a Roller!

Check online for tyres, pretty sure that you can find them cheaper than £150 each!

The time you save using your contactless card against Chip & Pin must be wasted by returning to the garage every day, a matter of seconds difference to my mind.

Write your comments here...Good morning, Yertiz. After 12th July, I'll stop using my contactless debit card because of the increase to my credit limit on my credit card. This means I can use my credit card chip and pin to pay all my outgoings. The entire balance gets paid off by direct debit on the due date so that it costs me nothing in interest payments whilst in the meantime funds can accumulate in my bank account because of not having to use my debit card. My credit card is not contactless so I'll have to use chip and pin anyway. So what you suggested is already in the pipeline! I can then fill the tank full each time.

Our car was serviced last year by a Mitsubishi dealer as it's a Mitsubishi Shogun. After six months, we did try the interim service and MOT through the local Halfords. The bill came to the same. So I didn't get any better deal than previously. I think the problem is that the car is getting older and the cost of the parts that need replacing is huge.

Normal tyres may well be cheaper but our car needs off road tyres that can cope with winter conditions of towing across muddy and sometimes flooded fields. They have much stronger grip so that we won't get stuck with the wheels spinning in the mud when trying to get off the field to get to work.

If I have the wrong tyres and get stuck in a field and need help, this will take time and I will lose earnings. So I think it's better in our circumstances to have the type of tyres that can do the job!

Having said that, there is a downside to off road tyres in that when you use them on tarmaced roads there is a lot of frictional noise or so I'm told by the tyre dealer. So I guess I'll just have to put up with that!

If I have the wrong tyres and get stuck in a field and need help, this will take time and I will lose earnings. So I think it's better in our circumstances to have the type of tyres that can do the job!

And how many times has this happened??

A "stealer" main agent will charge top dollar and I wouldn't trust my car at a Halfrauds either! but that's just me.

Surely, thre are some independent garages in the area? Trusted traders may be a way to go? There will be cheaper / better options, you just need to do a bit of research 

If I have the wrong tyres and get stuck in a field and need help, this will take time and I will lose earnings. So I think it's better in our circumstances to have the type of tyres that can do the job!

 

And how many times has this happened??

A "stealer" main agent will charge top dollar and I wouldn't trust my car at a Halfrauds either! but that's just me.

Surely, thre are some independent garages in the area? Trusted traders may be a way to go? There will be cheaper / better options, you just need to do a bit of research 

Write your comments here...It has happened before, right here on the club site in Northbrook Farm, this Easter, during Storm Katie. The car had to be towed off with a tractor and I was delayed getting to work.

If I have the wrong tyres and get stuck in a field and need help, this will take time and I will lose earnings. So I think it's better in our circumstances to have the type of tyres that can do the job!

 

And how many times has this happened??

A "stealer" main agent will charge top dollar and I wouldn't trust my car at a Halfrauds either! but that's just me.

Surely, thre are some independent garages in the area? Trusted traders may be a way to go? There will be cheaper / better options, you just need to do a bit of research 

Write your comments here...It has happened before, right here on the club site in Northbrook Farm, this Easter, during Storm Katie. The car had to be towed off with a tractor and I was delayed getting to work.

That does not surprise a few on here with the problems your lifestyle seems to throw up Malc

If I have the wrong tyres and get stuck in a field and need help, this will take time and I will lose earnings. So I think it's better in our circumstances to have the type of tyres that can do the job!

 

And how many times has this happened??

A "stealer" main agent will charge top dollar and I wouldn't trust my car at a Halfrauds either! but that's just me.

Surely, thre are some independent garages in the area? Trusted traders may be a way to go? There will be cheaper / better options, you just need to do a bit of research 

Write your comments here...It has happened before, right here on the club site in Northbrook Farm, this Easter, during Storm Katie. The car had to be towed off with a tractor and I was delayed getting to work.

So that'll be once then! Hardly justifies the extra expense of off road tyres, eh?