First tow in bad weather

My first piece of advice would be DON'T do it if forecasters are giving speeds in excess of 40 mph. Either travel today and lose a nights stop or try to arrange to travel after the storm has subsided. If you are travelling try to avoid exposed roads, especially if you know there will crosswinds and try to pick a route that goes through towns or built up places, although watch out for those winds if moving past a building and into a crosswind. We reduce our speed by at least10%. If people behind don't like it, tough!

Good Luck but if necessary leave it until Tuesday. Leave dead early if working.

I believe the storm is due to pass through quickly, so later in the day might be a good time to travel. Met office shows the wind easing down from mid-day.

Best advice is to take your time and don't be 'pushed' along by other traffic.

Yes just looking at the forecast, there doesn't appear to be a wind weather warning for where we currently are, it looks as though it's more Avon and Wiltshire.  

I'll check with the owner tonight about if she's got someone coming in tomorrow pm and if not that should time quite nicely with the weather brightening up.

Catherine, might be wise to steer clear of the motorway tomorrow. So head to Cirencester, then down A429 via Kemble to Chippenham and A350 to Trowbridge. Straight forward towing the whole way. 

Anything gusting over 30mph I would bail out.  Gusts predicted to be over 60 mph for us tomorrow.

As a fall back I would ask the CL owner if I could leave my van and pick it up one evening when wind moderates.

Moulesy, which way would you go for Ciren, don't want to really go up to Birdlip if I can help it.

We apparently have to be unhooked by 11am.  Hopefully will have eased by late morning, but will have to play it by ear and see what it is like when it arrives.

Catherine, haven't got the map in front of me, but from memory it's A417 Stroud to Cirencester - you'll actually pass the club site at Cirencester, then right at the roundabout and follow signs for Chippenham. You'll miss Birdlip altogether. 

Catherine, haven't got the map in front of me, but from memory it's A417 Stroud to Cirencester - you'll actually pass the club site at Cirencester, then right at the roundabout and follow signs for Chippenham. You'll miss Birdlip altogether. 

What's the route like from the M5 to Stonehouse and Stroud?  It's an age since I've been that way.  I'm guessing as it's an A Road it should be pretty decent.

Not sure around there but as you say,  it's an A road, so should be OK with care.

when i come back from slimbridge with van to chippenham i never use motorway i go dursley then to tetbury to malmesbury then chippenham hope this helps bassett.