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#269873 - 18/11/2005 10:48 Re: London Tips [Re: Roger]
furtive
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Registered: 14/08/2001
Posts: 886
Loc: London, UK
My MX5 hasn't moved for about a month. I started it the other day and the battery was nearly dead
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#269874 - 18/11/2005 14:29 Re: London Tips [Re: ]
Tim
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Registered: 25/04/2000
Posts: 1525
Loc: Arizona
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Look, kids: Big Ben ... Parliament.

Yaaaay...

Look out for the round-abouts if you rent a car. They require some tricky maneuvering.


I found driving in the UK to be a lot easier than I was expecting. Roundabouts aren't really that difficult, once you understand what is going on. The thing I had the most trouble with was shifting with my left hand (the motion was just 'different' - made it easy to miss a gear the first couple of days and I punched the glass with my right hand more than a few times when going for the shifter), and parking in those tiny spots was an area of concern.

I didn't drive in London at all though (in my two trips to the UK so far, the closest I've been to London has been Heathrow then off to Basingstoke). If I spent any time there, I'd definately avoid driving

- Tim

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#269875 - 18/11/2005 14:42 Re: London Tips [Re: Tim]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
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If I spent any time there, I'd definately avoid driving

Avoid Basingstoke too!

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#269876 - 18/11/2005 16:12 Re: London Tips [Re: g_attrill]
Tim
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Registered: 25/04/2000
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If I spent any time there, I'd definately avoid driving

Avoid Basingstoke too!


I don't know how to get to our office there, and the guy I travel with only knows one way to get to the office I have no delusions about being able to drive there. Swindon and Bristol weren't bad though - and driving on the Motorways is fairly painless

- Tim

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