meeting up for belguim trip

[Grumpy]

As those involved in the trip to Belguim are aware, we were planning to meet up at the services off the M20 by Maidstone and then travel togeather down to the Eurotunnel in one group.
Can I suggest that as the M20 could still possibily be used for operation stack, on saturday, that we meet at the service's on the M2 near Canterbury instead? This would also put use the right side of Dover for entering the port.

[Albie]

Meet at M2 services at The Farthing Corner Services if you want. I guess we cannot say a time as of this minute but would assume it would be around 7.30-8.00 if getting 10.00 ferry.

[gary tompkins]

We need to be at ferry 1 1/4 hours before sailing - 8.45am

Not sure how long it'll take to get to Dover from the services?

[Albie]

45 mins tops. We need to be leaving M2 services by 8.00 so meet from 7.30 onwards please

[alan c]

thats good, see you at services 7.30.

[Stafford]

Fine by me I'll just follows scrapps

[Albie]

You will be only going past it on the way to scrapps so you will not meet us there.

[Stafford]

You will be only going past it on the way to scrapps so you will not meet us there.

Don't understand Albie, I'm in Whitstable the night before. I thought Canterbury was on the way which is alleged to be near the services at the top of the thread. I'm still following scrapps :biggrin:

[Grumpy]

see you guys at 7.30am.....

[Gadget]

Don't understand Albie, I'm in Whitstable the night before. I thought Canterbury was on the way which is alleged to be near the services at the top of the thread. I'm still following scrapps :biggrin:

I think there will have to be 2 groups.
1st meeting on the M2 services then meeting those staying with Scrapps.
It would be silly driving 20 odd miles the wrong way up the M2 for the meet, then going back to the coast.
Will need to speak to Scrapps to arrange a pick up point on the way through.

[ladybird]

Anyone coming from south near me ish?

[Albie]

I guess not LOL.

[rollo22]

Iam coming round the 25 from Teddington
just need to work out departure time.
think its an early one 0600 ish

[J.P]

See you there.

[Albie]

I think I need to start sorting out. I have now got Friday off for bike cleaning. Very dusty.

Right so passport first.....................:eek:

[Grumpy]

I'm overnighting at the inlaws, in Croydon, Should be leaving there's at about 6ish, anyone want to meet at clacketts lane and the on to the M2 services? say at 6.30am?

[ladybird]

might happen :)
although the m2 stills seems a bit the wrong way from this way...or is the plan to go past canterbury rather than down the m20?

:dizzy::confused::dizzy:

[ladybird]

Iam coming round the 25 from Teddington
just need to work out departure time.
think its an early one 0600 ish

teddington is quite close

[ladybird]

if we're going via Canterbury the petrol is cheap :)

Canterbury

Name City Distance Price Last Update
Asda Asda Canterbury Canterbury 0.42 miles 109.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Kingsmead Canterbury 0.76 miles 111.9p 15-09-2008
Esso Wincheap Service Station Canterbury 2.02 miles 111.9p 15-09-2008
Total Canterbury Motor Company Canterbury 1.2 miles 112.9p 11-09-2008


Dover
Name City Distance Price Last Update
Jet Casino Filling Station Canterbury 6.84 miles 112.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Richborough Sandwich 9.65 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Jet Tram Road Service Station Folkestone 9.67 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Texaco Richborough Service Station Sandwich 9.73 miles 113.9p 14-09-2008
Sainsburys Sainsburys West Park Farm Folkestone 9.98 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Tesco Tesco Dover Dover 3.62 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Esso Buckland Mill Service Station Dover 4.23 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Jubilee Dover 5.49 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Bp Priory Service Station Dover 5.65 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Bp Townwall Service Station Dover 6.04 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008

[logyk]

if we're going via Canterbury the petrol is cheap :)

Canterbury

Name City Distance Price Last Update
Asda Asda Canterbury Canterbury 0.42 miles 109.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Kingsmead Canterbury 0.76 miles 111.9p 15-09-2008
Esso Wincheap Service Station Canterbury 2.02 miles 111.9p 15-09-2008
Total Canterbury Motor Company Canterbury 1.2 miles 112.9p 11-09-2008


Dover
Name City Distance Price Last Update
Jet Casino Filling Station Canterbury 6.84 miles 112.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Richborough Sandwich 9.65 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Jet Tram Road Service Station Folkestone 9.67 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Texaco Richborough Service Station Sandwich 9.73 miles 113.9p 14-09-2008
Sainsburys Sainsburys West Park Farm Folkestone 9.98 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Tesco Tesco Dover Dover 3.62 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Esso Buckland Mill Service Station Dover 4.23 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Jubilee Dover 5.49 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Bp Priory Service Station Dover 5.65 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Bp Townwall Service Station Dover 6.04 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008


Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....the Office of Fair Trading might be interested in the results for Dover. Anyone smell CARTEL?

[J.P]

Phil, sent you an e-mail. Your inbox is full.

[logyk]

Phil, sent you an e-mail. Your inbox is full.

Sorry.....now freed up !

[Albie]

might happen :)
although the m2 stills seems a bit the wrong way from this way...or is the plan to go past canterbury rather than down the m20?

:dizzy::confused::dizzy:

If you want to go via M20 and then around back to dover thats up to you Just be there by 8.45

You can always m25 then m26 then m20 then turn off A229 onto M2 or miss out M2 services and turn off M20 at A249 then M2 after services then just meet at Dover.

[ladybird]

If you want to go via M20 and then around back to dover thats up to you Just be there by 8.45

You can always m25 then m26 then m20 then turn off A229 onto M2 or miss out M2 services and turn off M20 at A249 then M2 after services then just meet at Dover.

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhh!
too many choices :dizzy:

and i get lost easily

[slob]

if we're going via Canterbury the petrol is cheap :)

Canterbury

Name City Distance Price Last Update
Asda Asda Canterbury Canterbury 0.42 miles 109.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Kingsmead Canterbury 0.76 miles 111.9p 15-09-2008
Esso Wincheap Service Station Canterbury 2.02 miles 111.9p 15-09-2008
Total Canterbury Motor Company Canterbury 1.2 miles 112.9p 11-09-2008


Dover
Name City Distance Price Last Update
Jet Casino Filling Station Canterbury 6.84 miles 112.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Richborough Sandwich 9.65 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Jet Tram Road Service Station Folkestone 9.67 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Texaco Richborough Service Station Sandwich 9.73 miles 113.9p 14-09-2008
Sainsburys Sainsburys West Park Farm Folkestone 9.98 miles 113.9p 15-09-2008
Tesco Tesco Dover Dover 3.62 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Esso Buckland Mill Service Station Dover 4.23 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Total Tcs Jubilee Dover 5.49 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Bp Priory Service Station Dover 5.65 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008
Bp Townwall Service Station Dover 6.04 miles 114.9p 15-09-2008


Are you serious? with a 14L tank you're talking about 25p difference and petrol is about the same on the other side anyway.

[ladybird]

Are you serious? with a 14L tank you're talking about 25p difference and petrol is about the same on the other side anyway.

well, i wasn't sure on what was planned, what the actual cost of filling up the other side and/or the distance to a relatively decent priced petrol station would be and also figured that setting off from the boat with a full(ish) tank might have been a good idea... but don't mind me :( :worried:

[slob]

Fair point about a reasonable tankful when you disembark, you carry on...

[ladybird]

Fair point about a reasonable tankful when you disembark, you carry on...

ok :) think i may be a little on the touchy side today ... you get a few days booked off and of course everyone wants everything yesterday that they wouldn't have thought about until a week on tuesday ... and i'm a bit nervous and got a lecture about being _careful_

is it time to go yet???? :D


sorry for sidetracking

[Grumpy]

Ladybird, i've pm'd you about a route to Canterbury.
I was planning on filling up at the services on the M2, then about 100 miles later( the approx range I get out of a tank) The thing is we should all fill up at the same time either side of the channel to make live simpler for the journey.

[gary tompkins]

I'll fill up at theM2 services, and top up (if we have time) at Dover to save stopping when we get off boat. I aim to be at services about 7.30am

[Grumpy]

OK, I won't be able to log on tomorrow, so will see ladybird and rollo22 at clacketts for approx 6.30am & then on to Canterbury for approx 7.30, see the rest of you guys there.

[Albie]

OK, I won't be able to log on tomorrow, so will see ladybird and rollo22 at clacketts for approx 6.30am & then on to Canterbury for approx 7.30, see the rest of you guys there.

I didnt realise we were stopping in Canterbury. We are meeting at M2 services then M2 to end of then A2 all the way to Dover past Canterbury.

[Grumpy]

My mistake, I meant the services on the M2!