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Subject Topic: Driving long distance, where do you stop? Post Reply Post New Topic
07/8/2009 at 9:37pm
 Location: Hampshire
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We're thinking of driving up into Scotland late August, and from the south coast it's a long day's drive. I don't want to be setting up the trailer tent late in the evening so what do others do when faced with this? Stop along the way? Book into an off-motorway hotel that'll accept them parking in the car park and hope your wheel clamps and hitch locks do the trick?

Any other suggestions?


07/8/2009 at 10:03pm
 Location: chesterfield
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you either make a stop half way or drive thru the night toarrive in the morning, when are you going and how many are traveling?


07/8/2009 at 10:43pm
 Location: Aberdeenshire invernowhere
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depending on where your setting of from and where in scotland your going



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08/8/2009 at 9:16am
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we have stayed in travel lodges with camper before now -most have cctv and if you let them know they will also ask nite reception to check on it through nite. never had any problems. (we do use tow hitch lock etc just to be sure though) 

Just a thought - we usually use the travellodges  that are just off the main motor ways i.e blackburn/ lymm etc so possibly not as much a target if you know what i mean. - see caravan thread on here re caravan stolen from services!!!

hope this helps Nina x    



08/8/2009 at 1:14pm
 Location: Hampshire
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Thanks Nina that was just what I was hoping to hear!

I've two wheel clamps plus hitch lock and aren't sentimentally attached to anything in the TT, and I wondered if the travelodges let you leave a hitched trailer or fc in the parking overnight. I don't plan on doing it a lot however the Highlands are nine hours drive from where we live.


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08/8/2009 at 9:24pm
 Location: Letchworth Garden City
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we went up to Cannich in Scotland the other year, and booked a couple of nights stop over on way there and back, just to break the journey which worked well for us

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