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[The Batman]

what a shame, just as I got the cat MOT'd and serviced.

how did you change the fluids

[Mike (Cliffie)]

what a shame, just as I got the cat MOT'd and serviced.

There are websites for people like you, but it aint here. Your poor cat, I have a mind to get the RSPCA on to you.

[southpaw]

that's the second time in two days I put cat instead of car Caused rachel no end of when she read my cat was ready for Spa.

[techieboy]

Flucksticks. All that fuel pump pain and missed Peak District run over the weekend for nought. My crossing is non-refundable and non-transferable as I "paid" for it with Tesco Clubcard vouchers. So, assuming I'm good to cancel the hotel, I'll (or Jo will) only be £25 worth of clubcard vouchers down. Luckily, hadn't got round to buying Euro breakdown cover. Could be much worse but I was soooo looking forward to doing Spa - moreso than any other circuit. Won't be going to the 'ring on the Friday afternoon/evening as that will mean another crossing. Will see whether Jo fancies a little mini Euro road trip now it's not a trackday but, guess I'll end up binning the whole thing and maybe head up to Scotland instead.

[The Batman]

Flucksticks. All that fuel pump pain and missed Peak District run over the weekend for nought.

My crossing is non-refundable and non-transferable as I "paid" for it with Tesco Clubcard vouchers

times getting hard matt?

[AliM]

Flucksticks. All that fuel pump pain and missed Peak District run over the weekend for nought.

My crossing is non-refundable and non-transferable as I "paid" for it with Tesco Clubcard vouchers. So, assuming I'm good to cancel the hotel, I'll (or Jo will) only be £25 worth of clubcard vouchers down. Luckily, hadn't got round to buying Euro breakdown cover. Could be much worse but I was soooo looking forward to doing Spa - moreso than any other circuit. Won't be going to the 'ring on the Friday afternoon/evening as that will mean another crossing. Will see whether Jo fancies a little mini Euro road trip now it's not a trackday but, guess I'll end up binning the whole thing and maybe head up to Scotland instead.

the ring idea was for thursday night Matt, so to keep the crossings the same

[techieboy]

times getting hard matt?

You know it's true! Nah, we've got hundreds of quids worth of the stupid vouchers and each £1 of Tesco vouchers is worth £4 of Eurotunnel ticket. So you end up paying 1/4 of the cash cost. No brainer.

[The Batman]

is it really?! dam why didnt you tell me! i fill up the van at tescos 2 or 3 times a week i get loads of vouchers, i usually buy sweeties but think i may have to change my ways!

[techieboy]

the ring idea was for thursday night Matt, so to keep the crossings the same

Ah, misread something somewhere.

Won't be driving it, even if I do go, though. Don't particularly like the place and a lot of the twunts that drive on it.

I'll do it again one day on a private trackday but never again on a public day.

[Mike (Cliffie)]

times getting hard matt?

You know it's true! Nah, we've got hundreds of quids worth of the stupid vouchers and each £1 of Tesco vouchers is worth £4 of Eurotunnel ticket. So you end up paying 1/4 of the cash cost. No brainer.

Feel free to share next time Mat. I could have done with only being £25 out of pocket.

[techieboy]

is it really?! dam why didnt you tell me! i fill up the van at tescos 2 or 3 times a week i get loads of vouchers, i usually buy sweeties but think i may have to change my ways!

I didn't know until 18 months ago. I think Siztenboots posted something up about it on here and I use that method all the time now. Still can't get my head around how the economics of it work but seems silly not to. Even use them for hotels sometimes.

[techieboy]

Feel free to share next time Mat. I could have done with only being £25 out of pocket.

I draw your attention to post number of #257 this very thread.

[AliM]

I can see why those who aren't too out of pocket cba going. We can use the tunnel another time, so it's not really £100 wasted but it's a shame to lose €158 on the hotel. who's up for still doing something so far then? Steve and Cliffie?

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Feel free to share next time Mat. I could have done with only being £25 out of pocket.

I draw your attention to post number of #257 this very thread.

No Matt, you mis-understand me. What I meant was share your clubcard points.

[Mike (Cliffie)]

I can see why those who aren't too out of pocket cba going. We can use the tunnel another time, so it's not really £100 wasted but it's a shame to lose €158 on the hotel.

who's up for still doing something so far then? Steve and Cliffie?

If Fab can get a refund on the Hotel, I may just bin this and move my crossing to another Euro track day.

[VIX]

who's up for still doing something so far then? Steve and Cliffie?

Here's where we are. Unless anything else goes wrong me and the Mrs will still be going. We are booked into the Best Western for the two nights and then drive down to Folembray on Good Friday. What we do instead of Spa will very much depend on the weather but we might be up for a trip to the 'Ring. Having driven it a few times before I cannot imagine driving it again unless it is both empty and bone dry - not least because I won't have insurance and I witnessed too much grief the last time I was there. Otherwise our wet programme will probably be a book and some and our dry programme will be some local , the route to be decided.

[SteveA]

both empty and bone dry - not least because I won't have insurance and I witnessed too much grief the last time I was there.

With it being on a Thursday I expect it to be relatively clear of Loons.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

If Fab can get a refund on the Hotel, I may just bin this and move my crossing to another Euro track day.

ok just phone the hotel and they are having a full month of cancelation because spa is mainly they bread and butter
mine is now cancel and will look forward to do another
spoke to the guy and a truck crash oi one of they maintenance tunnel:mellow:

i have refused booking but will stay in kent now as it seems no point to go
any one who is cancelling please be patient they have 100 of cancelation to deal with

[techieboy]

ok just phone the hotel and they are having a full month of cancelation because spa is mainly they bread and butter
mine is now cancel and will look forward to do another
spoke to the guy and a truck crash oi one of they maintenance tunnel:mellow:

i have refused booking but will stay in kent now as it seems no point to go
any one who is cancelling please be patient they have 100 of cancelation to deal with

Fab, have you managed to cancel at no cost? Did you go through the same booking.com site that most others did? If so, that's great news.

Edited by techieboy, 23 March 2010 - 01:08 PM.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

i do not remember who did i book with i think it was with rac
anyway i phone the hotel and they will confirm my cancelation
just upgraded to mac os x version 10.5 so haven't finnish all my upgrade yet