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  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2020 #32

    I am 78 now, I prefer to limit my day to 200 miles, but another 50 miles is no problem.

    We would leave  by 10am, stop for lunch at  12, before the service areas or lay-bys get too busy, resume our journey at 1.30pm, and plan to arrive by 3.30-4.pm.

     Luckily we have rarely had any problems with bad weather when on the road.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #33

    I am same age as you but would not want to be on the road now to cover up to 250miles in a day on UK roads  especially

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2020 #34

    Me neither. I'm a little younger but seldom do 100mls in a single tow never mind 250.surprised

  • davetommo
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    edited October 2020 #35

    When you say in a single tow do you mean without a break or with breaks.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #36

    For us it would depend on what roads in the UK we were travelling on,

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2020 #37

    I do prefer shorter hops, but if our initial destination is some way off I will look at the total distance and see if we can make it half way on the first day, which is usually the case, especially as it is almost always mainly on motorways, and we like to start out on a Sunday whenever possible.

    After that we will often only travel 100 miles, or less, to our next site.

  • davetommo
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    edited October 2020 #38

    Good point. I find Preston to Dover is just over 320 miles and a real easy relaxing  journey  mostly motorway even taking in the M25 and can be done in 6 or 7 hours motorway accidents permitting.

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2020 #39

    And we generally only do a max of 2 hours without a stop.

    A full day these days would be 5 hours max in total

  • ABM
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    edited October 2020 #40

    Just sent off for my latest 3-yearly driving licence ( just rising 79 ) and, as a diabetic, they are insisting that my blood sugars get tested every 2-hours. So I could easily end up with a couple or three two hour spells driving at the max depending on test results. So I would not be far away from KjellNN's  figures.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2020 #41

    I mean between one site and another, so very seldom require a break in our journey. Usually it's a lot less, sometimes as little as 30 mls.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2020 #42

    Should I ever want to do that sort of distance, even on motorways we would take at least 4 days to do it. We very seldom rush anywhere!😁

  • davetommo
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    edited October 2020 #43

    I wouldn’t say driving at 60MPH was rushing. I find in today’s modern comfortable cars that driving  300 or more miles very easy. With a stop or 2 of course. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2020 #44

    It's personal choice, though, isn’t it?

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #45

    It is with a caravan in towsurprised

    also depends on the age group if retired wink

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2020 #46

    I just can't see the enjoyment of being behind the wheel of a car for that length of time or the need to travel that distance in a single day. However as TW said it's one's personal choice, just not mine.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2020 #47

    sometimes needs must when you're still working ..... I don't want to have to take days of work just for traveling. I got off the ferry in Pompey from the IOW the other week and drove home in one go all at a steady 55mph-ish

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2020 #48

    Then you're a "very naughty boy". The limit isn't 60 until you get level with Whale Island. tongue-out

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #49

    So the 2hrs driving then a break advise was not observed undecided

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2020 #50

    No ..... 

  • SteveL
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    edited October 2020 #51

    For me it's an age thing. As I've got older I found that my sensible daily range reducing. Fortunately now retired we can take as long as we want  and our journey between sites is often less than 100 miles. Last year in France chasing the sun south we did two days of 250 miles, although that was exceptional, our average was about 70 miles. The days of 250 miles were easy driving on French Autoroutes and rather quicker at 110 kph in a MH than it would have been towing. In fact if we had been towing we wouldn't have done it. When young we drove to Sorrento in 3 days. I think I would need at least 10 now.

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  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #53

    As posted many times "over there" for motor caravans , "over here" is best for car/caravancool

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #54

    You wait until you reach a mature ageundecided

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  • SteveL
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    edited October 2020 #56

    I prefer it over here as well JVB. When towing we used to favour Sunday's for motorway driving as there were less HGV's to tangle with. Now we travel any day and just pass them, they have a lot les affect on our MH than they did on our Cadiz.😀

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #57

    As posted we have been to the "Dark side" but would not go back over here with our Pegasus surprised but as said every one to their owncool

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #58

    But sense and maturity come with age ,not necessarily being old is one of themwink

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2020 #59

    +1, Steve.

    Travelling is so much easier with the MH, as is arriving, departing, and sight seeing enroute. Living in it isn't much different to a caravan while the water chores are certainly easier.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2020 #60

    It must have been another JVB who was considering returning to a PVC not long ago🤣

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2020 #61

    A pvc is not a motor caravan and can get to many more places and be used as a daily run aroundwink

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