Member Since: 01 May 2017
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 14
Heading down to Southern Spain 🇪🇸
Hi all, we are going to be heading down to Albunol (nearish Almeria airport), this epic adventure will be starting at the end of July and will driving from the Uk catching the Channel tunnel. We are staying with my Dad in albunol and decided to incorporate a road trip to create some family moments on route. Plus our 8 year old doesn't want to fly lol 😂 any advice would be welcomed.
It is myself the wife, my 13 year old step daughter and our 8 year old son ohh and a trusty Landy
Dave (pebbles is the dog)
1st Jul 2017 7:33 am
RBP
Member Since: 29 Aug 2012
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 1936
Remember the A team when they needed to get B.A on an aeroplane?
1st Jul 2017 8:22 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73132
Get a peage tag for France, or if during the peak French holiday travel w/ends avoid the autoroutes. Or a combo of the two.
1st Jul 2017 9:32 am
Pebbles
Member Since: 01 May 2017
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 14
Lol EBP = hey son does this rag smell of chloroform?
I have a tag for France is it the pollution one? Does it just go in the windscreen where are tax would normally be? Just looking online for headlight deflectors,as I'm not sure our 2008 has the switch built into the light units? Just got it back from having tracking at dealership and seems a little more precise and having the service tell me the critical bolts were not tightened enough was a little worrying BUT reassuring as they checked everything I guess...
1st Jul 2017 11:00 am
nazca sand eddie
Member Since: 29 Oct 2015
Location: England
Posts: 41
The Low Emission Zone one if you haven't already fitted it, goes on the inside of the windscreen in the bottom right hand side, so that it can be read from the pavement side in France. For general info, the sticker comes with instructions, but in French. Be carefull for once any part of it touches the glass there is NO chance of moving it
Others will advise you on the motorway toll Tag.
2nd Jul 2017 10:49 am
Oxford-boy
Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
Posts: 1122
SANEF tag. Lots of info on here and a website in English plus UK helpline. Brilliant bit of kit. Highly recommend. We reckon it saved us about an hour each way in total on a run to the Alps earlier this year.
6th Jul 2017 4:58 pm
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3170
Aim to go through paris in the dead of night when it is nice and quiet Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
6th Jul 2017 5:13 pm
D&G
Member Since: 29 Jun 2017
Location: Charente 16480
Posts: 3483
We tend to go via Rouen and the A28. Never go near Paris these days.An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.” ― Millard Fillmore
2006 Disco 3
Gas Gas 300ec / Gas Gas tx249 / Bandit 1250
XR 650r / Pajero 2.8 Lifted and Safari Snorkel-gone.
Did this road trip last summer, was superb. Went via Calais then Dijon, Barcelona, Valencia and returned via Valencia, Zaragoza, San Sebastian, Tours.
Can you beat my range... did home (Saffron Walden) to Girona on one tankful. ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
6th Jul 2017 7:22 pm
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3170
So you do the scenic route of the west coast i did that a few times as well very nice but a bit longer but cheaper on the tolls Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
6th Jul 2017 7:26 pm
D&G
Member Since: 29 Jun 2017
Location: Charente 16480
Posts: 3483
Father in law won't pay tolls on way down. It takes him an extra 2- 2.5 hrs.
It is true that it is a nicer drive but he is on holiday. We just want to get home, so quicker is better.
Tolls for us are about 45e but a steady cruise down on the Autoroute gives us better mpg. I reckon it costs 35e in tolls if you take that in to account.
It does get tedious though.An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.” ― Millard Fillmore
2006 Disco 3
Gas Gas 300ec / Gas Gas tx249 / Bandit 1250
XR 650r / Pajero 2.8 Lifted and Safari Snorkel-gone.
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