Ange Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) As Tim says, buy a banger that no one wants to nick. Get permission or study Google maps. In remote places find lay-bys close to bridges. In built up places find housing estates, don't park in front of someone's house, find a spot next to a high hedge or wall, preferably with a street light. Don't annoy the locals and don't leave it there too long. We did have summers where we decided against the aggro and parked the car on my brother in law's drive, but mostly we needed the car so did a lot of car/boat shuffling. The worst moment for Dave was on the Llangollen, probably the worst canal for public transport links, when on a ridiculously hot day he cycled back 10 miles to fetch the car. After a 20 mile round trip, sweating like a pig he arrived back at the boat and found it very difficult to tell me he'd left the car keys behind, then went to bed. Probably the grumpiest I've seen my husband in over 30 years of marriage. Edited June 22, 2020 by Ange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Ange said: As Tim says, buy a banger that no one wants to nick. Get permission or study Google maps. In remote places find lay-bys close to bridges. In built up places find housing estates, don't park in front of someone's house, find a spot next to a high hedge or wall, preferably with a street light. Don't annoy the locals and don't leave it there too long. We did have summers where we decided against the aggro and parked the car on my brother in law's drive, but mostly we needed the car so did a lot of car/boat shuffling. The worst moment for Dave was on the Llangollen, probably the worst canal for public transport links, when on a ridiculously hot day he cycled back 10 miles to fetch the car. After a 20 mile round trip, sweating like a pig he arrived back at the boat and found it very difficult to tell me he'd left the car keys behind, then went to bed. Probably the grumpiest I've seen my husband in over 30 years of marriage. This sounds familiar! The advice is good, it's nearly exactly what we do except we don't leave the car at the in-laws. The revised plan is to try and leave the car where you can easily (and cheaply) get back to it via public transport. A quick study of advance train fares helps with the cheap bit. The railway is preferred because so many lines were built to directly compete with the canals there is usually a station nearby, but that's not always possible. I haven't done the 20 mile cycle without the car keys (yet!) but I have managed a £20 taxi journey without the car keys because the next train wasn't for 2 hours ... I still get reminded about it when going to get the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 12 hours ago, TheBiscuits said: I thought that comment was made about the de blasi, not the electric scooters. I couldn't find reference to the Electric scooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Ange said: As Tim says, buy a banger that no one wants to nick. Get permission or study Google maps. In remote places find lay-bys close to bridges. In built up places find housing estates, don't park in front of someone's house, find a spot next to a high hedge or wall, preferably with a street light. Don't annoy the locals and don't leave it there too long. We did have summers where we decided against the aggro and parked the car on my brother in law's drive, but mostly we needed the car so did a lot of car/boat shuffling. The worst moment for Dave was on the Llangollen, probably the worst canal for public transport links, when on a ridiculously hot day he cycled back 10 miles to fetch the car. After a 20 mile round trip, sweating like a pig he arrived back at the boat and found it very difficult to tell me he'd left the car keys behind, then went to bed. Probably the grumpiest I've seen my husband in over 30 years of marriage. Too late for you now Ange, but it might help someone else. You can buy magnetic car key boxes, and leave a spare key attached but hidden on tne car. https://www.amazon.co.uk/MASTER-LOCK-Magnetic-key-box/ They work on steel boats too, handy if you lose your key. Edited June 22, 2020 by cuthound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, cuthound said: Too late for you now Ange, but it might help someone else. You can buy magnetic car key boxes, and leave a spare key attached but hidden on tne car. https://www.amazon.co.uk/MASTER-LOCK-Magnetic-key-box/ They work on steel boats too, handy if you lose your key. A chap I used to moor next to got one, after about the 3rd time he rang me to bring a hammer and chisel to help open his door, worked well until he used the spare emergency key and didn't replace it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gravy Boater Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 22/06/2020 at 16:40, cuthound said: Too late for you now Ange, but it might help someone else. You can buy magnetic car key boxes, and leave a spare key attached but hidden on tne car. https://www.amazon.co.uk/MASTER-LOCK-Magnetic-key-box/ They work on steel boats too, handy if you lose your key. Narrowboats... it's all about the magnets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 On 21/06/2020 at 22:19, Jerra said: When did electric scooters become legal? Iwas under the impression the 1988 Road traffic act didn't allow them. They're not legal for use on the public highway. There is discussion going on about allowing them to be hired out in certain towns. The fines for using them on the public highway has gone up to £300. This will cover towpaths as well. https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/are-electric-scooters-legal-in-the-uk-everything-you-need-to-know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Flyboy said: This will cover towpaths as well. https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/are-electric-scooters-legal-in-the-uk-everything-you-need-to-know Will it, do CRT consider them motorbikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Will it, do CRT consider them motorbikes? They're motorised vehicles so not allowed on tow paths. Only mobility scooters and pedal assisted electric bikes allowed. Comes under byelaw 31. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/our-campaigns/share-the-space-our-towpath-code/top-tips-for-sharing-the-space/towpath-faqs Edited June 29, 2020 by Flyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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