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Daily Travels in the UK (and beyond)
Read about the daily journeys of our busiest driver, delivering cars. taking trains. and much more


Italy. Day three. Rome.
My wife, has never been to Rome. So, what to see in one day? The Vatican? Trevi Fountain? Castel Sant'Angelo? The Forum? The Colosseum?...
Jul 29


Italy. Day Two. MonteCassino.
Having woken up after a great night's sleep and having to acclimatise to where we actually are. Breakfast awaits. So plenty of coffee and...
Jul 29


Through Italy. day 1
I know this is a UK travel blog. But I would be selling you and myself short not to share this amazing drive through Italy. A Scenic...
Jul 24


19th to 27th March. Busman's Holiday.
At last. After six years, much deliberation about what to do with it. I decided back in January to book flights to Catania, Sicily. To...
Jul 24


18th March 25. A field in Huntingdon.
Not too many years ago spending a day in a field just outside Huntingdon would have meant something completely different. If anyone...
Jul 24


15th March 25. Saturday job!
Some of you will understand this. When your best customer asks you to collect a vehicle. It's a Thursday when this request comes in....
Jul 23


14th March 25. Mansfield & Chesterfield a two van day
This morning started with the one mile walk to my Aylesbury Main dealer, customer who wanted on van delivered to Mansfield and another...
Jul 21


13th March 25. Why me (1)
The title of today's post will become obvious later. Only one job again today and that's for my independent retailer customer in...
Jul 16


12th March 25. A very different car
After yesterday's drive in the M5. Today was a very different experience. But still one I enjoyed for very different reasons although the...
Jul 16


11th March 25. One of my favourite cars
I had been looking forward to today and having regrets at the same time. Reason being I was collecting one of my favourite cars of all...
Jul 15


10th March 25. More sunshine
Another return job today means that public transport and more importantly, the cost involved is saved. After travelling on the weekend...
Jul 12


8th March 25 Day off? Not quite
Yes today being Saturday you would expect a day off. Working for so many years in automotive retail makes a Saturday a normal working...
Jul 12


7th March 25 Chesterfield
Yesterday was a sort of day off. But helping move my daughter into a new apartment in Southall, West London. Today was a straightforward...
Jul 12


5th March 25. Getting home x3
Not a work day today. Just driving home with the BMW 318i convertible I had bought a few weeks ago and drove it up to Carlisle to get to...
Jul 9


4th March 25. A first for me
After a very good meal and a good night's sleep and catching up with family gossip. An early start to get to East Edinburgh for opening...
Jul 8


3rd March 25. Heading North
Started the day in Aylesbury as usual. But today a little different as collecting a car from a dealer I usually deliver to. But today...
Jul 7


27th February 25. Amazed by an Electric car? Yes really!
Today started by dropping off the car to my regular customer in Aylesbury that I collected from Huddersfield during yesterday's very good...
Jul 4


26th February 25 Smart Planning- or Just Luck?
I'm going to call this very smart planning. Some cynical people would say just a lucky break. When I got back to the family home in...
Jul 3
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