MMM – September 2019

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came onthe sc reen. I’ll not
write what my hus band said.
We pressed the bu tton on
the machine and alady said it’s
£25. When we queried this, she
said she could seewe hadn’t
crossed before.This time only,
she would charge us £1.40.
When we got on the boat we
Googled the bridge and it said
if your vehicl e is above 2.39m
high you areclassed as an HGV.
We had anexcellent week
on the island staying at
Whitefields Forest Touring
Park. This campsite had
excellent f acilities and large
pitches, plus it was quiet and
had a good bus service.
Naturally, we cameback a
different way on ly to be faced
by a diversi on as the M27was
closed for bridge building.
Marilyn Pike

EDhe tolls arecalculated
by vehicl e height at the front
axle in metres. Cl ass 3 is
between 1.33m and 2.39m and
costs £1.40.If the height is
greater, the to ll due is £25. Red
Funnel ofers this ad vice: “To
avoid Itche n Bridge it is be st
to simply continue heading
west on the M27 to junction
7 (A344 to City & Waterf ront)
or junction 5 (A355 to City &
Waterf ront). h ese alte rnatives
only addabout ive to 10
minutes to your journey time.”

Where to park

in Ouistreham

We have a ca utionary tale for

motorhomers travelling back

to the UKfrom Ouistre ham,

Caen’s ferry port. A large

number of economic migrants

have gravita ted to Ouistre ham,

and congregate in the ar ea of

the municipal car park at Plac e

du Général de Gaulle.

Our Bessacarr E540fell

foul of one when we were in

a restaurant opposite the car

park. There were no police

present. Having spotted a

migrant in the vehicl e’s vicinity,

I returnedto the motorhome

and foundthe man juststarting

to climb in the nearside

habitation window, having

forced it open.

Nothing was taken, but

we had toreportthe incident

to the gendarmerie (over a n

hour) so we had paperwork

to support the insurance

claim(we’re still waiting for

identification, price and supply

details andit won’t be che ap).

Our ad vice is, if you wish

to have a last meal ata local

restaurant before checking

in atOuistreham andthe

gendarmerie aren’t around,it’s

best to take your motorhome

to the Gare Maritime, andwalk

back as the re’s more visible

secur ity at the port.

David Hassett

What a beauty!

I saw this parked inPortrush. I wonder if the owner is

playing in the Open Golf tournament?

William Stuart

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