Glad you enjoyed your trip. Regarding the very narrow roads these are officially know as "single track roads with passing places" that means it is only wide enough for one vehicle to pass at a time but every hundred meters or more there is a wider spot were 2 vehicles can pass. So what you do is drive along and as you pass one look down the road for the next or anyone else coming, give way if there is someone else there. If you meet someone where you aren't in a passing place the vehicle that can reverse most easily backs up. So if you are following another car don't crowd it as the driver might need to reverse. You might see signs saying "passing place" do not park in these and leave the vehicle you are blocking the road. You can pause if you want to look around or need to read a map. Parking in major cities, particularly ones that tourists might visit York, Bath, Oxford, Edinburgh. USE THE PARK AND RIDE. You park the car outside the city and get a bus service that usually runs every 10 to 15 minutes until sometime in the evening. The bus takes you right into the heart of said city, ask the driver if there are multiple stops. Most of these cities everywhere you might want to visit is going to be within a mile of the centre where the bus drops you and you can walk there more easily than trying to park. Driving in central London just NO. I wouldn't attempt it and i am British, but not a Londoner. Parking is nearly impossible and very, very expensive and still not convenient and then there is trying to find your way around. Get a travel card / Oyster card it gives travel on all the trains and buses in central London those run all day and most of the night. Shame about the car rental firm, they all do some version of trying to chiesel you with extra charges on the rental. Basically, because they are all trying to show the lowest rental rate on price comparison which wont actually make a profit, to get you to select them and then try and make it up by applying expenses you hadn't anticipated.
Thank you so much for the tips. I think these will be valuable info for any tourists intending to drive in the UK. Yah we did our research and did not drive in both Edinburgh and London. Public transport is sufficient for touring around London in particular. Cheers!!
Ha, that opening shot at 0:06 was about 100 metres from my childhood home. Didn’t you stop in the pub on the left, one of the claimants to be the oldest pub in England, but then there are a few of those😂
in the uk google maps is pretty accurate with the lane you need for the junction, only times I've known it to be wrong is if there are roadworks or if the layout has recently changed. For future reference we don't have "highways" we have motorways, A roads and B roads. The roads at about 4:30 you can avoid 99% of the time. For parking google it before you go to the place EVERYTIME, as a brit I always google it. Car hire companies are absolute scammers, unless you absolutely need a car, stick to public transport.
Yes we do have highways. A highway is any road or path that the public has right of access over. Motorways and other major roads are managed by "National Highways". The rules covering the use of roads is called the "Highway Code".
Thanks for the info. Parking in Bath was particularly hard to find. After Bath we did google for parking before arriving in any major cities, and you're right life is much easier that way. Cheers
I believe it is a matter of law that car rental firms are obliged, on fear of heavy fines, to hire crooks as employees. They are always trying to bilk you. NB If there is a white line down the centre of the road and the vehicle approaching you is on the other side of that line then, 999 times out of 1000 there will be no problem, Pretty much every car fits into painted carriageways. Country lanes, not so much.
Yup. A very disappointing experience with the rental company. We rented vehicles from different countries and companies..but this is the first time having such issue.
Glad you enjoyed your trip.
Regarding the very narrow roads these are officially know as "single track roads with passing places" that means it is only wide enough for one vehicle to pass at a time but every hundred meters or more there is a wider spot were 2 vehicles can pass. So what you do is drive along and as you pass one look down the road for the next or anyone else coming, give way if there is someone else there. If you meet someone where you aren't in a passing place the vehicle that can reverse most easily backs up. So if you are following another car don't crowd it as the driver might need to reverse. You might see signs saying "passing place" do not park in these and leave the vehicle you are blocking the road. You can pause if you want to look around or need to read a map.
Parking in major cities, particularly ones that tourists might visit York, Bath, Oxford, Edinburgh. USE THE PARK AND RIDE. You park the car outside the city and get a bus service that usually runs every 10 to 15 minutes until sometime in the evening. The bus takes you right into the heart of said city, ask the driver if there are multiple stops. Most of these cities everywhere you might want to visit is going to be within a mile of the centre where the bus drops you and you can walk there more easily than trying to park.
Driving in central London just NO. I wouldn't attempt it and i am British, but not a Londoner. Parking is nearly impossible and very, very expensive and still not convenient and then there is trying to find your way around. Get a travel card / Oyster card it gives travel on all the trains and buses in central London those run all day and most of the night.
Shame about the car rental firm, they all do some version of trying to chiesel you with extra charges on the rental. Basically, because they are all trying to show the lowest rental rate on price comparison which wont actually make a profit, to get you to select them and then try and make it up by applying expenses you hadn't anticipated.
Thank you so much for the tips. I think these will be valuable info for any tourists intending to drive in the UK. Yah we did our research and did not drive in both Edinburgh and London. Public transport is sufficient for touring around London in particular. Cheers!!
I'm really happy that you didn't just stick around London, I'm really happy you went to other parts of the UK.
Thanks. We only wish we had more time in The UK!!
Ha, that opening shot at 0:06 was about 100 metres from my childhood home. Didn’t you stop in the pub on the left, one of the claimants to be the oldest pub in England, but then there are a few of those😂
in the uk google maps is pretty accurate with the lane you need for the junction, only times I've known it to be wrong is if there are roadworks or if the layout has recently changed. For future reference we don't have "highways" we have motorways, A roads and B roads. The roads at about 4:30 you can avoid 99% of the time. For parking google it before you go to the place EVERYTIME, as a brit I always google it. Car hire companies are absolute scammers, unless you absolutely need a car, stick to public transport.
Yes we do have highways. A highway is any road or path that the public has right of access over.
Motorways and other major roads are managed by "National Highways".
The rules covering the use of roads is called the "Highway Code".
Thanks for the info. Parking in Bath was particularly hard to find. After Bath we did google for parking before arriving in any major cities, and you're right life is much easier that way. Cheers
Ahem ... Highways and Byways ...
I believe it is a matter of law that car rental firms are obliged, on fear of heavy fines, to hire crooks as employees. They are always trying to bilk you.
NB If there is a white line down the centre of the road and the vehicle approaching you is on the other side of that line then, 999 times out of 1000 there will be no problem, Pretty much every car fits into painted carriageways. Country lanes, not so much.
Yup. A very disappointing experience with the rental company. We rented vehicles from different countries and companies..but this is the first time having such issue.
Rule one. Don't hire/drive a Volvo, everyone will assume you are an idiot.