Yesterday, we left our Dynamic Duo hobbling towards the continent and hoping to avoid further incident. Happily, the crossing was smooth and the car was fine. Timings took a bit of a hit from the new Schengen area border controls ( finger printing, brain scans, psychological profiling – it’s impressively thorough) which meant that, even with only 6 UK cars in front of us, it took 40 minutes to get to passport control. It’s just as well that this was a very lightly-loaded boat : it’s going to be fun in the school holidays.
Basecamp
Having set up the van, we had to find a local garage….
Luckily, Lianne’s sister knew the owners, so we got a traditional Belgian welcome.
And most impressive service : in 5 mins the Bat-mobile was hoisted up and the flapping flap was re-attached to the chassis.
Just as Mr Bradley predicted, there didn’t seem to be any damage other than to the fixing of the plastic cover.
Total cost – 10 of your Belgian euros.
Never has so little been owed by so few people for a BDO solution 😁
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Quality repair! Got to love cable ties. Funnily enough, we had the Octavia serviced on Tuesday and they do a video message showing the checkup (well they have to justify the ludicrous amount they charge for an oil change somehow!). So I got to see the underside from front to back and a very familiar looking plastic cover at the rear. Looks like it protects the fuel tank. Glad it’s all fixed!
Can I complement your local Belgian mechanic on the tidiness of their workshop?
I will pass on your compliments – (” messy workshop ? Not a likely contingency in Belgium” )