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[purplenanny]

Lovely area Babyjane, very close to where I live. Hope you enjoy it! PN x x

Ooh Hurdity! a vdub convoy - I would love it! x x

[babyjane]

Oh Purplenanny perhaps you can suggest some nice places to go as we have not been to the area before 

[purplenanny]

Which area of west sussex are you coming to and when? i will do my best  x x

[CLKD]

I haven't been here much, DH and I are taking more days out, from mid-morning to late evenings.

Thanks for missing me (you know who you are  )

Sussex is lovely: Petworth for antiques and the NT House; Lewes, Brighton (antiques/beach/acquarium) - 7 Sisters area for long walks.  How long are you going for 

[Greyhoundgal]

Back from a week in Fuerteventura at our favourite villa.  Pru the resident cat was still there and very pleased to see us but a week was just too short......roll on September when we'll be out again for a fortnight 

[Limpy]

I haven't been here much, DH and I are taking more days out, from mid-morning to late evenings.

Phew - I'd been wondering where you were.
Glad you're OK.

[Galadriel]

Glad you had a lovely, if short, holiday GHG. I bet it's been a shock to come home to cooler weather 

CKLD - go you! Enjoy your days out with DH. Glad to know you are ok 

I can't wait to go on holiday - just seen an article on the Beeb about needing to get some sort of 'code' just before we go to US so we can collect the hire car. Seems as though the paper part of the driving license is being phased out in early June... DVLA kept that one quiet!!! 

Galadriel x

[babyjane]

We plan to visit Brighton as I have never been there, husband has.

One week beginning of June, Worthing area :-)

[CLKD]

Brighton - prepared to be amazed 
The advice from the Foreign Office is to continue carrying the whole of the UK Passport when abroad.  This saves having to try to explain if stopped in the language of the country one is travelling in 

I had 4 lovely days last week without anxiety ……….  even DH noticed 

[Dyan]

  that's good to hear CLKD.

[CLKD]

   doesn't last though so I enjoy every single moment 

[dazned]

Good on you CLKD ! 

[dazned]

Hi Dyan       wave

[CLKD]

The DVLA's plans to scrap the paper part of the UK driving licence could cause chaos for people hiring cars abroad this summer, motoring groups have warned.

From June 8, UK drivers will be obliged to carry only their photocard licences. All the additional information currently held on the paper counterpart driving licence, including any points or endorsements, will be held on the DVLA's own database and will only be able to be checked online, by phone or by post.

If you want to hire a car, holidaymakers will have to register with the DVLA in advance by logging on to the DVLA website, entering their driving licence number and obtaining a code that they can then give to the car hire company instead of the paper driving licence.

However, that code is only valid for 72 hours so if you aren't picking up a hire car as soon as you get to the airport, you might have to log onto the website while you're on holiday to get a new code.

Motorists will also be able to download a printable PDF containing their driving history, but with the changes not widely publicised, it is not yet known how many car hire companies will accept this, if at all.

Mark Bower, of the car hire insurance website MoneyMaxim, told the Daily Mail that this could cause huge problems for holidaymakers visiting Europe:  “Most people are simply unaware that these changes are on the way – and it is not just renters,” he said.

“I spoke to one big car hire firm in Portugal this week and they knew nothing of the changes. Six weeks away from implementation, the whole thing is very muddled.

“It is another thing you have to remember to do just before departure. Or you can do it at the desk with your smartphone if you can remember the website address, don't mind the data roaming charges, can remember your national insurance number and are impervious to the long queue developing behind you.”

A DVLA spokesperson said: “There is up-to-date information on the website and we are working closely with the industry to ensure that their systems and processes are ready for the changes.”

 

[Joyce]

Never knew that was happening.  So when are they planning on telling us drivers? Surely need to inform everyone by post or it will be utter chaos. Son had that bit stolen with his bag a few weeks back & he's been worried about it ever since.