London trip- Pattern room or similar visit help

[Sapper740]

When I graduated from High School in 1972 a good friend and I planned to tour Europe in camper van. We heard of a car park in London where you could buy a used van or car from other tourists who were ending their trip. There were mechanics on site to check out the vehicle and others who would help you with paperwork and insurance. It was a well known option to tour ol' Blighty and the continent and we started saving for the trip. We were both avid skiers and fell asleep every night with dreams of schussing down the slopes of Chamonix, Val d'Isère, Courchevel, Kitzbuhel, and Cortina d'Ampezzo to name a few. We worked hard to save up enough money and were fixing to leave when my friend announced he was engaged and needed his saved up money for the wedding and honeymoon. Drat! I couldn't afford the costs alone and looked for a compatible partner but never found one so I did the next best thing, I went to college.

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[Alan de Enfield]

When I graduated from High School in 1972 a good friend and I planned to tour Europe in camper van. We heard of a car park in London where you could buy a used van or car from other tourists who were ending their trip. There were mechanics on site to check out the vehicle and others who would help you with paperwork and insurance. It was a well known option to tour ol' Blighty and the continent and we started saving for the trip. We were both avid skiers and fell asleep every night with dreams of schussing down the slopes of Chamonix, Val d'Isère, Courchevel, Kitzbuhel, and Cortina d'Ampezzo to name a few. We worked hard to save up enough money and were fixing to leave when my friend announced he was engaged and needed his saved up money for the wedding and honeymoon. Drat! I couldn't afford the costs alone and looked for a compatible partner but never found one so I did the next best thing, I went to college.

No1 Son did something similar after University.

He took (most of) a year touring Australia - he started on the 'bottom right' of the country. He was staying in hostels and saw a car (small peugeot) advertised for $150, he called me up and asked if he should buy it - after some discussion we agreed that he would have it properly serviced and carry, plenty of water and 'off he went'.

He was pulled over by the Police for travelling with his window down and his arm 'outside' resting on the top of the door - apparently thats a big NO-NO !

Worked his way along the South Coast starting at Canberra, up the West coast (past Perth) picking prickly pears and castrating bulls (amongst other jobs), went off roading down dried up river beds & finally across the top to Darwin where he finished the trip and sold the car on a 'backpackers noticeboard, for $150.