road trip advice pls

[craigw]

Hi chaps, am doing a small road trip next weekend, Usk, abergavenny, crickhowell, builth wells, rhayader, Llanidloes, over mountain to machynlleth, scoping out a plan for the mach vmax road trip
Any strange bib presences or anything else to worry about?

cheers,

Craig

[dickymint]

A449 will have camera van near usk as its the football play-off finals in Cardiff!
Oh and watch out for me in Usk, in my BIG BAD WEDGE (420 SEAC)

[craigw]

great, thanks, dont recall having seen your car before, I'm from Llangwm.

[blueyes]

Slightly off topic, but if it's anything like the F.A. cup weekend most of the police in Wales will be stationed near the Castle, dragging me out of my car, ripping it apart apart, searching every nook and cranny looking for bombs, checking my licence, checking my car reg and generally giving me a hard time as I try to get home... 50 yards away!

Stopping my car and using a dozen officers to search it and the occupants and confirming all my details- £1000

Cost of petrol used while my car idled for 10 minutes- £20

Look on the coppers face when he pulled a pair of knickers out of the female passengers handbag- priceless!

[dickymint]

craigw said:

great, thanks, dont recall having seen your car before, I'm from Llangwm.

Only had the SEAC about 6 weeks, maybe you've seen my other Wedge - red 350i
Llangwm eh..the mechanic I use, has his garage on a farm there..Dave Morgan alias "one eyed Dave"

[jmorgan]

Couple of months ago did a simular trip (carried on to the top though). Would have joined your route at Builth so not sure whats on the Abergavenny road. Didn't see any thing permanant, don't take my word for it though. Mind you I understand the vans do get out and about but mainly weekends. The roads over the top of Dylife are pretty good considering and only a few places needed caution for bumps etc. A nice day out.

[dickymint]

jmorgan said:

not sure whats on the Abergavenny road.

Usk to Abergavenny road (via Chain Bridge) is totally clear and a great road to blat on. There are camera signs from the Chart house to Abergavenny but no cameras.
PS the camera going into usk has never had any film in it. But please observe the 30mph limit as I am old and doddery and quite often staggering home from the pub that way

[craigw]

yep Dave looked after my cars for years. Not to go too far off topic but do you know the Peacock boys?

[dickymint]

craigw said:

yep Dave looked after my cars for years. Not to go too far off topic but do you know the Peacock boys?

Would that be Steve peacock? good mate of mine - bit of a hellraiser! tried to talk him out of buying an MR2 and have my 350i last week.
Saw an Maserati like yours a few times going through town,
last weekend actually. Was that you come home?
PS my SEAC is with Dave now haveing a fuel pump transplant



>> Edited by dickymint on Thursday 27th May 13:29

[craigw]

I know his brother Mark better but Steve also. Yes, was probably me.

[welshchris]

Too late for your trip Craig, but there's a couple of fixed cameras on the Llanidloes bypass, which shouldn't bother you if you're going into the town to take the 'high road'.

The one at the south end of the bypass was pointing at the verge last time I went by though

Chris

[craigw]

it still is