Wow such support! Thanks everyone. Will be avoiding motorways on this trip. Drove up from Brighton last night in that atrocious rain and whilst sitting happily in the inside lane of the M23, hit deep water and had the biggest aquplane of my life moment. Opposite lock both ways but fortunealy both front wheels hit water at vaguely the same time and before I completely lost it the tarmac came back enough to give some grip.
I will prepare a conversion to my regular car trailer for a three wheeler recovery and hope by doing that it guarantees it won't be needed! Can you imagine the look on the wife's face if she drove a long way to recover me and we couldn't get the car on the trailer due to the wheels configuartion!
I must confess this was an impulse buy at a boat show so no test drive taken so really will be a baptism of soggy fire. A big adventure! If we can keep warm (and pointing forwards) then nothing else really is a problem. The gauntlet gloves sounds sensible. I know my rain suits are very good for keeping out water.
I don't recall there being a cigarette lighter in these cars. Is that correct? With a teenager on board, having a phone charger will be critical! Plus she is my navigator for the trip so need to keep her sat nav alive.
Thanks again for the advice, much appreciated. Hope to be able to report back next week that all went well.
