Stone chips

[barking]

Just back, Canterbury to Skye return. Fantastic sweeping A class roads along loch sides suddenly changing to single track roads with passing places. I do not think any roads to equal in Europe, especially if relegated to the passenger seat and time to appreciate the dramatic scenery. Obviously this will all change in a month when you will not be able to move for Italian/Dutch camper vans and when I say camper vans think States mobile homes not VW. Biggest shock when wife suggested she should take a leg Glencoe to Portree, compromised with Invergarry but then it took her 20 miles to slow down enough to find a lay-by. So far licence still intact, however, any suggestions on dealing with stone chips would be appreciated.

[rocket]

Sounds good Barking! We're doing a similar trip in the Monaro in a couple of months time.....Essex to Inverness, and then right up to Durness and back down the West Coast of the Highlands via the Applecross peninsular and Skye. Looking forward to the scenery and the roads up there. What sort of mpg did you get?

Where did you pick up the stonechips...on the motorways or on the Highland roads? Are they really bad?? I had Amourfend fitted to mine from new so I've managed to stay stonechip free so far.

[barking]

Hello Rocket. Sorry with fuel economy, used two sets of keys and it seems to have messed up the average readings as it gave 23 mpg which can not be correct, too much bias on the final motorway legs. When it comes to filling up, stick to larger urban areas such as Inverness, in small highland fill ups you will be paying 5p a litre more. Also make sure when you pass the final fuel stop just to the west of Thurso you have enough fuel to reach Ullapool as the only place to refuel maybe Tongue which is only open on restricted hours (ten years ago nearly had to spend Sunday night in Tongue waiting for petrol station to open until they took pity on me and opened especially). Also around the north coast only single track roads, tiring and the Italians amazingly do get that far, I sure that more Italians have seen the north coast then Scots. I am not sure where the stone chip came from only noticed on return when washing the car, only the one chip on the side.

[rocket]

Thanks for the fuel tips. I've had a look at the BP and Shell websites, and I can see that there's nowt north of Inverness. Guess any further up you have to rely on the little independant filling stations.
Looking forward to the trip though!