Gatwick Snow, can't get to car.
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After our enjoyable stint in Gatwick due to volcanoes, we are no completely stuck.
Holiday cancelled, found a hotel, at reasonable price. Trouble is our car is stuck at Russ Hill, completely impassable apparently, taxi drivers just laugh. Could be stuck for days more potentially.
Anything we can do? Would the AA be able to assist in getting our car back out?
Suggestions please, can't afford to live in a hotel until i can get the car back.
Holiday cancelled, found a hotel, at reasonable price. Trouble is our car is stuck at Russ Hill, completely impassable apparently, taxi drivers just laugh. Could be stuck for days more potentially.
Anything we can do? Would the AA be able to assist in getting our car back out?
Suggestions please, can't afford to live in a hotel until i can get the car back.
The_Burg said:
Trouble is our car is stuck at Russ Hill, completely impassable apparently, taxi drivers just laugh.
Where exactly are you and where exactly is your car? Is it at the Russ hill hotel? If it's there I assume someone is keeping the access to the car park clear.Which taxi drivers refused to take you? if it was the airport 'checker cars' they're just refusing because it's a short journey and they want something longer.
1. Find out from someone in Russ Hill (or where your car is) if the roads are actually impassable/ if your car is actually snowed in. I assume it isn't just parked by the roadside.
2. Call a local taxi firm like Carline 01293 430430 or DSM. 01293820820
Edited by el stovey on Thursday 2nd December 21:55
el stovey said:
The_Burg said:
Trouble is our car is stuck at Russ Hill, completely impassable apparently, taxi drivers just laugh.
Where exactly are you and where exactly is your car? Is it at the Russ hill hotel? If it's there I assume someone is keeping the access to the car park clear.Which taxi drivers refused to take you? if it was the airport 'checker cars' they're just refusing because it's a short journey and they want something longer.
1. Find out from someone in Russ Hill (or where your car is) if the roads are actually impassable/ if your car is actually snowed in. I assume it isn't just parked by the roadside.
2. Call a local taxi firm like Carline 01293 430430 or DSM. 01293820820
Edited by el stovey on Thursday 2nd December 21:55
If a place is "completely impassable", how will walking to the car help? Once you get there, won't you have to drive it through somewhere completely impassable? And how will the AA be able to help? I'm not sure they have skidoos in this country 
The road may not be quite that bad, but if it is, I'd suggest you might just have to wait.
If you need to get elsewhere, perhaps hire a car from somewhere and get the AA to pick your car up when the snow's cleared. And claim on your travel insurance or something?
The road may not be quite that bad, but if it is, I'd suggest you might just have to wait.
If you need to get elsewhere, perhaps hire a car from somewhere and get the AA to pick your car up when the snow's cleared. And claim on your travel insurance or something?
Thanks for the info guys, managed to get car back Friday around lunch.
Road looked terrible but actually wasn't that bad, i guess that buses and taxis wouldn't risk it more H&S issues.
(Or maybe i'm a snow driving god, which i think is probably quite unlikely).
Edited to add: Especially big thanks to Deeen for his offer of assistance!
Road looked terrible but actually wasn't that bad, i guess that buses and taxis wouldn't risk it more H&S issues.
(Or maybe i'm a snow driving god, which i think is probably quite unlikely).
Edited to add: Especially big thanks to Deeen for his offer of assistance!
Edited by The_Burg on Sunday 5th December 07:48
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