Driving in Convoy

[foxtrotmike]

Does anyone have any tips for driving in Convoy, my brother has just said he wants to drive in convoy, all 200 miles of it, i cant see the point and im inclined to say it wont work and a pointless exercise.

I'm not a huge fan of it for many reasons partly because i'm an independent so and so for starters but other than that it can get irritating when the lead driver is navigating and you haven't a clue where you're going and may make last minute decisions which you have less time to react to, and the lead car may also break speed limits etc and lights changing after the lead car has passed, leading to separation, probably a good thing.

i find it better just to get my own way there, using sat nav (in anger) and arrive at agreed time.

[foxtrotmike]

Red Devil said:

I don't get it. How would you not know where you are both going? Also, anybody who has any experience of leading a convoy (whether it's two cars or twenty) knows that if separation occurs you follow the 'Rangers Creed': you don't leave anyone behind. Pull over and wait.

If the lead car chooses to break speed limits that their business not yours. There is no rule that says you have to do the same and risk the points to show for it.

We know the destination but we don't know the exact route to take to get there, but in my example neither of us are any more knowledgeable in the route than the other im not sure of the reason for doing it this time but i imagine it maybe so we both arrive together, the route we choose to take is irrelevant.

The reason for posting it was one for general advice because i know this issue crops up but i forget to ask for advice.

9 times out of 10, for me its seems to have turned into a race and that bit i hate, i tend to just like to drop back and be last and the pressure is off