Longest single drive!

[Jonathan27]

I was just reading the Go Pandy Go thread, and it got me thinking, what's the longest drive you have ever done in a single stint (allowing for petrol and ferry).

For me it was 720 miles, Cambridge to Constance (Germany), and my wife and daughter managed to sleep almost the entire journey.

[TheArchitect]

460 miles for me. stopped once for petrol going from bicester - stirling - oban. had 2 impolite passengers who insisted I moved my seat forward to make them more comfortable when they where all of 5 foot tall and had plenty of space.

[Jonny671]

I expected this to be some mansion with a very long driveway

I think we had a thread on this before.. Mine is err.. 500 miles or so.

Drive from my house to Manchester, picked up a friend and drove straight back.

[Garlick]

Turin to London in my Mini Cooper S



Or Geneva to London in a Z06

[soad]

Leeds to Uxbridge (and back), so not that far.

[Crusoe]

Strong following wind and nice firm ground under foot, was a screamer of a tee shot and went right through the green on a 390yard par 4...

[robuk]

TheArchitect said:

460 miles for me. stopped once for petrol going from bicester - stirling - oban. had 2 impolite passengers who insisted I moved my seat forward to make them more comfortable when they where all of 5 foot tall and had plenty of space.

I would have kicked them out half way and made them walk

[chris.mapey]

Crusoe said:

Strong following wind and nice firm ground under foot, was a screamer of a tee shot and went right through the green on a 390yard par 4...

I used to do Felixstowe - Dover - Calais - Barcelona - Calas - Dover - Felixstowe twice a month.

Drive down, unload a Transit van then drive back

[Petrolhead_Rich]

rotherham-barnsley-stanstead airport-selby
(work) - (Customer)-(collect dad) - (Home)

Didn't leave the car as I was dropping off a phone and the guy was waiting outside the customers site.

Fuel tank was empty though....

[nonplussed]

868 miles, Ruislip to the Cote d'Azur. In a 5-series. Including a stop along the way to have a flappy bit of bodywork reattached.

[neilski]

Valbonne, South of France to Reading via the Channel Tunnel. About 900 odd miles.

[PulsatingStar]

Copenhagen > Gatwick. About 2 miles short of 1000. I didnt take the ferry route out of Denmark and drove all the way across the country.

Left at 10.30am and got back about 11pm. Would have been quicker if I didnt get lost a couple of times. Only stopped for fuel (x3) and eurotunnel.

[manic47]

Blackpool -> Glasgow -> Aberdeen -> Newcastle -> Milton Keynes in one day

[Disastrous]

Monaco > Nurnberg. Must be about 5/600 miles.

Went from Nurnberg to Amsterdam the next day and had been touring Europe all week so didn't feel especially long.

[V88Dicky]

Portsmouth to Helensburgh in an ungoverned one of these;




carrying two of these;




Stopped for one of these;





Took ten of these;





Over 500 miles in 10 hrs with just one stop. Not bad for an HGV

[davepoth]

1,308 miles Denver to San Francisco, down the old US Route 6 over the mountains.

[eltax91]

Leicester to Orkney - one slog (with a quick toilet break) from Leicester to john O'Groats. An hour break before getting on the ferry, then a little trip to my hotel, 10 miles or so. Around 591 miles, one ONE tank in my Octavia.

[SlimRick]

2,500 miles non stop, split the driving between me and a colleague. Aftermath of 9/11, stranded in Rome, GA and wanting to get home to Santa Rosa, CA. No flights, no rental cars left, we ended up driving one of these:

[HellDiver]

SlimRick said:

2,500 miles non stop, split the driving between me and a colleague. Aftermath of 9/11, stranded in Rome, GA and wanting to get home to Santa Rosa, CA. No flights, no rental cars left, we ended up driving one of these:

You win.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

V88Dicky said:

Portsmouth to Helensburgh in an ungoverned one of these;




carrying two of these;




Stopped for one of these;





Took ten of these;





Over 500 miles in 10 hrs with just one stop. Not bad for an HGV

What are the legally required breaks for a HGV driver again??