Scotland to Romania best route?
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Due to driver monitored satalite system fitted to my company car, mixed with my driving style its likely they are going to ban me from driving for a while.
I'm on red.
I want to take one of my cars from the UK to Romania. Glasgow to Bucharest to be more precise.
Can anybody help with the best route, where to take the ferry, breaks, how long it will take, fuel costs etc. I will be taking a lotus Elise s2
I'm on red.
I want to take one of my cars from the UK to Romania. Glasgow to Bucharest to be more precise.
Can anybody help with the best route, where to take the ferry, breaks, how long it will take, fuel costs etc. I will be taking a lotus Elise s2
I'd have thought the direct line through France/Belgium/Germany/Austria/Hungary would be the quickest. All excellent motorways / DC until you get to Romania, then slows down a lot.
If you have leeway for some fun, why not go over the Carpathian mountains on the Transfagarasan Highway, it's pretty amazing!
If you have leeway for some fun, why not go over the Carpathian mountains on the Transfagarasan Highway, it's pretty amazing!
Can only advise on the first part of the journey.
Suggest you take the overnight P&O Hull to Rotterdam ferry. It's a half day drive to Hull for you, a nice on-board meal & restful night in a proper bed then a (circa) 7am start in Holland and quickly onto the German autobahn network. A day's driving will see you at the Austrian border with route choices beyond for Romania. (If you have choice of departure, try to arrive in Rotterdam early Sat/Sun thus avoiding a lot of weekday rush-hour traffic in Holland/Germany.)
Starting from Hull means you miss the s**te drive down through England via the M1/M25 to the Channel ports. Also saves a few precious driving miles, too.
Done the Hull/Rotterdam trip for onward travel to Italy several times and it works well; am always less tired because of the night on the ferry.
Suggest you take the overnight P&O Hull to Rotterdam ferry. It's a half day drive to Hull for you, a nice on-board meal & restful night in a proper bed then a (circa) 7am start in Holland and quickly onto the German autobahn network. A day's driving will see you at the Austrian border with route choices beyond for Romania. (If you have choice of departure, try to arrive in Rotterdam early Sat/Sun thus avoiding a lot of weekday rush-hour traffic in Holland/Germany.)
Starting from Hull means you miss the s**te drive down through England via the M1/M25 to the Channel ports. Also saves a few precious driving miles, too.
Done the Hull/Rotterdam trip for onward travel to Italy several times and it works well; am always less tired because of the night on the ferry.
Holland and into Germany, than south through Frankfurt-Würzburg-Passau enter into Austria via Linz-Vienna and onto Budapest. From Budapest you can take the highway to Szeged and enter Rpmania by Arad, continue to Timisoara and from there take the route through Sebes-Sibiu-Valcea-Bucharest.
Alternatively you can go through Munich- Salzburg (more scenic) onto Vienna.
The most relaxing way would be to take the ferry into Rotterdam, drive to Düsseldorf where you put the car onto an auto-train and wake up in Munich:
https://www.dbautozug.de/autozug-en/destinations/
Drive carefully and cautiously in Romania, there are some wild idiots on the roads there that really should not be trusted too much. The Transfagarasan is spectacular, but after such a long ride I'm not sure its worth it.
Enjoy!
Alternatively you can go through Munich- Salzburg (more scenic) onto Vienna.
The most relaxing way would be to take the ferry into Rotterdam, drive to Düsseldorf where you put the car onto an auto-train and wake up in Munich:
https://www.dbautozug.de/autozug-en/destinations/
Drive carefully and cautiously in Romania, there are some wild idiots on the roads there that really should not be trusted too much. The Transfagarasan is spectacular, but after such a long ride I'm not sure its worth it.
Enjoy!
TooMany2cvs said:
Can't say we ever saw 'em in a month driving round Romania. A far bigger risk is horse-drawn carts, tbh.
Lucky you...I lived there for a few years and the amount of stupidity, recklessness and gruesmoe accidents I saw there is hard to top. The accident-victim statistics in Romania stand as evidence. The horse-drawn carts and drunk bike riders (especially at night) are noteworthy.I'm based in Romania, I have an office in Ploiesti, the reason I'm taking my car over is because I have a company car over here. Unfortunately due to my very bad driving, monitored via satalite, I'm likely to incur a company ban, possibly for a year.
I'm really looking forward to the trip. I've always wanted to do a big road trip, this is the perfect time. So I want to get it right.
I was thinking about mixing Amsterdam, Nurburg ring and a few choice roads into the equation.
Unfortunately I had a bump in the Lotus before Christmas, it was meant to be repaired about this time now.
I received an email telling me they cant provide the clam for another 11 weeks.
I'm gutted. I was planning everything around doing this asap.
I'll be on the phone to the garage tomorrow to find out what the hell is going on.
I'm really looking forward to the trip. I've always wanted to do a big road trip, this is the perfect time. So I want to get it right.
I was thinking about mixing Amsterdam, Nurburg ring and a few choice roads into the equation.
Unfortunately I had a bump in the Lotus before Christmas, it was meant to be repaired about this time now.
I received an email telling me they cant provide the clam for another 11 weeks.
I'm gutted. I was planning everything around doing this asap.
I'll be on the phone to the garage tomorrow to find out what the hell is going on.
Defcon5 said:
Does work banning you have anythng to do with you going to Romania?
I read it as work are banning him from using any of their cars, so he wants to take his own car over there and use that for the year so he can still get about without the co.car.I'd be trawling the local paper, tbh.
Yes, they have a point system and and I'm the worst driver. I've broken the 120kph rule too many times, I brake too hard (its very difficult not to in the city with the way other people drive), and if the turbo kicks in when I pull out of a junction I lose more points because my Hilux accelerates so rapidly... ?
But, it doesn't matter. I know I'm not a shining example, they know I'm not and they have a system in place for lunatics like me.
The best way to get around it is to bring a car from home over here, stuff them, I'll break the 5kph rule in the car park. I'll park where I want, if I'm late for a meeting I'll not be limited to BELOW the national speed limit. I will also have the freedom to drive after 23:00 and won't have to fill in a trip journey management system and request for approvals from Amsterdam every time I need to go over 50klms distance. Also this means I wont have some random guy from India phoning me during my journeys asking me what time I left, when I am planning on having my break, when do I reach my destination, how much rest have I had before my journey, what is the weather condition, do I have a passenger etc...etc...
I really want to take the Lotus as some of the roads here are fantastic (some terrible). The Lancia is in the garage for a resto and I wouldnt trust it anyway so far from a specialist.
You cant buy and register a car here as an expat, the laws are very restrictive.
But, it doesn't matter. I know I'm not a shining example, they know I'm not and they have a system in place for lunatics like me.
The best way to get around it is to bring a car from home over here, stuff them, I'll break the 5kph rule in the car park. I'll park where I want, if I'm late for a meeting I'll not be limited to BELOW the national speed limit. I will also have the freedom to drive after 23:00 and won't have to fill in a trip journey management system and request for approvals from Amsterdam every time I need to go over 50klms distance. Also this means I wont have some random guy from India phoning me during my journeys asking me what time I left, when I am planning on having my break, when do I reach my destination, how much rest have I had before my journey, what is the weather condition, do I have a passenger etc...etc...
I really want to take the Lotus as some of the roads here are fantastic (some terrible). The Lancia is in the garage for a resto and I wouldnt trust it anyway so far from a specialist.
You cant buy and register a car here as an expat, the laws are very restrictive.
deltashad said:
The best way to get around it is to bring a car from home over here, stuff them, I'll break the 5kph rule in the car park. I'll park where I want, if I'm late for a meeting I'll not be limited to BELOW the national speed limit. I will also have the freedom to drive after 23:00 and won't have to fill in a trip journey management system and request for approvals from Amsterdam every time I need to go over 50klms distance. Also this means I wont have some random guy from India phoning me during my journeys asking me what time I left, when I am planning on having my break, when do I reach my destination, how much rest have I had before my journey, what is the weather condition, do I have a passenger etc...etc...
That sounds like hell... 
It's a joke really. But I dont pay company car tax or any other costs to the vehicle. I could disconnect the old system every now and then which made things more bearable but the new system is really tight. It's tracked by satalite, you cant unplug it, you need a special personal key to start the vehicle. Your trip instantly goes to some super cyberspacestation hovering above India where they process and analyse all the data. We have people dedicated in our work place who control the driving and send emails out naming and shaming who has been bad and who is good. Ha.... I find it quite funny really. I'm a bit of a rebel so it was only a matter of time.
I will be able to claim my fuel from them, maybe tyres too so I'm not so bothered.
A collegue tried to buy a car here but he told me it was near impossible. He didn't have a company car so ended up using someone elses personal car and it was never registered to him.
I haven't looked into it deeply but from what I gather it would be easier to bring a car over. And, I've never seen an Elise here. It would be rather cool
I am tempted to buy though. I've seen a few early chrome bumper Lada 2101's kicking about in cracking condition. They're cheap. Just know the process to own it will be a lot of hurdles. I've actually been obsessing a little about getting one.
I will be able to claim my fuel from them, maybe tyres too so I'm not so bothered.
A collegue tried to buy a car here but he told me it was near impossible. He didn't have a company car so ended up using someone elses personal car and it was never registered to him.
I haven't looked into it deeply but from what I gather it would be easier to bring a car over. And, I've never seen an Elise here. It would be rather cool
I am tempted to buy though. I've seen a few early chrome bumper Lada 2101's kicking about in cracking condition. They're cheap. Just know the process to own it will be a lot of hurdles. I've actually been obsessing a little about getting one.
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