Great start to the holiday

This was going well with a clean getaway from the storage site and averaging 40mph with the caravan attached. Just a 320mile drive to Kendal and all the time we need to get there

Arrive just after 5 and get out pitch number and go to startup and the brake pedal hits the floor....seems as though a hose or similar on front nearside has let go. Waiting for the AA but what are the chances they will have a replacement? Hopefully very high as tomorrow we are supposed to head up to a site 12 mi!es from Perth and then next day up to Correlate

Updates as they happen but I may be looking for details of mechanics near Kendal that can do early morning miracles

Can't see AA would do that kind of thing on the roadside

Ah, fortunately we are in the caravan park with clear space all round and cold drinks available

kermit_rr said:

Can't see AA would do that kind of thing on the roadside

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Nope...brakes are not done as a roadside repair, add to which ever model of every car has a different pipe so really not practical to carry spares. Best you can hope for is a drag down to the nearest garage (organised by yourself) or the nearest AA approved garage.

ps...you might be lucky and get a local contractor, in which case there are more favourable options

Damn. Hose was not properly clipped in apparently and has been rubbing on the wheel until it separated. Unsurprisingly he has no spare

Wonder if the old clip had broken.. that sort of thing should be picked up on MOT

So, being taken to a local garage where it will be left with fingers crossed for an early morning fix so we can still get underway tomorrow

What’s the outcome? We need to know!,,

I would be grateful that it didn’t let go going down a hill in Scotland whilst towing,
Inconvenient Yes! But still the best outcome for you and your family,

AA man spoke to a local colleague who recommended taking me to Lakeland car center in Kendal. We got there about 7pm using a rigid tow (NOT something I want to repeat) and as we dropped the key through the door the owner popped his head out of the workshop so we had a chat about it. They got into it first thing in the morning and after a couple of road checks to ensure it was performing to spec I got it back in the afternoon so the following morning we headed up to Fortrose where we unhitched and sat with a local beer to watch the dolphins

Total bill was £150 which may be good or may be a little high but at that point we would have paid £500 or even more to get back on the road

We have also given a huge thumbs up to the AA guy as he did not just do the minimum and took a good 2 hours working through the options with us and calling round to find the best place to take us

I now have to plan some top end TLC and learning the checks I should be making to reduce the chances of this happening again