Crosstalk

This time next week I'll be here...



Fingers crossed the airport parking I chose is as secure as it claims to be, and the wagon is still there when we get back, with all its bits and pieces intact!

scoobfan

Not if your flying from Birmingham it won't !!!!!

Rob

bowsaaa

Last time I landed at Birmingham my car came home on the back of a low-loader . But less of that... Have a good hol m8!

Crosstalk

It's a gamble any way I look at it.

Good points:
- company car (not my insurance or NCD)
- claimed to be secure with 24 hour CCTV blah blah blah
- less chance of public nosing about
- NOT Birmingham!

Bad points:
- valet parking (eek!) so I have to leave the keys and they park it for me
- they get to move the car to have other customers cars ready when they get back...

If it'd been my own car, no way I'd have left it with someone else. I may set the alarm to the "you have to use the key in the door and the alarm will go off until you start the engine" mode beforehand so they'll struggle to get it started (and may give up) if they wanted to take it for a run round the block. Although that may cause a problem if it's blocked something else in and they have to move it using other means...

Or tell them to put the disklok on once they've parked it, which you don't need the key for, and secretly take the key with me!

At the very least, I'll note the miles and the two little dings which are there in the doors already in front of their staff when I drop it off and challenge them if there's any significant change in miles or new damage.

Ray_li

I always write the mileage down and a sticker and stick it clearly on the dash for the staff at the carpark to see

Crosstalk

Good idea.

I should also fake up a "This car is fitted with hidden CCTV" warning sticker!

redragon

if its east mids dont do it