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Hello 😀 how do people deal with transport whilst at holiday home for short times
my options are , hire a car for Say a north period which is €900 ! , or do I buy a car and store In garage
the other options are buses , taxis or a moped for shopping or drive the car from U.K. !!!
i think they do online delivery from mercadona ???
any great tips on how people cope whilst hear on a 90 day visa basis
thanks for any tips 😀😀😀.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:00am
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Hi, we are also 90 day visitors, the apartment we rent requires us to need use of a car plus the fact we like to get out and about anyway.
We use our own car, driving down to Portsmouth or Plymouth from NE Scotland, ferry across to Spain then drive down to the Costa Blanca, depending on ferry sailing times we usually have at least one overnight in a hotel at Preston but if its an early ferry we would overnight at Preston and again in Portsmouth.
Once in Spain we normally overnight in Burgas.
I really did consider buying a Spanish car due to the ferry and hotel costs decided to stick with the ferry, never really considered any other options like renting a car in Spain as the costs are even higher.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:19am
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We bought a new small car a couple of years ago and keep it in Spain. Not as expensive as it sounds as you can often get good deals on new vehicles. Given that car hire prices have escalated recently, it’s proven to have been a good decision, and of course convenient
Hello
Yes Mercadona do deliver, but not everywhere.....
This is a link to there FAQs, you can check wherther your post code is available for delivery. I cant remember the delivery charge so I will look.
Cheers
Elinspain
€7.21 is the charge
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:33pm
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Thanks for that … does you car survive the gaps in not being used ? .. battery etc … we may not be out more than 3 times a year … ✊👍
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:12pm
NigeF wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:00am:
Hi, we are also 90 day visitors, the apartment we rent requires us to need use of a car plus the fact we like to get out and about anyway.
We use our own car, driving down to Portsmouth or Plymouth from NE Scotland, ferry across to Spain then drive down to the Costa Blanca, depending on ferry sailing times we usually have at least one overnight in a hotel at Preston but if its an early ferry we would overnight at Preston and again i...
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...n Portsmouth.
Once in Spain we normally overnight in Burgas.
I really did consider buying a Spanish car due to the ferry and hotel costs decided to stick with the ferry, never really considered any other options like renting a car in Spain as the costs are even higher.
Fab …. Is the road trip easy ? …good roads
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:23pm
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ChrisVanRock wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:12pm:
Fab …. Is the road trip easy ? …good roads
Hi, The apartment we go to is close to La Fuente centre so your Salinas is just 10 - 15 km away.
The roads in Spain are very good plus never seem to be that busy, i could almost say the drive to Santander is enjoyable, we have driven quite a few times now and the only roads we experience problems are in England due to road works, accidents and congestion.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:29pm
NigeF wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:23pm:
Hi, The apartment we go to is close to La Fuente centre so your Salinas is just 10 - 15 km away.
The roads in Spain are very good plus never seem to be that busy, i could almost say the drive to Santander is enjoyable, we have driven quite a few times now and the only roads we experience problems are in England due to road works, accidents and congestion....
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Thanks yes we will be near to La Fuente centre , it’s a mile -we walked up 😃
NigeF wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:23pm:
Hi, The apartment we go to is close to La Fuente centre so your Salinas is just 10 - 15 km away.
The roads in Spain are very good plus never seem to be that busy, i could almost say the drive to Santander is enjoyable, we have driven quite a few times now and the only roads we experience problems are in England due to road works, accidents and congestion....
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How true is the last sentence in your post.
We drive to the UK through Spain and France 3-4 times each year. The roads in Spain and France are a dream and the only traffic problems we encounter are soon as we get off the Eurotunnel at Folkestone, usually within the first mile or so.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:01am
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ChrisVanRock wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:33pm:
Thanks for that … does you car survive the gaps in not being used ? .. battery etc … we may not be out more than 3 times a year … ✊👍
Yes, we do travel out more than three times on average, but we use Coys for parking at Alicante. It’s an extra annual charge, but they do check your car starts etc and wash it and pick you up at the airport. Their compound is very close to the terminal and conveniently placed if you are travelling south
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