"My volcano story...........
So – if you were going to start this I guess we could have been in a lot of worse places – Utrecht.
Nothing we could do Thursday night after finishing the workshop so stayed in Utrecht. Friday to Amsterdam. No ferries, no cars, hmm.........ferry from Calais. No chance. Fecking Health and Safety won’t let you go on without a car!!!
So – here was our cunning plan. Amsterdam to Paris, Paris to Le Havre, foot passenger to Portsmouth, pick up car at Gatwick.
Fell at first hurdle, queued for 4 hours to get ticket at Schipol. Got train to Paris (well at least we’d be closer to home). Train broke down outside Antwerp – back there. To Brussels, to Paris then Eurostar – an extra train – Hurrah!!!
£1200 out of pocket and having met a whole tribe of wonderful human beings (and getting some business i think!!) the NCP car Park at Gatwick (where I had booked for 3 days and now had been there for 6) processed my ticket and while I fiddled to get out my credit card the guy announced "Sir – we do not intend to rub salt into the wound – the extra 3 days are on us".
My faith in large organisations has been restored – Hooray for NCP – they have my business for life!!!!"
So a GOLDEN HELICOPTER AWARD happily goes to NCP CAR PARKS
