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The Eden Project?
Oh, there's always the Isle of Wight!

Can you kind gents Google-Map me to Watford Gap?

Tbag, I guess I had Germany in my mind all the time. It's a rude surprise for me to find out that they have speed limits in the UK. Grrr... I guess I'll be stuck in 4th gear on my sport bike for most of the trips I want to make. Then again, this'll just make buying that car all the more sensible.

Can I at least assume that the white roads and/or the gold roads on Google Map are cop-free and camera-free?

Also, is it safe to assume that only London and the immediate vicinity is run like the government needs all that traffic violation money? Or will things be as rigid and tight up north?

Oh, and by the way, I just got a text message from my agency:

My UK visa is nice and ready!

Our tentative deployment date is Feb 4, w00t!

Congratulations!

The white roads probably are cop/camera free; the gold B roads might not be, it depends on the traffic. Still, a regular-speed recce journey always helps, and some of the maps sold in the UK also show fixed speed camera placements.

Things are (probably) run as rigidly up north, however the density of cameras, at least, is likely to be a lot less, especially out in the countryside. To be honest, on some of those narrow twisty countryside minor routes, the national limit will seem perfectly fine.

Oh, and: The Watford Gap on GMaps
This is sometimes taken as the dividing line between North and South England

Congrats Ice!

Feb. 4th, that's not long to go.

And where we shall march past when the revolution happens and we sack London! Muhahahaha!

Congrats Ice, hope everything works out well for you when you come to the Great White North.

Explanation of the Watford Gap and it's cultural significance.

This thing about speed limits, cops and cameras. Perhaps it would be a good idea to get some experience of the roads, traffic and other people's driving habits before you worry about where you can get away with breaking the law. Bit more respect called for I reckon.

Thanks guys. Looking forward to it, a bit...

You're probably right, Gopher, it's not like I'll be breaking limits on a narrow country road.

Tbag, had a long chat with the wife last night. Having slept beside someone for 8 years, it'll be a great change to be sleeping alone. She's also quite emotional sometimes, so I made sure she wasn't in denial about me leaving very soon; per experience she waits until the last moment before doing the "painful stuff," so I wanted her to be more open this time around. This is heartwrenching, but I figure this is a small price to pay for a brighter future.

Brun, just getting a feel for the situation, it's not like I want to break the law. If you'll read back a bit, this has something to do with my misconception of speed-limit-free UK roads.

Just got confirmation today that February 4 will be our deployment date.

Time to buckle down and start packing and getting ready for the trip.