France in a VW Type2

I'm drowning in a sea of lists at the moment. Lots of little things that we need to get sorted before hitting the road.

Yesterday it was sorting out our insurance renewal and getting the necessary paperwork to ensure we can prove we're insured when travelling in France and possibly Spain (just in case we get a mad fit to keep travelling south). Like pretty much everyone else in Type 2 Ireland, I have my policy through Dolmen Insurance Brokers who have a special Camper Insurance policy in association with Axa.

Dolmen have come in for some grief lately from the VW community after they declined to insure a Bay that was painted with an eye-catching 70s mural featuring such characters as Che Guevara (see pic above). The story got a lot of coverage in the media (after yours truely tipped off a colleague in the Motors Supplement of the Irish Times).

My experience of Dolmen, as with most organisations like this, is that the level of customer service varies widely depending on who you get on the other end of the phone. I'm not mentioning any names with regard to bad service but I will say that Rebecca returned my call yesterday and was most knowledgeable and helpful.

I'm on a bit of a technology buzz other than that - sorting out a laptop and portable DVD player for the van. Tonight will be spend filling the holes in my custom cabinets with plastic wood filler in advance of painting.

So much to do, so little time.

UPDATE: The Green Card and Bail Bond I need for France and Spain repsectively were at home last night. Nice one Dolmen and even more shocking that the Irish postal service actually delivered something overnight.