Collecting a car from BCA Blackbushe

[Ocsltd 133]

For those of you that have collected a car by train to BCA Blackbushe, please share your wisdom.

Which train station is the closest / easiest to get to BCA Blackbushe and roughly how much does the taxi cost / how long does it take? (I know it depends on traffic, but humour me )

Cheers

[D&M 66]

We've gone up to Blackbushe on public transport.

The nearest train station is Blackwater.

We were attending the auction in person and stayed the night in the Ely Hotel - walked from the train station on a walking trail (and through some very secluded car parks with some very suspicious people in their cars!)

The taxi from the Ely Hotel to Blackbushe was about £6. The train station is only a couple of miles from there so I can't imagine it being more than £10

About a 15 min trip in the car from the station to the front door.

[Ocsltd 133]

12 minutes ago, D&M said:

We've gone up to Blackbushe on public transport.

The nearest train station is Blackwater.

We were attending the auction in person and stayed the night in the Ely Hotel - walked from the train station on a walking trail (and through some very secluded car parks with some very suspicious people in their cars!)

The taxi from the Ely Hotel to Blackbushe was about £6. The train station is only a couple of miles from there so I can't imagine it being more than £10

About a 15 min trip in the car from the station to the front door.

Thanks for the reply. 

[Andy Entwistle 96]

Fleet and winch field are the next closest, but on a main line from London, about a tenner in a cab....

Used to be there every day.... 

[twerp 69]

Sandhurst was the quickest for me in the past

[Ocsltd 133]

9 minutes ago, Andy Entwistle said:

Fleet and winch field are the next closest, but on a main line from London, about a tenner in a cab....

Used to be there every day.... 

Thanks. 

2 minutes ago, twerp said:

Sandhurst was the quickest for me in the past

Cheers

[Andy Entwistle 96]

used to live in Sandhurst and have walked it, but wouldn't recommend it unless you have a lot of spare time...

[Autolink100 34]

Blackwater is the closest but there are no Taxi's there. If you go to Fleet there are loads of Taxi's outside and the fare runs around a tenner.

[Ocsltd 133]

5 minutes ago, Autolink100 said:

Blackwater is the closest but there are no Taxi's there. If you go to Fleet there are loads of Taxi's outside and the fare runs around a tenner.

Thanks!

[metcars 395]

11 hours ago, D&M said:

We've gone up to Blackbushe on public transport.

The nearest train station is Blackwater.

We were attending the auction in person and stayed the night in the Ely Hotel - walked from the train station on a walking trail (and through some very secluded car parks with some very suspicious people in their cars!)

The taxi from the Ely Hotel to Blackbushe was about £6. The train station is only a couple of miles from there so I can't imagine it being more than £10

About a 15 min trip in the car from the station to the front door.

Don't Blackbushe run a shuttle from the station on sale days for trade?

[Earunder 69]

Wingly... go in style

[D&M 66]

23 hours ago, Ocsltd said:

Thanks for the reply. 

No problem!

11 hours ago, met said:

Don't Blackbushe run a shuttle from the station on sale days for trade?

Not a clue, was our first time there! We did buy, and asked where the car was parked.... The guy said it was in the Market car park and to jump in the minibus that was about 200yds away, shouted to his mate that we were coming up... walked up and spoke to the driver, he told us no, he wasn't giving us a lift so we had to walk all the blinking way around

After a 3 hour wait for lost keys for the complete section!

[Ocsltd 133]

12 minutes ago, D&M said:

No problem!

Not a clue, was our first time there! We did buy, and asked where the car was parked.... The guy said it was in the Market car park and to jump in the minibus that was about 200yds away, shouted to his mate that we were coming up... walked up and spoke to the driver, he told us no, he wasn't giving us a lift so we had to walk all the blinking way around

After a 3 hour wait for lost keys for the complete section!

Perhaps I’ll get mine delivered! 

[metcars 395]

19 hours ago, D&M said:

Not a clue, was our first time there! We did buy, and asked where the car was parked.... The guy said it was in the Market car park and to jump in the minibus that was about 200yds away, shouted to his mate that we were coming up... walked up and spoke to the driver, he told us no, he wasn't giving us a lift so we had to walk all the blinking way around

After a 3 hour wait for lost keys for the complete section!

Sound pretty standard, Manheim Colchester can be picky about giving you a lift (although judging by the state of the minibus I'd rather walk). And they have almost gone out of their way to make it difficult to walk out into the far reaches of the compound on that strange grey stone that that turns to mud and gets everywhere in the car!

[Ocsltd 133]

Train ticket booked for Tuesday, I'll put my walking boots on!!

[metcars 395]

1 minute ago, Ocsltd said:

Train ticket booked ..............

On this subject, you can get some cheap off peak tickets if you hunt around.

[Ocsltd 133]

Just now, met said:

On this subject, you can get some cheap off peak tickets if you hunt around.

Peterborough to Fleet, including the underground came to £27.50 which I didn't think was too bad. The car I'm picking up has got half a tank of petrol in, so that should negate some of the cost....

[metcars 395]

Just now, Ocsltd said:

Peterborough to Fleet, including the underground came to £27.50 which I didn't think was too bad. The car I'm picking up has got half a tank of petrol in, so that should negate some of the cost....

I can get from London Stratford to Colchester Town for £8, and if I'm lucky I'm on my own and there's a toilet!