the centre stand whacked the already rather tired exhaust and the left silencer is now hanging freeI was waiting for my V5, but I have now realised I can go with a temporary cert from the local DVLA office. The ferry is booked for Sunday 7th August ..... and then on the Saturday I hit a massive bump on a local road.... the centre stand whacked the already rather tired exhaust and the left silencer is now hanging free....great start ! 4.30pm on a Saturday....trying to find a local shop with one in stock. So down to a local car spares shop for a bandage - I'll get it fixed properly on the trip. I quite fancy having an outlandishly foreign stamp in the service history anyway...