Hi James, I have just emailed confirmation for myself plus a guest - sorry Gaz

Don't panic, Gaz can still come in place of Nick.

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Just a quick tally of where we are regarding responses. It's pretty busy here at HGG therefore hopefully I've manage to spot all emails and PM in relation to the event.

Could I ask you to confirm that the info below is correct, and if you are yet to respond (or have responded and I have missed it) then could you let me know your details.

A few of you said 'yes' to guests but were yet to find someone (willing?) to spend the morning or afternoon with you.... could you possibly give me an update by PM or email as to who it is or whether I can give the space up to someone else from the forum.

So far, so good with regards to accomidating AM and PM slots, however I will need to do some juggling around when I have final numbers.

Anyway, have a look below and let me know if there are any changes.

James

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Dear all,

I am yet to recieve replies from a few forum members, however time is marching on and there are a few slots still to fill for this event. With this in mind if anyone would like to go onto a short-list to come along then please could you PM me (not email!) with the details below and I will try to fit you in on a first come first served basis.

Forum Nickname
Forum you are listed on (for this event)
Real Name
Address
Postcode
Mobile Number
Email Address
Preference of AM or PM (there will be more chance of you attending if you are flexible)
Name of your guest (if it can be another forum member then all the better!)**

Please PM me asap and I will report back next week with where we are concerning places.

IMPORTANT - Please only commit if you can genuinely attend due to the limited number of places!

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All,

We seem to be getting close regarding final numbers, therefore please PM if you would like to go onto the short list as we may have someone drop out at prior to the event.

In te menatime, please can you read the terms & conditions below to ensure you qualify. Please note that you will need to bring both parts of your driving licence, therefore please start looking (or applying for a replacement) now!!

James

LAND ROVER EXPERIENCE LONDON - TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR OFF ROAD DRIVING

• All participants attend at their own risk.
• All instructions and rules given by the off road instructors must be adhered to.
• All participants must be at least 18 years of age and hold a current UK or EU full driving licence and must have done so for at least 12 months. (All Rest of World Licences must be viewed and approved by our Insurers in advance of driving. This process takes approx seven days.)
• All participants must present their full driving licence (Two Parts for UK Licence holders) for us to take a copy. Failure to present an appropriate Driving Licence will disqualify the person from driving.
• Any person with 6 penalty points or more on their Licence (unless just 6 made up of 2 code SP speeding convictions) or with an offence code other than SP or TS is prohibited from driving Land Rover Experience vehicles on road. (All licence endorsements or convictions with a code other than SP or TS must be referred to our Insurers for consideration and approval at least seven days prior to driving.)
• At no time will a participant be under the influence of alcohol or any drugs, which might impair his/her alertness or driving ability.
• Any person found to be affected by alcohol or drugs will be prohibited from participating in any Event.
• The course is unsuitable for those who suffer from back problems or any other condition including pregnancy which may be aggravated by rigorous activity. All participants should take expert medical advice if they are in any way concerned about their suitability to partake in our courses.
• Land Rover Experience London does not accept liability for any loss, damage or personal injury whilst attending the Off Road Driving Course.
• Participants and the public should be warned that, while it is intended to be challenging and stimulating, the Event carries a greater degree of risk than regular activities in their everyday lives.
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HGG – Land Rover Experience Event

18th April 2013 at Luton Hoo Land Rover Experience Centre

***EVENT NOW FULL***

All,

Thank you for the unprecedented response in relation to this event, and I apologise that I may not have been able to respond to every PM that has been sent in my usual ‘personal’ way!

The event is now fully booked, and we now have 48 forum members (inc a few guests) for what I hope will be a great event! Although I will email each main attendee the information within this post, I would be grateful if you could check the list below to see if you are booked on, and if so have another read through the information supplied. I can’t stress enough how popular this first event has proved to be, therefore if you have committed to attend and are unable to for whatever reason then please let me know asap (BY EMAIL ONLY with your forum name to forum@hadleygreen.co.uk), so that I can make the slot(s) available to the next person on the list.

As below, you will see that there are two sessions, AM and PM with specific arrival times (8:30am and 12:30pm depending on the session). Both sessions are now full therefore please ensure that you are able to arrive on time as sadly we will not be able to accommodate any latecomers on the PM session or once the convoy has set off.

Please also read the terms and conditions as per my previous post to confirm that you and your guest are eligible to participate, and please bring your driving licence (inc photocard if you have the new style) as you will not be able to drive if you do not have it with you.


FORMAT

The format will be the same for both sessions……. upon arrival you will sign-on in the Experience Centre, and after a quick briefing (involving a coffee/tea and a bacon roll or pastry depending on the session!) will then head out to the cars in pairs, where you will be met by an instructor. If you are lucky enough to have booked a guest with you then you will be paired up with them, if not then you will join another forum member. There will be 12 cars in total with the hope that there will be 2 vehicles of each type hopefully enabling you to try each model. The session will be in a convoy style with the opportunity to swap from vehicle to vehicle. We will have to play it by ear as this is a totally bespoke event, however that is the general plan!

NB. You will not be using your own cars and there is no charge for this event (HGG is picking up the tab).

ATTENDEES

Please se below a list of those booked on to the event, the session that they are booked on to, the start time for that session AND most importantly whether there is a guest slot booked (I have a list of guests real names).

Please let me know if there are any issue with the information below! (BY EMAIL ONLY with your forum name to forum@hadleygreen.co.uk).



DIRECTIONS

LU1 4LF has always got me to the Experience Centre using Land Rover Sat Nav, however below are some more detailed instructions if you need them (or don't havee Nav). Please note that the Experience Centre is accessed via different entrance to that of the main hotel, therefore please follow the instructions as opposed to the signs for Luton Hoo.



I think that is all, therefore I look forward to seeing those who have been able to attend this first event on 18th April.

Providing the forum members enjoy this event and it all runs to plan, then we hope to carry out similar events on a more regular basis.

James

PS. Please email forum@hadleygreen.co.uk as opposed to PM if at all possible!


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It's all steam ahead at HGG for the LRE off road day. We're finalising numbers this week and will be emailing the info in the above post to you all soon. So far nothing has changed re the sessions above.

We're very much looking forward to it and will hopefully have V6, V8 and W12HGG in attendance !

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9 days and counting!!

We are all very much looking forward to the event next Thursday (18th), and meeting those forum members who are booked to attend.

Yesterday I emailed each member with an overview of the event, timings, directions and the terms and conditions for driving. I've had a few responses from excited forum members, therefore I hope it will be a fun day.

It would appear that we also have a photographer on board who will be taking some snaps from late morning (thanks Pegleg from the Freelander forum!

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2 more sleeps!!

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I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended today. There were 45 forum members and guests in total that attended, and it was great chatting to those of you that I managed to get to.

As mentioned HGG are happy to arrange similar events (doesn't necessarily have to be off road), and I feel that the majority enjoyed the day. I put the LRE team under some pressure to try to get everyone behind the wheel of each of the 6 models in the range. Despite being warned that it would be tight, they did pretty much managed to pull it off. There were a couple of people that missed driving the Range Rover in the morning, but were offered a separate drive over lunch. In the afternoon they reduced the availability of the Freelander (as a photo car) which I hope resulted in everyone driving the remaining 5 models. Perhaps all 6 models in half a day was ambitious, however as mentioned the day was totally bespoke and was a trial for the future.

We put our Group F&I Manager Martin to good use by sending him out with his camera for both sessions (you may have seen him stalking through the undergrowth ) and Pegleg from Freel2 was out for most of the afternoon taking snaps (having driven all the way from mid-Wales )! So, hopefully there will be plenty of pictures posted over the next few days which I will try to spread across the 6 forums (unless Martin can assist?).

Thank you again to all who attended, and as mentioned please let me know if you feel it was worthwhile and something that we should do again (in some form or another)?

James

PS For those of you who went away with an HGG bear, please remember to look after them as they are very special creatures, and please make sure you post some pictures of them in their new Land Rover family surroundings!

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Once again thank you for organising a great day. Neal & I really enjoyed the morning session.

Many thanks to Pegleg (Greg) from Freel2 and also Martin from HGG for taking photographs on the day.

So as not to upset Martin (forum Martin as opposed to HGG Martin) by using up all of his virtual realestate, I have selected a few from both Greg and Martin.

Many thanks for all your efforts.




















































































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And now a quick video produced by HGG's very own Martin Kay!

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The best driver seems to be in the D4 at 1:15 & 2:16.......

For those of you on Facebook, we've added a few of the pictures to our Facebook page. It would be great of you could 'Like' us whilst you are there.

The Facebook page is under our parent company which is 'Colbornes Group'.

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