as the insurance was sorted we headed for Cornwall, but after the engine faltered once we lost most of the power, we soldiered on thinking we could look later, but ground to a halt on the Charmouth bypass, rang the breakdown number did we want recovery or fixing, fixing if possible, first van says im not a mechanic, But he did notice a broken wire, off he went and a recovery truck was on its way, recovery truck was too small and with a beaver tail so angle of approach much too steep, so another truck on way, 4 1/2 hours waiting, recovery was hassle free and driver very pleasant, annoyed that while getting the van backwards through the gate with the help of the old skoda the recovery truck made his getaway and I did not get to say thanks, but I can sort that with a phone call and he is converting an old Bedford tk lorry as a camper and I have parts for those so I may be able to assist him in the future, our fiat ducato 03 plate fully comp uk /euro breakdown 9 years NCB less than £300 with the camping and caravan club care insurance, I will put the fault and cure on the auto-sleeper section, alan.