Thank you so much for the very detailed and helpful advice! We were going to check insurance tomorrow. Our regular carrier offers some coverage overseas, and I’ve previously purchased trip insurance that included the rental car. I don’t think my credit card covers much, but will double check. After our experience with Hertz in Dublin (no spare tire, and a tire that had a slow leak) we will definitely carefully inspect the car. We drove a manual in Ireland and it was interesting but doable.
He’s rented a small SUV. Nissan Qashqai or similar, whatever that is. I hope it has a cover for the back as it won’t have a typical boot. (I had an MGB in the ‘80’s so I picked up a bit of the lingo, ha).
In the state where we live, roundabouts are called traffic calming circles. People still have a hard time with them. 🙂.
We did fine driving out of London to Wales last time (2015). By we, I mean the Mr. Caught the ferry to Dublin and flew home from there. I think we should be fine, but airports can be confusing for sure. At least the signs will be in English (as opposed to the time we returned the rental car at the Rome airport.)
Is google maps reliable for directions?
Again, many thanks for the advice. We’ll review tomorrow morning and start booking the sights. We hadn’t considered Salisbury and will take a look. After reading 21 pages of advice, you are a true treasure here.