After months of waiting, today was T-Day... I had an appointment at the Tesla Service Centre in West Drayton to collect my new car at 3 pm. It was a bit of a slog getting there: train to London, Tube to Paddington, Train to West Drayton and a 15 minute walk...but it was worth it!The handover process (thanks Emma!) took about an hour: it was just like being in the Apple store and having someone explain how your new iPad Air functions. And then it was time to drive home.
I then discovered a very disappointing truth: London traffic is desperately awful and it makes no allowance for people whatever type of car they are driving. It took me over an hour to get home, but at least I got to test the Google Maps sat nav app...which kept changing its mind about which was the least bad way to avoid the traffic jams.But get home I did! And I managed to do so without constantly fiddling with the enormous screen that controls all of the car's functions ... honest, Mrs L...
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