Friday 17th October and we’ve had “Fred” the RV for a week now, and what a week it’s been.

Trying to start the RV again we discovered that the battery was completely dead and realised immediately that the Alternator was probably faulty. We called the RAC who promptly arrived within 30 minutes. The RAC man told us he would do his best but was “Unfamiliar with American Vehicles” and then proceeded to fiddle with Fred.

The RAC man confirmed our fears and proceeded to...