Hmm - just catching up on this. The website just shows "5.30pm" vehicle ticket and later - unclear what that means but I presume 5.30 arrival and all the slots before are sold out?
ETA yes the blurb further down says arrive 30 minutes either side of your time and you're guaranteed a space. Guess I would just have to turn up early then... which is annoying as its 2+ hours from South London.
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 7:43 pm
by Gavster
Ahhh yeah looks like tickets are preferable. However we’re meeting early so I reckon you’ll be fine, and surely they have some overflow or similar?
Plus we’re planning on doing a bit of a drive so I guess we’re gonna be out of there after a couple of hours.
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 8:02 pm
by duncs500
There's a lot of space (there's a grass field at the back that they open when busy), I've never seen it anywhere near full, stranger things have happened but I can't see them turning people away at 9am.
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 8:40 pm
by Marv
GG. wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 4:38 pm
Hmm - just catching up on this. The website just shows "5.30pm" vehicle ticket and later - unclear what that means but I presume 5.30 arrival and all the slots before are sold out?
ETA yes the blurb further down says arrive 30 minutes either side of your time and you're guaranteed a space. Guess I would just have to turn up early then... which is annoying as its 2+ hours from South London.
Interesting, when I click on the 24th of May on the calendar, bookings are still available for 9am:
Maybe if it's not working for you, try a different browser?
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 9:01 pm
by integrale_evo
Looks like the weather is going to be ok, may just come along to the start to see some old and new faces in whatever vehicle is being the least awkward at the time
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 9:08 pm
by duncs500
integrale_evo wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 9:01 pm
Looks like the weather is going to be ok, may just come along to the start to see some old and new faces in whatever vehicle is being the least awkward at the time
integrale_evo wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 9:01 pm
Looks like the weather is going to be ok, may just come along to the start to see some old and new faces in whatever vehicle is being the least awkward at the time
We have new faces?
Old saggy ones
I was being a knob and must have been looking at the previous Sunday (i.e. today). Ticket booked (but for 9.30 as if they let you in 30 minutes either side then there is no point booking for 9 if they open at 9…)
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Mon May 18, 2026 8:54 am
by Gavster
It looks like a really good turnout, who’s actually coming?
JonMad
Gavster
Duncs
GG
Jobbo
Harry
Marv
Holley
Mike hunt
Dinny
Newt
Who am I forgetting?
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 2:28 pm
by duncs500
This weekend probably the most I'm going to use the car all year. Garage door has just packed up so I'm going to have to do the arduous manual wind all the time.
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 4:40 pm
by mik
duncs500 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 2:28 pm Garage door has just packed up so I'm going to have to do the arduous manual wind all the time.
Off-topic, but you have a (normally electric) roller door?
duncs500 wrote: Tue May 19, 2026 2:28 pm Garage door has just packed up so I'm going to have to do the arduous manual wind all the time.
Off-topic, but you have a (normally electric) roller door?
Yeah. About 3 weeks out of labour warranty apparently.
Bugger, I take it you've done a search to see if it's something that can be DIY fixable?
Might be worth taking off the cover to see if it's anything obvious?
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 11:08 pm
by jamcg
I believe some roller motors have fuzes under the cover, could be something simple like that
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 6:41 am
by duncs500
It's something to do with the safety system where it will only let you raise it. So I can manually open it enough to get under, switch it on, and then raise it the rest of the way. I have read somewhere that there's a sensor attached to the door with some small batteries in it that can run out, but I'm not 100% sure I'm looking at the right thing so dunno if I want to start unscrewing things...
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 6:42 am
by duncs500
I have also put the winding bar in a battery drill which saves the old arms!
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 6:47 am
by jamcg
duncs500 wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 6:41 am
It's something to do with the safety system where it will only let you raise it. So I can manually open it enough to get under, switch it on, and then raise it the rest of the way. I have read somewhere that there's a sensor attached to the door with some small batteries in it that can run out, but I'm not 100% sure I'm looking at the right thing so dunno if I want to start unscrewing things...
We have a couple at work with this type
The battery is some weird size but they do strange things when it’s voltage drops
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 8:42 am
by JonMad
We had to change the battery in the small box on our garage door some time back.
Neat trick with the drill. I've never had to use the manual winder, fortunately.
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 8:40 pm
by Marv
Found where the noise was coming from on the 968, after hearing a metallic clank a few weeks ago. (looks like it's going to need a replacement backbox)
You'll have to put up with seeing the silver car instead, as I can't risk driving the 968 for around 4 hours and the backbox completely breaking away!
duncs500 wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 6:41 am
It's something to do with the safety system where it will only let you raise it. So I can manually open it enough to get under, switch it on, and then raise it the rest of the way. I have read somewhere that there's a sensor attached to the door with some small batteries in it that can run out, but I'm not 100% sure I'm looking at the right thing so dunno if I want to start unscrewing things...
We have a couple at work with this type
The battery is some weird size but they do strange things when it’s voltage drops
There is a tiny box thing on the door, but I took it off today and it looks like it's got a metal strip / magnet in it.
Re: Daan Saaf OV9 Meet
Posted: Wed May 20, 2026 8:43 pm
by duncs500
Marv wrote: Wed May 20, 2026 8:40 pm Found where the noise was coming from on the 968, after hearing a metallic clank a few weeks ago. (looks like it's going to need a replacement backbox)
You'll have to put up with seeing the silver car instead, as I can't risk driving the 968 for around 4 hours and the backbox completely breaking away!
This weekend probably the most I'm going to use the car all year. 
