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They were travelling back to the UK from their place which is near Toulouse. They were only 15 mins outside Calais when it broke down. They used roadside assistance to recover the car to the nearest garage for overnight storage but it's being towed to Lille today to be fixed so they don't want to be stuck there.
They have months worth of stuff in the car, not just a suitcase each so couldn't really train travel or move around easily with it.
Seemed easier to 'pop' across the channel, pick them up and repatriate them myself. Insurance company has already confirmed they'll reimburse the £220 tunnel cost.
Soul
Well done for being a dutiful son, but why didn't they use roadside assistance to pick them up and take them home/hotel?