Room 101: Ben Youngs – Leicester scrum-half
When I go back home to see the family in Norfolk the journey can seem to take forever during holiday periods because of all the caravans slowing making their way to the area. The A47 is a really terrible road and when the sun comes out and people decide to head for the coast you can be stuck in single-file traffic for miles and miles. On a really bad day you can add an hour or an hour-and-a-half on what should be a 100-minute journey. So I would ban caravans being towed around East Anglia; it would make my journey home a lot easier. I’ve never had a holiday in a caravan myself and I can’t say I’ve been tempted yet.
TRP verdict: We’ll tow your party line on this one. You’re in.
2. Fuel Prices
Fuel prices nowadays are ridiculous. Admittedly I don’t help myself by driving a Range Rover, although, in my defence, it is sponsored. But something’s got to be wrong when it costs well over £100 to fill up your tank. Speaking as someone who comes from a farming background, filling up farm vehicles isn’t exactly cheap and keeping a control on fuel prices would help out a lot of people in agriculture.
TRP verdict: Silence in the forecourt: Gas-guzzlers have no right to moan.
3. Kids on planes
I recently went to Dubai for a nice relaxing break, but the holiday didn’t get off to the best of starts. I was sat in front of a kid who screamed throughout the whole six-hour flight. He was kicking into my back and screaming and by the end of the flight I was a pretty broken man. I got no sleep whatsoever and the worse thing was the parents didn’t say anything or intervene. I definitely earned my break after that! Luckily on the way home I got lucky and had a nice peaceful journey. Even so, I think there should be a special section on planes for kids.
TRP verdict: Pack your bags and check in to Room 101.
