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M25 variable speed question Hi all, I have recently had the misfortune to be required to drive regularly over that section of the M25 with variable speed limits. Up to today no problem... Cycling to work 79 Ed Chilada That depends on how far away they are. By national standards the converse is true... Cycling to work 80 Nick Finnigan Inna flat area, and onna half-decent bike (and why should someone commuting by bike not have... Cycling to work 81 Nick Kew I do my 4km commute from Euston to work (EC2A 1PQ) in about... Changing car registration 82 But that makes "MU" local to Liverpool, so you'd not stand out as being foreign. This is more to do with football tribe alleigance0 I personally use numberplates... Changing car registration 83 were saying : It is if you're throwing statements like "the whole North West of England" about... Changing car registration 84 Adrian .. ...a phrase which can have several different meanings, sometimes including Cumbria, sometimes Cheshire, sometimes neither. It certainly always includes Liverpool and that other place. If only... All the... Changing car registration 85 Conor You have a vivid imagination. It is true that you will find expatriate Liverpudlians all over the UK - indeed, all over the world (like Scotsmen and Irishmen). But most... Changing car registration 86 Conor So you don't actually understand the meaning of the word "economics". Fair enough - a lot... An Interesting Incident Because I had eased off when I first saw the parked car in the distance, in case anything appeared coming... Cruise control on a manual car 88 Nonsense. Why was in installed on my 1984 Saab 900 Turbo 5 speed manual then? When did they start building them in... Cruise control on a manual car 89 Many thanks for the replies - most interesting I must say. The reason for asking is that my next car is to be a manual (I like the control of the manual... The Highway Code is 75 years old today and the BBC have got the box junction answer wrong - "You're driving in a town and you come to a box junction, with... The Highway Code is 75 years old today Ian Dalziel" wrote in message The law says you should not stop inside the box junction except when turning right. The HC says you should not... Some lorry drivers want their heads testing: 92 Alistair J Murray SimonJ If you're not overtaking him, with a likely 14-20mph differential, you should not be to his right. Well I've just checked... Some lorry drivers want their heads testing: 93 Alistair J Murray Except where you're overtaking a longish stream of slower traffic, which might be the case in "reasonably dense traffic". But yes... Unfair parking fine I would suggest that you first contact the collection agency and the council and explain as above, before considering enriching the legal... Using lower speed rated tyres invalidates your insurance truth or myth would It would do no such thing. Any part of an insurance contract that attempted to remove 3rd party cover due to unroadworthiness would be void under the Road Traffic Act 1988... Using lower speed rated tyres invalidates your insurance truth or myth Yes it did, what you posted was utter bollocks. I've mentioned my trips to Italy before, Google should retrieve the... Steering wheel not straight Part 2 97 Adrian there are a number of scenarios which spring to mind including production line error or the car's been in an unrecorded smash and the... Steering wheel not straight Part 2 98 Ian Johnston granted, but the OP said that the person who checked it was a "specialist with 30+ years experience in the industry" of course, thisisopen to negative and positive... OT Peugeot Ryton closing Chris Bartram I'd always felt the same after owning PSA cars since 1991, but the appalling build of our 807 (admittedly it was built in Paris, not the UK... 5th Gear crash test: 4x4 vs Espace Could be. Depends how the technically inferior suspension implementation goes. The current car handles extremely well (the steering is another matter) but rides... Do not drive with sidelights baggy1963" wrote in message The current version of the Highway Code doesn't specifically mention the use of sidelights for the first... Scotland's 'worst driver Steve Walker said: A great many people speed, as evidenced by the number of convictions. We can probably multiply the number of people who do without being caught by a significant factor. The... Steering wheel not straight Part... THE THIRD Yes, it's time for me to pollute Usenet with this sorry tale. Here is the history. The car is a 2002 Seat Leon Cupra. 1. Purchased car from main dealer. Noticed that tracking etc... Steering wheel not straight Part... THE THIRD 104 Adrian "Pure Service" in West Quay, Southampton. They opened at the beginning of this year. They have a HUGE amount of space and all the equipment I saw... Steering wheel not straight Part... THE THIRD 105 You're baffling yourself with the science of the process, when there are simple checks that you... Steering wheel not straight Part... THE THIRD 106 is far the all. You say there is 20-30 degrees difference between left and right lock, when the car would be travelling in a straight line. You then say that if... More 5th Gear Bollocks They showed the new Audi off-roader and claimed to be racing it on road against "the Arizona Police... Scottish 'no license&insurance' help Hey folks, I think I know somebody who is driving alone on a provisional license, without insurance, or tax... I just wanted to 1) work out the best way to go about reporting it... M1 J6AJ10 Having driven through these roadworks for the last couple of days, I've noticed they're using the SPECS average speed check system to enforce the speed limit, which has a camera... Lorries Madge O'Reene Having never even so much as sat in the cab of any vehicle rated over 7.5T, I was just wondering if any of the truckers on here could describe... OT: Lorries Adrian: Thanks, that answers a few questions (V6 300bhp, V8 600bhp, 12+ Litre engines), tractor units... Lee Bowyer and others.... long Taken from football365.com - thought it may raise a debate... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Law School Another successful day for celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, then. On Wednesday, client Lee Bowyer was banned for... Sat nav stupidity and quote: "THERE is a lucrative new sport in the Wiltshire village of Luckington: fishing... Steve Firth 114 On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:07:43 +0100, Graham snip Fine so far. i.e. advertising. Which is off-topic. "Sod off spammer... Steve Firth 115 Please direct me to this particular RFC. The thing about many RFCs is that they were written long ago, in... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 116 The Met Office pays for itself through various revenue streams. Indeed, it is extremely profitable. From their last annual report: "The profit for the financial year was £12.3 million (2003-4, £1.9... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 117 But what a sizeable number do is wait until later. They don't pay before in case they subsequently don't need to enter the zone. They don't pay during, because they are driving. They intend to... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 118 PC Paul said: Oh dear, it seems as if it's not only your missus who is a bit on the dim... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 119 Dave Plowman (News) You can easily park in the evening after 18:30; maybe not outside the theatre, but certainly in the West End. And free, on-street. And you can be quite a way... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 120 Adrian Wouldn't go near the place if I could help it. Bloody congestion charge, innit ;-) Seriously though, a few times over the last few years... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 121 Dave Plowman (News) Nice snipping. It would inhibit the amount of space that can be used for other purposes... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 122 I beg to differ - I think your English was ambiguous at best, more likely misleading. In "my regime", anyone who wants privacy would be... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 123 Following up to JNugent I think its more with professionals and business than just what the right like to fantasise of as "socialist envy". I see Ken has invited Chavez over... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 124 I'll buttume that's a "yes, I agree with all that, however.." then. The point? Is that point that "It's forced people not to drive into the zone... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 125 Totally agree. A cheap car costs, what, a couple of hundred pounds. buttuming you're over 25, insurance and tax between them can cost well under £300... How to get Chelsea Tractors off the Roads 126 You really are utterly shameless. The lies you'll tell to try to win an arguement! I... It was 20 years ago Dave Plowman Like the transmitters, the playout centre, main block CTA (SCAR survived by the skin of its teeth), Outside broadcasts, studios... BBC1 Traffic cops last night For those that missed the above programme it seems that the police have new powers to remove uninsured cars and unlicensed drivers from... BBC1 Traffic cops last night Adrian Most people who commute via train commute at the buisiest time of the day, both ways, and they work in the place the train goes to (IN this case... SW London to Stansted My normal response to someone asking "how do I get from A to B" would be to look at... The "Congestion Charge" is a TAX Official 131 JNugent Sounds like an impressive track record to me. Funny, then, how the entire "American government and establishment" collectively decided to stop paying the charge (which they had... The "Congestion Charge" is a TAX Official 132 JNugent As another poster has quite rightly pointed out, it is irrelevant whether one labels the CC a "tax" or not, in terms of the Vienna Convention... Congestion charge increase likely Mark Hewitt So you have to pay a congestion charge to keep your own car on the drive and not use it.... Hmmmm. FX:Googles... girly truck driver 134 says... They do a damn site less than that up Rhuallt hill, or the hill on the A55 from Chester to Broughton. On more than one occasion, when driving home... girly truck driver 135 Ian Johnston What can you POSSIBLY imagine you have gained by snipping out the context for my (very reasonable) statement... Driving Technique 136 The Enforcer I was taught just that by a PSV instructor when preparing for MiDAS (Minibus Drivers... Essential documents to carry along while driving... 137 On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:20:04 -0000, "Clive George" I'm saying theoretically descretion can be good... Speed camera loophole On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:34:20 GMT, "Alan Holmes" The calibration marks on the road are broad and the camera shoots at an angle. In practise they are useful in determining which of the... Who's to blame 139 No one appears to have grasped the law behind this. There are 2 lanes, traffic in each lane has right of way... Worst Driving Experience Ever 140 Following up to Cessna172 nope, it was the normal english usages then and still is, language doesnt... Worst Driving Experience Ever 141 Following up to Cessna172 No, its the accepted one as reported by dictionaries and used by the english speaking peoples... Worst Driving Experience Ever 142 Following up to Cessna172 nobody is arguing otherwise. But it isn't the point. You cant have a personal definition of what words mean. This has nothing to do with driving or roads... Worst Driving Experience Ever 143 Following up to David Knowles this is one danger to be found in a road. Take a road with no junctions v a road with 100 junctions. The former... Worst Driving Experience Ever 144 Following up to Brimstone They are potentially dangerous, especially the ones in the Thames estuary if you believe the... Worst Driving Experience Ever 145 Following up to Brimstone No, an accident* stems from the actions of the driver, he doesn't will the cliff into existence Danger does not materialise... Worst Driving Experience Ever Cessna172 came up with the following;: Why? I was in a fully loaded truck and managed to stop well in time, with even more traffic (maybe ten or twelve... Worst Driving Experience Ever 148 through probably There are too many variables to be perfect, but outside of acts of god, each driver can foresee many hazzards using the available clues. Many... Benefits Of Double Declutching 149 Of course it did. If they were anything like the vehicles I drove, they had comparitively slow revving engines, especially diesels, coupled to heavy crash boxes. It helps if you read and understand a post... Benefits Of Double Declutching 150 off revs. Careful Conor, your ignorance is showing. For a start a synchromesh unit is not... DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE RELAUNCHED MAY 2006 THIS DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED, MAY 2006. Information Release. Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department... Steering wheel not straight after tracking "dead on" 152 the is or The reason is really very simple, and is one I'd have expected anyone reasonably knowledgeable about cars would know. If the steering wheel, for whatever... Steering wheel not straight after tracking "dead on" 153 G says... Only because you're wrong. For you to be right, a steering rack would have to be capable of changing its overall length. Scenario: buttume that at the...

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