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  • Theft
    The problem is that if the defendant (AKA guilty b*stard) claims there was no mens rea, then it is up to a court to determine. The police and CPS... see more
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  • What Gave Me 'The Hump' Today
    This is not new, it's been that way pretty well forever. So far as I recall form my school-days (sixty years ago) it can only be used with a court... see more
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  • Car accident repairs
    OK, so those are the insurers you should be talking to. see more
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    • 30-04-24 12:20
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  • Car accident repairs
    If I've understood the OP correctly, he was dealing with the third party's insurer, not his own. Perhaps he could clarify? see more
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    • 30-04-24 10:39
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  • Crossed red traffic light by going reverse.
    1. The traffic light cameras are triggered when a vehicle passes over a sensor. They take two photos, to prove the vehicle was moving. In your case,... see more
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    • 29-04-24 17:29
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  • Crossed red traffic light by going reverse.
    @DriverFRThe offence is that a vehicle "must not proceed beyond the stop line" when the lights show red or amber. ​​​​​​​By reversing you are not... see more
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    • 29-04-24 06:01
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  • Dual carriage way
    Despite passing a vehicle in lane 1, your speed may have been (relatively) slow and they needed to progress pass you and just gave you a slash .... see more
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    • 27-04-24 16:01
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  • North Coast 500 . . .
    I grew up in that neck of the woods, so I can verify both the spectacular scenery and the unpredictable weather. FWIW I'd go in May. Often the best... see more
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    • 25-04-24 16:17
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  • Driving with Anemia
    O, are you aware that you may need to report anxiety to the DVLA/ see https://www.gov.uk/anxiety-and-driving ""You must tell DVLA if you... see more
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    • 22-04-24 15:20
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  • Why wouldn't this work?
    The current trends are towards EVs and to automatic boxes on ICE cars. I doubt whether further development of the manual box would be on anyone's... see more
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    • 21-04-24 16:42
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  • Bad driving instructor
    @jamaukYou're clearly not happy with your instructor, so find another! see more
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    • 20-04-24 12:15
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  • Unionization
    Does that matter? They make a huge contribution to the economy, whoever owns them. Of the volume manufacturers of the 60s and 70s, only two... see more
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    • 20-04-24 05:55
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  • Unionization
    Interesting. I'm pretty sure it will have no immediate effect in the UK. as VW group don't really compete on price. If they have any sense, they... see more
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    • 19-04-24 17:51
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  • Me again! MOT questions 🥹
    The MOT fee is capped at £54.95, The cost of a service can vary hugely, from a Ford dealer using genuine Ford parts and offering a guarantee, down... see more
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    • 19-04-24 17:40
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  • RAC car service
    I have never heard of a brake fluid change being included in a routine service. It is normally recommended every 2-3 years,, and is either (1)... see more
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    • 19-04-24 13:51
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  • Would this be considered insurance fraud?
    There's no such thing as "insurance fraud", just fraud, which is an imprisonable offence The offence is committed if a person makes a false... see more
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    • 17-04-24 11:03
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  • Tips for driving in Europe
    Germen insurers, or UK? see more
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    • 17-04-24 05:02
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  • ROW with parked car and oncoming / turning car
    Let's suppose the red car was parked just 5 metres from the junction. What difference would it have made to the OP's question? see more
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    • 16-04-24 15:47
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  • ROW with parked car and oncoming / turning car
    @GossopsGreen HC Rule 180 applies to the driver turning right. "Wait until there is a safe gap between you and any oncoming vehicle." which... see more
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    • 16-04-24 13:58
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  • Guernsey recovery
    That link says "We’ll tow your vehicle to any destination in the UK, rather than just 10 miles". Guernsey is not in the UK, so it seems the... see more
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    • 16-04-24 09:57
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  • Car insurance payout advice
    @DrivingforfunOP, your friends are wrong. If you do as Drivingforfun advises, the car will be classed as Cat N, which has little impact. .You... see more
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    • 16-04-24 07:03
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  • ROW with parked car and oncoming / turning car
    @GossopsGreenI'm always puzzled when people ask something like "just curious if there is a Highway code stance on this situation", when you could... see more
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    • 15-04-24 21:08
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  • Child in front with active airbag?
    This UK site says its safe and legal: "You mustn’t use a rear-facing child seat on a passenger seat where an active passenger airbag is fitted,... see more
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    • 15-04-24 09:20
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  • I hit a wing mirror while passing and didn’t stop who is at fault?
    .... as does your contractual obligation to notify your insurance company. Failure to comply with that can have expensive consequences. see more
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    • 07-04-24 16:22
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  • Aviva Insurance advert
    The Aviva add (as reported) doesn't say he was claiming on his own policy. Could have been a named driver on the wife's. see more
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    • 06-04-24 05:57
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  • Sponge *inside* headlamp 🤔
    @XamSquishy"Technician" is interesting. The last time I got a bulb at Halfords it was installed by a spotty school-leaver who then went back to his... see more
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