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  • What Gave Me 'The Hump' Today
    @NMNeil I don't understand salespeople sometimes, it's as if they are trying to waste their own time as well as mine...unless some customers do in... see more
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  • Most embarrassing vehicle you’ve driven?
    Rolebama’s thread with the pink car prompted me to ask Mine is pretty boring - I once managed to blow the exhaust of a new-to-me supercharged MINI... see more
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  • Chucking decent stuff away
    @Rolebama I know what you mean about your area. I don't know whether you ever watched the old Top Gear episode where they mock the people of... see more
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  • Chucking decent stuff away
    My brother recently offered a few bits to the family from his flat, to save them from the bin - some framed art-y pictures, a mirror and a table, the... see more
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    • 25-05-24 21:07
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  • Why do vans have central rear-view mirrors?
    I'm aware you still can configure a car yeah but only with set options. My point was if you don't want something that comes as standard, it wouldn't... see more
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    • 25-05-24 14:57
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  • Death of the Handbrake
    I do actually accept there is a level of risk but as somebody who works with statistics every day I’d suggest everything is a risk and that if you’re... see more
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    • 24-05-24 21:30
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  • Death of the Handbrake
    Can you engage the electronic brake while the car is moving to perform an emergency stop? see more
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    • 24-05-24 13:16
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  • What a doofus
    It's always seemed intuitive to me (even as a child) that you push the indicator stalk up to signal right and left for down I never realised why... see more
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    • 24-05-24 08:51
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  • Why do vans have central rear-view mirrors?
    Thanks, what you both say makes sense actually It crossed my mind in the past with my car whether they could "delete" things that I don't need, in... see more
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    • 24-05-24 08:17
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  • Accident whilst overtaking
    I don’t like to argue as others know more than me but surely failing to recognise the potential for error from another driver can’t constitute a... see more
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    • 24-05-24 02:16
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  • Why do vans have central rear-view mirrors?
    A relative is just on their 4th van and mentioned that it has a rearview mirror in the cabin, as did others Apart from to make sure the bulkhead... see more
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    • 23-05-24 02:08
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  • Impact of lighter wheels
    Lighter tyres is not something I'd ever actually considered, probably stupidly I have experience of swapping runflats for regular tyres and the... see more
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    • 22-05-24 18:08
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  • Useless Trivia
    Interesting that you say that, Santa The calculator says £42 is £18,650 in labour terms so maybe some inaccuracy there I don't know many people... see more
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    • 22-05-24 15:59
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  • Useless Trivia
    Something I found amusing was the 3 pence a gallon fuel duty - £5 odd today, which is quite similar to the proportion of the £7/gal we pay for fuel... see more
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    • 21-05-24 21:34
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  • Impact of lighter wheels
    I'm aware that switching to lighter wheels has a positive impact on a vehicle's dynamics, handling, comfort and such which is disproportionately... see more
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    • 20-05-24 19:43
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  • Useless Trivia
    Thanks for sharing this! I love stuff like this, especially when money is involved as I enjoy seeing how prices compare to today If it helps a... see more
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    • 20-05-24 17:39
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  • Speed limits, traffic lights and HS2
    Interesting lesson there, thanks for the info We seem to have some temporary roadworks-style "40" signs on a road near where I live. It seems to... see more
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    • 18-05-24 15:15
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  • Speed limits, traffic lights and HS2
    Not sure about HS2 but I often drive in the area where some new train line is supposed to be being laid - Oxford to Cambridge I suppose - and there... see more
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    • 18-05-24 13:17
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  • Grumpy old man post r.e. Cyclists
    Just to clarify, I’m not upset by this and it’s a bit of a tongue in cheek post, but I do stand by the point I’ll make… ​​​​​​​When I’m in my car... see more
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    • 18-05-24 03:52
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  • Using passing places
    Thanks, good to know someone else shares a similar pragmatism I did remember hearing something though, not so much a rule or official guidance but... see more
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    • 16-05-24 18:37
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  • Using passing places
    I came across a long lorry on a single track road the other day. I stopped opposite a passing space which was on my right, as is custom, so that the... see more
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    • 16-05-24 16:38
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  • Hypothetical incidents
    Just a pure curiosity-motivated question I have an avoidable but "lesser-of-two-evils" collision where I am the only vehicle involved, involving... see more
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    by Drivingforfun
    • 15-05-24 18:11
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  • Assets/care home fees and inheritance
    I should know this but just wondering if anyone has any experience Say hypothetically I had to go into a care home, and was forced to sell my home... see more
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    • 15-05-24 17:53
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  • What made me happy today
    That was where I did a driving experience thing a while back in an Elise That was one hell of a car, I'd say it drove as well as a "luxury" car... see more
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    • 15-05-24 15:01
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  • What made me happy today
    I’m happy today because I have an old stockbroking account with Hargreaves Lansdown that I used to fool around with as a teenager thinking I was... see more
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    • 15-05-24 11:25
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  • What made me happy today
    I didn’t know that about Eaton Socon If you want to be really puzzled, try working out how some of the Norfolk towns are pronounced see more
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    • 15-05-24 11:20
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  • Third Party Threats
    I think someone more knowledgeable will reply in more detail but I think your idea of letting your insurance company fight it out on your behalf is... see more
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    • 14-05-24 21:00
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  • Out of vehicle, to use mobile phone.
    Could a punishment be imposed on you as an individual rather than applied to your driving license?? Maybe I am being silly in thinking I remember... see more
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    • 14-05-24 11:05
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  • Insurance claim on lease vehicle
    Sorry, I don’t know but am interested to hear the answer… I DO know that if the payout was insufficient, you’d be liable for the difference…so why... see more
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    • 14-05-24 07:39
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  • Need help with claim
    Just to double check but were the modifications fully declared and insured? If so, I’m struggling to understand why they’d repair some things but... see more
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    • 14-05-24 03:34
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