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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: 40% increase in Road Policing halves Fatalities |
| fatboytim |
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 13:51
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Overspeeding on motorway on provisional license |
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 14:38
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Replies: 54
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| IIRC some learners can drive solo, in vehicles designed to only carry one person, i.e tractors, dump trucks etc. The OP has tried to be almost legal ie tax, MOT, ins (though probably invalid). So lets not be TOO hard on him. He seems to be on the foolish end of criminal rather than downright reckles... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Insurance write off vs modifications |
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 22:04
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Replies: 43
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| I seem to be involved in a non-fault accident every 2 years or so.(still have 9 yrs no-claims). I use a local solicitor, and it's never cost me a penny, I take it your ins co. would have instructed Helphire, if you had not contacted them directly, so they are willing to pay for your legal representa... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Totally Indefensible. |
| fatboytim |
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 22:32
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Replies: 40
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| "Totally Indefensible" This case is a done deal, but many (maybe most) roadworks I have seen have signing errors which woud be a defence to the charge of excess speed. I recently took trip to Scotland up the M6-A74-M74, the roadworks near the border had some non-compliant speed signs, and ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Toyota Prius loses fuel economy test to BMW 5-series |
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 02:54
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Replies: 29
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| I agree that in heavy enough traffic, the Prius would clearly be better than the Beamer - as would a moped. So what's your point? If you pick a specific enough set of conditions, you'd probably find an old V12 Jag was better than a Prius! A V12 Jag's excess power and torque if harnessed could proba... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Public to spy on motorists for the police |
| fatboytim |
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 21:25
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Replies: 7
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| I have seen one of these areas, the signs are not TSRGD compliant it appears to be some kind of informal 'educational' set up, I have contacted the council and will ask about planning permission for the signs, and Sectretary of States exemption for these signs to be placed on the Highway, I missed a... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Auto Road safety and autism? |
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 05:01
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Replies: 47
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14 for me,
I have seen a person with Downs Syndrome driving, again this is a condition with a wide spectrum of effects.
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Forum: Paul Smith, RIP Topic: Condolences |
| fatboytim |
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 04:28
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Replies: 179
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We're all still thinking of you and your loss,
and of Paul and our loss.
I don't know if you have any belief, but I (as a very lapsed catholic) often think of / pray for you both.
There are no words, I can comfort you with, so I won't try.
Thinking of you
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Clarkson I.D. theft. LOL |
| fatboytim |
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 17:00
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Replies: 7
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Thinking of the current Clarkson for PM stories, at least he'd knowingly give our information away and not just lose it.
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Car firms 'protecting speeding drivers' |
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 19:32
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Replies: 23
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| I have occasionally thought of setting up 5 Ltd companies, with the intention of leasing A car down the chain, so when Ltd Co. number 5 recieves a 172 (after the other 4 Co.s have taken 28 days to respond) the offence would time out and the response to the 172 could be made without fear of prosecuti... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: The cost of motoring |
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 21:25
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Replies: 174
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| [TiC] Well with all this money we motorists are saving, we'll be able to driver bigger thirstier cars to feed our addiction to internal combustion. That just leaves me the decision on the next old Jag for me get. 1) XJR 2) V12 :? So if motoring is getting cheaper, cyclists and PT users will soon be ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: The cost of motoring |
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 03:46
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Replies: 174
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| Are you seriously suggesting that the cost of motoring has spiked by an additional 20-25% since 2005? The price of fuel is lower now - in real terms - than it was in 1983, 97.4% of the 1983 price. It beggars belief that motorists can find anything here to whinge about. When you gripe about being be... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: PCSO bluecaps and Roadside Laser thread |
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 16:58
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| ‘CPS Direct’ good god, what force is this, do you mean DACS or CRIB? You may have gotten your information from one particular force, this doesn’t mean it’s that way nationwide. Z Statutory Charging and CPS Direct Working closely with police colleagues as The Prosecution Team, the CPS successfully i... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: 2 months in the world of Six |
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 02:02
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Replies: 7
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Hope It's A Better job
It's easier to spell than Bongifi..Bonfigli... the other company 
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Driver Luck |
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 13:33
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Replies: 36
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| Thus, if they erode their safety margins to the extent that they will be unable to avoid a crash if something happens, then they are relying on that something NOT happening. Even though such events may be rare, relying on it not happening is relying on 'luck', or whatever term you wish to use to de... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Driver Luck |
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:54
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Replies: 36
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| I would suggest that the 'lucky' are actually better risk assessors and mitigators, This applies to just about all areas, construction operations not killing operatives, to the professional gambler making a living, and to the 'advanced' driver not causing and being able to avoid other peoples accide... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Monbiot sees the light? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 19:35
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Replies: 24
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Quote: I had no idea. I simply had no idea.
Just about sums him up
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: It's barking mad out there... |
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 22:12
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Replies: 31
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| So they were all working and paying tax (which pays for the Govt. grant to LA's), but what were they getting? Single person livng in a large suburban detached or semi, may have on their street frontage, a grass verge of x m2, 1 tree per 6 houses, 1 streetlight per 8 houses, 100 flagstones. A family... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: It's barking mad out there... |
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:58
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| As for the public, I dont recall her losing any elections! Even the "Poll Tax" issue would have blown over come election time if she had stood her ground as votors would have realised that most of the protesters were people who had spent a lifetime living at the public purses expence and ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Most antisocial single driving act? |
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 18:27
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Replies: 40
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| Those that drive towards me on my side of the road and expect me to get out of their way. :clap1: On the same theme, approaching a T junction on a side road and and finding someone turning into it on my side of the road, and I get the 'dirty looks', no excuse for this in these days of power steerin... |
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