Mate is wanting to buy a car online but has been told by the website that
after he has bought the car the "manufacturer" wants to keep the log book
for 26 weeks and only then will it be forwarded to him!  I know this is not
normally the case when you buy a car but when buying ...

Picture the scene...im pulling a 45ft trailer on a trunk run last night and
stopped in at Alnwick services. The layout of the services is int he shape
of an upside down "U" with the shops/tills in the middle. Im about to leave
and a red Punto zooms past me, so i drive around the ...

I collected my IAM certificate this week, and we had a very good talk
by a traffic safety officer, who happened to be my examiner.  The
subject was speed enforcement (brave man).  He had a selection of
cameras at the front and explained how they worked, and how they don't

Was on local news tonight.
In North Lincolnshire they've got a group of motorists who've banded
together with the sole purpose of driving down roads at/below the speed
limit to deliberately slow other motorists.

Ok I have to rant about this one.
The other day I was on a double laned slip-road trying to pull onto the
M25 in badly queuing traffic. I saw this bloke who was on the M25 a
little ahead of me indicating left as if he was trying to get onto the

A hypothetical situation, but I am seriously interested in the thoughts of
people:
Take an average dual-carriageway section of road. Two lanes of traffic and
signs indicating Lane 1 is to close in a few hundred yards or so. Cars then

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4650458.stm
"A motorcyclist who made legal history after being caught speeding at 155mph
by a police camera, died in a crash while riding at an estimated 100mph.
Lee Beddis, 37, of Blaina, near Ebbw Vale, was killed when he hit a car on a

So I'm driving down a country road, it's 2 car widths wide, no footpath and
there's a pedestrian ahead on my side walking towards me. There's a car
coming in the opposite direction, so I've got to slow down, maybe stop - no
problem, the walker's got every right to be there. Then ...

Can anyone recommend any long term (~3 weeks) off-airport parking around
Heathrow? I'm considering Purpleparking, are they any good?
Thanks,
Jeff

Caught a fragment from the BBC1 morning TV... White Van Man
being asked what people think of him... Mumsy Wumsy asked
about White Van Man, and what people think of her on the
"School Run".... film cameras present in van/car, showing

On David Vine's Radio 2 programme this lunchtime, they were talking about
magistrates. I was only half listening, so this will not be accurately
quoted.
He cited an example: "Police approached a car, which sped off, then drove

I found a new mail service which looks much more better than hotmail in
the services it provides:
250 MB Mailbox size upgradable to unlimited!!
30 MB attachment size

Last night, driving on country lane, came across a car full
of teenagers stopped in front of a fox laying on the road.
Initially I presumed they'd hit it, but on getting out, I'm
pretty sure they hadn't, but just came across it blocking

I can't see what level of detail the AA Street By Street guides go
down to. Am I correct in assuming that they list every street ?
Daytona

OK, so I'm off to Italy on Wednesday. First time to Italia, thanks to
RyanAir  (2 return flights for £53 *all-inclusive*!!)
Planning to rent a car from Ciampino airport (or nearby). What do I need to
know?