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| Kent Camera Partnership silencing of broadcaster - Update | 22 Sep 2006 20:31 GMT | 4 |
Kent Police have written and apologised to Broadcaster Adrian John who was visited at his home by two police officers and cautioned for 'harassment' after he had caught the Chairman of The Kent & Medway Camera Partnership Keith Hanshaw, speeding. Mr Hanshaw called the
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| so, DO you need an insurance policy ? A Magistrate Writes: | 22 Sep 2006 19:40 GMT | 20 |
"As my Clerk points out, there is no offence of not having an insurance policy, only of driving without insurance at a particular time and place" http://thelawwestofealingbroadway.blogspot.com/
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| Euro NCAP strongly recommends Stability Control | 22 Sep 2006 14:57 GMT | 29 |
I'm quite surprised to see an independent testing organisation banging the drum about this. Not knowing any better I presume it's good - it certainly sounds like a sensible idea. "Recent evidence shows that Stability Control can dramatically reduce
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| The 144 Syndrome | 22 Sep 2006 10:48 GMT | 2 |
First Crocky, then Brocky, now a Brit, by the name of Richard Hammond. RICHARD HAMMOND = (18+9+3+8+1+18+4) + (8+1+13+13+15+14+4) = 129 VAMPIRE = 22+1+13+16+9+18+5 = 84
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| Question No. 5 | 21 Sep 2006 22:25 GMT | 17 |
Driving up to Inverness theres 2 big, long steep hills that lead into it. At the Daviot hill I decided to know the gear lever of the artic (with a load) into neutral. WOW what a buzz - I hit 80 mph ( A REAL 80 - not a cars makey-up 80). I overtook a few trucks a few little cars.. ...
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| Lib Dem's plans to tax motorists | 21 Sep 2006 11:47 GMT | 161 |
Looks like they have abandoned plans to tax very high earners at 50p , and plan to raise money by taxing polluters. On the BBC news they reported the figures as being £1500 for a normal family saloon and £2k+ for large 4*4s!
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| A traffic car and a cyclist | 21 Sep 2006 08:44 GMT | 7 |
Derestricted and very busy dual carriageway, just before a large over motorway roundabout - I spotted a young lad on a bike riding down the centre line with vehicles whizzing past him on both sides. Young lad seems completely oblivious of the traffic and the danger he is in, so I ...
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| Test for motorway driving | 21 Sep 2006 03:37 GMT | 100 |
Isn't it about time they introduced an extra driving test before people are allowed on the motorway? Perhaps something that needs a much higher level of skill in general driving as well as motorway driving, not exactly IAM type test, but to show the driver has very good driving ...
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| Driving paranoia | 20 Sep 2006 22:34 GMT | 14 |
When I drive late at night through an unlit I'm often noticing the car's lights behind me appearing to flash at me. I don't think they're flashing, but when there's a small incline or bump in the road the lights are pointing directly at me making it seem like they're flashing.
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| M61 S J4-3 | 20 Sep 2006 22:08 GMT | 10 |
Driving home from work this week, there's been a marked Police Astra parked in a cordoned-off stretch of the M61 hard shoulder between J4-3 Southboung on M61. Marked as roadworks, and there's one of the thin barriers seperating the hard shoulder from the main carriageway.
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| Fantastic observations! | 20 Sep 2006 19:09 GMT | 9 |
Coming north on the A19 into Sunderland north yesterday, noticed that the left lane was busier than normal for the time of day. As I ascended up the slip road which goes into 2 lanes I noticed that quite a way ahead, traffic in the left lane was moving over to the right.
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| Driving in the UK on a US license. | 20 Sep 2006 17:13 GMT | 5 |
A m8 of mine has a full US driving license. He is coming to live in the UK. Can he exchange his US license for a full UK licence or will he need to take another driving test in the UK? An official reference would be helpful. Thanks.
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| Better Petrol in Portsmouth? | 20 Sep 2006 10:11 GMT | 22 |
Before 2 trips to Portsmouth I was doing 37mpg and after filling up there i got 40.5mpg. Is the petrol in Portsmouth better than Manchester? It's the same price as well.
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| does a car need to be insured in this curcumstance ? | 19 Sep 2006 21:43 GMT | 350 |
taxed, mot'd car left on a public road - no insurance. no problem, legal, as long as it's not driven ?
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| Police bad example. | 19 Sep 2006 17:44 GMT | 28 |
I have been an Driving Instructor for two weeks. In that time I have built up over 30 lessons a week, from both beginners and test ready clients. As well as teaching the mechanics, I also mix in plenty of observation and anticipation.
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