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| Question About Dr Offences And Driving Jobs | 31 Jan 2007 21:54 GMT | 2 |
Is it acceptable and legal for an employer to advertise 'no Dr offences' and refuse taking an application further because of a Dr outstanding on the license, even though the actual conviction is spent, being more than 5 years from date of conviction, 10 years to be precise. They ...
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| Frosty Morning - Windscreen Scrapers. WHY ? | 31 Jan 2007 16:13 GMT | 168 |
for as many years as I can remember I have been defrosting my car windows with a few 2litre jugs of tepid water. not so hot to cause any fractures, just enough to melt the ice and warm the windscreen enough to not freeze over again before the heater kicks out enough heat to
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| Time for a new test? | 30 Jan 2007 23:18 GMT | 13 |
I have been an instructor for 4 months now. In that time I have put 12 drivers through to the test. I have been dismayed at some of the outcomes. Some drivers can pass the test quite easily, but I KNOW they will be complete idiots when they drive alone. Other drivers fail the ...
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| Phones v's Smoking | 29 Jan 2007 18:08 GMT | 15 |
How come if I use my phone when driving I could get a £30 fine and 3 points yet thousands of people every day can rubbage for a burn, stick a flame right in front of their faces and then chuck a smouldering lump of s**t onto the bonnet of the following car without getting even a
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| first taste of white van man | 29 Jan 2007 16:27 GMT | 72 |
and I did not care for his attitude. Traffic coming from left, no traffic form right, I pulled to the centre of the road to turn right. The van appeared as from nowhere at quite some speed I might add and bounced
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| Why do we have to apologise? | 29 Jan 2007 14:10 GMT | 9 |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/6292123.stm Another Greenie attacking vehicles, I notice What Car magazine is becoming an apologist for cars not a defender of our rights The amount cars and car building is a really small % of the total problem
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| MPVs - The End of Recreational Driving in the UK. | 29 Jan 2007 10:40 GMT | 118 |
Zafiras, Picassos, Scenics, etc. Another fashion accessory vehicle. Horrible to drive, ugly to look at and no more practical than a real car. Why?
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| 41% rise in untaxed cars and vans. | 29 Jan 2007 00:48 GMT | 20 |
BBC News. 1,338,000 Untaxed cars and vans on our roads - an increase of 41% on the previous year.
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| Vehicle acticated signs | 28 Jan 2007 22:48 GMT | 43 |
I've noticed a lot of these kinds of signs popping up. Basically they flash your current speed if over the speed limit. I think ? they are to appeal to your better nature to slow down as there is no fine if you pass one over the speed limit.
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| Périphérique style "time to destination matrix signs" on UK Motorways - how to they work? | 28 Jan 2007 22:42 GMT | 45 |
I took the M11 to the M25 ACW this evening and noticed that on the M11 Southbound near the M25 junction there was a matrix sign showing "Estimated time to M25/A1 Junction 17 minutes". This reminded me of the Paris ring-road (the infamous Périphérique) which had these
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| First time driving into Europe | 28 Jan 2007 21:19 GMT | 92 |
I am planning on a short drive into Belgium in the near future. This is the first time I would attempt this. The drive itself is a short one (
>From Dover to Brugge ) so that I can gain some experience. How difficult is this in terms of driving on the other side of the
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| Heres something for you... | 28 Jan 2007 13:37 GMT | 5 |
Today while driving a truck I joined the M90 north. In front of me was a container truck with the back door closed with only one handle. The driver hadnt put on his rear number plate either. When I eventually got past him I noticed he was smoking a cig (offence in Scotland to ...
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| JUSTICE | 28 Jan 2007 13:29 GMT | 43 |
From the "Serves him f.cking right" school. There was a tragic accident on the A57 near worksop this morning at around 4am. The alledged circumstances of the accident was that 2 Wilkinsons trucks where returning back to the depot when at some point
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| Nazi-era 'grandfather of race cars' priciest ever car up for auction | 28 Jan 2007 10:01 GMT | 3 |
Nazi-era vehicle, 'grandfather of race cars,' on display after discovery in German mine shaft http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/01/26/knHITLER_CAR_wideweb__470x279,0.jpg By COLLEEN LONG
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| Hmm.. | 28 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT | 7 |
I hope they had a good reason for all this - but I expect they did... http://www.yikers.com/video_anything_goes_on_iraqi_streets_in_a_humvee.html
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