Anyone know when the 30/50/60/70 limits came in for vans (goods vehicles
<7.5t)? Just heard a phone in where a lady's husband has been driving his
van at car limits for 30 years and is complaining that he shouldn't have to
read the Highway code every day!

About time too!! It's not just cyclists who can benefit from this
opportunity, other road users should take the chance to have a look.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6240140.stm
Lorries highlight cycling danger

Gordon Brown: 'Tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1939'

It seems that BP are getting serious at last with regard to providing
non-fossil fuel for cars.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/6240802.stm
Quote:-

Not sure who they were transporting in the prison van but it must have been
some very high profile person.
Police closed the motorway, stopped all traffic.  Police motor bikes then
cruised down the outside lane stopping motorists entering it.  Then several

If you see a driver who you suspect has been drinking is it worth
taking down the reg and reporting it?  I followed this white van last
night that was all over the road, including driving on completely the
wrong side of the road and causing oncoming traffic to stop!  When I

I word my posts wrong.
How's this:
I drove onto a roundabout the other day, Boy Racer in an MG Rover with
no control in completely the wrong lane ends up almost driving into the

Simon Dean has seen/been involved in a near miss recently, he has felt
the need to tell everyone about it on this news group but instead of a
polite conversation about bad driving and such things he has had
everything, from his use of the English language to the colour of his

You wonder why they do it don't you?
Had a bit of a fracas with a twit in new MG Rover kind of thing.
I mean, I was queueing up quite correctly in the correct lane at a
traffic island- sorry, roundabout, when the guy behind me gets rather

I wonder if anyone can offer advice to clarify info already read from VOSA
site etc.
I drive a company Nissan Navara double cab pick up. This has a unladen
weight of about 2000kg, a gross weight of 3000kg (can carry a tonne in the

From the BBC website today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6231534.stm
Road rage abduction man is jailed
A man who falsely reported a young girl had been abducted to get back at a

A lot of people complain about the prospect of government tracking their
every movement as they drive aroud.
I wonder how they feel about commercial conpanies doing the same thing?
After all there's nothing to stop government making use of the signals as

There are some 10 road deaths per day in this country of ours, many of
which are speed related.  Technology has moved on, and there is a way
to eliminate many of these unnecessary deaths.
At their next service or MOT make it a requirement for all cars to be

Is there any 'official' (RoSPA / IAM etc) guidance about the above
question?
Should you declutch immediately, or as the car is coming to a halt?

This really has to be the ultimate SMIDSY. The c.nt should be locked up for
a very long time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/6761739.stm
Motorway blaze crash fireman dies