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| Morrisons petrol / mpg | 15 Oct 2007 14:24 GMT | 23 |
usually fill up at Sainsburys - get 30/31 mpg. Last week had to fill up at Morrisons. Exactly same weekly run (home<-
>work) was getting 33 mpg last week. Thought it unusual. Filled up at Morrisons Sunday, now getting 35 mpg.
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| Best roads / driving experience in SE? | 14 Oct 2007 19:28 GMT | 17 |
Any recommendations? Looking for some excitement in the weekend. Is there an FAQ or some link that could you point me to. Thanks
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| Legal protection insurance - would YOU buy it? | 14 Oct 2007 15:29 GMT | 14 |
Do people here think this is generally a Good Idea®? It appears that solicitors only seem to want to get involved in car accidents where there's personal injury involved. Apparently there's no profit involved where there's only property damage, although I
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| Longest non-stop drive possible | 13 Oct 2007 12:17 GMT | 54 |
Has anyone worked out the longest possible drive in Britain without crossing any give-way lines or stop lines[1], or using the same carriageway twice? (using opposite carriageways would be allowed.) Toll roads would not be allowed, since you have to stop to pay the toll.
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| Jeremy Clarkson was right! | 13 Oct 2007 10:54 GMT | 37 |
OK, he does rant and rail rather often with bogus data to push his viewpoint, but his tirade about the HA closing motorways at the drop of a hat was dead right, and has often been discussed on this forum. And to prove his point, the M23 was closed today for a good 10 hours. An
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| Foreign speeders' loophole | 13 Oct 2007 07:26 GMT | 2 |
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1018814_foreign_speeders_loophole FOREIGN drivers got away with more than 1,000 speeding offences in Greater Manchester last year because their vehicles are untraceable. Cars with foreign plates were responsible for 1,052 speeding ...
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| Dangerous roads redux | 12 Oct 2007 23:35 GMT | 8 |
Following on from my dangerous roads detour in another thread, I thought I'd post absolute proof that "Dangerous Roads" do exist. Watch this: <http://208.116.9.205/kfile.php?file=/10/graphics/movies/movies_Humvcee_IED_Escape.wmv>
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| For every cubic metre of tarmac laid.... | 12 Oct 2007 15:21 GMT | 7 |
... I wonder how much time is spent pushing sticks with measuring wheels, spraying yellow paint, taking photos, and making notes. In some countries, it appears that gangs with the materials and the equipment are empowered to do repairwork without all the bureaucracy of
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| Go Hamilton! | 12 Oct 2007 07:16 GMT | 124 |
What a great final lap for a good stab at the World title for him in his rooky year. Should be a great race!
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| Learning to drive in American society for a teenager is like a rite of passage | 11 Oct 2007 23:35 GMT | 37 |
Going beyond the safety issue, parents also have concerns about the destinations that there kids are really going when driving their car... http://personaltechinfo.googlepages.com/installing_a_gps_tracking_system_on_your
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| Rover 75 slow? | 11 Oct 2007 18:34 GMT | 185 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J346spUEotI&mode=related&search=
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| F1 | 09 Oct 2007 19:02 GMT | 10 |
b***** another 2 weeks to wait! I would have though a play safe not worry about the lead, settle for a podium would have been better with benefit of hindsight
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| Steep hill speed limit. | 09 Oct 2007 05:32 GMT | 16 |
IRCC, near the Hollywood section of Birmingham there is a very long, very steep, very straight road up a hill. It has two lanes in each direction with some sort of a barrier between upand down.
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| Mass Car Indicator Light Failures. | 08 Oct 2007 16:32 GMT | 6 |
Reports coming in recently suggest a nationwide epidemic of car indicator light failures. Worried drivers have reported seeing lane changes, left/right turns, roundabout negotiations, and other risky manoeuvres performed in many locations, entirely without functioning
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| I Notice That... | 08 Oct 2007 15:53 GMT | 5 |
.. those brain dead people at Which? seem to be claiming that they are responsible for speed cameras.
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