What is the longest 'unbroken' stretch of road in the UK? In other
words, a length of road which goes from A to B and has no turn-offs or
any other junctions along its length (excluding access to farms,
housing estates, industrial estates, etc.). I presume it's a length of

Must be a sad sod to start thinking of this but...
If you are on a national speed limit (stick to cars) and it's multi lane
with no barrier it's single carrageway 60mph.
If you were on a two lane road, one in either direction, but it had a

Good news :-)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7731936.stm

She's a woman in her early 60's, single, not working though has a
boyfriend who is younger who turns up and stays often.
They share a love of alcohol and rows.  If people complain about the
noise they usually quieten up - until the next one.

I need to change my car soon, and since I now have to share my vehicle
with a 17-year-old fledgling driver (my daughter), my criteria have
changed somewhat since last time I did this :-(
My current vehicle is 2.0L Laguna, which is now not exactly ideal

Is there any technical reason why fuel cells that use petrol can't be
build (I imagine diesel would be too thick)? I realise this means
they'd still release CO2 but wouldn't the fuel consumption would be a
lot less than piston engines because of all the advantages of being

Right probly the biggest mistake of my life here.
My son has been learning to drive with an auto and has sat and failed a
practical. He does not want to pay an instructor 3 hours tuition + test fee
so has suggested we buy the car for him (his money) whos name would that go

They're shutting the Hatfield Tunnels on the A1 soon for two years for
refurbishment. A contraflow system will be in place throughout the
time.
And why are they refurbushing them? Because they're falling to bits?

I always try to PAP where possible but the Feckers that do me in are the
ones who KNOW 2 or 3 cars are behind them and yet after filling up leave
their car and walk over to shop entrance and pick up a basket/small trolley
and go off into the "express" to do some shopping before ...

As seen on the BBC this morning.  What's this all about, then?  What
difference does it make in being able to trace a car's owner if it's
been here six months or one week?  And isn't dependence on cameras at
the ports of entry a little unreliable in establishing how long a

The primary cause of the two accidents at speed camera locations
appears to have been due to drivers sudden braking on seeing the
cameras.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJLlH6GgmfU&feature=email

The Shell garage I use is busy (it's a lot cheaper than everywhere else around here).  All the pumps (except the LPG ones which is a slight annoyance) have a pay at the pump credit card reader, yet I almost never see anyone bothering to use it.  Instead they all selfishly queue ...

I was driving along the M4 through Wiltshire today, and I got to
thinking as I watched drivers hoon right pass the speed camera signs
doing the thick end of The Ton, safe in the knowledge that the scamerati
wouldn't be out on a Sunday...

On frosty mornings when you're de-icing the car by waiting for the
engine to warm up and blow heat through the fans, rather than using a
scraper or de-icer spray, how much would you say it speeds up the
process if you rev the engine aggressively rather than leaving it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7725464.stm
Proposed legislation which would see people fined for wrongly parking in
disabled bays will move a step closer to becoming law.
The plans, brought forward in a Bill by Labour MSP Jackie Baillie, are