garyboy wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:37 pm soon we won't have to worry .. as the govt is intent on having speed limiters installed as std in all new vehicles?? ... soon.

Happily, retrofit is unlikely...

Keep a couple of old petrol burners in the garage for fun days as battery and speed controls takes over!

Indeed ...got the NIP for exceeding speed for class of vehicle...Haven't driven a van since before lockdown and was just bowling along in a rental van at 'car' speed. Some car drivers I've mentioned this too say they thought vans had a higher speed limit of 80 or 90 on the motorway! Bit of a bummer...

Richard Simpson Mark II wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:31 am The company that 'delivers' the 'training' is owned by the police!

Kerrrching!

Many of the paid 'trainers' are serving police officers!

Kerrrching!

What a cynical implication.....

A good friend who drives hgv farm animal trucks got a phone ticket 6 points 200 quid and 8 weeks loss of licence and 3 years o drive carefully.. Strange as it seems the points didn't add anything to his car or motorbike policy's even when disclosed... Phone use is more serious than spedding for sur...

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Thanks all. The general consensus here and on a farming forum I frequent, is go Online and suck it up...

I can lurk in the background as IT support!!

Herself got zapped a couple of weeks ago, 33 in a 30, and is considering going for the Course. However, because of Covid, no classroom based courses are available, and online zoom style courses are the only option for the forseeable future.. So now starts the problems... She is neither happy or conf...

Oop North John wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:54 pm

No midge problem today

Last seen heading for Sweden, at 45mph!!

Oop North John wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 5:28 pm

Mosel Bikes wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 1:32 pm Northumberland being mentioned a few times as a possible destination.
Why?, I can't for the life of me understand. It's horrible.
Don't come here, you'll hate it.

Further north is even worse

Sure is this week!!!

Flipflop wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:23 am As suspected, this thread has turned into a discussion about Covid and politics - when it was specifically requested to keep to topic.

Sorry... I was on topic initially...

Hard not to though, with how we are all affected.

Money, not medical reasons are opening up Southern Europe for external tourists. Then plan was that travelling should require a proof vaccination. This has been the statement all the time. But now... all the is needed is a test. Loosing money to require a prrof of vaccination. The Hotel owners lobb...