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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bikers |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 16:58
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Replies: 85
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| Have read the post from start to finish, have understood your arguement but in all my years driving (28) have never encountered the situation you speak of. I am a both a biker and a 'cager'. When on my bike I always make good progress, but never harry or hurry other drivers, I accept situations wher... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Car Tax Ran Out! |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:33
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Replies: 7
Views: 3771
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| Thanks for the replies, to clarify: 1. 7 Jan Received DVLA fine for failing to renew. £40 2. 7 Jan Stopped by police, driving untaxed vehicle, £60 fixed penalty. 3. 18 Feb received DVLA fine for driving untaxed vehicle, £94 fine. Just can't understand how both the police and DVLA can fine me for (wh... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Car Tax Ran Out! |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 17:27
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Replies: 7
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| I failed to renew my Car Tax at the end of October last year! I hold my hands up, fair cop, there was a lot going on in my life at that time. Anyway I received a penalty from DVLA on the 7th of Jan, this was a bit of a shock at the time because I hadn't noticed the long since expired disc on my car.... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Toyota Prius/ hybrids |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:49
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Replies: 14
Views: 7600
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Just did the conversion to imperial and 37miles per US gallon = 44.43 miles per Imperial Gallon and 29 US = 34 UK.
Ok it's better, but nothing to write home about. The reason the Accord interested me is because I've got one; I would expect not much worse from mine.
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Toyota Prius/ hybrids |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:38
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Replies: 14
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| Is it the most self-indulgent car ever built, or the least? What happens when you add hybrid technology to one of America's best-loved vehicles? You get performance and fuel efficiency in a very stylish and dependable package. The revolutionary new Accord Hybrid is a 255-hp, V-6 rocket that gives y... |
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Forum: What's New, Announcements, Technical and Administration Topic: New front page and menus |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 20:05
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Replies: 7
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| Safe Speed is a serious road safety campaign. After over 5,000 of research analysing and understanding how road safety works, we're certain that present policy is making the roads more dangerous. Start with the 'understanding' menu above if you're new to Safe Speed. Just a small Typo It's good but ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: DVLA rules can't cope - and it's our fault?!? |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 16:58
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Replies: 35
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| Buy Tax Disc online! how come I haven't heard of this before! No more standing in the post office with the aroma of stale wee, surely not. Great news :lol: Max It is actually one of the few good IT projects that this Govt has done. The website address is http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehiclelicence I used... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: DVLA rules can't cope - and it's our fault?!? |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:24
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Replies: 35
Views: 17924
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Buy Tax Disc online! how come I haven't heard of this before! No more standing in the post office with the aroma of stale wee, surely not.
Great news 
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Are driving offences in Courts counted as crime? |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:18
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Replies: 14
Views: 7882
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Thanks for the replies and yes the job is exempt. As I said earlier even if they do appear on the CRB check, I don't expect it to influence the job offer. I was just wondering whether they would indeed appear on the CRB check. Interesting what you say about the USA Visa though!
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Are driving offences in Courts counted as crime? |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 18:34
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Replies: 14
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| I was considering this very issue the other day whilst applying for a Job. Part of the application process is a Criminal Records Bureau search. Now whilst the outcome shouldn't affect my application it got me wondering about whether my driving convictions would come up on it? Does anyone know? Offen... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: newby question |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 18:22
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Replies: 15
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| It was all to do with helping to identify the driver I believe, and in the big picture bike speeding is by proportion a small 'speeding' problem. But as a biker myself it's a welcome by-product. There are bikers who will 'salute' the camera or worse as they blast past them, but I prefer not to be fl... |
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Forum: Campaigning Topic: 2005 Budget Plan |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:13
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Replies: 13
Views: 10673
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Paul,
Have you thought of applying for lottery funding? I don't know what the criteria is but I'm fairly sure you could justify it.
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Staffing expansion ban for partnerships |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:06
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Replies: 12
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| The bit I liked was Please can you carefully review your operational case and ensure that any statistics, data or information mentioned can be substantiated from a known data source and are suitably referenced. Seems the DfT are wising up and are preparing to distance themselves from the unsubstanti... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Right or wrong? |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 18:07
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Replies: 142
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| Thanks IanH for your post it pretty much restores my faith in the police. :D I only wish I had of had the presence of mind to explain myself when I was stopped under similar circumstances. Only the officer was by the side of the road and had no time to observe my driving. I was doing 93 on a dual ca... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Social Glue |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:32
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Replies: 209
Views: 103987
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Fear and distrust of monitoring baulks me! Trouble is that these monitoring systems using the most advanced gadgetry in the world are run by people! I gree you can't turn back time but you can fight it tooth and nail every step of the way 
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Social Glue |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 19:46
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Replies: 209
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| For example, we seem to agree (I say 'seem' because I'm seldom sure of what is agreed upon in here :wink: ) that tailgating another vehicle is dangerous and unecessary yet, if tailgating cameras were introduced tomorrow and fines starting plopping onto doormats a few days later, there would be anot... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Automatic braking |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:01
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Replies: 32
Views: 17508
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| A warning system would be much better. Yeah, I agree. I'm sure a system could be developed that illuminated a warning light if the vehicle it is fitted to gets too close to the vehicle in front for the speed at which it is travelling. Like the one Jaguar have already developed? http://www.jaguar.co... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: You couldn't make it up |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 15:31
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Replies: 3
Views: 3064
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Glad I could help. It seems they don't mind where their money comes from as long as it keeps rolling in.
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Forum: General Chat Topic: You couldn't make it up |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 14:50
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| Have a look at http://www.cumbria.police.uk/index_767.htm enter "safety cameras" and then search. The second of the 'sponsored links' comes up with: Resist Safety Cameras - http://www.finebuster.co.uk/ How to get off speed fines. Last few at this price - £17.95 aff. It made me chuckle :lol: I wonder... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Knowledge Gap |
| Max Wilson |
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 14:56
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Replies: 66
Views: 29730
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| Whilst there is more awareness of the dangers of driving whilst tired, I am fairly sure there will still be people driving now, acting as irresponsibly as I was then. :roll: Max You are right Max, unfortunately some are not driving now. Was involved with one on the motorway last year. The driver fe... |
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