One for the spelling police
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stuupnorth said:
Hi all
just wondering what the laws punishment for
driving a scorned and no mot(6 months out) car on the road??
just wondering what the laws punishment for
driving a scorned and no mot(6 months out) car on the road??
yellowjack said:
ATTAK Z said:
Dave. said:
Can't decide if this belongs in this thread or the other one:
C411BRA
Spelt wrong, and squashed, but no extra screwcaps or dodgy fonts...
C411BRA
Spelt wrong, and squashed, but no extra screwcaps or dodgy fonts...
"If you're following US writing conventions, use spelled.
If you're following UK writing conventions, use spelt."
HTH
Four Litre said:
Just a lesson for all here, maybe make some of you think twice. If anyone has any tips on revenge Im all ears.
Last weekend whilst juggling family responsibilities I was rushing to get my sons haircut and thought I would kill two birds with one stone. Parking in the local council carpark I decided to get my car (ISF) hoovered out and washed. Ive done this before on a few rare occasions, but the problem this time around was that I couldnt park in the right space for the job, so without thinking the manager asked for my keys. In a moment of madness I though, what could possibly go wrong??
Upon my return all was done, my car had been moved to another parking bay after they had finished, I had a quick look and gave the guy £20 even saying "keep the change". Only as the last words came from my mouth did I look at the back of my car to realise it had been reversed into what looked like a brick wall!.
At this point my brain was nearly heommoraging, and a sizable arguement then followed. To which ended up with him telling me he wasnt going to give me any insurance details and that he wasnt scared of me as I was a mutherfecker! He basically denied everything and around 10 of his fellow polski carwash men all stood there looking to back him up. I ended up calling the police who were unrefeshingly useless and said they were on the way as he had to give me his insurance details and it sounded like the situation was deteriorating which it was quickly.
After an hour of patient waiting, I called to find out that they werent coming as they had decided that crashing somebodies car and they pretty much offering them out when asked for insurance details is now acceptable in the UK 2015.
To make matters even better, he then said he would only talk to the police to which werent coming. This is a 'proper' established carwash who have quite a setup in a council carpark.
Ive pretty much accepted is my fault for trusting the low life w*nker, but apart from writing a stern letter to the council cant think theres anything else I can do apart from pay for the damage. I did force the guy to give me a receipt but that was half a$$ed and theres no way Im going through my insurance (Excess etc)
The best bit was the 12 year old police operator telling me to not approach him any more and to write to him requesting his details, which fell apart once I reminded them for the 20th time I cant write to a car park and he had just told me to go f*ck myself repeatedly.
So any tips on revenge would be most appreciated. The day ended off with me waiting in the car park for 3 hours arguing, trying to scare off customer and him telling me that my car was cr*p and that he has washed much better and had more powerful ones at home (WTF!?!) Maybe in poland this is how you exchange details after an accident?
Rule no.1 - Never for a split second trust anyone with your keys - EVER.
Rule no. 2 - If you ever have an accident and its your fault, tell the other party to f*ck off, maybe offer a fight? as as far as the police are concerned thats not a problem.
Last weekend whilst juggling family responsibilities I was rushing to get my sons haircut and thought I would kill two birds with one stone. Parking in the local council carpark I decided to get my car (ISF) hoovered out and washed. Ive done this before on a few rare occasions, but the problem this time around was that I couldnt park in the right space for the job, so without thinking the manager asked for my keys. In a moment of madness I though, what could possibly go wrong??
Upon my return all was done, my car had been moved to another parking bay after they had finished, I had a quick look and gave the guy £20 even saying "keep the change". Only as the last words came from my mouth did I look at the back of my car to realise it had been reversed into what looked like a brick wall!.
At this point my brain was nearly heommoraging, and a sizable arguement then followed. To which ended up with him telling me he wasnt going to give me any insurance details and that he wasnt scared of me as I was a mutherfecker! He basically denied everything and around 10 of his fellow polski carwash men all stood there looking to back him up. I ended up calling the police who were unrefeshingly useless and said they were on the way as he had to give me his insurance details and it sounded like the situation was deteriorating which it was quickly.
After an hour of patient waiting, I called to find out that they werent coming as they had decided that crashing somebodies car and they pretty much offering them out when asked for insurance details is now acceptable in the UK 2015.
To make matters even better, he then said he would only talk to the police to which werent coming. This is a 'proper' established carwash who have quite a setup in a council carpark.
Ive pretty much accepted is my fault for trusting the low life w*nker, but apart from writing a stern letter to the council cant think theres anything else I can do apart from pay for the damage. I did force the guy to give me a receipt but that was half a$$ed and theres no way Im going through my insurance (Excess etc)
The best bit was the 12 year old police operator telling me to not approach him any more and to write to him requesting his details, which fell apart once I reminded them for the 20th time I cant write to a car park and he had just told me to go f*ck myself repeatedly.
So any tips on revenge would be most appreciated. The day ended off with me waiting in the car park for 3 hours arguing, trying to scare off customer and him telling me that my car was cr*p and that he has washed much better and had more powerful ones at home (WTF!?!) Maybe in poland this is how you exchange details after an accident?
Rule no.1 - Never for a split second trust anyone with your keys - EVER.
Rule no. 2 - If you ever have an accident and its your fault, tell the other party to f*ck off, maybe offer a fight? as as far as the police are concerned thats not a problem.
Edited by Four Litre on Thursday 4th June 17:03
marshalla said:
walm said:
Just - no.
1kW kettle attached to a 1,000Ah battery.
10 hours according to your math.
Completely ignoring the voltage of the battery which of course determines how much power is actually stored in the batttery.
1kW kettle attached to a 1,000Ah battery.
10 hours according to your math.
Completely ignoring the voltage of the battery which of course determines how much power is actually stored in the batttery.
3rtt said:
Take one pass out (elastic) band given at the 100th anniversary celebration night time gig at the assembly rooms in london last year. Then remove the elastic band and replace with black leather strap with Stirling silver clasp and retaining hoops and you have a really cool 'man band'
heebeegeetee said:
I can not believe this post. It is either so shockingly naieve or it is downright dishonest, it can only be one or the other and I'm going to be surprised if anyone is this naieve.
Your last sentence is so naieve that it beggars belief. It is pure Daily Mail and won't bear a moments scrutiny.
. But you tell us who has created a system as succesful as the Dutch by doing it the opposite way. (Btw would our motorways be safer and better if they were fully integrated or do you think segragating some traffic is better?)
Your last sentence is so naieve that it beggars belief. It is pure Daily Mail and won't bear a moments scrutiny.
. But you tell us who has created a system as succesful as the Dutch by doing it the opposite way. (Btw would our motorways be safer and better if they were fully integrated or do you think segragating some traffic is better?)
Ali Chappussy said:
Now, I know that as of today, the paper license thingy is no longer applicable and that if you want to hire a car abroad you need to apply for a code (that only lasts a couple of days) from the DVLA.....am I correct?
I still have the paper part of my license, is this no longer acceptable?
Also, not sure about this code business. If the paper license is unacceptable, what good will the code be as it won't mean anything to Juan at the front desk of Gold Car at Malaga Airport.
I still have the paper part of my license, is this no longer acceptable?
Also, not sure about this code business. If the paper license is unacceptable, what good will the code be as it won't mean anything to Juan at the front desk of Gold Car at Malaga Airport.
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