The Queen and her Range Rover

[mcxuk1]

The Queen was just shown on the BBC News driving herself around today in her FFRR and she had some kind of bonnet mascot on it. Does anybody know what is was?

Thanks,
M

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Wasn't a dead Corgi she'd run over, was it?

[marshalla]

Probably a lion, as she's in Scotland at the moment

http://nice-reg.co.uk/number-plates/number-plates/...

[tim0409]

Just saw the clip - for some odd reason, I really like the idea of the Queen driving herself around in a RR

[bakerstreet]

There is a video of the queen driving a 110 V8 Manual somewhere. She gives it the beans in places!

[davepoth]

tim0409 said:

Just saw the clip - for some odd reason, I really like the idea of the Queen driving herself around in a RR

One of her favourite past-times by all accounts. There's a lovely video of her driving a Defender.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8YFYh-jnI

[Earl'Dingleberry]

davepoth said:

One of her favourite past-times by all accounts. There's a lovely video of her driving a Defender.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC8YFYh-jnI

Good choice! The Evoque is for WAGs.

[rudecherub]

Her Maj Gawd bless her, when she was Princess Elizabeth during WWII was a truck mechanic.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

rudecherub said:

Her Maj Gawd bless her, when she was Princess Elizabeth during WWII was a truck mechanic.

Quality!

[topsparks]

Good to see she has the same taste in cars as myself!

[Trommel]

Bonnet mascots are these, from Lejeune:

[nicanary]

I work in a chinese take-away, and my Chinese colleagues were watching when this clip came on. They were gob-smacked that she would drive herself when she could use a lackey (so much for communism).But above all, they said "what about insurance?". Good point. I can only guess that the Royal Household has some sort of block policy covering all their vehicles, but they don't have registrations, so how does that work?

[davepoth]

nicanary said:

I work in a chinese take-away, and my Chinese colleagues were watching when this clip came on. They were gob-smacked that she would drive herself when she could use a lackey (so much for communism).But above all, they said "what about insurance?". Good point. I can only guess that the Royal Household has some sort of block policy covering all their vehicles, but they don't have registrations, so how does that work?

I should think that Liz has a Motor Insurance Bond.

[nicanary]

davepoth said:

I should think that Liz has a Motor Insurance Bond.

Is that like "You're late, Mr.Bond"?

(I've just realised - her own cars are registered, it's only the State-owned ones that don't have a reg.)

[FraserLFA]

rudecherub said:

Her Maj Gawd bless her, when she was Princess Elizabeth during WWII was a truck mechanic.

Also available in colour on Google

[ClaphamGT3]

nicanary said:

I work in a chinese take-away, and my Chinese colleagues were watching when this clip came on. They were gob-smacked that she would drive herself when she could use a lackey (so much for communism).But above all, they said "what about insurance?". Good point. I can only guess that the Royal Household has some sort of block policy covering all their vehicles, but they don't have registrations, so how does that work?

All the Royals personal cars are registered and fully road legal. It is only the State cars that are unregistered.

[Syd knee]

Worst ever did you see me driving myself in my Range Rover on telly MCXUK1,or your majesty

[mcxuk1]

Syd knee said:

Worst ever did you see me driving myself in my Range Rover on telly MCXUK1,or your majesty

Damn, one thought one had been subtle.