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Taking your driving test soon? Check out these 15 tips to help you pass first time

I agree that learning the exact routes is a fools' errand - if there even were set routes, anyone with the ability to memorise them all would make a... see more

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I love a good garden centre!! Especially if there's a good cafe to grab some cake and coffee as well! To be fair, most things that I like there are... see more

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Using Low Power STM32 MCU for Car Monitoring – Advice Needed

I've never used ST microcontrollers but I did something similar with a PIC16. From memory. Set the config file to have the watchdog timer set... see more

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@Drivingforfun We have garden centers in some cities. When we lived in Vegas they had a massive one there. https://www.starnursery.com/locations... see more

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Taking your driving test soon? Check out these 15 tips to help you pass first time

They may have stopped publishing them but you can still get a sense of what they were, for example, on this site, where there are listed examples of... see more

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Taking your driving test soon? Check out these 15 tips to help you pass first time

@Nick Get to know your test route - test centres can have as many as 16 routes, and they stopped publishing them many years ago. But by all means... see more

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Impressive/unlikely drivers

If I remember right, the turning circle of my old Triumph Heralds was 27ft, which meant they would u-turn on most roads. The turning circles of the... see more

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Taking your driving test soon? Check out these 15 tips to help you pass first time

Over 2 million driving tests take place in England, Scotland, and Wales each year, yet over half of the people taking the test will fail. This new... see more

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@NMNeil are garden centres a thing in the USA? I get the impression they're quite a "British" thing... I have a sketch in my head of the Brit... see more

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Talking about skill level and lack of brain cells sometimes one can cancel out the other I don't like using my infotainment thing while driving... see more

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I think I can believe that about the US police, I've been told the place is so big you never really need to reverse... obviously would depend on... see more

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That's one skill I could never master; reversing with a trailer attached. see more

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@Rolebama I don't trust our local big box store so I start from seed, except for things like grapevines and asparagus crowns. Planted out some of my... see more

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OP, I agree with Nick, go direct to the TP insurer. see more

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Unexpected careless driving charge

If I've understood correctly, there has been no summons. The OP says the police "set a charge" That is pretty meaningless, and I imagine they simply... see more

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Unexpected careless driving charge

I hope you, and the child are recovering from the shock. First, I would write down all you can remember of the incident, and keep any paperwork... see more

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I was off work for six months around 40yrs ago, so I spent the time sorting out as much of a self-maintenance garden as I could. Lots of evergreens... see more

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@NMNeil We have a singlr-track road close by. It is a very useful short-cut, so I use it quite often. When I meet oncoming traffic, I elect to... see more

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Using Low Power STM32 MCU for Car Monitoring – Advice Needed

I looks as though you are you making a data logger, can you pick up a signal from the car system if new data is present, using this to wakeup the... see more

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Insurance Issue

It's definitely frustrating @Bairdy - the thing to remember about insurance claims is that, even though an accident is not necessarily your fault, if... see more

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Insurance Issue

Thanks for the reply - Indeed I do appreciate that we should have said its modded - And that would indeed invalidate a claim if he were at fault... see more

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Nothing doing for us here so far - I'm usually late to the party! Having grown anything edible for a few years. We're also having some work done on... see more

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Insurance Issue

Hi @Bairdy , welcome to the RAC Community and thanks for making your first post, it's great to hear from you - sorry to hear your challenges. ... see more

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JC9 - 10 M25 speed camera

Hi @Lenno , welcome to the RAC Community and thanks for making your first post - it's great to hear from you. When you say you only received the... see more

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