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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    I don't think you would ever want to tailgate that close. For it to work, the towed has to trust the tower, and the tower has to drive making... see more
    by olduser
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  • The new F1 movie, bop or flop?
    Happy Friday everyone! Have you seen the trailer for the new F1 movie yet? If you haven't, you can watch it here: Curious to hear what you... see more
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  • How F1 has changed
    I think of track days as a prayer meeting - because there is an awful lot of praying going on around the track but at least they are not doing it out... see more
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  • How F1 has changed
    Early efforts in F1 to improve safety were rejected on the grounds that it would diminish the spectacle. This implied that people went to see a... see more
    by olduser
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  • Gardens
    @Drivingforfun I live in NW London suburbs, and my daughters both live within a five minute and a fifteen minute drive of Biggleswade, so I do know... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Gardens
    I'm terrible with plants (I kill everything green, plants all over the world fear me) but I’ve just moved into a new house and I want to take care... see more
    by Lily
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  • Style of a 1969 RAC Badge
    You need the diamond-shaped "Elizabethan" badge, blue with chrome lettering. That was replaced by a more modern square badge (white, blue lettering,... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Style of a 1969 RAC Badge
    Does anyone know what the style of a 1969 RAC badge would look like as trying to get an authentic badge for my 1969 MGBGT. I've tried searching but... see more
    by Argaum
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  • Gardens
    @Rolebama I don’t know how far you are from me but I know you mentioned Langford If you know the next town north, Biggleswade, at all, there’s an... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Gardens
    My advice Nick is it sounds good but I’d say don’t go over the top. There’s a house in the middle of an estate I walk through to take the dog out to... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Driving in France : Headlamp Convertors and Bulbs
    No, and they never have done even though a few gave tried it on in the past. see more
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  • Gardens
    We're having a new patio/terrace built in June and when it's done I want to make feel like it's from somewhere on the mediterranean - I'm thinking... see more
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  • Driving in France : Headlamp Convertors and Bulbs
    Hi @ianmills99 - have you been on your trip to France as yet? If so, how did you get on? This article was posted on the RAC's Drive site recently... see more
    by Nick
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  • Gardens
    Sadly, our local garden centre is no more. The couple that owned/managed it have retired, and sold out to a chain. I discovered this recently as some... see more
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  • How F1 has changed
    I did motorcycle clubman racing in the late 60s, and some of the stupid ideas some of the track manager's had were ridiculously dangerous to us as... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    @Drivingforfun I can only say that I have been towed on a pole as a stand-in for members, and occasionally as part of refresher training courses. I... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    Unplanned events happen on the roads constantly, hence the Hazard Perception part of the test, so, as harsh as it may seem, I hold to my belief that... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    Sorry that you have to go through this. As a mechanic myself, I can confidently say I would never tow a car using a tow pole if the clutch has... see more
    by vicyfox
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  • Gardens
    @NMNeil never got much time, but planning to start with bedding plants. Hope you started😊 see more
    by vicyfox
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    @Thanks for your input. However, in my case, the situation involved a mechanical failure — specifically a seprated clutch — which made using a rigid... see more
    by lonestanger
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    @Rolebama if the van driver made such a sudden turn as the OP said, would it be reasonable to expect the car driver to follow suit? I've never been... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    But as lonestanger mentions, the towing vehicle made a sudden turn, it's driver may have forgotten there was a car on the pole. I have been towed... see more
    by olduser
    • 14-05-25 15:49
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  • How F1 has changed
    I've never been into F1, I find more excitement spending a day in the pits during an amateur open track day. I think I would've been into F1 if I... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Recovery experience with RAC
    FWIW: I towed cars collectively for hundreds of miles, on a tow pole, and can only say that if your car came into contact with the towing vehicle, it... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Damage to Car by 3rd Party Mechanic.
    From what I understand, the 3rd party was nominated by the RAC, and acting as their agent, so, as far as I am aware, it is the RAC's problem. see more
    by Rolebama
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  • How F1 has changed
    @olduser That made for some true nostalgia, thanks for that. see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Odd things learned from adverts.
    When I first started eating Mars Bars, they were 3d. They changed the caramel mix, they changed the 'nougat', then they changed the chocolate. All... see more
    by Rolebama
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