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  • Car Park
    I t was a barrier that raised during the evening when the car park was closed. This happened at 2pm when the barrier should have been in the ground.... see more
    by ARJ
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  • Wrongful accusation of running from police
    Blimey, a lot of information in there. Firstly, the offence of failing to stop for a constable in uniform is a specific offence, and the Police... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Wrongful accusation of running from police
    What offence, exactly, did the officers say had been committed? Did they tell you you'd be reported for it? see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Car Park
    Are you saying the damage was caused by the barrier? see more
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    • Yesterday 21:53
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  • Car Park
    In what context do you mean you had an accident? Did you have a crash involving another vehicle? Did the barrier cause damage to your vehicle?... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Car Park
    I had an accident in a privately own car park which operated the barriers by a retailer whose property was nearby I had an accident in that car park... see more
    by ARJ
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  • Wrongful accusation of running from police
    ​​​​​​​Can someone please help ( driving offences related) I just want to start by saying I HAVENT committed this offence! No police tried to stop... see more
    by Bronthomasxx
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  • Tragic
    Not just on the roads: an old friend of mine never knew her father, who was shot dead on duty before she was born. All police officers have my... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Hinged, disputed
    I would only add that you could fight the decision(s) reached by the insurers, but it would add to the time element in terms of a final decision.... see more
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  • Does ambient temperature affect engines?
    The noise you describe 'could' be the exhaust manifold warming up, but, I would still get the noise checked out. I wrote the following as an answer... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Roadwork nightmares
    I honestly don't know about a midden, but the depth of the shells and bones went from approx six feet from the surface to a depth of around sixty... see more
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  • Tragic
    I attended a Traffic Police Officer working out of Brentwood. He told me a story of how he lost a brand new patrol car on the M25. Reaching into the... see more
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  • Fuel Starvation?
    I have been in too many garages where they have all the equipment, but don't know how to use it. I went to one garage where they had laser tracking... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Where has All the Traffic Gone?
    That is always a problem, no natter the weather. see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Costly mistake
    @olduser As far as I am aware, most packets are 300Kb, so relatively tiny, but easier to handle, and faster to check destination arrival. see more
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  • Facts
    The RDA for salt is a bit confused, some literature suggest 1 teaspoon (6 gram) whilst others suggest 2,300 mg (= 2.3 g) and the body uses about 500... see more
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  • A bad day at the office
    My brother in law is an ADI (and not very good one at that IMO) and he makes a very good living. He charges silly £ per lesson, has a queue as... see more
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  • Does ambient temperature affect engines?
    I've had some odd metallic noises, both when the engine was running and as I'd turned it off, when I went out late yesterday evening. Kind of like... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Costly mistake
    Sometimes, it's possible to catch the flicker by scanning a tube lengthways by moving your head, and the flicker will show at the tube ends in your... see more
    by olduser
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  • A bad day at the office
    It seems to be a race to the bottom with regards to price My lessons were £20 per hour about 10 years ago and apparently even that was quite... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Tragic
    It is the risk every copper takes every time they go to work and it is a risk that is accepted. I have lost several colleagues through work, and I... see more
    by TC1474
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  • A bad day at the office
    Serves then right. The instructor should have known better, so got what he/she deserved. But then I am not surprised as the standard of... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Hinged, disputed
    Thank you TC1474, that makes sense now. ​​​​​​​ see more
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  • Tragic
    This is tragic for all concerned, as yet there is not enough information to begin to understand what happened. ... see more
    by olduser
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  • A bad day at the office
    I came across this news item; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0jzd09d7jo Doe's this qualify as a bad day at the office? see more
    by olduser
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  • Fuel Starvation?
    I can understand DIY mechanics doing this but in a garage supposed to be staffed by professionals armed with modern diagnostic kit (not that I have... see more
    by olduser
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  • Facts
    I can see the problem, I miss read the column headings on the nutrition table Cadburys say there is 0.24 grams of Sodium (= about 0.61 grams Salt) /... see more
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