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  • Parking Over Driveway
    At the end of the day, providing no obstruction is caused and the vehicle is not parked on the pavement, no offence is committed. If the driveway... see more
    by TC1474
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  • I clean forgot
    Old faithful car goes in a couple of days when I hand it over to my daughter, so today I did all the oil and fluid checks, cleared everything out,... see more
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  • Parking Over Driveway
    The interesting thing for me in this specific case, is what was there originally? I assume the driveway was originally a standard size one, with a... see more
    by Nick
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  • Caught myself by surprise today
    @Rolebama Electronic oil level monitoring / loss of the dipstick was the final nail in the coffin for hubbies – now they don't even get a chance... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Caught myself by surprise today
    @Santa I experienced the same with fleet managers - but as someone who is there to look through the books, I find they're often not fantastic with... see more
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  • The beloved Focus is coming back!
    So if it comes back as an SUV it will simply be an updated version of the Focus C-Max? The C-Max has been popular for as long as I can remember... see more
    by TC1474
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  • The beloved Focus is coming back!
    Hey everyone! Do you guys remember when Ford announced in 2025 the Focus wasn't coming back? I think we were all a bit gutted, to be honest (at... see more
    by Lily
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  • Caught myself by surprise today
    I would make one observation about reliability of older cars: Back in the day you could go to virtually any ironmongers and buy a set of spanners etc... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Parking Over Driveway
    Found these on BBC news, lots of confusion; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3perwwny1o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c775y0ledk6o ... see more
    by olduser
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  • Caught myself by surprise today
    I agree with much of what you say. Given that I kept my Jag for 17 years, I do not propose to change again anytime soon (if at all given my age... see more
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  • Caught myself by surprise today
    When I was a fleet manager, I was often asked for recommendations on the false assumption that I must know a lot about cars. My advice was, and... see more
    by Santa
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  • Caught myself by surprise today
    My dad is quite a traditionalist when it comes to cars but says similar things about new ones, he says he doesn't think it's possible to buy a "badly... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Self-driving cars: they're learning to drive in the same way that a human would
    My point is, AI cannot make judgement, basically it has access to a heap of data which it can sort through faster then we can but so far AI cannot... see more
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  • Robots doing Real Work!
    Unfortunately, the book I read that in was in the time I was trying 'Kindle Unlimited', the books are free but only stay on the users Kindle for two... see more
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    A minor over fill, by not waiting for the oil to drain down to the sump, should not cause much of a problem these days, the oil is very thin now and... see more
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  • Wildlife on the Road
    Unless my eyes deceive me, there is a lack of double yellows where he is laying, so OK. 😁 see more
    by Rolebama
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    Overfilling may cause burning oil with blue smoke, or it could cause hydraulic locking of the pistons. I have seen aluminium engine blocks destroyed... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Women need help
    I see both sides here. A car can be expensive to maintain, but having a driving licence can also create opportunities that weren’t available before.... see more
    by johnsa3
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  • Wildlife on the Road
    I came across this last year, just laying in the road making a kind of distress sound, cars were whizzing past and almost clipping it so I parked... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Robots doing Real Work!
    I must say that sounds like an urban myth. When you book an Uber, they quote you a price. That is based on mileage, demand, and driver... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Just testing
    @Rolebama, I like the caption.🙂 see more
    by olduser
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  • Robots doing Real Work!
    Uber (taxis) does that, it would appear, for all aspects of the business. I read of an out of work programmer in the USA, who decided he could... see more
    by olduser
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  • How’s everyone feeling today?
    Much better today thank you @Lily !Plus, the sun is shining, one of my sweepstake teams won in the World Cup last night, the puppy had a great work... see more
    by Nick
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  • Wildlife on the Road
    What a beautiful sight that must have been @Rolebama - I came across this webcam recently of a Barn Owl nest in Somerset, used for conservation... see more
    by Nick
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    @Rolebama to your point about the dip stick, I just checked about mine and apparently it represents exactly 1 litre so, if I measure and it's showing... see more
    by Nick
    • 12-06-26 13:30
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    One of the few things I can actually do, although I don't always wait a minute or so after filling with oil, maybe I actually overfill in the end -... see more
    by Nick
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  • Is hayfever putting you at risk when driving? New study highlights the impact.
    Pollen filters, though on the service schedule, rarely get changed though you almost certainly will be charged for them. So worth checking after a... see more
    by olduser
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    @olduser I had a similar issue with the videos earlier today, I believe it's related to cookies on your computer. Here's what I did to clear it and... see more
    by Nick
    • 12-06-26 13:24
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    I don't know if it is still the case, but the distance between the high and low marks used to indicate a specific amount so you got some idea of how... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • How to check and top up your engine oil!
    While you are topping the oil up you may as well check coolant level, windscreen wash, brake fluid and tyre pressure! I assume you put the video... see more
    by olduser
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