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Unexpected careless driving charge

@Ert2309 You have been given incorrect advice and information by the sound of it. Firstly, to convict for the offence of careless driving, the... see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

@Laurent You say that you were on a road with a 70 limit. You were on a Motorway or dual carriageway were you? If you were on either then on... see more

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Motorcycling

I had an old Bantam that I used in the garden and in the fields when I was about 5. At 16 I got my first Moped (which were unrestricted back then)... see more

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Motorcycling

Just curious, but did anyone else get into motorcycling in their younger years? I started riding 197cc Villiers around the local fields when I was... see more

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Can We Recommend Products?

Snow Foam. My son-in-law and grandson told me they use it at work, and how good it is. The instructions talk about jet-wash and the like, but mine... see more

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

We used to have a lady on this Forum who lived on the Isle of Mull. She once posted that she took her driving test on the Isle. All single track... see more

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Famous cars from film and TV

I love what Cubby Broccoli and Co did with the Bond cars/motorcycles for the films. In the book In Thunderball, it was guys in a car throwing hand... see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

@Laurent Did the officer warn you that you would be reported for possible prosecution? If he did, then the next thing you see may be either a... see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

Yes they do. Note that the patrol car speed and the targets speed are separate. https://stalkerradar.com/police-radar/patrol see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

If the sign say's 70 and you are going faster than 70 you are speeding. If you get a ticket all you have is mitigating circumstances to argue. As... see more

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Famous cars from film and TV

Aside from the Italian Job Minis it was James Bond cars for me, but I wasn't old enough to know or care about the makes or models. 😊 I think my... see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

Just a random bit to add ... sadly if it ever happens in future your argument wouldn't work As a new driver I happened to have a police officer as... see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

I don't know whether those speed guns they use work while the user is moving?? The "86" was probably the speed on his speedo when he was trying to... see more

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

I see @Nick , I think that's fair The thing I'd be concerned about is people doing the opposite now - i.e. feeling the need to take their test the... see more

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Famous cars from film and TV

That A-Team van lives on even today! We have a waste disposal company in my town and their vans are decked out in the A-Team style! I wonder why... see more

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Anti-EV call-out?

I think you will find that the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is fed into the motor controller to convert into AC with a frequency proportional to the... see more

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Famous cars from film and TV

I remember Morris Marinas and Hillman Avengers popping up all over the place, painted red with the white paint a la Starsky and Hutch. There was a... see more

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Will I get a speeding ticket? Essex/Cambridge Police

Hi - basically I was driving to my work (around the Essex/Cambridgeshire border) on a 70mph road. Traffic is really bad getting out of my city at... see more

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