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What Gave Me 'The Hump' Today

What's giving me the hump, and it's been going of for a few weeks now is whenever I turn on the TV it's nothing but Donald Trump and/or Kamala... see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

And the worse part was waking up parents of teenagers to tell them we think their child is dead and we need them to go to the morgue to identify the... see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

Drivers who park in disabled only bays "Just for a second" while they go into the store. I was writing a ticked for someone who did just that, and... see more

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Accused of damage to another car while in the car park

OP, read your policy docs. You are almost certainly required to notify your insurer immediately of any claim against you, and maybe to pass the... see more

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What are your pet peeves on the road?

I have so many, but the tope ones are - Poor signalling. Many drivers are in the habit of signalling for everything and anything so it becomes a... see more

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Accused of damage to another car while in the car park

Go back to the author of the letter and ask 3 questions. 1. Where in the car par was the damaged vehicle located or stationary and at what time... see more

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Will you pay for miles done abroad under pay per mile

Hi all just wondering if miles in the uk and miles abroad will be counted the same in new pay per mile tax . This as do larger amount of miles... see more

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Peugeot Traveller just stopped working

Hello. I have a Peugeot Traveller that is 5 years old and has 62k miles on the clock. I've always kept on top of my MOTs and services. The other... see more

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Accused of damage to another car while in the car park

I have had a letter from an insurance company saying that I caused damage while in a carpark to another parked car. I was in the carpark but I know... see more

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RAC trying to extort me on breakdown - why?

I don't represent the RAC, but I was able to find this within a few seconds https://racportal.icasework.com/resource?id=IE50153337&db=rac see more

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RAC trying to extort me on breakdown - why?

Disgraceful from RAC:When I called RAC on breakdown, they said they couldn't find my details (breakdown through Aviva Car Insurance) and immediately... see more

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Consumer Rights: Rejecting car on PCP after just under 12 months

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get some advice regarding my ongoing issues with a Mercedes vehicle I purchased new for £58,000 via their Agility... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

Beelzebub: Sorry to read your post above. Best wishes to her. see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

Thanks very much, Mark. She has a couple of small facial fractures and an impressive black eye. She's well enough to come with me to the pub for... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

@Rolebama Since 2018 all cars sold in the EU already have such a system installed as standard called Ecall., and it looks like the UK has it despite... see more

by NMNeil
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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

@Beelzebub, I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope she's recovering well. see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

As a current example, my daughter was hospitalised earlier this week as a result of an assault. CCTV couldn't have prevented that, but it is being... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

True. But in that scenario, CCTV also offers safety/security (or at least the perception of). Some people campaigned against the introduction of... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

@Mark07 You may not have a choice. The first CCTV cameras in London were temporarily put in place in 1960 for a Royal visit. When it was announced... see more

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20 mph on main roads, What do you think ?

@TC1474 We had a great deal of discretion, but speeding in a school zone wasn't one of them. It was 2am and I was in my patrol car near a quiet... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

I remember seeing a system on a car in a US Detective TV series, where an occupant asked the car to contact emergency services on their behalf.... see more

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20 mph on main roads, What do you think ?

In the next Borough, there is a curvy road through a residential area where, in the 80s, because of residents complaints of boy racers speeding,... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

@NMNeil, I suspect the devil will be in the details. If a payment is delayed by even a day (for whatever reason) it seems like overkill to 'brick'... see more

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Latest Ford patents showing Orwell was right.

Hello! Ford has indeed filed patents for technology that can disable features like air conditioning, power windows, and even repossess the car... see more

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Driving in Poland being 17 with a uk license

Hi Emil, Welcome to the RAC Community. This RAC webpage has lots of useful information about driving in Poland. I've included an extract below... see more

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Ford already have patents so that if you miss a car payment they can start turning things off such as the A/C, power windows etc. culminating in the... see more

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