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  • Reported for Insurance Fraud
    TC, I can relate to that. Memory isn't what it was. What was your name again? see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Reported for Insurance Fraud
    Crime legislation is not something I tend to keep up to date with, I was going from memory. see more
    by TC1474
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  • Reported for Insurance Fraud
    Not that it helps the OP in any way, but s16 of the Theft Act is no longer in force. It was repealed by the Fraud Act 2006, which essentially says... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Vector SR Spot Speed Camera
    There are a number of camera sites in my area with one or 2 specifically targeting phone use. I have watched them in use. The camera takes a... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Reported for Insurance Fraud
    You have opened up a whole bag of worms for yourself. Firstly, you have made a false declaration to obtain insurance (hence the fraud) which is a... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Reported for Insurance Fraud
    When I was selling motorcycles, I had a customer who also bought insurance through us. The insurer discovered he had a Taking and Driving Away... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Driving habits.
    I can well believe any blue light training, but especially police, being the best, I inherited some of it from my dad, although I'm sure @TC1474 will... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Driving habits.
    Three years ago I was taken by HA+S, (don't know what it means but that was the logo) to a hospital in SW London for pre-op, the operation itself,... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Business idea?? & random thoughts about property
    @Beelzebub Please excuse me if my memory isn't what it once was, but I am reasonably certain that I remember the shop logos changing from LCS to CWS... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • 2 car policy
    Hi @dsmb , welcome to the RAC Community, and thanks for making your first post - it's great to hear from you. I'm actually not sure of the answer to... see more
    by Nick
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  • RAC closed my recovery.
    Hi @Mattali - welcome to the RAC Community, and thanks for making your first post, it's great to hear from you, although I am sorry to that it's not... see more
    by Nick
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  • Driving habits.
    Being an advanced examiner and instructor, I have had to learn to bite my lip over the years because I cannot help be judgemental on other peoples... see more
    by TC1474
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  • The Perfect Storm..?.
    In some cases you are absolutely right. Civil/human rights lawyers being the worst. Those that are working on behalf of insurance companies as... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Driving habits.
    I get driven for Dialysis three days a week, the vehicles can be Private companies providing Hospital Transport (small buses, converted 7 tonne... see more
    by olduser
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  • Vector SR Spot Speed Camera
    When I managed a fleet, I would get Section 172 notices a couple of times a month. All our vehicles were "issued" to a single employee, but they... see more
    by Santa
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  • The Perfect Storm..?.
    Put that way then there is little help available. The free half hour, I understood was an agreement between solicitors arranged with their... see more
    by olduser
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  • Vector SR Spot Speed Camera
    Thank you but the incident is history now. The legal team, in my time with the company, never offered any assistance for motoring charges, in fact... see more
    by olduser
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  • More parking trouble.
    They must have been reading that famous book, 'How to destroy a city centre without bombs'😄 We are told the motivation is to avoid congestion but... see more
    by olduser
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  • RAC closed my recovery.
    My car broke down last week and the RAC came out the following day as the breakdown was on my drive. on arriving RAC concluded the car would need... see more
    by Mattali
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  • More parking trouble.
    Or increase parking enforcement, just like some US and Canadian cities are doing.... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Learning to drive at 39
    Congratulations; and you'll be fine. You come across as being very intelligent and that will be very helpful because when you venture onto the roads... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Vector SR Spot Speed Camera
    I hesitate to disagree with your legal guys, but ... You should refer them to s.127(1) of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980: "Except as otherwise... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Business idea?? & random thoughts about property
    Strange to relate, not everything originated in London. In the Co-op's case it began in Rochdale, which I believe is somewhere in the north of... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Business idea?? & random thoughts about property
    What is now just Co-op started pretty much the same way, started as the London Cooperative Society and was run for the 'members'. Anybody could shop... see more
    by Rolebama
    • Yesterday 15:36
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  • The Perfect Storm..?.
    Not strictly true. There is no obligation to give a free consultation, but some do give 30 minutes, some give an hour, but these consultations are... see more
    by TC1474
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  • More parking trouble.
    The other way would be to stop expending the road system! see more
    by olduser
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  • Vector SR Spot Speed Camera
    I asked our legal people about this, they said it was still live because the leasing company had acknowledged receipt of the NIP, saying they were... see more
    by olduser
    • Yesterday 13:17
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  • Paint peeling from steel wheels (3 year old Duster)
    The whole wheel, unless you specify otherwise. It looks as though there is some protective coating under the outer silver which is still... see more
    by olduser
    • Yesterday 12:49
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  • Rusty parts on newly bought 2022 Dacia Duster (incl. Exhaust)
    I would say that is what I would expect for a car of that age. Nothing to be alarmed about. Some manufacturers do fit exhaust systems that resist... see more
    by olduser
    • Yesterday 12:43
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