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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Was thinking about some of these cars this morning for some reason - my childhood TV crushes in one article here. Some of my favourites were: ... see more

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

I don't think the point is to memorise the routes - more to get a feel for the type of roads you might encounter - like the article says, making sure... see more

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Anti-EV call-out?

EV's use BLDC motors which run on DC and are controlled by a PWM signal. They are, I believe the most efficient electric motors available. No AC... see more

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