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  • Approaching middle age 😱
    I scored Zero 😊 see more
    by TC1474
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  • Very weird insurance story
    That all sounds very fishy. When (if?) the at-fault party pays up, they can challenge the hire costs. The victim (storyteller?) has a duty to... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Very weird insurance story
    I’m just putting this up for interest’s sake really, and welcome any comments. I don’t really have any specific questions, although constructive... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Approaching middle age 😱
    Ha ha I remember thinking I was a genius, why pay for a song when I could record it on the radio I scored 2 points, for vinyl record and, funnily... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Approaching middle age 😱
    I scored 1 (Boombox). see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • Approaching middle age 😱
    By the way, I scored zero on this list, although in my defence, I have only done some of them once. ​​​​​​​How about you? see more
    by Mark07
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  • Approaching middle age 😱
    I saw this list the other day which brought back a lovely sense of nostalgia... which was quickly followed by a reminder that middle age is fast... see more
    by Mark07
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  • Fuel Starvation?
    I paid a lot of money for the scanner expecting to recoup the cost due to faster and more accurate diagnosis, as the other techs relied mainly on... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Hinged, disputed
    I am not in anyway upset, but I am rather surprised, particularly as my (albeit corporate) lawyer friends seemed to think it is a slamdunk on our... see more
    by Kewtypie
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  • Hinged, disputed
    @Kewtypie You joined this forum 4 days ago looking for free legal advice, so you got what you paid for, but now you're upset because you did'nt get... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Not wanted here.
    I think it's the control we have over the danger that we like, not the danger itself If a computer was able to cut in half the chance of death /... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Pranks
    When my eldest granddaughter was at the infants school she was reluctant to write. She lived over 200 miles away, I found an image on the internet... see more
    by olduser
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  • EMFs
    I haven't been involved for about 20 years, but it used to be the case that pretty well anything sold in the UK had to be certified as meeting the EM... see more
    by Beelzebub
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  • EMFs
    The frequencies being used in cars are thought to be harmless but even so there are standards. There is more concern over radio frequencies (r/f)... see more
    by olduser
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  • Fuel Starvation?
    I might be a team player but not with $4000 of kit. ​​​​​​​I suppose the owner was showing his entrepreneurial skills, trying to bluff you into... see more
    by olduser
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  • Not wanted here.
    I take it the new cameras were not popular! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gwzwjke2go Reading this, triggered off the question, when we... see more
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  • Hinged, disputed
    @Beelzebub no, clearly does not apply in this instance see more
    by Kewtypie
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  • Hinged, disputed
    Thank you for your thoughts and irrelevant references to dooring cases. Essentially you are saying, if one sees an open car door road-side 50m down... see more
    by Kewtypie
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  • Hinged, disputed
    I can give you many reported cases of a similar nature. It is one of the most common types of personal injury cases that law firms deal with, hence... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Hinged, disputed
    @olduser Plenty of case law, but bought by those injured by 'dooring' Not an endorsement of this solicitor, it was just the first search return.... see more
    by NMNeil
    • 14-01-25 17:34
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  • Car change notification
    Apologies for resurrecting an old discussion, but I wanted to share the answer and help someone point people in the right direction. You can now... see more
    by Mark07
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  • Fuel Starvation?
    I had a similar experience when I worked in a motorcycle workshop in the 70s. I bought an AVO meter with the Db attachment. It didn't take long... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Hinged, disputed
    The door was open, it was open into the carriageway, that is sufficient to complete the offence, and on that basis the third party insurers will hold... see more
    by TC1474
    • 14-01-25 11:09
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  • Add additional members
    Hi Anton46, Welcome to the community! If you have a vehicle based policy, you don't need to add drivers as the car is covered, not the driver -... see more
    by Mark07
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  • Hinged, disputed
    What the law actually says is: "No person shall open, or cause or permit to be opened, any door of a vehicle on a road so as to injure or endanger... see more
    by Beelzebub
    • 14-01-25 08:15
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  • Hinged, disputed
    Thanks for your comments. "Opening a door negligently", implies the action of opening. If the door is open already and stationary, and someone... see more
    by Kewtypie
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  • Pranks
    Fantastic work by your daughter @Rolebama. I particularly appreciate the planning that she would've had to put into it. @Drivingforfun that's very... see more
    by Mark07
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  • speeding
    Since deregulation speeding is now mainly dealt with by the local authorities (whereas it used t be all handled by the Police) You can write to... see more
    by TC1474
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