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Totting up Ban - re-test query

@Rolebama Australia is draconian. Maybe we should all follow their example for repeat offenders who can't be trusted with a deadly weapon.... see more

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Had to emergency brake and car crashed into me who’s at fault?

Brake checking reached epidemic proportions here, but it did encourage many drivers to get dashcams. Without video evidence it would be word against... see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

Some years ago there was a newspaper article about how many points various characters had on their licences without being banned. It was alleged that... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

Postage stamps have gone up in price a ridiculous amount. From what I remember, in my youth, a postage stamp was 3d. Today they have gone up 132... see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

Yes, but that particular guideline refers you to section 36 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, which sets out which decisions are mandatory. see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

They are sentencing guidelines. Most courts make their own decisions within the parameters of those guidelines. see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

An extended test is mandatory for those convicted of dangerous driving. For other offences, a re-test is at the courts discretion. For offences... see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

Has no bearing what so ever. The courts do not consult the DVLA, they leave it for the offender to book their extended test and take their chances... see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

This might be overoptimistic considering the bureaucracy involved, but would they take into account whether the person (or society) would benefit... see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

I have lost count over the years of the number of people I have booked who have ended up having to retake their driving test. However, there is no... see more

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Totting up Ban - re-test query

Hi everyone, To be clear I don’t have any current points and have been driving for 16 years. However, one thing I have always wondered. ... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

Of course I have paid for postage and have used stamps, but I can't think of an occasion where I have bought them. I've just googled the cost of... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

That's gone too. They're self-adhesive. see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

I've only ever sent a fax once. I was working in an admin job, around 2006-2008, so emails were an established standard practise. But for reasons... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

Only things I didn't do was to own, or listen to, a Walkman or send a fax. As for some of the other comments I remember black Austin Westminster... see more

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Very loud metal-on-metal scraping sound

Hello, It sounds like you might have a wheel bearing issue. Wheel bearings can make a scraping or grinding noise, especially when driving forward1.... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

Did the TV have valves, they contributed to heating the house. see more

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Not wanted here.

I suppose it will feel more irksome in 'the land of the free'. see more

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Had to emergency brake and car crashed into me who’s at fault?

The person who ran int the bank of you is deemed as being 100% liable under rules that deem this type of crash to be what is called strict liability.... see more

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Had to emergency brake and car crashed into me who’s at fault?

Was driving along the motorway when a Deer came out. I had to slam my breaks on (with my hazards on) and a car swerved to not go directly into the... see more

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Not wanted here.

I don't know if you heard that after the 'success' of the UK congestion pricing they introduced it in New York. And like London they had a clear... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

I was born in the 90s yet am quite experienced there, and I think more and more people are beginning to 🙁 On a brighter note my parents had a... see more

by Drivingforfun
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Approaching middle age 😱

I can remember (1970-ish) my boss getting the first TV remote control I'd seen. It was connected to the TV with a massive cable (garden hose... see more

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Approaching middle age 😱

Change black and white channels on TV, can just remember air raid sirens, and life before NHS, so I scored Zero. Oh, and black police cars with... see more

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False Claim from via County Court Letter

To anyone else involved in similar claims, do not reply to letters sent to you direct, simply pass them on to your insurer with your policy number. see more

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Help with query

Car insurance policies, often exclude cover for vehicles used for work simply because they consider working vehicles are a higher insurance risk.... see more

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Help with query

That someone should be shot! 🙄 Cancellations fees are standard practice and they hit you for a big proportion. She (or you) need to talk to... see more

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