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  • Your Favourite Fictional Character
    I started reading Discworld aged about 12 but couldn't get into it, maybe might be worth trying again? I probably wouldn't have gotten all the... see more
  • Extracurricular tips
    In teaching my children, I found they had been primed with such a lot of rubbish about driving tests it was worth explaining what examiners were... see more
  • Your Favourite Fictional Character
    Mine is Sam Vimes of The Night Watch of Ankh-Morpork. Part of the Discworld series by the late Terry Pratchett. Most of my family has read them, and... see more
  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    Back in the day, traffic cops (well in my force anyway) used to have a personal issue patrol car (or motorcycle if you were a full time rider), the... see more
  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    Driving through Ashdown Forest at 2am, I thought deer's eyes in the mist were cats-eyes on the road. Luckily(?) there was a ditch we got stuck in... see more
  • How often do you wash your car?
    To be honest. I only wash mine when they 'look' grubby. I have owned a number of different colour cars, and some look grubby within days of their... see more
  • Can We Recommend Products?
    I know of three people who were diagnosed with PTSD. One because he saw an accidental death, one because he caused an accidental death, and one... see more
  • Dremel advice
    I find cordless anything is great if you use it every day but if its use is intermittent then every time you want it it needs a recharge... ​​​​​​​ see more
  • How often do you wash your car?
    I think it used be in the Vauxhall hand book, something about a cleaned car drove better, and lasted longer. Mini's got washed when dirty, it was... see more
  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    I once took the passenger seat and door of a Mini to put a large electric motor in to drive 4 miles to deliver it to a carrier's depot, the motor... see more
  • Most stupid thing you've done while driving
    I remember an advanced driving instructor saying it's unnecessary to slow down very much when driving over railway lines I went over one and gave... see more
  • How often do you wash your car?
    I'm with Mark. Mine gets washed every few months, usually by a machine. I've had my current car seven months - it's been washed once, and it now... see more
  • How often do you wash your car?
    I tend to do the inside quite regularly because it's obviously where I am so I want it to be nice, I'm less fussy about the outside. Maybe once every... see more
  • RAC app not working
    Hi Tattyted78, Welcome to the RAC Community. Thanks for reporting this, are you still unable to login? I just want to double check it wasn't... see more
  • How often do you wash your car?
    My neighbour takes great pride in his car and washes it at least twice a week… even in the rain. I’m envious of his commitment, but I tend to take... see more
  • My first experience with an EV
    That's a useful video. see more
  • Dremel advice
    Hello @Drivingforfun, For a versatile and reliable upgrade, consider the Dremel 8220 Cordless Rotary Tool Kit. It's powerful, cordless, and comes... see more
  • The best vehicle you've ever owned
    In those days, it was a matter of how well the engine could breath, (air/fuel mixture in exhaust out) I would guess that 5000 - 6000 would be about... see more
  • My first experience with an EV
    Your right! ​​​​​​​I suppose I could say it serves me right for being such a gasbag! Or in the words of Fred Emery ... see more
  • Can We Recommend Products?
    I have been trying to trace a book which started life as a newspaper/magazine article or articles. It was a parody based on modern finance but the... see more
  • Can We Recommend Products?
    From what I have read (and it's not a lot), PTSD is real, there are some events that our mind has problems coping with. My interpretation is - Our... see more
  • Dremel advice
    Just to update, and thanks for the tips Rolebama. We decided to go for a cordless one in the end because he tends to only use his current one in... see more
  • Medical issues / self-incrimination
    The term accident has always bothered me, in a lifetime of driving I rarely seen anything other than crashes, and if I add in near misses the picture... see more
  • The best vehicle you've ever owned
    9500rpms seems plenty high to me already!!! Did older cars used to rev higher? I’m aware smaller engines tend to rev higher see more
  • The best vehicle you've ever owned
    For me it was a Mini (a real one). I had several, until the children got too big to cram in. The engine was simple and easy to work on, and easy... see more
  • My first experience with an EV
    ​​​​​​​The Hindenburg? see more
  • My first experience with an EV
    I found this, it may be of interest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9xVNI6WE5E#ddg-play see more