OT Car insurance rise?

[Commander Kinsey]

Yeah.... isn't that illegal?

[Commander Kinsey]

Nothing to do with thick. It's having all the right tools and having the dexterity to remove rusted things without breaking them or ending up with oil all over everything.

But I don't care, I never change my oil. If the warning light comes on, I take it to the garage. Mechanics like getting dirty.

[Commander Kinsey]

I bought an 18 year old converted to LPG Range Rover for £300. I owned it for 2 years, during which time 1 year and 8 months it was in the garage. The mechanic shook my hand when I scrapped it.

[Commander Kinsey]

My IQ doesn't help me determine what equipment somebody else has. The former is expensive (on some cars as much as £4000), the latter requires equipment.

[Commander Kinsey]

That is not an advantage.

[Commander Kinsey]

It would be cheaper, if he has access to a tyre fitting machine.

[Commander Kinsey]

Sonnets are one of the two most horrid inventions ever.

[Commander Kinsey]

I'm not stupid enough to have a dog, but I've walked other people's dogs. It's not difficult to tell it to go when there's nobody watching.

[rbowman]

Supposedly it equalizes the wear. I'm not overly convinced but I have to change the four tires anyway, might as well mark them.

[rbowman]

Two sets. The wheels the studded tires are on don't have sensors so I ignore that light all winter. The left rear is a slow leaker so that's a known quantity.

The studs are also 14" versus 15" for the street tires. That throws the speedometer off but I'm used to looking at the GPS instead. The previous Toyota had one of those bisexual center mounted instrument clusters to save a few bucks but this one has it in front of the wheel.

[rbowman]

Absolutely. The first pass was a federation of states but the assholes who wrote the constitution changed it from the united state to the United States.

Then that fascist asshole Lincoln killed a few hundred thousand people to turn it into the Roach Motel.

[rbowman]

Most of the trails around here have dispensers for plastic bags and a cartoon of what you're supposed to do with them. However they leave one step off the cartoon, the part where you take the plastic bag full of dog shit with you.

[alan_m]

Since 2017 over 91 mph in a 70 limit can be a fine of 150% of your weekly income plus a driving ban of 28 days or 6 points on your licence. If your car's speedometer says 99mph then you may actually only be travelling at 90 mph where, in good weather and safe road conditions, the fine may be 50% of your weekly income and 3 points on your licence. There is a fine line between travelling at 90mph and 92 mph!

Points on your licence or a driving ban can/will increase your insurance premium so extra cost are involved further down line.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Never made a blind bit of difference to mine. Insurance company said 'no correlation between speeding and accident risk'

[Steve Walker]

Our council has similar - they are large plastic tanks, in the shape of a squat oil can, with a large, yellow cap - which actually has a lift-up flap and a filter mesh in it, to allow you to empty your oil into it.

[Max Demian]

No. Why would you think so?

[rbowman]

I change tires on one of the bikes that has tube tires but tubeless can be a pain. I bought the spare rims in 2007 so they're paid for. The studs are on fancier alloy wheels while the street tires are on OEM steel wheels with crappy plastic covers but so it goes.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Make that at least three ...

[The Natural Philosopher]

No, they simply never asked and when I questioned them they said it was a technical offence and they ignored it - only offences like due care and attention of dangerous driving were issues. As was where I lived, where I parked, how much mileage I did and what I did for a living.

3 points for exceeding a 30? yawn. They don't care about 'speed awareness' courses either

[5tft]

No, they are right. Plenty of drivers are quite capable of deciding for themselves when exceeding the speed limit is safe.