Bald = better for drifting.
Watching the ladies drifting by that is.
Bald = better for drifting.
Watching the ladies drifting by that is.
picture isn't working for me.Originally Posted by Pepe
Reached a new low on the way home today, got parped at for stopping at a green light to let an ambulance (with full lights and sirens) cross a junction ahead of me.
I got pulled over doing 96 mph on the M62 today, which is three points and a hundred quid. I'm obviously annoyed, but I'm not SEETHING because:
1) My speedometer said I was doing over a hundred, so I shitted myself when he flashed me because I believed that thirty over the limit was instant ban territory.
2) He said 96 mph is the upper limit for a ticket (twenty-six over the limit), and anything over is a court appearance which I could do without.
HOWEVER, he claimed to have been 'tracking' (following, mate) me for six miles. If my speed was so dangerous, why let me do it for five miles? Was he waiting for me to stray into court and/or ban territory? Doing me a favour alright fella.
Can you get a lawyer and fight tickets over there as you can here? Parking ticket lawyer sounds like the biggest chancer job.
If he was tracking you for that long how come you didn't see him and slow down?
I was once caught doing 90 (my speedo was just under 100 though) and I just got a warning. He probably felt sorry for me, pity vote ftw.
If it's anything like here then you're completely wasting your time fighting it. Plus, if you take it all the way to court and inevitably lose the points and fine go up.
I'd presume they were in an unmarked car.
He has footage of me doing ninety-odd, so unless I could prove I was having a heart attack I would (not unfairly) got lolled out of court.
Yeah, unmarked BMW, which I figured was just some dickhead getting up my arse.
Parking tickets that aren't issued by the police/local council you can just ignore. They'll threaten you with legal action but nothing will actually happen.
If it's by the Police/Council it's not all that easy to fight it.
I once ignored a red light offence (it turned at the last second) and they took me to court but after multiple delays they decided they couldn't be arsed anymore so threw it out.
I still have a couple of unpaid speeding tickets, one from Florida and one from New York. I wonder if they'll ever come bite me in the ass.
I'd take the 3 points and £100 for that, would have expected worse.
I don't tend to speed excessively on main routes for fear of unmarked cars and the like.
In other news, while the BMW's alternator shat itself last week (and also needs a water pump I'm told) it seems the differential on the Clio is making a nasty clicking/knocking sound now.
Anyone want to buy a 7 series that only leaks some oil?
Yeah, I'm not too put out by it. It's a wonder I've never been done before (not least on that road), and it could have been worse, so I'll take one for the team.
Such a rookie mistake, that.
Why didn't you slow down and pull over? If it's unmarked it will probably follow you if not let it fly past.
In other news, still no ticket for me. I did a bit of reading and asking and anyone that had a ticket from speeding had to wait a few months for it to go through the leasing company > my company which is annoying.
I drove round the Nurburgring yesterday. Fuck. Me.
Who had that down as most unexpected post ever?
This might be the second most.
I did it in a convertible Mercedes that me and a mate bought for £400 two weeks ago.
That's mega. What brought this [mid-life crisis] on?
What is going on?
There's a guy I've worked with for years who's talked about doing a top gear style banger rally challenge and finally he organised it.
So on Friday afternoon an assortment of work people and their friends left in 4 cars (an Audi 80, MX5, MR2 and the Merc - all bought for under £500) for Dover. Overnight stay and then on the Ferry at 7, through France, Belgium and Luxembourg (which was fucking amazing) before arriving at Nurburg in the evening. Piss up and meal that evening then we hit the track the following morning. Well, I say morning, we didn't get on until 1 as it was closed three times (with 1 fatality I think).
Finished at the track before driving over to Amsterdam, with one of the cars perishing on the A2 7 miles out. After we'd shuttled everyone to the hotel another night out ensued before we drove to the Hook of Holland for a lunchtime ferry back over to the UK today. Just got back home now and exhausted, but so so worth it.
The ring was simultaneously the most exhilarating and terrifying experience I've ever had. Words (or Top Gear even) can't really do it justice. One of the guys was in the stand when I was driving so I think I'll have a photo to share later in the week.
Last edited by Yevrah; 21-05-2018 at 11:27 PM.
That sounds fucking quality. What was so good about Luxembourg?
There's a hill/mountainside series of roads that have fantastic scenery and views, with sheer drops off the side at times and you can drive right through it.
I think it's more of a biker's route than traditionally a car one, but the convertible Merc did the trick.
That sounds really great and a bit tragic at the same time.
Yevrah.
We definitely need some pictures.
Sounds better than an episode of Grand Tour.
I'm a twit
Work organised too? That's even more impressive. That's like Rust2Rome.
That's one of the last people I'd have expected to post that. What was the Merc, SLK that was more rust than steel?
And now the Clio's differential has shat itself.
Karma coming after me all in the same month.
That's one bad run of form there.
Buy shit ancient cars that's what you get sucker.
I’ve got my MOT tomorrow, my first one. In the event that it’s an unroadworthy pile of shit, and I scrap it, what happens with my car insurance? I paid up front, rather than paying monthly. Would I be entitled to some back (minus an admin fee or something)? Or is it tough shit?
You should be able to claim back whatever part of your remaining insurance applies, I did the same in October and it was way less hassle than I was expecting it to be.
You scrapped your gold [plated] beast?
I'm a twit
Yeah, put it in for a service and the guy called me to say that I was about four years past the time you should probably change the cambelt, so that was the point I had to wave goodbye. No suggestion that the belt was actually likely to fail, but I knew the end was nigh.
Ancient I'll give you but they're great when they're not misbehaving.
My shit ancient car has somehow passed its MOT, proving that Magic knows as much about cars as he does WiFi solutions.
Had an airbag problem with my car. Various garages quoted me over £600 to fix over the past month. The interwebs suggested a website called crashdata.co.uk. They fixed the issue for £50
Ban the bot.
First job this morning is 33km away. Google Maps is showing 1 hour and 56 minutes
Anyone ever used halfords or kwik-fit for serving your car or are they that shit?
Halfords fitted our car seat, but that’s it as far as they’re concerned.
Kwik-fit changed my spark plugs for £40 but wanted over £100 to do a wing mirror. Best off going to a little local garage.
Don't do it, Sincere. I picked it up and took it to a local garage to do the repairs and they charged me £80 all in.
It's so blatantly thievery which makes it actually funny.
'Suspension dust cover failed? Let's replace the whole suspension'.
Oh and Windscreem made me smile.
Took it to a Polish garage and they also gave me a shit Ford Fiesta 1.4. The door panels on the driver side are all ripped out and the window on the driver side is purely cosmetic, it's being held in place by a bit of wood. At least I don't have to use public transport tomorrow though.
They're crooks.
I've used Halfords for piddly things I couldn't be arsed/didn't know how to do myself, but they're a ripoff otherwise. For MOT go to the council, then word of mouth for a local garage with anything else.
After a dick head driver managed to roll his lorry on the A130 yesterday, causing my 33 minute drive to take 3 hours, I’ve made my work book me a train for today. No idea how people do this every day. I’m currently sat on the floor next to the doors, and it would cost about £4K for the pleasure if I worked in London.
Why are you sat on the floor?
I'm a twit
Because the chairs are taken and I don’t want to stand up.
What the fuck? Are you stitching Nike trainers together or something?
In London, people wake up in the morning to tramps sleeping in the doorway to their house.
Have the provincials amongst us not been on rush hour London trains? It's like being in the very centre of a sardine net.
Surely you can stand up though.
I'm a twit
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