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[1984mini25]

 

I've also heard that even if you have a valid tax disc, that after Tuesday you could get fined for still having it on display on the windscreen.

 

I haven't heard this.

 

I'd much rather leave my tax disc in the window. Despite what they have you believe on these traffic cops programs ANPR is not 100% accurate and fool proof. I have been stopped because of it as it said my car did not have an MOT on it. My car did but it was only done a few hours earlier and the system had not updated itself fast enough. Luckily because I had my MOT certificate in the car I was able to prove it did have it and prevented my car getting impounded.

 

If your car gets impounded even if you can prove that at the time of it being recovered it was legal, you still have to pay the storage fees and recovery fees to the police. A mate of mine learnt this the hard way which he was not happy about.

 

If I have the tax disc still in my window I can prove that my car is taxed if I ever need to. I am in half a mind to put the receipt for my tax next year in the tax disc holder so I know where it is and again could prove it has been paid for if I ever had to instead of relying on the polices database.

 

I suppose the safe option would be to remove the tax disc but to keep it in the glove box. Its a shame though as my windscreen has a nice holder for it already.

 

 

I've heard both, that you no longer need to display a valid tax disk and/or that you still need to displaying, as not displaying also risks a fine.

 

I'm still tempted to remove mine, and as one of the other cars tax runs out at the end of this month, then wait to see how long till one of my nosey neighbours thinks (something they aren't good at, at the best of times) are both untaxed.

 

 

I had also see on one of these police interceptor programs on channel 5, that its an offence not to carry around your mot/insurance with you in the car at all times. But then I've not bothered for the last 10 years, as if the car was nicked you'd lose them. Driving licence on the other hand is easy, as that's always in my wallet as a back up form of id.

[M J W J]

 

I had also see on one of these police interceptor programs on channel 5, that its an offence not to carry around your mot/insurance with you in the car at all times. But then I've not bothered for the last 10 years, as if the car was nicked you'd lose them. Driving licence on the other hand is easy, as that's always in my wallet as a back up form of id.

 

 

You are right it is but this goes against the police's own advise of not leaving your documents in your vehicle for security reasons.

 

They will charge you with failing to produce the documentation but it will be dropped if you can produce them at a police station in 7 days.

 

I'm like you. I carry my driving licence in my wallet but I don't carry the other details. I keep them safe, filed away at home.

[Tamworthbay]

If Oxfam can supply a whole village with water for £2 a month why is my bill so high?

[Ben_O]

If Oxfam can supply a whole village with water for £2 a month why is my bill so high?

Perhaps you could start your own advert plea.

 

Just £2 a month can give Clive and his family fresh drinking water 

 

You never know, if enough people donate, it might cover your bill!

 

I don't think i can remember a time where Oxfam hasn't been asking for money to give 3rd world countries water..

[M J W J]

If Oxfam can supply a whole village with water for £2 a month why is my bill so high?

 

Your bill is probably subsidising it.

 

I think more the question is if it only costs £2 a month to supply a whole village with water why do they need to charge £5 for one book that is falling apart.

 

You could sell them at 50p each and it would only take you a few to be sold to cover the price of that villages water for a month.

[Ben_O]

I think the point we are missing is that they require £2 a month from every donator to supply the water. Not £2 from one person to supply an entire village...

[Spud_133]

Will smaller tyres on the front of my mardave affect handling much?

[kingbenvolio]

If i set fire to my hands, could i punch through a wall of ice cream? 

[sledgehammer]

If i set fire to my hands, could i punch through a wall of ice cream? 

 

Video please - just for scientific purposes ;o)

[Ben_O]

Had an interesting debate today. My mother in law has a HDI Xsara and her brother occasionally drives it. He has this annoying habit of revving it up just as he switches the engine off (if that makes sense)

 

I have always been told that this could cause damage to the catalytic converter and told him so, he disagreed.

 

Who is right?

[xrocketengineer]

 

If i set fire to my hands, could i punch through a wall of ice cream? 

 

Video please - just for scientific purposes ;o)

 

Darwin Award Submission?

[Miniminx71]

If i set fire to my hands, could i punch through a wall of ice cream? 

Nope. Never in a month of sundaes.

[Chris1992]

If i set fire to my hands, could i punch through a wall of ice cream? 

 

if i freeze my hands, could i high five you?

[Miniminx71]

Wondering what "fast, predictable relief" actually means on laxatives. If it's that fast, surely it's not predictable? Unless it means that, if you take one, you can predict you will s**t yourself.

[Ben_O]

Wondering what "fast, predictable relief" actually means on laxatives. If it's that fast, surely it's not predictable? Unless it means that, if you take one, you can predict you will s**t yourself.

That's exactly it!

 

You wouldn't be taking them unless you needed to s**t yourself