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Drivers and their problems
A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don't quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes.
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- kingleo 40 min 41 sec ago
Car and van drivers etc who are trying to pull out or cross the the road from the right or left look to see if motor vehicles are coming, it's just...
- Matt Page 1 hour 20 min ago
This isn't just about the rider's sex; it is a problem across the board with British Cycling and specifically in off-road disciplines. ...
- NickSprink 1 hour 48 min ago
Between closed and pedestrianised roads, one-way streets, dead-ends and 20 mph speed limit it is quite a challenge to drive through central...
- Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells 2 hours 42 min ago
"Back in the day" of real policing, yes - operation names were randomly selected, often alphabetically; however, sadly that was pre-virtue...
- brooksby 2 hours 45 min ago
North Somerset council has introduced paid parking in various car parks around the region which were formerly free. Cue howls of outrage from the...
- Midgex 4 hours 28 min ago
That's a big strong helmet that would prevent fatal chest injuries from, I suspect, a wheel of a PSV driving over the casualty.
- andystow 4 hours 43 min ago
With the Sprintech, I add a thin cord to the mirror part, thread it through the socket and tie it off inside the bar, with a few inches of slack....
- Les Ed 5 hours 13 min ago
Hi Guys. Thanks to everyone. I thoroughly enjoyed playing since 2011 despite never having any major success. ...
- SaveTheWail 6 hours 4 min ago
No drivers involved in any of this. I'm wondering if the journalist who wrote it is actually a car itself....
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What the Hell?- as they say in Back to the Future. I might as well put another one in, to show what happens with a feeble ineffectual duff police force, even though it's nothing do with cycling- remember Lancashire Constabulary never ever does anything about offences against cyclists, and operates an OpSnapLancs which is simply a bin for videos. HN60 UXW was reported for 'no MOT' 6 months ago, and here it is again at kicking out time, Garstang High School
It's a bumper offending day, even for Garstang High School chucking-out time- £30,000 Mercedes E-Class RK69 OLU, no VED for 7 months, no MOT for 2 months, no Lancashire Constabulary action ever
Man defends parking 4x4 on church pathway to block 'illegal' use by cars outside his home
"It's a footpath - you can't drive on it" (Except me, of course)
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/man-defends-parking-4...
Cars spray painted with 'MOVE' and windows smashed in overnight rampage
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car...
Residents slam 'selfish' Falmouth neighbours causing major parking problems
Motorists say they can't fit ordinary cars through the busy town street - let alone emergency vehicles
"This is my street and I have had so much damage done to my cars it’s unbelievable. The ‘wall’ side of the road seriously needs double yellow lines. We struggled to pass this morning in a Golf. In the last six months it's got so much worse."
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/residents-slam-selfish-f...
too many arms folded to resist here...
Portswood Broadway closure: Businesses 'will not survive'
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23174302.residents-businesses-battle-po...
Ah yes, victory for the hard-pressed but plucky motorist, prepared to go to court if necessary.
Carer wins battle against 'disgusting' £100 parking ticket
She was visiting a distressed patient when her vehicle was caught on camera
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/carer-wins-battle-against...
will someone please think of the drivers?
Abusive Dorset school pupils walked in road forcing cars to brake and swerve
"Drivers have complained about pupils walking two or three abreast with their backs to traffic and when challenged by drivers they have become very abusive."
https://www.dorset.live/news/dorset-news/abusive-dorset-school-pupils-wa...
Exeter visitor hit with £200 fine despite paying for parking
"The problem is that I was actually told to park outside the car park on the pavement because there were no car parking spaces in the actual car park itself so I didn't actually see any signs."
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-visitor-hit-200-fine-79...
The road was closed for a Christmas party, so I had no choice.
https://mobile.twitter.com/garethjhooper/status/1601932949422804992
Imustdriveinthesnowwithouttherightyresorsnowchains.
Bus driver goes for a hand brake turn too !
https://twitter.com/WorldBollard/status/1602020921040113666
only 1:21 long !
Cyclist at 0:30 shows how to do it !
continuing our occasional series on totally inaccessible pubs.
People : do the work at night
council : ok then
pubbie : not like that
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/somerset-pub-forced-cl...
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/seaside-town-roadworks...
Cops say driver 'should have gone to Specsavers' after dumping car on pavement
"I don't feel like driving any more"
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/cops-say-driver-shou...
I expect Brixhamtrawler123 will be along in a minute with further insights into all the great ideas to manage this that those blinkered/ lazy/ incompetent/ corrupt engineering and planning types have missed.
"...the impact of the diversion when travelling from Windy Corner to Long Road along Goodrington Road will be between eight and 15 minutes, depending on the time of day."
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/three-month-torbay-ring-road-7...
This morning a fuckwit crashed into the back of a parked van and the car flipped onto its roof. On a residential street in Shrewsbury. Thankfully no-one was hurt.
Naturally, it's an Audi.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2022/12/14/car...
Driver hits puppy then flees scene
yes, you heard it here first.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/driver-hits-puppy-flees-...
Moved house, failed to notify dvla and ended up with lots of costs
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23189459.colchester-mum-burst-tears-...
I didn't realise baliffs have the power to clamp although citizens advice do have a page on it
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/action-your-creditor-ca...
Chaos in Totnes as cars 'slip off driveways and crash in street'
As well as incidents on the roads, people and even dogs have been seen falling over.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/chaos-totnes-cars-slip-drivewa...
Mum slapped with £100 fine after being stuck in McDonald's drive-thru
"A mum's trip to McDonald's almost left her £100 out of pocket when a parking firm refused to accept she had been stuck in a drive-thru queue for 38 minutes."
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/mum-slapped-100-fine-afte...
LIVE: A38 traffic held at Rattery as car hits telegraph pole
another case where the telegraph pole should have been wearing a helmet.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-a38-rattery-traffic-crash...
a long-ish read - am I getting too cynical?
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/claims-disabled-people-ex...
Massive no left, No right turns signs
The entitlement is astonishing
https://twitter.com/edtiss/status/1605274584722595840
A speeding driver who was on a hands-free call when he hit a pedestrian has admitted causing his death.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-64041773
Police collision investigators found that Smith had been travelling at an average speed of 71mph in a 50mph zone.
The driver was engaged on a hands-free Bluetooth call with an insurance company at the time of the crash.
Yuo know when you read something and it makes no sense? That feeling...
Solihull parking fines suspended over Christmas - where and where you can park
Councillor Ken Hawkins, Solihull Council ’s cabinet member for environment and infrastructure , said: “By taking this decision, we want to give local people who are visiting friends and relatives better peace of mind so that they can enjoy their Christmas celebrations."
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/solihull-parking-fin...
It's a trap though, isn't it? I mean we grow up and even as children we understand that roads are "for" driving down. You almost never experience anything different. Then what do you know - you get your freedom wheels, then (after a while, if you were lucky to start with) you suddenly realise this costs chunks of money. But OK, you can still go everywhere, in your own space, carrying your stuff.
But now you've driven down a road just like you always do and someone wants more money off you?! What for?
Martin73 | 153 crap posts | it seems like only yesterday
there you go, what did I tell you, you don't want want to be confronting drivers about their tints it might just turn out they're an even bigger crim than you imagined and produce an axe
Nothing grinds my my gears more than the so called off-orders.
You'd think there would be private spaces available at a lower cost. I mean £338 a night is a rip off !
A van does the same at Emstrey roundabout on the A5.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2022/11/25/van...
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/audi-polzeath-beach-almo...
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