UK Drivers

Grumble
Twenty quid to have my driving licence renewed. Bloody rip-off. -- Halmyre ... 17 Apr 2010 07:31

About the volcano in Iceland?
If the ash cloud is at 55,000 ft, why can't the planes fly at, say, 40,000 ft instead? Bod ... 16 Apr 2010 18:29

M40 services fire
At least the burgers can finally live up to their flame grilled title. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8622754.stm B2003 ... 18 Apr 2010 20:53

Slow coach
There is a half hourly bus/coach from the city to the local airport. When traffic is quiet, especially evening/nights, it ends up running ahead of schedule so it drives on a single carriageway NSL at 40-45mph. Much of this 6 mile route has gentle curves making overtaking quite difficult as there isn't enough visib... 20 Apr 2010 16:55

Credibility of indicators etc. was My drive this morning
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:09:29 +0100, ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: False logic I'm afraid. The existence of an incident does not prove your analysis of it is correct. Surely you can understand that? How much credibility do you give to indicators? I *would not* pull out in front of ... 15 Apr 2010 06:59

Justice at last
"McKevvy" <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:78c6f8c1-0bfc-4b10-850f-ef3924a55a2f(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On 15 Apr, 01:04, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam- blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: <waits for Dougs response> McK <waits for Dougs response> This may take some time ... 23 Apr 2010 22:02

Another woman driver
"Aloysious Cholmondeley-Smythe" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:82lp81Fu6qU1(a)mid.individual.net... LOL http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8618414.stm She got the go-go pedal mixed up with the stop-stop pedal. It can be confusing. Mr Pounder ... 14 Apr 2010 14:30

status or fun?
Caterham, Morgan 100% for fun Merc, Lexus mostly status BMW, Range Rover mainly for the driving experience? The rest? -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. ... 20 Apr 2010 16:54

Woman learner driver flips car on roof in Oxford
"McKevvy" <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:aacaf49f-58ad-4e89-9af5-66b8baaf6c56(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8618414.stm A learner driver taking her second lesson managed to flip her instructor's car on to its roof in Oxford. The woma... 14 Apr 2010 08:49

Elderly motorists safer than young drivers...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8618992.stm Elderly motorists should not be forced to retake the driving test as they are often safer than young drivers, a report by the RAC Foundation has found. The RAC said the mandatory retesting of elderly drivers, being considered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensin... 18 Apr 2010 09:46