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Private parking tickets / Re: Beyond 14 days notice
« on: May 15, 2025, 11:29:35 pm »
It's DY14 9XQ, which does exist and is adjacent to the A456 Long Bank. However, if it's Wyre car park, that is in a different post code, DY14 9XH. The NtK doesn't appear to specify exactly where the vehicle was allegedly parked.

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The Flame Pit / Maybe there are some nice guys out there.
« on: May 14, 2025, 02:06:13 pm »
I was in St Ives May 2nd; a nightmare for any motorised vehicle but as it was our last day before coming back we thought it would be nice to grab a pasty. Rowes is the only true pasty, and the shop is (apparently, more of that later) in a tiny street by the harbour. I gave Her Majesty brief directions and waited on the road right by the quay; engine running (Sorry, David Attenborough) in a loading bay. I waited a few minutes and instead of HM with delicious pasties the local ticket donor appears. He looks at me, so with my biggest smile I say, "I'm waiting to load a couple of pasties." "Sounds like shopping to me," he replies. "I'll have to make a note but you've got a few minutes."

Within the minute HM reappears; unable to find the right shop she had wisely grabbed others. We went off and enjoyed them, and so far I haven't heard a peep out of St Ives. I know it has only been 14 days, but maybe he was feeling kind.

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: Use of motor vehicle without insurance
« on: May 05, 2025, 10:49:26 pm »
As has been said, you are insuring the vehicle not the registration, the registration is just a very easy way of identifying the vehicle.

This commonly comes up in the context of police/driving without insurance and you just need to get your insurers to issue a letter of indemnity. Most report no problems getting one, a few it takes a bit more effort but eventually they get what they need to avoid the charge/points.

I suspect you may find a charge of driving a vehicle with incorrect plates harder to avoid. You could be fined up to £1,000, get points on your licence and your vehicle will fail its MOT test if you drive with incorrectly displayed number plates.

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The Flame Pit / Re: Speed gun
« on: April 15, 2025, 12:15:38 pm »
Ours work in groups of three with one operating the equipment, one recording the first part of the registration plate and the third person recording the second part. They do communicate with the traffic penalties centre, but as I understand it no speeding convictions result from any reading they make but a letter is sent to the registered keeper.

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The Flame Pit / TikTok parking fine videos force council review
« on: April 15, 2025, 12:11:38 pm »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9142nlpvyo

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The Flame Pit / Re: Finding pepipoo - contact made.
« on: April 05, 2025, 03:04:34 pm »
You know, some people would say thank you...

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The Flame Pit / Re: Finding pepipoo - contact made.
« on: April 05, 2025, 01:52:03 pm »
I have no idea who Mike or Steve are, and if you think about it, why should I? The title is about the defunct website and the fact I have been able to find some material. You have simply put your own interpretation on my words.

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The Flame Pit / Finding pepipoo - contact made.
« on: April 05, 2025, 09:01:57 am »
I used pepipoo sometime ago and was grateful for the help I had, and I'm not sure why it vanished. There is quite a lot of comment here about how sad people are that the very useful information on it also vanished. However, it has not vanished. There is an internet resource called the wayback machine on web.archive.org. This is a system that takes snapshots of websites at intervals over time, and I have done a bit of research. Pepipoo is indeed indexed, and has numerous (Over 150,000 - that's huge) hits. Some will be more useful than others, of course, but I suspect that an enormous amount of information is retrievable. Unfortunately, the wayback machine is not fast, so patience will be required, but some news is good news, I hope.





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The Flame Pit / Re: WD40 to clean the car oxidized paint (chalky appearance)
« on: April 05, 2025, 08:47:35 am »
Absolutely not. Maybe it's an April Fool? WD40 is one of those substances that seems to have attracted lore to itself. The original is a protective film that is dissolved in light oil. When the oil evaporates, a rust inhibiting layer is left. However, people advocate it for all sorts of things for which it is not suitable. All sorts of nonsense is offered by idiots on youtube and tiktok.

Oxidised paint is damaged paint. You can cut it away to an extent with cutting compound - you may have heard of T-cut which is a consumer grade cutting compound but there are more sophisticated versions out there. However, if this is a classic car of some sort and the paint may be cellulose or something that is not going to take kindly to this. If the car is valuable, get a paintshop to look at it, ideally one with expertise in classic cars. If it isn't and you just want it to look better, get some cutting compound and cloths and do it yourself.

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Non-motoring legal advice / Re: Problem with motorcycle garage/dealership, advice needed.
« on: March 31, 2025, 06:48:04 pm »
As they have clearly not done the work competently, ask them to put the bike back as it was, unflag the recall and you can take it somewhere else.

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Non-motoring legal advice / Re: Problem with motorcycle garage/dealership, advice needed.
« on: March 31, 2025, 11:47:14 am »
A competent technician can easily remap an ECU back to default; the ECU can be reset with the software you plug in. The software can also inspect the ECU contents to see what is wrong or has been changed. I'd suggest you find a Yamaha dealer who knows what they are doing.

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Non-motoring legal advice / Re: Legal Charge on a Property
« on: March 28, 2025, 10:24:01 am »
I think, mome rath, you have everything back to front. Add the costs associated with the CH1 including getting your own review to the principal, the amount you are charging your friend. That way you get protected and the deal goes through. They get to pay a bit more each month.

If they can't afford that I think mome rath probably needs to take a long hard look at whether they should get involved at all.

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Non-motoring legal advice / Re: Excess car hire insurance
« on: March 28, 2025, 10:19:53 am »
Some (unscrupulous) foreign car hire companies won't hire you the car unless you take THEIR expensive insurance. We had this in Sicily. I refused the (prebooked) car and went to the one next door who was quite happy. Before I left the airport I rang Easyjet who the original hire was booked through and my money was refunded within minutes. The car was returned undamaged (amazingly considering how everyone drives in Sicily) and everyone was happy. Except the scammers, who hopefully lost the EJ contract.

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The Flame Pit / Re: Horses' unloading on roads and/or pavements and/or pedestrian precincts.
« on: March 28, 2025, 08:06:22 am »
When I  was living in Wandsworth a regular sight was the sensational Young's Brewery drays that delivered beer to the local pubs. They had sacks strategically placed between the shafts to capture all and any equine deposits. https://www.youngs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/London-Event-Photographer-19.jpg?format=auto&width=1120&height=920

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Speeding and other criminal offences / Re: NIP for 47 in 30, hope for FPN realistic?
« on: March 25, 2025, 10:52:33 am »
From experience, pointless. Don't waste the ink.

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