Welcome to Tuesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
Cops criticised for hi-vis handout; No retrial for HGV driver who killed cyclist; New Rapha range; Cambridge Station secure bike parking FAIL; ex-Team Sky doc admits lying; Remembering rubbish bike lights; “I’m a cyclist myself…” +more on the live blog
All today’s news from the site and beyond…
Tue, Oct 29, 2019 22:09
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29 October 2019, 22:09
"I'm a cyclist meself"...
The classic “I’m a cyclist myself” shot. pic.twitter.com/Apzubl6dZr
— Oisín O’Connor (@OConnorOisin) October 26, 2019
Perhaps the bike rack is a prop in an attempt to mitigate this driver’s very daft parking…
29 October 2019, 22:09
Julia Briskman, the cyclist who stuck her finger up at Trump, on the campaign trail
A viral @AFP photo taken in the fall of 2017 shows a cyclist flipping off Donald Trump’s presidential convoy. The image cost Juli Briskman, the cyclist, her job. Two years later, she is jumping headfirst into politics and is running for local office pic.twitter.com/fduAgLNnfM
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 29, 2019
We reported last week that Juli Briskman is now running for local office, two years on from an infamous photo that shown her swearing at a motorcade which contained the POTUS in one of the vehicles – the picture cost Briskman her job. Now here she is talking about her new life as a potential politician and canvassing, saying: “It was horrible to get fired, but it did open a lot of doors in other ways.”
29 October 2019, 22:09
The hearing for Doctor Richard Freeman, accused of ordering a banned substance while working for British Cycling, finally starts today
Freeman’s hearing was subject to lengthy delays after issues with his mental health were cited as the reason for postponement in February this year, and today it’s finally set to begin. It was originally set to start yesterday, but one of the panel members of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service fell ill, reports the Lancashire Telegraph. A replacement panel member has now been found, and the hearing will resume today in Manchester.
Freeman is accused of ordering sachets of the banned substance Testogel back in May of 2011 while working for British Cycling, and administering treatments to British Cycling and Team Sky athletes for reasons other than first aid, with the intention of illegally enhancing performance. Freeman is also accused of making false statements to cover up the Testogel order, claiming it wasn’t ordered for athletes he was working with.
The hearing is set to run over eight weeks.
29 October 2019, 22:09
Rapha's new Explore range launches
Just as the clocks go back, Rapha have officially launched their new Explore range. Aimed at off-road exploring in colder temperatures and keeping you wamr and dry, there are technical tees and jerseys with lightweight, insulating fabrics, pullovers and jackets with Gore-Tex for the ultimate in weather protection. We managed to get hold of some of the Gore-Tex-infused kit early and have already reviewed the Women’s Explore Hooded Gore-Tex Pullover – check it out here.
All the gear is live on Rapha’s website now.
29 October 2019, 22:09
In memory of crap bike lights
Who remembers these lights? https://t.co/6E60Ez6X7I
— road.cc (@roadcc) October 29, 2019
If you’re one of those people who gets nostalgic about how cycling was better in the good old days… well when it comes to lights, sorry but you’re just wrong. We’ve had some great replies from you lot on Twitter, not-so-fondly recalling the days of illuminating some of your front wheel with half a lumen that would flicker a bit then run out halfway through your paper round.
Do send us your best (well worst) photos of your rubbish old bike lights in the comments below, ideally mounted to a Raleigh Chopper or something, and there might just be a pair of very good and modern road.cc socks in it for you!
P.s… want some half decent bike lights? Find out all you need to know with our 2019 Beam Comparison Engine of the best front lights and this handy guide to the best rear bike lights.
29 October 2019, 22:09
This makes for sad reading...
Tony Blair was still Prime Minister the last time a passenger died as a result of a train accident on the British rail network. Since then over 23,000 people have died on the roads.
— Niall Gooch (@niall_gooch) October 29, 2019
29 October 2019, 22:09
Breaking: Dr Richard Freeman will admit to lying about 2011 Testogel order at medical tribunal: but STILL insists it wasn't for British Cycling athletes
The long-delayed eight week hearing into Dr Richard Freeman’s alleged misconduct and the ordering of banned substances has started with a bang. The Daily Mail reports that in the opening minutes of the hearing in front of a three-person panel, Dr Freeman’s representative Mary O’Rourke QC said he has now admitted to telling “a lot of lies” via a witness statement submitted just last month – but Freeman will still insist that the order for Testogel (a banned testosterone product) made in 2011 was not intended for use by athletes.
Dr Freeman will instead argue that the Testogel was ordered for a member of staff at British Cycling. Miss O’Rourke said that Freeman “couldn’t bring himself to tell the truth, even to his lawyers” until very recently. Responding to charges of ‘obtaining testosterone to give an athlete to improve an athlete’s performance’, read by Simon Jackson QC, Miss O’Rourk said: “It does not matter for Mr Jackson what the motive is because the burden of proof is on the GMC to prove the motive they assert…that’s the burden they have given themselves.”
The hearing continues, and is set to run until 20th December.
29 October 2019, 22:09
Dr Freeman has made his first appearance
Freeman has just spoken for the first time to confirm his name and GMC number
— Matt Lawton (@Lawton_Times) October 29, 2019
Freeman has spoken to confirm his name and GMC number, according to The Times’ Chief Sports Correspondent Matt Lawton.
29 October 2019, 22:09
Freeman latest: lawyer says banned substances were ordered "at the request of Shane Sutton"
According to journalists attending the hearing, Freeman’s lawyer Mary O’Rourke says that former British Cycling and Team Sky coach Shane Sutton requested the Testogel – a major revelation, with Sutton set to be cross examined by Miss O’Rourke. Sutton was also the personal coach to Bradley Wiggins.
Sutton has denied any knowledge of Testogel deliveries in all previous statements.
29 October 2019, 22:09
Scottish traffic cops criticised on Twitter for handing out high-vis roadside... as Edinburgh council launch campaign to put responsibility on drivers, not 'bright lycra'
Attention all cyclists in Edinburgh ! Feel free to pop down to Middle Meadow Walk in Edinburgh and speak to @polscotrpu and @EdinburghPolice as part of the “Be Bright Be Seen” campaign . Hi Viz goodies being handed out too aswell as #operationclosepass on display pic.twitter.com/YM43GDKp3B
— Road Policing Scotland (@polscotrpu) October 28, 2019
Yesterday afternoon, the Road Policing Scotland Twitter account said they would be handing out ‘high viz goodies’ to cyclists roadside in Edinburgh as part of their ‘Be Bright Be Seen’ campaign; but not everyone thought it was the best use of their resources, citing evidence from studies such as the one discussed in this article…
Are you also advising drivers to take extra care around vulnerable road users ask them to actually do some active looking at their surroundings or are you just relying on hi-viz on the most likely victims?
— Niallmo (@Niallmo) October 28, 2019
Your profile is full of drivers stopped for drug and drink driving, excess speed etc. how will a high vis vest protect a cyclist from those drivers?
— Bobby (@vintageshimano) October 28, 2019
The Police campaign is also at odds with another campaign launched by Council leaders in Edinburgh today calling on road users to look out for each, as reported by Edinburgh Evening News. Campaigners say the onus should be placed on drivers rather than encouraging cyclists to wear “bright lycra”, with Green councillor Claire Miller saying: “I’m glad that there is an opportunity for people with bikes to prepare for the winter weather and darker days.
“However, we should be putting the onus for safety of vulnerable road users on drivers – they must take responsibility for ensuring the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
“It is perfectly reasonable for cyclists to be wearing normal workday clothes and still expect to be safe on the roads.
“If the city is really serious about safety for people on bikes, it is much less to do with bright lycra and much more to do with providing well connected, well-lit and dedicated routes for people to be able travel by bike around the city.”
Do you reckon the police have the best of intentions but failed in the execution of their campaign, have failed all together or do you think there is nothing wrong with this? let us know in the comments…
29 October 2019, 22:09
No retrial for lorry driver who killed cyclist Suzanna Bull
A lorry driver convicted of causing the death of Birmingham cyclist Suzanna Bull through careless driving will not face a retrial on the more serious charge of causing her death through dangerous driving after a jury failed to reach a verdict.
Robert Bradbury failed to see the victim, a doctor who worked at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, because of a tray in his cab that was full of ornaments and other objects.
After he was convicted on the lesser charge earlier this month, the case was adjourned to give the prosecution time to consider whether to seek a retrial on the causing death by dangerous driving charge, reports the Birmingham Mail.
Michael Duck QC, prosecuting, has now confirmed that a retrial will not be sought. “The family (has been consulted and the position is that the Crown take the view that it would not be in the public interest to pursue a retrial of count one,” he explained.
“Ultimately this was not a case in which there was a sustained period of bad driving, excess speed or swerving between vehicles.”
Bradbury will be sentenced on 6 December.
29 October 2019, 22:09
Can't make the Rouleur Classic? Kenny Van Vlaminck has the answer
Can’t make the Rouleur Classic, which runs from Thursday to Saturday and is billed as
Never fear, as Kenny Van Vlaminck points out in this tweet, you can catch all the talks online. The Belgian legend himself will be appearing, as will the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins, Fabian Cancellara, Greg LeMond, Lizzie Deignan and … by pure coincidence … that Matt Stephens off the telly.
make sure you are using WiFi electricity for this incredibles! https://t.co/JkFACk5A28
— Kenny Van Vlaminck (@KVanVlaminck) October 29, 2019
29 October 2019, 22:09
A little bit of politics ...
The UK heading into its second election in two yearspic.twitter.com/mfTCYas5ia
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 29, 2019
29 October 2019, 22:09
Cambridge's not-so-secure station cycle park
You may remember our story from last week about Cambridge City Council threatening rail operator Greater Anglia with legal action over failures of security at the city’s railway station bike park, the largest such facility in the UK.
Well, this picture tweeted today shows just one of the security failings that has seen a number of cyclists return to find their pride and joy gone, and deters others from parking their bike there in the first place …
Doesn’t matter how secure the nuts are. The stands should have been installed into the concrete https://t.co/eZehsAVvpX
— hALloween (@Al__S) October 29, 2019
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hawkinspeter 10 minutes ago
Regulation isn't required for the illegal e-motorbike issues - they're already illegal to use on the roads/pavements, so it's a question of enforcement. Tougher (or at least some) traffic law enforcement is required, but the police should focus on the biggest problems which to my mind are drivers who are not paying attention or speeding etc.
mdavidford 13 minutes ago
I think that's a crown farthing, isn't it?
chrisonabike 11 hours ago
"All that's required is an to roads policing" - that's a big all... Although no doubt the "idiots just keep coming" aspect does apply: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9lel2wz93o "Man charged after car crashes through bowling alley" - luckily they only skittled over skittles.
chrisonabike 11 hours ago
Almost any change to roads and streets is accompanied by a period of heightened danger, and in the UK "look out for cyclists" will need to be learned... practically. And over the time it takes for cyclists to become a regular feature. OTOH once (if...) good designs are in and frequent enough such that drivers encounter them AND the cyclists on them regularly (another big if) I don't think they should be much more difficult than a footway to deal with. These things are all over NL - don't have the collision stats but they should. (NL isn't perfect but collecting info on the safety of designs to feed back into better designs as required is part of the "sustainable safety" philosophy - if they're really a killer I think they'd be altering these.)
wtjs 12 hours ago
I'm in the happy position of agreeing with everybody here! I've never considered a bike with a stand, yet I'm impressed by the ingenuity and adaptability of this axle. I tow a Yak Bob with a Robert Axle, employing my El Cheapo Vitus gravel bike and I just have to be very careful where I stop. Hedges are generally a dead loss, and I seek walls, telegraph poles and signposts and generally lean the widest part of the Bob against it. One very awkward task is removing the two steel pins which lock the trailer arms onto the special mounting slots on the Robert axle, and when you have one out, the sodding weight in the trailer can twist the whole caboodle and bend the Bob fitting before you can get the other out and unhitch. I doubt if a stand would help with that. You can imagine that this combo is a real pain when you have to get it over the bridge at railway stations, and it nearly resulted in Merseyrail nearly parting me and the trailer on the platform from the bike on the train. It's a long story for another time. Another axle example recently featured on here, with a 12mm front axle bearing the Herculean weight limit of a monster American front rack.
HoarseMann 14 hours ago
This has nothing to do with the type of bike - it's the type of behaviour that's the problem. Banning the sale of such bikes will not curtail the behaviour. They'll just find another type of vehicle and continue to drive dangerously as there's such a lack of enforcement. I'd sooner see them ban the bally. But really, all that's required is an improvement to roads policing.
AidanR 15 hours ago
The EAPC Bill is welcome, but full of holes. What's to stop an overpowered but temporarily limited e-bike being sold and subsequently delimited? This is often a trivial process.
Sredlums 15 hours ago
@KiwiMike Yeah, in my over four decades of riding all over Europe I've never 'been for a ride in the countryside'. That must be it. Or, and I know this is a wild concept, you just accept that I just voiced my personal experiences and never missed a kickstand, like I wrote. Anyway, what's the big horror of laying your bike on its side for the very few occasions where there is nothing to lean your bike against?
mdavidford 16 hours ago
They may have looked, but did they see?
jackcycles 16 hours ago
Ds2025: where they are going wrong is that they are crushing the motorbike rather than the person sat on top of it. If they did the latter this issue would be solved in less than 24 hours.
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I actually thought the Wonder
I actually thought the Wonder lights were quite good, the switch never died, difficult to obtain weird flat battery though.
I replaced them with the awful Ever Readys, the ones to the left of the big pic. Easier to find batteries but the switch would die within a few months. NightRider apparently.
Things got better with AA battery units in the early 90s, I got a Specialised 2.5 (2.5Watts!) and a seatpost mounted CatEye incandesant. Both 4 cell. Life improved when I started using rechargeables in the front, never trusted them in the back. You lost a little bit of power though. Got a second 2.5 for the front, for the unlit roads.
Rear LEDs started, what late 90s, even started getting a bit good.
Then in about 2000 I got me a NightSun Tri Light. Wow, enough oomph for off road riding, big bottle sized heavy batteries though. They had a brief flitation with Li ion, but decided against it. And they never went down the route of LED fronts, like NiteRider, their main US competition. Now they don’t make bike lights.
Thank goodness for the improvements over the last few years.
ktache wrote:
Wonder lights were lighter I guess but the spare battery would disintegrate in your back pocket from rain or sweat and turn to papier mache.
I’m not sure I’d ride at night now if those were the only options. I got an LED Torch and just the beam from 2AA batteries blew my mind. SO much better than bike lights – you could SEE the road !
Put those old lights on the
Put those old lights on the beam comparison tool. Please, please, pretty please! I am going to put this comment in every comment section until you do!
I can remember descending (the Tumble) in pitch black with nothing but a Wonderlight front light and overtaking cars on the way down. Ah, those were the good old days, young, indestructable and totally irresponsible.
Welsh boy wrote:
I promise I will do that next year
dave atkinson wrote:
Come on!!! Think of the clicks from us mamils if you go out tonight and do it for tomorrow!!!!
I have a vague recollection of using them on the estate on my BMX…the light would just about make it to the pavement in front of me with a slightly weird beam pattern. Then a short while later the batteries would be dead.
God knows how adult cyclists used them ‘for real’.
Those Eveready lights with
Those Eveready lights with the round lenses… had those in the 90s, two C-cells in each of them I think, ridiculously poor even with new batteries and in the cold, utterly pointless. We might not have hoverboards now but for £5 I can buy an LED torch that’ll put a dot on the moon, I’ll take that.
I do hope Mr Freeman’s health is up to the hearing this time and we can finally get all that crap put to bed.
jollygoodvelo wrote:
EverReadys here too, appalling * Think you’ve summed it all up nicely.
* I liked the switch action though..
Those Everready Wonder lights
Those Everready Wonder lights were new tech at the time, as I remember. They suffer badly by comparison to what came after them but at the time they were modern and convenient.
Didn’t need lights as a kid
Didn’t need lights as a kid because I ate my carrots and was able to see in the dark.
Can’t remember the brand but
Can’t remember the brand but my aunt bought me some bike lights for my birthday in 1993. Heavy and annoying metal clamps, each light ran off 2 C-cell batteries that lasted about 4hrs before dimming to nearly invisible.
Think it was a 1.2W front bulb.
When I got into 24hr racing, I had a 32W NiteRider which was phenomenal (and incredibly expensive, it was top of the range back then) using a heavy NiCad bottle cage battery. It was still way better than the “default” good light of the day which was a 10W VistaLite.
I had a big chrome dynamo
I had a big chrome dynamo-driven front light; streamlined and with a high and low beam- who were they trying to kid! It always used to work loose so that it pointed at the ground, and died when you stopped
Rim Friction Dynamos were ten
Rim Friction Dynamos were ten times worse than any of these. Made the same noise as a buzz saw, destroyed the side walls of your tyres, Was like riding up hill in Treacle and went out when you were static, at Junctions . The Everbrite lights were a god send by Comparison.
I did kind of want a set of
I did kind of want a set of the lockable Duracell lights, back when I was suffering the EverReadys
ktache wrote:
I had a set of these! In fact I had a few, my uncle worked for Duracell so we got them free. At the time they were the mutts nuts… Halogen bulbs! Unfortunately the batteries would last maybe a week on my paper round and cost more to replace than I earned …
ktache wrote:
Replaced my round lens ever-ready’s with a set of these as I was working nights and had 12 miles of rural roads home. Thought they were great as they were the first lights I had where I could actually see the road.
Even after changing them out for something smaller and brighter, ended up using the front light as a spare torch.
ktache wrote:
Oh, I’d forgotten about those – they were good (by comparison to what had gone before)
ktache wrote:
My neighbour has given me a pristine set (“I know you’re a cyclist and might have a use for them”)- if you still have a hankering, let me know! Otherwise. I can send them to Dave A for inclusion on the beam test.
Yes I remember the ‘Wonder
Yes I remember the ‘Wonder lights’, I had a front and back set. Remember this was before the days of the internet and you either had to buy stuff from your local bike shop or from an advert in Cycling Weekly.
The lights used an odd crap battery called a 3LR12 or MN1203 which is still available and was the equivelent of 3AA cells. In Cycling Weekly a seller was offering a rechargeble version and a charger, which I bought and they lasted a few years and the same seller was also offering a dynamo conversion kit for them as well – these were the cutting edge bike light technology at the time!
I also remember a few years later my twin 10 watt halogen ‘Smart’ branded front lights, which I still have in my junk box and some spare bulbs somewhere, these were not bad but they used a lead acid battery that was heavier than my bike, or at least it felt that it was because it was basically just a mini car battery.
It is incredible the difference that modern ‘LED’ and li-ion battery technology has made to day and night time cycling.
The funny thing is that you
The funny thing is that you could legally ride around with those lights (and stuff like hi-viz wasn’t a thing) and never have any issues with cars. Now you can ride round with half a dozen lights that can be seen from space, dressed head to toe in yellow and reflectives, and a driver will claim they “didn’t see you”.
Erectile disfunction; if you
Erectile disfunction; if you believe the gossip, as well as his testosterone patches it is alleged little blue pills were supplied via BC as well.
I just smile as I remember
I just smile as I remember the group stopping at lighting up time and the sound of tapping and banging the damn things ( never readies) to get a glimmer of light. The few members who had half decent lights were designated front and rear duties.
I remember using some early
I remember using some early rechargeable batteries in my ‘never – ready’ bike lights. Even with a fresh charge they would often die on the way home from work on a cold winters evening.
At one point I did experiment with an Oldhams miners cap lamp, which suddenly died halfway down a pitch black bridleway, scared myself stupid…………..
I used to use these to get
I used to use these to get back and to , to school. I reckon I must’ve gone through four or five different brackets that just snapped every time. If only I had some ancient photos to prove it I will be in line for your marvellous socks. Finally upgraded to a dynamo -must have lasted me about 10 years barely gave a candle Flicker.
Shallam01 wrote:
I think Wonder were one of the sponsors of La Vie Claire ? Then again Hinault and Lemond probably didnt have to go out riding at night ?
Apart from their almost
Apart from their almost complete failure as lights, Never Ready rears used such heavy batteries that they would eventually swing into the spokes . Incredible that they were so unreliable but could still pass all the statutory tests.
The Scots police probably do
The Scots police probably do mean well, but they also think its a lot lot easier to just hand out hi viz tat than to actually – you know – police the roads…
brooksby wrote:
Sheesh! If I’m lying dead in a ditch I’m not thinking, “lucky for me it was the driver’s fault.”
Why did you also not manage
Why did you also not manage to get it done by Halloween too, or has Johnson resorted to blaming drivers now?
Let’s dial it back to the 70
Let’s dial it back to the 70’s!! Alloy case with Bakelite switch. 1289 battery with minimal life and if shaking it didn’t work, messing about with the brass terminals got you somewhere! Also had a slot on the back because back then bikes had a bracket brazed onto the frame for lights. Bulbs also had a habit of working themselves loose or blowing.
giff77 wrote:
I had a silver one of these on my Elswick Hopper. Yes, I was the boss.
That bracket was indeed an early standard, all bikes had them although I only remember these lights fitting them.
Ta, that was back then, Hope
Ta, that was back then, Hope and Exposure, with a sideorder or NiteRider and FibreFlare these days. Considering a helping of Moon.
I had those wonder lights too
I had those wonder lights too in the early 80s, all the way through commuting across the city through some absolutely awful Northern weather but they did you okay, you just had to slow down a bit!
By late 1990 (IIRC) I’d bought a set of Duracell Halogen’s (that Ktache mentioned earlier), they took two D cells each and were one of the best widely available and not ridiculously expensive commuter light sets at the time but were a bit bulky, I think I might have spent £30 on them. Very waterproof, great beam and they were lockable so you would literally have to break them off or steal the whole bike.
There’s a set on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Collectable-Duracell-Lockable-Cycle-light-Set/183957702036?hash=item2ad4bbc594:g:3mcAAOSwEDBdf4rL
I only chucked the front away last year as I was hankering over using and the unit to store a decent amount of 18650s and use the reflector in the head unit as it was excellent with a Halogen so thought it’d be brilliant with a decent LED but I just didn’t have the patience/skills to do it.
As for the hi-vis, cops doing what they’ve been told by their bosses because that’s what these people do, victim blame and always pushing the onus for safety onto the vulernable. I wonder how many women/men they’ve suggested should wear anti-rape garments, not many i would think as it would be absolutely outrageous to do so! The whole way of thinking stinks, doesn’t improve matters and yet so many people still don’t get it!
The hub dynamo rescued from
The hub dynamo rescued from some 1930s Aunt Nelly was the mutt’s nuts, provided you could find a suitable bulb that wouldn’t blow out when over-volted by the unregulated output, and was better than a glow worm at lower speeds.
I had a design for change-over to battery power when stopped, and a simple regulator that would probably have worked. Modern electronics and rechargeable batteries make it trivial now, but back then it wasn’t so easy, especially on paper-round money.
It got put on the back burner when I discovered motorcyles, many of which had worse electrical systems.
On the lack of a retrial on
On the lack of a retrial on the killer lorry driver in Birmingham for death by dangerous, already convicted on death by careless, prosecuting QC Michael Duck said “Ultimately this was not a case in which there was a sustained period of bad driving…”
Had he only just installed and loaded the table up so that his vision was obscured, that day perhaps, or a few moments before the awful crash?
This was a deliberate act by a “highly trained” professional driver, who had decided that not having a good view out of his huge and dangerous vehicle was a great thing to do.
Fair enough, the retrial might not have resulted in a conviction, noting the motorcentric society and therefore jury, but they could have given it a go.
No remorse from the killer driver so it may actually result in a good sentence, you never know?
Somehow I doubt it though.
ktache wrote:
Ah, but he only did it because all his collgeaues had one and he didn’t want to be left out.
Personally, whether dangerous or “just” careless, after his conviction I’d want HSE to be visiting that yard
But they’re all highly
But they’re all highly trained professionals!
Such a highly regulated industry too!
Police Scotland happy to
Police Scotland happy to spend money on free high viz handouts before they will set up a dedicated online video upload facility.
Police Scotland a 20ty century organisation operating an analogue service in the 21st century digital age.
On the “Cambridge’s not-so
On the “Cambridge’s not-so-secure station cycle park” picture, can I just say “Oh. My. God.”
These lorry trays are
These lorry trays are available on eBay and Amazon for between £11 and £111 pounds.
Why are they still for sale in the UK when their installation would be a reason for an MOT failure?
CaribbeanQueen wrote:
Found it:
Features 5 Compartments For Holding Mobile, Food, Drink, Coins etc
Attaches To Your Windscreen With Suction Pads
Also Rests On Your Dashboard Via Adjustable Legs
Great For Long Journeys
43cm Length x 26cm Width