[David9694]

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. 

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[David9694]

The great car insurance con:

The great car insurance con: Premiums soar to record high as prices hiked 50% in a year

According to James Daley, managing director of the consumer group Fairer Finance…

“Premiums have been driven up by two main factors – inflation and changes to regulation. The cost of car repairs and car parts has risen just like everything else over the past year – as has the cost of personal injury claims. All of this pushes up the cost of insurance,” he said.

The growing number of electric vehicles may be playing a part too, as repairs to these can be a lot higher than to a standard car. The insurer LV added that “new high-tech vehicles equipped with sensors, cameras and high-voltage systems are raising the cost of replacement parts and also require specialist labour to fit”.

drivers and their problems 

https://apple.news/AXOPbhOF2SVy77Z6xZAEbsA

 

[David9694]

Epic fail as 4×4 tries

Epic fail as 4×4 tries ambitious three-point turn on cliff path

No-one knows how or why the car ended up on the pavement in Cornwall

https://www.devonlive.com/news/uk-world-news/epic-fail-4×4-tries-ambitious-8665228

[chrisonabike]

brooksby wrote:

brooksby wrote:

Wasn’t sure where to put this…  

Is it aero though? And does it climb?

[David9694]

And you are trying to please

And you are trying to please these people why?

Paignton Golden Mile ‘still a mess’ despite return of cars

“This is once again an absolute mess. We don’t have what we asked for, or what we were promised.”

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/paignton-golden-mile-still-mess-8662281

[brooksby]

Wasn’t sure where to put this

Wasn’t sure where to put this…  

[pockstone]

Or some other lubricaion

Or some other lubrication perhaps? There is a pub up the road, although in my experience, some of it quite close to here, drivers in NI don’t need booze to drive like there’s no tomorrow.

[ktache]

Seems to me that many drivers

Seems to me that many drivers see the SLOW signs as a challenge.

[HoarseMann]

andystow wrote:

I suppose there’s always a remote chance that the drivers are not seeing the “SLOW” sign right before the gentle bend, though.

Or noting that this is a signed cycling and walking route, so they should be driving with even greater consideration that they are likely to encounter vulnerable road users… https://goo.gl/maps/tTaLr4uBqsdmChWH7

[andystow]

Hirsute wrote:

It’s the road not the driver

A man has identified an accident blackspot in Northern Ireland.

He has sent the Department of Infrastructure a selection of clips showing vehicles crashing in the same place over the period of a month.

See more👉 https://t.co/fc6U6W9uZC pic.twitter.com/hp52KyGonV

— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 6, 2023

“A man has identified an accident blackspot in Northern Ireland. He has sent the Department of Infrastructure a selection of clips showing vehicles crashing in the same place over the period of a month.”

You really have to watch the video though.

Found the location! Really hard to understand the crashes unless someone is pouring oil on the road when it’s wet. I suppose there’s always a remote chance that the drivers are not seeing the “SLOW” sign right before the gentle bend, though.

https://goo.gl/maps/Cuok1xcAd4wS6ACd7

[David9694]

Add to “men standing next to

Add to “men standing next to pot holes”, no wait 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23694631.dorset-council-accused-cost-cutting-road-resurfacing-work/

[David9694]

We will never catch those

We will never catch those pesky shoplifters now. What a waste of police time. 

Nuisance motorists involved in Bedfordshire car meets could have cars seized, police chief warns

The warning has come from the Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye

https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/nuisance-motorists-involved-bedfordshire-car-8649806?int_source=nba

[David9694]

Tackling air pollution ‘could

Tackling air pollution ‘could ease pressure on mental health services’

Another gift that keeps on giving.

The researchers said: “Based on the evidence presented, we contend that air pollution could be considered an important population-level target to reduce mental health service use in people with dementia, particularly for those with vascular dementia.”

https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/national/23707488.tackling-air-pollution-could-ease-pressure-mental-health-services/

 

[David9694]

Cornwall Council blocks A30

Cornwall Council blocks A30 ‘rat run’ through village with concrete

The council said ‘some motorists continued to ignore road closure signs and cones blocking the road, even getting out of their vehicles to move them as they try and avoid official diversion routes’

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-council-blocks-a30-rat-8658985

[David9694]

oh, here we go…

oh, here we go…

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-roads-upheaval-ambulance-blue-8659678

 

 

[David9694]

Motorist slammed by Forest

Motorist slammed by Forest Commoners Defence Association after trying to “nudge” donkeys off Brockenhurst road with his car.

https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/driver-wrong-on-every-level-for-trying-to-nudge-donkeys-9324996/

some video would have been more convincing 

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