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File under C for Car Crashes
File under C for Car Crashes into…nothing at all, but still ends up in a field which in other circumstances would be someone’s house.
I searched Cornwall Live for “car field”…
update from rain-soaked
update from rain-soaked Lymington High Street, where on street parking meters came in in er August…
Lymington High Street traders see drop in customers after Hampshire County Council installs new ticket machines
“There used to be more people popping in between 3pm and 5pm, probably while doing the school run, just to buy something quickly and go again, but that’s died off.”
Letter: ‘Think twice before
Letter: ‘Think twice before visiting Bournemouth’
“Despite several attempts, we were unable to operate the ticket machine.
I looked around the cars parked. None was displaying a ticket. It seemed reasonable to suppose that the machine was out of order.”
…and that somehow, all would be well?
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/22644789.letter-think-twice-visiting-bournemouth/
Bus gets wedged after
Bus gets wedged after collision with Somerset railway bridge
The tyres had to be deflated to get it out
hey! there are some people pretty active in that part of the world that could help with the tyres. Is there some sort of Bat Signal that could be shone to summons them?
Woman blasts ‘hostile’ and
Woman blasts ‘hostile’ and ‘confusing’ Clean Air Zone after £120 fine
“The signs are so unfriendly, yet there’s nothing to alert you to the fact that Bolton’s rules might differ.
Back home, our van is not eligible for charges, but in Bath, it is – isn’t that a bit weird?”So you did see the signs, then? I am going to weaken a bit and suggest wouldn’t it be sensible/ideal if somehow you could receive a text to tell you you need to pay the CAZ, rather than a fine in the post for failing to?
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-blasts-hostile-confusing-clean-7640185
Man receives two speeding
Man receives two speeding tickets in Plymouth in two minutes
Audi.
“…if you misread the speed limit, which I did, I wasn’t deliberately going faster than I should have done, I just thought it was a 40mph limit. I’m not going to change two minutes later unless there’s a sign to say 30mph.”
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/man-receives-two-speeding-tickets-7631249
Villagers ‘incandescent with
Villagers ‘incandescent with rage’ over five month road closure
Congresbury Residents Action Group (CRAG) chairman Mary Short said the road closure was ‘totally unreasonable’ She said: “There are people with limited mobility, elderly folk and parents with young children who will become virtual prisoners in their homes if they cannot use their cars.
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/villagers-incandescent-rage-over-five-7627965
Drug driving – the video
Drug driving – the video shows the tractor veering into the path of the car.
We need a black box in every
We need a black box in every car that means it will not start for someone in this state, will not be driven like this – it stops, not just a warning – and ensures that no car will start for Vose until his ban is up or more preferably, ever.
I remember the new £1 coin
I remember the new £1 coin bought you a pint.
I remember interest rates in
I remember interest rates in double figures. (I really do!)
Hello, Halfords, yes, I’m
Hello, Halfords, yes, I’m having trouble with my brakes.
I can make you an appointment to bring it in Sir, but we often find it’s the nut that holds the steering wheel.
Building in Newark
Building in Newark significantly damaged following car crash
A man was taken to hospital for treatment
“A 27-year-old mum who did not wish to be named said: “It was very surprising when I saw it on Facebook. I suppose it was someone not from this area as everyone knows there is a turn there, unless it was like a health issue maybe.”
Another resident who did not wish to be named said: “I didn’t know there was an accident, I hope everyone is alright.”
West Midlands Police say don
West Midlands Police say don’t exceed speed limit after ‘drivers caught out with change in tolerance’
drivers sailing close to the wind as usual
“…enforcement across the country could become stricter with the National Police Chiefs Council saying they intended to review its guidance. Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association, said the changes had had a huge effect on taxi drivers who were being caught breaking the law more frequently???.”
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/west-midlands-police-say-dont-25110143
Kent man warns drivers of little-known change to parking guidance
Government guidance giving drivers a ten minute grace period to leave car parks was withdrawn earlier this year
If the tech now exists for the “clock” to start when you drive in, then why wouldn’t it. Why would you expect the “10 minute” rule to work in your favour if you didn’t know about it??
‘His PCN notice letter shows he left the car park four minutes after his parking ticket had expired. Smart Parking state that he spent 310 minutes in the site having only paid for 300.’
“I think the general public don’t know about this. I didn’t even know about the ten minute grace period until I appealed and I wanted knowledge to back me up. I had no idea it had been withdrawn, and people need to be aware of that.
central heating
central heating
So I did a thing at the weekend, with colder weather incoming, I ran the gas central heating for an hour ??. We had several stuck 30 yo thermostatic radiator valves replaced over the summer, which needed some twiddling.
They say a trial switch-on is a good idea after many weeks “off”, in case something is wrong, like your solenoid switch isn’t working.
I guess the first hour starting from “cold” is going to be the most expensive – 74p spent for that, which would be £1.05 on the 1 October 2022 tariff.