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Another telegraph sob story to go with what do I do about my alpine chalets and inheritance tax.
will someone please think of the children
Neighbours’ fear after car
Neighbours’ fear after car repeatedly rams Southampton home
“I watched as a car ploughed into the front of the house, spin the car around on the front garden and continued to smash into the home with the back of the car.
“By the time he had it to the edge of our lawn, the driver sped off and I winced as he almost smashed into the side of my car parked on the road.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24833386.neighbours-fear-car-repeatedly-rams-southampton-home/
Joey Baptiste pleads guilty
Joey Baptiste pleads guilty over Ferrari crash in Norwich
Baptiste, 41, from Catkin Close, Cringleford, had previously denied driving without due care and attention, claiming the car had suffered a “mechanical failure”.
But he changed his plea to guilty yesterday, with his lawyer telling the court the Baptiste had “lost communication” with Mr Mendham (the vehicle’s owner who let JB drive as he was “unwell”) , so the vehicle could not be tested. She said that moments before the crash Baptiste had accidentally hit the accelerator when trying to break [sic].
She added that “witnesses think that he was speeding because the car has a loud engine,” before her client whispered it was a “4.7 V8 litre engine”.
Miss Buck said that Baptiste had received four points on his driving licence for an unrelated speeding incident which happened since the Ferrari crash. The magistrates in Yarmouth indicated they intended to issue him with at least another seven points for the Rose Lane smash.
Before they sentenced him, Miss Buck requested an “exceptional hardship application” be lodged, claiming that Baptiste required his full driving licence to do his job as a ground worker. She added that he has a son who lives in Fakenham and requires his driving licence to pick him up at the weekends.
As he left court after the hearing, Baptiste unleashed an expletive-filled tirade at our reporter, who asked if he wished to comment on the case.
Baptiste said he would throw him and his telephone into the nearby river if he took a photo of him. Court security guards came out of the building to soothe tempers and Baptiste was ushered back into the building by the guards and his solicitor.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24831593.joey-baptiste-pleads-guilty-ferrari-crash-norwich/
Thanks – much appreciated.
Thanks – much appreciated.
That’s comforting about the cassette fit and the smallest cog. At 11t, I’m unlikely to get much use out of it (which is why I like the 13t Miche products, although not always easy to get in the UK) but I was having nightmares about it all falling to bits on me under strain. I’m not the most powerful rider out there, but my local hills will search out any drivetrain weaknesses, such as an unpeened chain link or a cassette hanging on by a thread.
At £180, it’s taking the peen
At £180, it’s taking the peen.
Teenage boy charged with
Teenage boy charged with drink driving after car crashed into telegraph pole
The car had five people inside when it smashed into the pole
The 17-year-old boy is due to appear in court later [this] month on charges of driving while over the alcohol limit, driving without a licence and third party insurance following the collision in Pucklechurch on December 14.
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/teenage-boy-charged-drink-driving-9836337
This crash is right out of the graduated licences campaign’s playbook.
Cornwall planning: Desperate
Cornwall planning: Desperate race against time to fight ‘predatory’ parking proposal at beach beauty spot
A planning inspector has overturned Cornwall Council’s refusal of a hated car park plan and now angry residents need serious help
So if I’ve got this right, it’s OK to park a load of cars (“The site falls within the Cornwall National Landscape, the Heritage Coast and part of the northern boundary of the car park is formed by the two Grade II listed lime kiln structures”) erect a crappy home made sign, but not to have a camera on a pole because it “would represent alien and visually intrusive man-made features which would fail to conserve or enhance the landscape character and scenic beauty”?
Those who are against the parking equipment being installed are now in a fight against time to oppose the appeal approval in the High Court.
“Do we have any philanthropic friends who would like to leave a legacy of keeping this part of the world unspoilt, friendly and accessible to the community? We have identified a barrister but are unable to take things further without financial support.”
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-planning-desperate-race-against-9834311
How much are Canterbury car
How much are Canterbury car parks? ANPR is all fine and dandy but a pain for late night pick-ups by parents
Dad’s taxi getting himself tied up in knots over paying £2 to park.
Whitley Bay pub suffers bad
Whitley Bay pub suffers bad start to 2025 after car crashes into it on New Year’s Day
A car crashed into a wall and fence of the Quarry Inn on Marden Road South in Whitley Bay on January 1
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/whitley-bay-pub-suffers-bad-30695392
Police block road after
Police block road after (driverless) car ploughs into telegraph pole
Engineers are being called in
A spokeswoman said: “Police were called to a one-vehicle collision in Street Lane, near the junction with Townsend Lane. The car collided with a telegraph pole causing the pole to fall onto the road. No-one was injured and the road remains closed between Poolside and Townsend Lane while engineers attend to fix the pole and wiring.”
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/police-block-road-after-car-9831765
Driver rescued from
Driver rescued from overturned vehicle after Wiltshire crash
https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24827313.driver-rescued-overturned-vehicle-wiltshire-crash/
Drivers and their problems
Drivers and their problems
Ashford residents demand action after another crash on A2042, Elwick Road and Station Approach four-way junction
“So the reason for the level of accidents at the site is because people think they can clear the junction, but because all the sets of traffic lights are so closely together they are mistaken and traffic ends up being stranded in the middle of the junction.
“People also get impatient which causes the problem at that site.”
The dangers of driving tired
The dangers of driving tired have become abundantly clear to this Devizes motorist, who fell asleep driving home after a busy new years’
chrisonabike wrote:
Disappointing comment – are you not aware of hi-vis? “I honestly didn’t see the car”, the deer told our reporter. “I checked before pulling out of the forest as I always do, but it came out of nowhere.” Local officials emphasised the need for drivers to take measures to enhance their visibility to other animal road users, eg. by painting luminous wolves on the sides of their vehicles.(That is a rare example though of a car “accident” as there’s nothing you can do to prevent a deer running into the side of you)But not everyone on Forest Facebook agreed, with one user commenting “the deer think the forest belong to them” and another adding “they should be made to pay road tax and have insurance”
And I asked the store clerk
And I asked the store clerk what is the one thing that every city resident wants?
