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mdavidford
Ah – OK – yeah, I can see how
Ah – OK – yeah, I can see how you could read it like that. Anyone who did draw up something like that would deserve a kicking for the headaches it would cause people trying to use it, but still it’s just the sort of thing you can imagine being produced by a government department.
mdavidford
It’s the latter – it’s the
It’s the latter – it’s the valuation of the bike (this is clear when you consider that it’s decreasing as the bike gets older). However, it’s specifically the valuation that an employer has to apply at the end of a cycle to work ‘lease’ period, so it’s deliberately lowballed because the whole point is to make the scheme attractive and encourage take-up. It’s basically only there at all to stop people completely taking the piss and using it as a ‘tax-efficient’ way of buying and flogging on bikes.
mdavidford
David9694 wrote:Pub to dump ‘bullish’ parking firmAre they based in Guadalajara by any chance?
mdavidford
I don’t imagine he’d be
I don’t imagine he’d be working then – he’s retired to the billiard room by then for snuff and cards.
September 15, 2025 at 8:42 am in reply to: Car crashes into building – please post your Local news stories #1156411
mdavidford
I blame that person standing
I blame that person standing in the road – the bus did well to avoid them.
mdavidford
It must sting a little to
It must sting a little to discover that someone has decided you merit no more than a mere footnote to Liz Truss.

mdavidford
stonojnr wrote:its interesting because I thought with GDPR you were only allowed to collect & store relevant personal dataI don’t think helmet use counts as personally identifying information, so it’s not really in scope of GDPR.
(Although I suppose for some people it might count as a signifier of their religious beliefs…)
mdavidford
Poor bloke is too old and
Poor bloke is too old and confused to understand a few signs… but fine to be driving. 🤷♂️
August 27, 2025 at 6:31 am in reply to: The Reform Party and the UK’s lurch towards fascism #1156099
mdavidford
Turns out this red cross
Turns out this red cross business is just a campaign to highlight people’s poor roundabout discipline.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25417544.eng-flags-painted-roundabout-britains-oldest-town/August 25, 2025 at 5:06 pm in reply to: The Reform Party and the UK’s lurch towards fascism #1156071
mdavidford
Easier to leave the cross,
Easier to leave the cross, paint in the red ring, and then the rest of it blue – no stopping on the roundabout at any time.
August 25, 2025 at 1:38 pm in reply to: Car crashes into building – please post your Local news stories #1156055
mdavidford
Kapelmuur wrote:The vehicles have bright yellow livery, so comments about hi viz are superfluous.Or even superfluoro-ous.
mdavidford
Sorry – silly season now
Sorry – silly season now lasts year round. That’s climate change for you.
August 23, 2025 at 6:11 pm in reply to: The Reform Party and the UK’s lurch towards fascism #1156017
mdavidford
Well I was assuming it’s not
Well I was assuming it’s not a Spitfire because, as the other David pointed out, it’s all wrong for that.
August 22, 2025 at 9:25 am in reply to: The Reform Party and the UK’s lurch towards fascism #1155999
mdavidford
Hmm – seems like in this
Hmm – seems like in this example, someone’s got there before them. Are we sure it wasn’t just someone implying that the roundabout was cancelled?

mdavidford
David9694 wrote:Somewhat depressing that Labour are opposing the Lib Dems hereBecause it’s not really about the congestion charge, etc. – it’s a proxy war over their rival council reorganisation plans.
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