The 'look at what I did today' thread

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:16 pm

It's bollocks. The only people it penalizes is those that have done everything else correctly (registered and insured it in the correct names etc.).
Lazy policing by computer because they won't charge high enough taxes/correctly structure the tax system to actually pay for a police force made up of adequate numbers of people.

Post by **Donald** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:22 pm

Fascist bullyboys

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:53 pm

It must have been a knee-jerk reaction when tax discs were still around. Buying a disc was cheaper than insurance and you'd be more likely to get away with driving without cover if there was the right thing in you windscreen.

I believe this law to be no longer relevant.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:20 pm

Nope, it's not old/no longer relevant I'm afraid.
Continuous enforcement (the link between mandatorily having road tax/sorn if you have insurance and vice-versa) is a relatively new law, only brought in July 2011.
I don't imagine for a moment that it will disappear because it costs nothing to enforce and but rakes in money from people that will never cause the government a headache about it.

RebekahClydesdale · Post by **RebekahClydesdale** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:03 am

This is what I got upto today. Must be the millionth spooler iv built...

Post by **Donald** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:35 pm

What is going on with BBC writers?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33833059

Only four in 10 people (38%) said they claimed compensation following a delay.

First mixing words and numbers.
Then basic math is breaking down. Just stick with either the fraction or the percentage, don't use both when they conflict.

Also, does anyone find this absolutely ridiculous? Hopefully it's just empty words to placate the media.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33833155

Post by **Doggo** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:15 pm

Yes. And hopefully.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:36 pm

Don't find it that ridiculous tbh. A soldier dying in the line if fire on duty, or from dehydration if they've crashed landed in the middle of a stinking desert, is not unreasonable, but soldiers dying in routine training in the UK is just a complete drokk up and unacceptable.
It's not big, it's not clever and it sure as jobby doesn't prove you're 'well ard'. Utterly pointless.
Even if you take humanity out of it, it's a very expensive and complex asset that for the sake of being utterly pig headed or stupid, you've just scrapped, instead of realising it's value.

Post by **Donald** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:46 pm

Well I entirely disagree with you but it's your opinion and we can just skip going around in circles, I suppose.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:55 pm

You can point out my incorrectly placed apostrophe though, surely?

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