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Nigel 
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 Posted: 17-August-2003 at 17:27 |
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Phil
Its 10% plus 2, so 35 is good !!
I have an sp30, nov 2001, south wales scamera partnership 35 in a 30 !
And its only going to get worse !
There was an article in a classic car paper that may/maynot interest you.
That anticar cretin, Ken Livingston, (he is the mayor of london for the benefit of skippy) is now proposing to make "clean air" zones, which he hopes to extend to the whole of london.
If your car is pre-cat, which my beamer is, you WONT be allowed to drive in these.
In the words of Homer, it just gets worse and worse.
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Nigel
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Posted: 17-August-2003 at 17:38 |
Phil
I've put a poll in the general members area, so hopefully we can all transfer over there, I'm sure skippy, sniff , and anyone else who is interested will follow us, preferably before Duncan gets back and slaps our legs lol
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aussie840
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Posted: 17-August-2003 at 23:55 |
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Oh yeah our lot are as dodgy as your let, except our state govt doesn't pretend to hide the fact is revenue raising as much (we are descended from convicts remembers and our currency was rum...)
Its a bit daft though cos in Northern Territory, there are no speed limits, but different states have different limits. One big problem is some state will book you now for doing 3kmh over limit (use to be 10% +3) - but the Aust. Design Rule says speedos can have 10% error. Go figure.
Seeya
Skippy
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Nigel
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Posted: 17-August-2003 at 23:58 |
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3 km over the limit,good grief that is much worse than here, what do they think you are..some kind of robot ?
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PhilC
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Posted: 18-August-2003 at 08:48 |
Hellfire... just converting O2 in the CO2 whilst driving makes a 3km variance in my car.. 
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aussie840
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Posted: 19-August-2003 at 04:10 |
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...why do you think I need the Road Angel! The opposition govt's election mandate is to repeal the 3kmh limit legislation. Most think they'll take govt just on this.
Skippy
The Land of Oz (literally)
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PhilC
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Posted: 19-August-2003 at 09:56 |
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Since most families in the UK have two workers and two cars that sort of political mandate would raise a parties popularity in the UK as well.
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Nigel
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Posted: 19-August-2003 at 20:53 |
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One of our partys is already part way there phil, promising to remove bus lanes and some of the needless speed limits, whether they actually would in government is a different matter.
The transport 2000 cretins just seem to be getting thier way more and more, just look at all the needless 50 limits that are appearing now.
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Sniff
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Posted: 20-August-2003 at 07:25 |
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I used to live in Swindon, where roundabouts are a way of life...wherever two roads meet, thou shalt have a roundabout, whether you want one or not. I am sure you have heard of the Magic Roundabout?
http://www.swindonweb.com/life/lifemagi0.htm
The woman in charge of the traffic department in Swindon Council can't even drive. When a new Sainsbury's was built in West Swindon they had two lanes to it...great. Then they blocked one off to provide a bus lane (lots of those in Swindon too). Then they cancelled the proposed bus service, but they didn't remove the bus lane.
Driving in the UK becomes less and less of a pleasure every time I go back.
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Nigel
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Posted: 20-August-2003 at 21:24 |
Sniff
I have been from Worcester to Reading today, to do a service call at a factory.
I past 4 scamera partnership vans !!!
It is less than 100 miles
I have taken to extending my middle finger whenever I see one, I'll let you know when its staffed by the fuzz  lol
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PhilC
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Posted: 21-August-2003 at 15:25 |
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I reckon they are manned by Ant and Dec lookalikes - Watch Bo'selecta...
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