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And almost certainly the majority of driving school cars and hire cars will be automatic. I suspect that the basic licence will be auto only, with an additional qualification for manual, which will cover light vans which are likely to remain diesel / manual for a long time ...

Just back from ten days in France, our first visit for thirteen months. It's curious how the mental autopilot adjusts to driving on the left / driving on the right / and back again. Fortunately the old Saab doesn't have lane assist ....

It's all about angels dancing on the end of a pin. I'm in Normandie at the moment in the depths of the bocage. Lots of little narrow country roads with very high earth banks and hedges, which I understand caused a lot of trouble after D-Day. No matter, but driving a UK RHD car means the limit point ...

I fear that it not be long before a cyclist, determined to exercise his right of way up the nearside of an HGV, will come to a sticky end.

I have a feeling that in Germany (and some other places) it is actually illegal to cross on the red, not just a matter of rules or social behaviour.

The M4 J13-15 was also host to some of the most egregious speeding. J13 (Newbury) to J12 (Theale) used to be even worse as there was a perception of "downhill" to Reading.

I've just been and looked at the source document / website. It all a bit depressing and is very much aimed at 40-mph man. Lots of bland generalisations.

It's going to take a while before this settles down ....

A couple of thoughts: a) Wasn't it always recommended ergonomics for dial gauges to show the optimum working value with the needle at 12 o'clock? b) With modern computer power it should not be beyond the wit of car software designers to get away from the stupid CEL and actually display the code or b...

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