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Slightly off topic, but did anyone else hear about the driving test in Birmingham that was halted after police seized the instructor's car for no insurance and mot? Is it the case that the driver is legally responsible for these? I wonder whether the candidate was done, or just the instructor? Is i...

Horse wrote:

jont- wrote:can the examiner ask a candidate to do something illegal (ie operate the fog lights when it's not foggy) while driving along?

Only when the test vehicle is a lowered Corsa with the stereo set to max . . .

Or the driver is over 80

fungus wrote:Oh yes, Safe Speed. Is the site still active? There seems to have been no activity since 2010.

Not really - Paul Smith, the driving force behind Safe Speed died about 10 years ago. His partner tried to continue his work, but couldn't stand up to the likes of brake as Paul did

highest female:male ratio (not that that's why I went there.....) Not high enough judging by the oik my daughter brought back Probably from neighbouring Loughborough Uni with the highest Male:Female ratio (again, not why I went there!) Nope, he was at Nottingham too. AND lives on the Norfolk/Suffol...

crr003 wrote:highest female:male ratio (not that that's why I went there.....)

Not high enough judging by the oik my daughter brought back

waremark wrote:There was a person at the wheel of this car, responsible for taking control if necessary. He/she evidently had not perceived that it was necessary.

Typical Uber driver then

akirk wrote:Didn't the Mclaren F1 have the ability to plug into the telephone system with a dial up modem back to Mclaren HQ?

Alasdair

Don't think it did it all by itself tho'

My 2013 Scenic receives some updates over the cellphone network, though for large ones I have to plug the SD card into my computer.

When Ford introduced heated windscreens, the wiring was put in all Mk 4 Escorts regardless of the actual windscreen fitted.

My understanding was that the offence was "hand held". I have heard it said that it's ok to use a phone as a satnav, so long as it's in a cradle. On a bike, I'd've thought it's pretty difficult to reprogram without stopping.

I also thought it was just an increased penalty

martine wrote:

angus wrote:Never mind the discussion - Great title on the 39th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I find it quite disturbing that you actually know this.

Only because it was on the "on this day" feature on the wireless this morning