Recent content by cambsno

No, but for at least a year I drove up it with a lane closed and cones, with no action!

Road in my next village - main road through it, been passed numerous times and road is closed yet not seen anyone working on it (could have allowed one way traffic). Or https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/25410290.a1307-work-huntingdon-godmanchester-ongoing/ - yes, 4 years. Lots more local examples...

Issue with that is it would sit closed for two weeks while some blokes look at it. Then take 6 weeks working 2 hours a day to resurface it

I was talking the majority of the countries. The difference between the Highlands and Kent is quite varied but am talking overall and excluding the fringes like Highlands/Alps etc... As someone who has been to Koln (not far from Dortmund) 11 times at various parts of the year I can tell you the...

Ok Mr Pedantic. The majority of France and Germany then have a similar climate to us

I am talking about where I was - Koln, basically identical temps and conditions to here. I am not talking extremes like the alps but cities like Berlin, Paris, Koln, Calais etc where the weather is basically the same

They do, certainly compared to the south east where I am - up in Scotland maybe not. But the weather here is almost the same as France & Germany. The weather is not the difference.

And the same could be said of Germany or France, but they manage! Repairs done to local road 6 weeks ago, after a few days they started to fall apart. thats called a bad repair!

I dont know why SUVs have suddenly become this evil thing. Had a Kia Stonic for 3 years. Nice car, nice to drive, bit underpowered to be honest but very frugal

The situation exists so councils should plan around it. I have to factor in maintenance of my house, from cleaning patio, watering grass etc... there are times I have to do more or less. The situation has also existed since the dawn of time (weather) but its only the last few years they have...

Lifestyle changes would account for a lot of this: Hobbies like camping and outdoor stuff where you need space People are fatter than ever, need more space Perception/reality that a bigger car is safer Blended families need more space For older/less mobile, SUV are much easier to get in/out of

The issue with ring-fencing is that departments will run out of cash and cant get any more, while others at end of year have excess so spend it in order to not lose it next year. So what if we had more money ring fenced for roads and it was all fine, what would happen with this excess? TBH I...

I just dont understand why we need car tax AND a tax on use (i.e. fuel). Do away with road tax and put the difference on the price of petrol (or the EV mileage charge) - so it goes from £300 tax & 1.70 per L (or 3p per mile) to say 1.74 per L and 5p per mile or however the maths works! One tax...

Neither is thinking Trump will block our cars!!

So in theory, if all cars tomorrow had tech that could stop you driving if drunk, what is wrong with that?