Recent content by mj4456

Tyres wearing heavily on the edges rather than even including the centre would suggest running them at too a low a pressure, the speed cushions/sleeping policemen etc might upset wheel alignment rather than excess wear, I always drive over these at an angle so both front wheels don’t hit them at...

Think ‘Big George’ will be remembered more easily?

My Honda S2000 gets a rear set every 5k miles and fronts every other change, Pilot sports from Michelin so not concerned, bought for grip rather than longevity, it is my toy though and this is expected.

Seems security concerns for ginge and co are causing a rethink and brats school has been changed too.

We have a service plan for wife’s Kia, 2 services and 2 mots £550, one of the services being a major service so it’s great value. NB I’m sure Hyundai UK are still a 5 year warranty.

Aren’t JLR owned by TATA? shouldn’t it be up to the Indian owners to put their hand in their pocket to sort out the mess rather than UK government looking into it.

Ankle tags, fines, driving bans don’t work, harsh prisons and hard labour might?

Where we stay(Fife) we get Jenny longlegs, and Daddy longlegs, the same beastie despite the names, tiny bodies with longlegs that fly, nothing like the thing in the link. Also known as Cranefly the boss tells me, up to 40mm ish measured from across the legs.

1. My wife and I stayed in a hotel not far from York town centre, early in the morning my woke me to ask “Can you hear kids?” Well not being awake fully, and not having my hearing aids in I muttered no, or something similar as it was early, same the next morning, so at breakfast wife asked the...

That’s my first job in the new tax year, max out the best paying isa accounts, then decide what to have a blow out on, premium bond winnings usually result in dining out, visit to the wine shop or similar.

My turn this month, me £50, wife zilch, pretty poor couple of months for us, maybe building up to good lift. Fingers crossed.

Chris Rea.

This is our second led upgrade, this one is to spread light evenly and posts have moved and some extra installed, can’t really comment on improvements until the nights get dark earlier.

Whilst reading this my wife has shown me a picture taken by dashcam of an idiot/irresponsible heading down an up sliproad on a local dual carriageway just minutes to go, this seems to be becoming a daily occurrence, the stupid need to get a long ban and the others, if they survive jail time.

My local council has spent-and still spending-loads of money replacing street lights, yes posts are away from kerbside but overhanging light units are longer and the led? units spread light better meaning no dark spots, I’m told the also dim slightly at late hours overnight, never noticed but it...