why do you get a TV licence ? There is no way of detecting if you have a TV or what you use it for , I have not had a TV licence - ever .

I pay more for my bike than my car, the car has to be causing more damage on the road in all ways, the whole thing is a bloody con, just like the bill for my tv licence.... Bloody rip off.

Those government petitions are a waste of time. Have any of them ever changed government policy?

There's no such thing as road tax.

That said, I don't mind paying VED for my bike. It's a tiny cost of running a bike.

Does that petition take into account the 2017 rules on vehicle excise duty?

His road racing career is pretty much done I suspect. As usual too many things going on and not enough focus on any of them.

Sad, but I won't miss him really.

Saw this on another forum. It's worth a try.

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... Then got to find someone with 190/55 tyres in stock. If I can get both wheels off, I'd like to try either; M5's, M7's, Diablo Rosso II, Pilot Road 4, or roadsmart 3

... the Beemer's all-conquering speed over a lap. We'll find out very soon. Time to cool down now, unless you want to read my obituary instead of a road test... CN

... go to a car dealership (Lamborghini or similar) wearing chavvy looking clothes and see if I can buy a car. There's an Aston Martin garage down the road - I'd likely try it there too A friend of mine did exactly that. :) He was a piot for one of the big Formula 1 team owners and so made more money ...

... go to a car dealership (Lamborghini or similar) wearing chavvy looking clothes and see if I can buy a car. There's an Aston Martin garage down the road - I'd likely try it there too

... Doing a 5 mile run after work tomorrow with the club and going to see if I can find some motivation. I've just booked myself in for a 10 mile road race on the 14th of Feb to see if having something to focus on will give me a kick up the arse that I need....

As an Audi driver I'm keeping my mouth shut.

I drive perfectly, but then I do drive a merc

... I rarely brake, gauging my speed to avoid ever having to stop... I don't use my indicators.!! Except I only do so, when there are no other road users to interact with. (angel) (apart from my avoiding braking). So I feel more than a little hypocritical when I'm constantly astounded by the ...

It depends on the Insurer, but the vast majority of them are fine with a Cat D going back on the road. Some may ask to see an MOT but that's about it.

I've tried the winter thing and managed to send a CB600rr down the road after hitting some black ice.

Frankie, just coincidence or you've forgotten how bad it is

Driving is very bad now. There's a road near work, marked out with two lanes. The roundabout has two lanes and the road you enter has two painted lanes. If someone stood there for a day and observed I would be very surprised if more than 20% ...

Driving standards in the UK are some of the worst in western Europe now from what i have experienced in the last couple of years...and there are just too many vehicles on the roads.

... numbers), changing the radio station while travelling on the motorway: 1 second at 70mph = 31metres travelled (while not paying attention to the road). That's pretty much 93 people stood back to back. When you factor in someone reading a tweet is probably more like 3 seconds that's 93m travelled ...