Kippers

[Joloke]

And Custard

[AlabamaShrimp]

Bit similar for me but the other way round. I've three garages, all separate, each one with a car slowly rotting away in yet no actual space to work on them or really the proper skills to fix them.

 

My welding is shit, my welder is shit. I'll need to do the back arches and wings on the red Fiesta soon but I just don't have the skills and can't afford to pay.

 

It would be nice if we did have a collective type thing but we're all over the place and stuff like rent expensive.

[captain_70s]

You're blessed! Having space is what leads to dozens of broken cars laying about and not enough time and money to get any sorted as there is always another project on the way...

[Heidel_Kakao]

An Autoshite HQ like Area 52 would be pretty amazing. I would chip in money each month towards such a place if it were viable but I really have no idea how much such a thing would cost. It would also have to be in a fairly central location for people to be able to make use of it. I visited Area 52 a few times back in the day & didn't mind driving from Birmingham to Bristol for a full weekend play day,

[Heidel_Kakao]

True we are all over the place I get that still a nice thought though

 

I don't think I would like to end up in a field of rusty pipe dreams but we all get those times when we would love to buy something because its cheaper than we will ever see it again but alas there's nowhere to put it

Especially for non road worthy cars. If it's legal then road storage works for me but I can't buy a non MOT'd project car without anywhere to store it or work on it.

[taxi paul]

I am not too bad for space. But can only afford to run my family bus and one hobby car.currently the celica. My gay pug is parked on next doors driveway.she is OK about has long as it's getting sold and moved. If needed I may be able to cadge another couple of driveways. Although last time I done this my other neighbours grandkids were climbing on the car I had there.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I've space for two on the drive, and there is some parking behind houses across the road I've occasionally used for storing the odd car.

It's a bit of hard standing where they pulled down some council garages. I haven't had any issues leaving cars there for short spells but wouldn't feel comfortable leaving a nice car there long term. And it's a pain leaving the daily over there.

 

I've room for one on my dad's drive, he lives alone and has one car. Only issue is he's 30miles away and likes his trailer accessible, which means me parking behind it. Great for security as the car is blocked in I suppose.

 

As a last resort I could leave a car on my grans drive as she doesn't drive however her neighbours are a bit odd and have feral kids who would climb all over it. Plus I'd make it a pain for her to get her bin out

 

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[mercrocker]

You're blessed! Having space is what leads to dozens of broken cars laying about and not enough time and money to get any sorted as there is always another project on the way...

 

True dat! 

 

One of my acquaintances has a huge amount of storage at his disposal.  He is now retired but still has his first car....that is how much space he has. 

Every single one of these vehicles is beyond redemption and I seriously doubt he even knows where some of them are.    

 

I can cope with things not getting done if the vehicle(s) in question are not deteriorating.   At present I have 6 spaces, three of which are rented and 5 vehicles (including a caravan).   The "spare" space gives me flexibility to cope with an immediate purchase and that is a better feeling than actually having the money to buy anything else!    

 

If I had more dry, secure storage rest assured it would be filled! 

[Captain Furious]

Same issue, I have already occupied my mums garage, half her drive and a spot at my friends house (to be fair he has a huge fock off field but I feel like I've already used my goodwill quota there)

 

Something has to go before anything else arrives, but I want to keep them all..

[Schaefft]

Same situation here, very limited space, I would love to contribute to a shared space to store one or two of my cars though! Maybe we should really consider creating a proper register for people who would be interested in something like this. That way we will quickly know where an idea like this would be viable, and where it isn't.

[chaseracer]

You know how you have the Male/Female symbols? Maybe we could have skills icons

 

Just a thought

 

That's a brilliant idea.  And as for the collective/cooperative suggestion, who says there can only be one...?

[Junkman]

I bet there could be a lot more cooperation right now in terms of repair or restoration work, but nobody really knows who is where.

[Schaefft]

Make it happen! 

[Junkman]

Well, to do it properly, we would need a sticky thread, in which we divide the Ununited Queendom up in sensible catchment areas.

Then members could put their names into the respective areas together with what they have to offer.

 

E.G.:

 

Greater Manchester Area

 

Junkman - Good at locating htf spares, reasonable mechanic, outside space for minor to medium jobs, excellent beer and wine drinker, allround stinky person.

 

Or some such.

Would be good to post the user ID as a hyperlink, too, so other members just have to click on it if they want to send a PM.

[Ghosty]

We have space for 4 cars, have 3. The mother and I now have to convince Old Man that 2 isn't enough.

[Schaefft]

Well, to do it properly, we would need a sticky thread, in which we divide the Ununited Queendom up in sensible catchment areas.

Then members could put their names into the respective areas together with what they have to offer.

 

E.G.:

 

Greater Manchester Area

 

Junkman - Good at locating htf spares, reasonable mechanic, outside space for minor to medium jobs, excellent beer and wine drinker, allround stinky person.

 

Or some such.

Would be good to post the user ID as a hyperlink, too, so other members just have to click on it if they want to send a PM.

But who would have the honor of creating such thread?

[Junkman]

Someone who is proficient enough in British geography to come up with sensible catchment areas.

So I guess one of us two...

[Junkman]

As long as you don't stink of car air fresheners or stinky Chemicals thats fine by me

I'm highly allergic to artificial fragrances and perfume.

Makes for interesting fits of coughing and gagging when having to walk through an airport.

[somewhatfoolish]

I keep getting tempted by a small yard that's for sale in the Dumbarton area; it's not exactly local to me but the price is right and the fact it's partially tenanted means I'd have to behave and not simply turn into Mr Trebus.

[Junkman]

Okay, how's this for geographical areas?

 

 

 

 

London Boroughs, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking, Harlow, St Albans, Bracknell

Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Trafford, Tameside

Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull

Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Keighley, Halifax

Glasgow, Paisley, Clydebank

Liverpool, Bootle, Litherland, Crosby, Prescot, St. Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Southampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Horndean

Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Jarrow

Nottingham, Beeston, Carlton, West Bridgford, Ilkeston, Hucknall

Sheffield, Rotherham, Rawmarsh

Bristol, Filton, Pill, Frampton Cotterell, Kingswood, Warmley, Mangotsfield, Winterbourne

Belfast, Castlereagh, Greenisland, Holywood, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Milltown

Leicester, Wigston, Oadby, Syston, Blaby, Birstall, Narborough, Enderby

Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea

Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Wimborne Minster

Cardiff, Caerphilly, Penarth, Pontypridd

Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees, Billingham, Redcar

Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove

Coventry, Bedworth

Sunderland, Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring

Birkenhead, Wallasey, Ellesmere Port, Bebington

Reading, Wokingham, Woodley, Crowthorne

Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, Hessle

Preston, Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Fulwood, Leyland

Newport, Pontypool, Cwmbran, Blackwood, Risca, Ystrad Mynach

Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Ystradgynlais, Pontardawe

Southend-on-Sea, Hullbridge, Rayleigh, Rochford

Derby, Borrowash, Duffield

Plymouth, Plymstock, Plympton

Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis

Farnborough, Aldershot, Camberley, Farnham, Frimley, Sandhurst, Yateley

Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester

Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, Cleveleys

Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Woburn Sands

Barnsley, Wath upon Dearne, Wombwell, Hoyland

Northampton, Collingtree

Norwich, Taverham, Costessey, Cringleford, Colney, Horsham St Faiths, Queens Hills, Thorpe End, Trowse Newton

Swindon, Haydon Wick, Stratton St. Margaret, Broad Blunsdon, Blunsdon St Andrew, Wroughton

Crawley, Horley, East Grinstead, Copthorne, Crawley Down

Ipswich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge

Wigan, Skelmersdale, Standish, Ince-in-Makerfield

Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse

Oxford, Kennington, Wheatley

Warrington

Slough, Stoke Poges, Poyle

Peterborough, Farcet

Cambridge, Fen Ditton, Girton, Histon

Doncaster, Bentley, Armthorpe, Sprotbrough

York, Earswick

Gloucester, Innsworth

Burnley, Padiham, Brierfield Colne, Barrowford Nelson

Telford, Broseley

Blackburn, Darwen

Basildon, Wickford, Ramsden Heath, North Benfleet

Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Waltham

Hastings, Bexhill

High Wycombe, Cookham, Hughenden Valley

Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs

Accrington, Rawtenstall, Bacup, Great Harwood, Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle

Burton-upon-Trent, Swadlincote

Colchester, Marks Tey

Eastbourne, Polegate

Exeter, Topsham

Cheltenham

Paignton, Torquay, Marldon

Lincoln, North Hykeham

Chesterfield, Staveley, Wingerworth, Holymoorside

Chelmsford, Little Waltham

Basingstoke

Maidstone

Bedford, Kempston

Worcester, Norton

 

[Kiltox]

I wish we could crowd fund a yard/lockup (or multiple) in strategic locations - I have a storage unit full of tools I don't use and no parking for shite

[Mally]

I'm highly allergic to artificial fragrances and perfume.

Makes for interesting fits of coughing and gagging when having to walk through an airport.

 

Me too, MCS.

Makes me ill for days on end sometimes.

[Mally]

Rochdale.

Good at bodging and ebay.

Too old for most things I used to be good at.

[Schaefft]

Okay, how's this for geographical areas?

 

 

 

 

London Boroughs, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking, Harlow, St Albans, Bracknell

 

Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Trafford, Tameside

 

Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull

 

Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Keighley, Halifax

 

Glasgow, Paisley, Clydebank

 

Liverpool, Bootle, Litherland, Crosby, Prescot, St. Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield

 

Southampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Horndean

 

Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Jarrow

 

Nottingham, Beeston, Carlton, West Bridgford, Ilkeston, Hucknall

 

Sheffield, Rotherham, Rawmarsh

 

Bristol, Filton, Pill, Frampton Cotterell, Kingswood, Warmley, Mangotsfield, Winterbourne

 

Belfast, Castlereagh, Greenisland, Holywood, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Milltown

 

Leicester, Wigston, Oadby, Syston, Blaby, Birstall, Narborough, Enderby

 

Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea

 

Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Wimborne Minster

 

Cardiff, Caerphilly, Penarth, Pontypridd

 

Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees, Billingham, Redcar

 

Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove

 

Coventry, Bedworth

 

Sunderland, Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring

 

Birkenhead, Wallasey, Ellesmere Port, Bebington

 

Reading, Wokingham, Woodley, Crowthorne

 

Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, Hessle

 

Preston, Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Fulwood, Leyland

 

Newport, Pontypool, Cwmbran, Blackwood, Risca, Ystrad Mynach

 

Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Ystradgynlais, Pontardawe

 

Southend-on-Sea, Hullbridge, Rayleigh, Rochford

 

Derby, Borrowash, Duffield

 

Plymouth, Plymstock, Plympton

 

Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis

 

Farnborough, Aldershot, Camberley, Farnham, Frimley, Sandhurst, Yateley

 

Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester

 

Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, Cleveleys

 

Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Woburn Sands

 

Barnsley, Wath upon Dearne, Wombwell, Hoyland

 

Northampton, Collingtree

 

Norwich, Taverham, Costessey, Cringleford, Colney, Horsham St Faiths, Queens Hills, Thorpe End, Trowse Newton

 

Swindon, Haydon Wick, Stratton St. Margaret, Broad Blunsdon, Blunsdon St Andrew, Wroughton

 

Crawley, Horley, East Grinstead, Copthorne, Crawley Down

 

Ipswich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge

 

Wigan, Skelmersdale, Standish, Ince-in-Makerfield

 

Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse

 

Oxford, Kennington, Wheatley

 

Warrington

 

Slough, Stoke Poges, Poyle

 

Peterborough, Farcet

 

Cambridge, Fen Ditton, Girton, Histon

 

Doncaster, Bentley, Armthorpe, Sprotbrough

 

York, Earswick

 

Gloucester, Innsworth

 

Burnley, Padiham, Brierfield Colne, Barrowford Nelson

 

Telford, Broseley

 

Blackburn, Darwen

 

Basildon, Wickford, Ramsden Heath, North Benfleet

 

Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Waltham

 

Hastings, Bexhill

 

High Wycombe, Cookham, Hughenden Valley

 

Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs

 

Accrington, Rawtenstall, Bacup, Great Harwood, Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle

 

Burton-upon-Trent, Swadlincote

 

Colchester, Marks Tey

 

Eastbourne, Polegate

 

Exeter, Topsham

 

Cheltenham

 

Paignton, Torquay, Marldon

 

Lincoln, North Hykeham

 

Chesterfield, Staveley, Wingerworth, Holymoorside

 

Chelmsford, Little Waltham

 

Basingstoke

 

Maidstone

 

Bedford, Kempston

 

Worcester, Norton

 

 

Looks good to me, might even be able to reduce the amount of locations by concentrating close together places in one area. For example, Newcastle and Middlebrough are close enough to merge them I think, personally I wouldn't mind driving down there for getting some serious work done.

 

We would need to move this into its own dedicated thread though, could a Mod create a sticky for this, with the first few post reserved for a register of locations and people living nearby?

[catsinthewelder]

I have just lost 2 off road parking spaces leaving me with one off road and one very off road space.  The daily drive Astra is in the former and the Discovery is resting in the latter.  Getting it back down will be interesting,  I'm told that there is a collapsed concrete garage underneath the pile of earth and weeds it is perched on.  The 405 is irritating my colleagues by taking up a space at work next to the bosses broken PT Cruiser.  When the 405 is fixed I could probably park it next to the Astra but I don't want it there broken.

 

I have a plan to build a workshop behind the house which will include a parking space.  This won't be a space to keep a long term project though as anything in there will need to vacate on a regular basis so I can work in there.  The space outside it isn't on a road though so running MOT fails are fine.

 

As for working partys The Midlands Massive have got together a few times,  I'm up for joining in with more.  I know most of the local Shitters (within about 20 miles of Ludlow) and we have each others phone numbers ready to help out when required. 

[chodweaver]

Stoke on Trent area

 

HBOL 3 spanners for mechanics

 

HBOL 3 spanners for electrics

 

HBOL 1 spanner for prep and paint

 

HBOL 2 spanners for welding

 

HBOL 4 spanners for buying tools and putting them on the shelf

 

Currently no spare space for storing cars and no undercover area for working on them.

 

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[New POD]

http://autoshite.com/topic/28942-another-stupid-house-buying-question/

 

If I can persuade my wife that we need to invest in this particular house. There may be an East Midlands Based workshop available

[egg]

I've mentioned this before to RobT, the big problem dawn sarf is the bloody property prices...

[AlabamaShrimp]

Haven't we had this thread before?

 

Everyone said where they were and stuff but nothing came of it?

 

Problem for a lot of us is having somewhere covered or at least sheltered from the wind and rain. A nice big drive might be free and is OK for storage but shit to work on.

[23rdian]

I would be interested. I'm actually interested in getting my own yard but there seems to be very little on gumtree and the like.

 

I'm near Wolverhampton.