Agila Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Quite sobering when you remember that £7.35 isn't far from the National Minimum Wage.... Imagine being 18 working in McDonald's for example. The parking space is nearly earning a quid an hour more than you. I don't know whether to laugh or cry about that. I think on balance I'm choosing cry and wondering what world we live in. Lacquer Peel and egg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I think they've obviously twigged that many people parking during those hours are either : - very rich - contractors The former don't care about the cost because of their wealth, the latter simply pass on the cost to the customer on their bill. Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: Saw this in London yesterday - how TF can they justify charging more to park a diesel? Pretty sure all vehicle emissions are the same when they're not being driven its not the only place in London to do that, the residents parking for where I live also has a Diesel surcharge bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Fairly sure the chap with the diesel is saving more than the £100 in fuel costs over the petrol. If I was getting penalised like that I’d make sure it was the dirtiest smokiest badly serviced heap of shit old diesel I could find. Ideally one that chucks loads of clag out in a morning and makes the place look a right mess. clayts450, strangeangel, stonedagain and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: its not the only place in London to do that, the residents parking for where I live also has a Diesel surcharge I'm just off out to kiss my driveway. My current fleet of chod looks like it would cost £1000 a year just to park. Tell a lie. It's £752.50 Edited November 10, 2020 by Agila Cost actually added up. 3 cars. Out Run and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Most boroughs have a diesel surcharge now don't they? My old Borough would only allow one permit per household as well... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Agila said: I'm just off out to kiss my driveway. My current fleet of chod looks like it would cost £1000 a year just to park. Fleet, Hah! its only 1 vehicle per resident here LOL thankfully my 44 year old Invacar Model 70 will "only" cost £114 to park for the year, cuz its small engine means it only puts out the cleanest of emissions right? LOL (not that im complaining mind, although I would not complain even more if there was a free historic vehicle exemption LOL) Yeah be very thankful you dont live in London and even have a drive way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said: ... its small engine means it only puts out the cleanest of emissions right? .... You can do your bit by using tetraethyl lead additive in your Invacar's fuel..... LightBulbFun and Christine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Agila said: I'm just off out to kiss my driveway. My current fleet of chod looks like it would cost £1000 a year just to park. Tell a lie. It's £752.50 Only £379.50 for me. That’s two cars. It seems my 1992 MR2 is emissions free, according to DVLA. 😄 Agila 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 The paintwork on my BMW is excellent - chap did a great job for not much. But still no news on the vectra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 No news is good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Just purchased this sensibly sized cardboard original advertising sign for the company i worked for back in the seventies. I worked for the parent company Martin Walter but had frequent access to the Dormobile works. puddlethumper, LightBulbFun, RobT and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Mum sent me a picture of granddad's garage in the late 1960s-early 1970s today. Mum used to make numberplates and serve petrol, and granddad had a team of 5 mechanics with him. 1973-4 was when granddad stopped selling petrol. The business is still going but now in other hands since he sold the business in 1988. Nan still owned the garage until 2015, 2 years after granddad passed away. There's a big workshop behind this frontage with 4 ramp bays in it and a yard. Granddad used to be a Rootes group dealer/service agent until he bought the business off them in the late 1960s. Last time I went there in 2005 they still had a hydragas Dalek. wuvvum, LightBulbFun, Amishtat and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Those petrol pumps seem very close together.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampionRabbit Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Thermostat on the TT today which mercifully seems to have solved the temp/eml issue. Because alternator off, so battery off. Because battery off, so windows forget about down and up, so the tiny auto drop feature when opening the door doesn't work and now window open a crack in OH MY GOD IT'S WET WORST YEAR EVER 2020. Given how tired and depressed I am, and how monumentally unobservant I am, it is nothing short of a miracle that I noticed and was able to remind the windows about their roll in life. Bleh. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 40 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: Mum sent me a picture of granddad's garage in the late 1960s-early 1970s today. Mum used to make numberplates and serve petrol, and granddad had a team of 5 mechanics with him. 1973-4 was when granddad stopped selling petrol. The business is still going but now in other hands since he sold the business in 1988. Nan still owned the garage until 2015, 2 years after granddad passed away. There's a big workshop behind this frontage with 4 ramp bays in it and a yard. Granddad used to be a Rootes group dealer/service agent until he bought the business off them in the late 1960s. Last time I went there in 2005 they still had a hydragas Dalek. Love the pair of Falks Beaufort Lanterns on the forecourt heres a couple examples that a friend of mine has and which he did a lovely restoration on CGSB and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 11 hours ago, dozeydustman said: There's a big workshop behind this frontage with 4 ramp bays in it and a yard. Granddad used to be a Rootes group dealer/service agent until he bought the business off them in the late 1960s. Last time I went there in 2005 they still had a hydragas Dalek. still in the family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, dozeydustman said: Mum sent me a picture of granddad's garage in the late 1960s-early 1970s today. Mum used to make numberplates and serve petrol, and granddad had a team of 5 mechanics with him. 1973-4 was when granddad stopped selling petrol. The business is still going but now in other hands since he sold the business in 1988. Nan still owned the garage until 2015, 2 years after granddad passed away. There's a big workshop behind this frontage with 4 ramp bays in it and a yard. Granddad used to be a Rootes group dealer/service agent until he bought the business off them in the late 1960s. Last time I went there in 2005 they still had a hydragas Dalek. Is it just me, or does the 'UP TO 20% OFF TYRES AND BATTERIES ON TREBLE STAMPS' look like it was created on a giant Dymo labeller? Each pump would have had it's own flavour of fuel, rather than the multi-nozzles we have now on one stand. gm, LightBulbFun and cort16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Told stuboyjr to always park his corsa up against the fence so I can double park as not to be an insensitive neighbour.. well he didn't so thought mondeo should 'kiss' the corsa... he moaned about damage msy of caused..pfft.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I was up close and personal with a 1985 Manta GTE coupe today. It gave me tinglings and ideas, taking me right back to my yoof and the 2 I had .. I was wobbly knee'd enough before the figure of thirteen grand was mentioned. I think I need a Delorean, as a Manta is unobtainable. Lacquer Peel, cobblers, dome and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 A mate ad a Manta it was like your knees all wobbly and weak. Mind you, he had cut the roof off it Popsicle, spike60, Shite Ron and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Aah, the Opel Manta. The only car I've ever crashed. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 34 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Is it just me, or does the 'UP TO 20% OFF TYRES AND BATTERIES ON TREBLE STAMPS' look like it was created on a giant Dymo labeller? Each pump would have had it's own flavour of fuel, rather than the multi-nozzles we have now on one stand. hah it does but I think they are made up of raised digit Number plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Could be, I was thinking of the stick-on plates often seen split on Mini bonnets. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 39 minutes ago, Barry Cade said: I was up close and personal with a 1985 Manta GTE coupe today. It gave me tinglings and ideas, taking me right back to my yoof and the 2 I had .. I was wobbly knee'd enough before the figure of thirteen grand was mentioned. I think I need a Delorean, as a Manta is unobtainable. Don't say this, you can still find them! This year was supposed to be sell the Locost and travel to the continent to find an unmolested Manta coupe, so I could molest it myself. Hopefully it'll still happen... puddlethumper and Barry Cade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, stuboy said: Told stuboyjr to always park his corsa up against the fence so I can double park as not to be an insensitive neighbour.. well he didn't so thought mondeo should 'kiss' the corsa... he moaned about damage msy of caused..pfft.. I used to park against amys car like that... Love tap I called it Mainly cos it wound her up in the mornings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 hour ago, dome said: Don't say this, you can still find them! This year was supposed to be sell the Locost and travel to the continent to find an unmolested Manta coupe, so I could molest it myself. Hopefully it'll still happen... I do prefer an ascona.. my first opel was a mk1 cavalier 2 door that I asconafied with all the proper bits. Always wanted a 400 replica and have been browsing Europe for a few years now. It seems to be getting more of a dream as the months go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 10 hours ago, High Jetter said: Is it just me, or does the 'UP TO 20% OFF TYRES AND BATTERIES ON TREBLE STAMPS' look like it was created on a giant Dymo labeller? Each pump would have had it's own flavour of fuel, rather than the multi-nozzles we have now on one stand. Yes, if you look at the pumps the far left is Super Shell 5*, then 4* (with octane ratings above). Far right, ShellMex is 2* 91 octane. The clockface pump hidden near the minibus/camper I think was paraffin. They were all gone before I was born! 10 hours ago, stuboy said: still in the family? Business sold 1988 but grandparents owned the property. We sold the property to the tenants in 2014/5 to pay for nan’s care. Thankfully there was a deed of covenant put in the sale that the whole site must remain as a vehicle repair centre for 25 years after the sale. Vantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 10 hours ago, High Jetter said: Is it just me, or does the 'UP TO 20% OFF TYRES AND BATTERIES ON TREBLE STAMPS' look like it was created on a giant Dymo labeller? Each pump would have had it's own flavour of fuel, rather than the multi-nozzles we have now on one stand. Knowing granddad, he got my mum to pake them up on the number plate press when she was about 13! She hated being a petrol pump attendant, all her schoolmates were jealous. LightBulbFun and CGSB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Barry Cade said: I do prefer an ascona.. my first opel was a mk1 cavalier 2 door that I asconafied with all the proper bits. Always wanted a 400 replica and have been browsing Europe for a few years now. It seems to be getting more of a dream as the months go by. They've all gone to Ireland for the rally boys to play with Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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