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[paulplom]

I changed the address on my license a while back and it came back like this.
Does it mean I can ride large motorbikes? I've never passed the test. I think they've made a mistake.

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[Mr Pastry]

38 minutes ago, paulplom said:

I changed the address on my license a while back and it came back like this.
Does it mean I can ride large motorbikes? I've never passed the test. I think they've made a mistake.

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I have been told  that "79" refers to some kind of tricycle.  Its not exactly clear is it?  Would be useful to know.

[paulplom]

That would make sense.

I did pass my motorcycle theory test ten years ago. I wondered if it had something to do with that.

[barefoot]

Was just checking online that all my vehicles were correctly taxed or SORN & spotted that the '79 bay had become tax exempt and that it's MOT status was 'nothing recorded'. Looks like it's become a historic MOT free vehicle. Although I'll be getting it tested again when the garage re-opens, I think I might tax it now, just because I can!

[richardmorris]

Not the colour I'd have chosen.

[Spurious]

6 hours ago, paulplom said:

I changed the address on my license a while back and it came back like this.
Does it mean I can ride large motorbikes? I've never passed the test. I think they've made a mistake.

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I got it too when I had to change my lovely ROI license for a UK one.  It's only trikes sadly

 

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Not the colour I'd have chosen.

It is ok, but does not really create desire.

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Not the colour I'd have chosen.

At least it isn't bloody silver!

[egg]

seen this doing the rounds....

[jayroller]

7 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

I have been told  that "79" refers to some kind of tricycle.  Its not exactly clear is it?  Would be useful to know.

79 - Restricted to vehicles in conformity with the specifications stated in brackets
  (02) Restricted to category AM vehicles of the three-weel or light quadricycle type
  (03) Restricted to tricycles

 

All the codes for that column are here - some real oddments in there!

[anonymous user]

Daft question, what licence would you need for a quad bike and are you supposed to wear a crash helmet?

I just wondered, around here you see a lot of them about, some look road legal, some don't. Usually young lads often without crash helmets. Today I saw the most incongruous in front of me at temporary traffic lights. The quad looked road legal, it was cleanish with lights, the rider was an older lady, no crash helmet but wearing a flowery dress and white cardigan, she turned off up a track, I think there are stables up there.

[Jazoli]

You don't need to wear a helmet but you need a B or B1 (full car) license, they are the worst type of vehicles on the road and fit only for agricultural use.

[Skizzer]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Not the colour I'd have chosen.

I rather like it!

[hairnet]

taste optional - you do drive a bmw tho :P :D

[Tadhg Tiogar]

9 hours ago, paulplom said:

I changed the address on my license a while back and it came back like this.
Does it mean I can ride large motorbikes? I've never passed the test. I think they've made a mistake.
 

For comparison, I have this:

 

[xtriple]

Had my SLK for 8 months and today discovered how the braake assist thing works, brake normally all is, er, normal, stab at the pedal (like in a panic) and the pedal is rock hard and the brakes are a bit, er frantic!

[Bren]

Yesterday changed the vectra's oil and filter.

Today it got a wash and air in the tyres.

I also bought some genuine clips for the bumper - the ones fitted are broken, it means the bumper is proud of the front wings 

[beko1987]

14 minutes ago, Bren said:

it means the bumper is proud of the front wings 

So it should be, the front wings are doing a fine job. 

[wuvvum]

Eccles on Sea this evening. 

Not been here before, won't be bothering again.  Pain in the arse to get to and not much here when you do. 

[SiC]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

So it should be, the front wings are doing a fine job. 

Everybody stop the man hunt! Cavcraft has been found.

I repeat! Cavcraft has been found!

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Eccles on Sea this evening. 

Not been here before, won't be bothering again.  Pain in the arse to get to and not much here when you do. 

What were you expecting a Viking invasion fleet!

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Eccles on Sea this evening. 

Not been here before, won't be bothering again.  Pain in the arse to get to and not much here when you do. 

He’s fallen in the water ( obsc. Goons joke),

[wuvvum]

33 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

What were you expecting a Viking invasion fleet!

The beach and the dunes are nice enough, but the village is basically a load of static caravans, and you have to go half a mile down a sandy track before you find a public right of way onto the beach.

[dozeydustman]

Wanted to service Suzuki today. Found some garage tools and various car parts and fluids in the shed and took them to garage. Couldn’t find jack handle or the oil filter; got car out of garage, hunted everywhere for said things. So I tidied up and sorted through all the tools, bagged up a load of shite that should be in the shed or house, a binbag of rubbish, moved shelf unit and still couldn’t find jack handle.

Laid fresh cardboard on garage floor, took shed stuff back to shed, found jack handle in shed. By this time it was time for dinner and I couldn’t be bothered to go back to the garage having eaten; not sure where the oil filter is either. The one on there doesn’t look old, I could be mingey and just drop the oil, but unsure of its age and indeed if @Cavcraft serviced it before I won it in his roffle

[dome]

Found this. Should probably do something with it

 

Front suspension off, I have a complete new setup to fit then I'll see if it'll make some noise.

[wuvvum]

The Rover 45 passed its MOT today, on the third attempt.  Cost me a grand total of £20 in repairs and nearly £100 in MOT fees.

Now it can go up for sale to try and get some of that back...

[5speedracer]

Even one of these type set ups? 
 

Or one of these 

In Texas you see this type of semi-trailer used for everything, caravans, car transport, plant moving, horseboxes. I like the concept for it's versatility but think you'd need a C+E to drive one here, shame really.

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[tommotech]

Audi A4 daily passed its MOT test today, no advisories but did find the RH front brake to have the slightest bind - didn’t affect brake test. Managed to check it over, finding the slide pins sticking with solidified grease. A clean and lube and all is good. 
 

[rickvw72]

Been rebuilding my mk2 Golf GTI Speedo clocks. Stripped and cleaned everything, polished up the slightly scratched lense, and fixed a fault causing no temp gauge, and a flashing coolant light - basically, the terminals bolted to the gauge itself had come loose.

Also changed the MFA screen - which shows time, MPG (you don’t want to see that), and oil temp etc.

Doing this ive learnt things.

1- I haven’t a clue how LCD screens work. There was a prism shaped plastic base, green filters and weird rubber block things. Witchcraft 

2- LCD screens do have to go in a certain way round.

3- I’ve very catrefully and with much buffedelment Fitted my new screen and it works.

4- I fitted it upside down, So the display is bananas. Bollocks

 

[Carlosfandango]

Finally found a space to stash the X300 (me da’s driveway) as I’m up to my hole in projects and I just want this to be safe for when I get the chance to use it. 
 

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