MikeR Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Another one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Screen shot from CNN website. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Screen shot from CNN website. OK I give up. My head and eyeballs hurt. That chart just looks like unchecked complete gibberish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Agila said: OK I give up. My head and eyeballs hurt. That chart just looks like unchecked complete gibberish. Look at the statistics for Gibraltar. They have done the impossible. 😉 myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Maybe a lot of UK expats have been taking a trip down the coast to get done? loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/business/popular-stoke-trent-taxi-firm-5378169 Hope they've done their due diligence, good chance they've paid millions for a fleet of very leggy Avensis and Almeras.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 My Sprinter went in for its first service yesterday (37500 miles) which is basically an oil and filter change,also while it was in they replaced the front pads and fitted the spare wheel to the rear. Driving back to the dealer to collect it i guessed the bill would be about £375 tops. "Shit the bed" how much !! That'll upset the boss man. 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 44 minutes ago, Floatylight said: https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/business/popular-stoke-trent-taxi-firm-5378169 Hope they've done their due diligence, good chance they've paid millions for a fleet of very leggy Avensis and Almeras.. My firm got sold, they owned nothing, no building, no taxis, nothing!. They basically purchased a phone number, for almost half a million....... GrumpiusMaximus and Jerzy Woking 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Neil clark said: My firm got sold, they owned nothing, no building, no taxis, nothing!. They basically purchased a phone number, for almost half a million....... Emperor's New Clothes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Just now, Tadhg Tiogar said: Emperor's New Clothes? No, your buying customers that need taxis...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Sack of weed left as donation at charity shop. Someone if going to get a surprise when the go to skin up and find a sack full of manky clothes. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I slow cooked a chicken all day ,had it with a beer This looks much more fun I think I'll be waiting until they're actually open thanks 396f07f6a3eb08ded36ae4eadd72b5d7.mp4 myglaren and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, Wack said: I slow cooked a chicken all day ,had it with a beer This looks much more fun I think I'll be waiting until they're actually open thanks 396f07f6a3eb08ded36ae4eadd72b5d7.mp4 3.82 MB · 0 downloads Iced pizza? Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Neil clark said: My firm got sold, they owned nothing, no building, no taxis, nothing!. They basically purchased a phone number, for almost half a million....... That's quite a deal! Did they have council school contracts or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 BTCC is back tomorrow 😁 Keymaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Remspoor said: Screen shot from CNN website. Looks like Gib erish to me. Fake newz? myglaren and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 26 minutes ago, 155V6 said: BTCC is back tomorrow 😁 Long awaited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Timewaster said: That's quite a deal! Did they have council school contracts or something? Lots yes, and around 90 drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 10 hours ago, Neil clark said: My firm got sold, they owned nothing, no building, no taxis, nothing!. They basically purchased a phone number, for almost half a million....... Valuing the goodwill and intellectual property of any business is always interesting. What's to stop someone setting up and taking business. Whats is it about your business that stops the customer going somewhere else? Assuming a long term contract, you'd like to assume that a council, has a transparent purchasing strategy, which looks beyond the price, and looks at track record, quality of service, the way the employees of the competing taxi firms are treated, flexibility, business structure etc. The full supplier assessment and proper strategic sourcing. As opposed to always usingbwho you be used, or always using whoever has the best backhander. My thoughts are with a taxi contract, you only hold onto it because the risk of going to someone new is months of minor problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 11 hours ago, Joey spud said: My Sprinter went in for its first service yesterday (37500 miles) which is basically an oil and filter change,also while it was in they replaced the front pads and fitted the spare wheel to the rear. Driving back to the dealer to collect it i guessed the bill would be about £375 tops. "Shit the bed" how much !! That'll upset the boss man. 😂😂 A lot of people don't realise how big the sumps are on Mercedes diesels. So it's a shock to see the oil coming out at £154+Vat. I had a row with a customer once about this after the service of a 2.0DTi Zafira. They have an 8.5 litre sump and we were charging €6 per litre for 10/40 semi synthetic so the bill included €51 for oil. When he came in to pay he started moaning that he could buy a gallon of oil for €25 and why were we charging so much? As he had taken 5 months to come in and pay I reacted rather irritably. myglaren and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, artdjones said: A lot of people don't realise how big the sumps are on Mercedes diesels. So it's a shock to see the oil coming out at £154+Vat. I had a row with a customer once about this after the service of a 2.0DTi Zafira. They have an 8.5 litre sump and we were charging €6 per litre for 10/40 semi synthetic so the bill included €51 for oil. When he came in to pay he started moaning that he could buy a gallon of oil for €25 and why were we charging so much? As he had taken 5 months to come in and pay I reacted rather irritably. Fundamentally, loads of people just want jobs done for free. myglaren and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 The fact I'm finally 7-14 days away from having my own place again with garage I can get 2 motors in, plus a workshop space with electric and water in it and a hard standing in the garden for 2 maybe 3 more cars. And wont have to dick around to play with fix cars in the street outside my parent house, weather allowing (or drive to Reading for the Jag) I'm going to celebrate with a shonky car purchase and quite likely something V8 and American as well. Supreme joy. The Moog, steveo3002, dome and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 26/04/2021 at 23:12, Tadhg Tiogar said: That would be much of Fujitsu, then. If it can be proved that individuals knew the facts, and choose to keep quiet, then yes, everyone who let innocent people go to prison needs to be charged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Jerzy Woking, Stanky, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 19 hours ago, artdjones said: Maybe a lot of UK expats have been taking a trip down the coast to get done? Immigrates from the UK cannot do that there are different health regimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas4545 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 20 hours ago, Remspoor said: Screen shot from CNN website. The 103% is because they vaxxed everyone who comes across the border daily to work in Gib as well as the Gib population. No mystery here, nothing to see. Gotta feel for holidaymakers returning to the horrors of uk airports this summer. I am giving this years foreign trip a miss. The Moog, Agila, Banger Kenny and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Chas4545 said: ....returning to the horrors of uk airports this summer.... It was bad enough even when things were normal. Good oul UK Border Farce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Low Horatio gearbox said: I'm going to celebrate with a shonky car purchase and quite likely something V8 and American as well. Supreme joy. Can recommend eddyramrod and Low Horatio gearbox 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 re-found a mega 90s Japanese youtube channel called 'Best MOTORing' where they get a bunch of actual professional racers to basically do real-life gran turismo There is tonnes of this stuff, the camera work and quality of the videos is amazing considering its 1994. Well worth a look Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, cort1977 said: Can recommend I need no encouragement. The last 5 months have been unbearable in fact I had to stop coming on here for the last month and avoid Ebay, car and classic, autotrader, gumtree and faceach marketplace as it was painfully to see stuff I couldn't buy. Or more accurately couldn't get and certainly couldn't store, a lovely DAF, scores of Citroens... tho I'd did dodge a bullet on a cheap Mustang from the very shadiest of dealers so 🤔🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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