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In the 2010s, I had a very nice Kia Ceed estate, after 9 years the alternator & exhaust both went. The exhaust was only obtainable at the Kia garage (over £1k then), went to a boom-boom shop who built one a lot cheaper but the cost of the alternator killed it. ps to keep on topic, I also drive a TR6

A banker would have encouraged quicker egress

I disagree, better to leave so the police can have a "word" with the driver, might take an incapable one off the road.

Driving home in the gloaming yesterday, and encountered another of these food delivery cyclists, no lights, no reflectors & a big dark square bag on his back. Even better, a police van (in no hurry) passed him & didn't stop him.

Hi The Q, I have a boat, raise you a ship ! Philj, the boat would go through, but not the trailer, over 2.1m wide, with steel struts (covered in reflective tape) at the front to protect the boat from oncoming traffic. Fun towing it on a narrow road (or any road with dozy drivers) using a 1.5m wide car. No part of the boat side is straight so it is very difficult to judge the angle of the trailer from the back or front, making it quite deceptive. ok, the car

Can't answer your query directly, but I think the council were not happy at the position of the new station, which might indicate that they were not involved in the design / build.

Hi The Q, it's not a big dinghy, only 12 ft, but it is 2 metres wide & the road trailer is wider to protect the boat - a National 12 racing dinghy, short & can bite ! some figures - hull < 80kg, carbon mast 2.5kg & 20 ft high national12.org or just lift it over the bollards

The dinghy trailer is too wide to fit through these bollards

Well done to all & thanks, I know how frustrating it can be from work. Just good to be back.

The Fat Controller mentioned sports cars, that did happen to us on a run many years ago. The whole convoy ended up in a car park, don't ask, it was one of these days. We did a circuit to clear the entrance before leaving, we were not parking. The oldest cars could just clear the barrier, but the newer mark's windscreens are a couple of inches taller & didn't. Enter complete mayhem as we tried to find some change. I think we finally lifted the barrier a couple of inches to escape. ps, to keep within the topic, we did not scratch the bridge ( ie barrier) !

Has anyone counted the number to confirm ?

Not me personally - I can remember in the mid to late '80s, I flew regularly from London to Glasgow & back. Being young and fit, I was either given a seat at the emergency exit or the front row, both more leg room. There was obviously a note on the computer that I had been spoken to about how to manage the exit & also, if I was not required for that seat, would I "escort" a lone child. Said children were brought onto the plane by the stewardess, often having been escorted by them through the airport from a different flight. My job was to keep an eye on them, keep them busy if nervous etc. Never needed to do anything except chat, as they had often come long haul solo & were now on the home leg, having more flying hours than me. I think it was also to keep them from pestering the stewardesses on a short flight, not that they did. Most were in the 10 to 14 age range.

Totally agree Bodmin, only with me they collected me at work.

Looks like we will need to do a spot of Chinese style industrial research, ie purloin the secrets from them

Looks to have a wrap round windscreen, I thought the 303s had been rebuilt with flat windscreens before the 311s would be built ? Never saw them until the 70s, as we lived in deepest rural Ayrshire till then.

Only when it benefits them !

The courier put my cardboard box parcel in the recycling bin today, fortunately the cardboard one

I don't have one, but was speaking to an owner a couple of weeks ago. One thing he pointed out was that many (most ?) caravan / camping sites class it as a caravan & insist on the vehicle being on the hard standing & charge caravan prices. He also mentioned the difference between roof load limits & roof capacity, but he lost me there, he was a bit technical, unfortunately.

I wonder if it was actually that heavy to justify the number of axles ? Or were they there to make to load more stable ?

Might just justify a (purchasing) holiday in the UK

Shouldn't they be looking where they are going ?

not hit a bridge with the mast !

Trying to reverse the boat trailer is a pain, as the side of the dinghy is a continuous curve & not a constant one. There is no straight bit. The middle is 2 m wide, the back a lot less & the bow 2cm. Add in a mast which comes most of the way over the car & can be awfully close to things at a tight bend. Just easier to unhitch.

& a learner to boot

As LMS2968 mentions above, the first big CR 460s (early 20thC) were sometimes split at Glasgow until the turntable was renewed. I think more often run round the Cathcart Circle to turn them, possibly 15 mins ? edit light engine