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Post by jerryrm on Feb 27, 2011 21:30:24 GMT
I don't know if they are legal in the UK, but I ride an electric assist bicycle in the warmer weather. It's a heck of a lot of fun and I can use it on the side of the road and stay out of the traffic.
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Post by camperman on Feb 27, 2011 21:32:47 GMT
Funnily enough my car is booked in for it's MOT Wednesday Camper, my car tax was £245 as it's a 2 litre petrol engine so hows that work then if your's is 2.3 and less - or is that just the annual increase? Crikey Jaki, you do some miles in a year, I barely do 2,000 now . . . my insurance has gone up 60 odd quid since last despite being of a certain age where I can insure with an 'oldies' company and they're the cheapest I can find still.  I believe you do Jerry with gas, I think we have about the most expensive petrol in Europe and with the Lybia/Middle East business there's been talk of more rises here. my tax will be the same as yours this year mand, my mates got a 3.2 gold and pays £400 tax for his, mines a 2.3 turbo sport thats like shit of a stick and ive had it up to 160mph. |
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Post by Pinhead on Feb 27, 2011 21:40:40 GMT
Off topic, but just for perpy...  Sean  |
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Post by Perpetua on Feb 27, 2011 21:47:48 GMT
 Love that motor Sean . . . and love the sound of Campers fast wheels! My brother always had fast bikes/cars and my ex husband was a bit of a petrol head/biker and it kind of rubbed off on me . . . even though I don't do many miles now, the few I do do, I like to do them quickly.  |
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Post by Perpetua on Feb 27, 2011 21:49:52 GMT
I don't know if they are legal in the UK, but I ride an electric assist bicycle in the warmer weather. It's a heck of a lot of fun and I can use it on the side of the road and stay out of the traffic. Sounds great Jerry, although with our weather - it probably wouldn't be as much fun! |
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Post by Lilac on Feb 27, 2011 22:12:14 GMT
I don't think i'd want a mega fast car, no point when most of my driving is restricted to 50 mph > with those overhead cameras  but i do love big cars, my baby is a black Toyota Surf 3ltr, she's an oldie but has never let me down.... takes about £70 to fill the tank tho...just as well i don't do that many miles, lol |
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Post by tony2stix on Feb 27, 2011 22:21:47 GMT
And the bad news is............the petrol price is going up AGAIN they say it might hit £1.40 a liter in a week or two  |
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Post by Perpetua on Feb 27, 2011 22:29:02 GMT
So much for the Government introducing that floating or sliding subsidy thing on petrol then Tony.
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Post by jerryrm on Feb 27, 2011 22:32:59 GMT
I don't know if they are legal in the UK, but I ride an electric assist bicycle in the warmer weather. It's a heck of a lot of fun and I can use it on the side of the road and stay out of the traffic. Sounds great Jerry, although with our weather - it probably wouldn't be as much fun! Perpy, our weather isn't great either, what with the cold/snowy winters and hot/humid summers, but we do have some decent weather in late spring/early summer and again in late summer/early fall. That's when I do most of my two wheeling. |
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Post by jerryrm on Feb 27, 2011 22:43:53 GMT
And the bad news is............the petrol price is going up AGAIN they say it might hit £1.40 a liter in a week or two A few days ago our price was $3.42 a gallon. Now I have to do the math for the conversion. Ok, if I did it right, that comes to .56 pounds (56 pence?) per liter. We are still paying much less for fuel over here than you are, but it's climbing. |
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Post by Perpetua on Feb 27, 2011 22:50:53 GMT
Ooooo, I used to love being pillion on a bike Jerry . . . even had a provisional bike licence myself, but never got round to taking my test. Though I don't think I'd fancy biking much now, with all the traffic there is on the roads. Your gas is a heck of a lot cheaper than ours still . . . think I paid around £1.36 a litre last time I filled up. |
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Post by Scylla on Feb 28, 2011 3:36:31 GMT
I credit myself with having saved thousands of lives, and thousands 'n thousands of pounds, by never having taken a driving test.
It's the one chance I have of being let into heaven.
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Post by jerryrm on Feb 28, 2011 4:49:04 GMT
I credit myself with having saved thousands of lives, and thousands 'n thousands of pounds, by never having taken a driving test. It's the one chance I have of being let into heaven. scylla What are you saying Scyl, that you have been driving without a license all these years??? |
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Post by Scylla on Feb 28, 2011 7:00:43 GMT
Yes! I didn't think there was any other conclusion I did take some driving lessons but only drove really well when I had a hangover - then I nearly flew scylla |
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Post by profbeard on Feb 28, 2011 11:45:22 GMT
My insurance rose by about £70 this year (for no good reason) to around £520 fully comp. My car is modified - it's a 2002 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible "hotted up" over 270bhp and 370Nm of torque - so I have to use specialist insurers.
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