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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Feb 21, 09 at 2:35pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Log in to remove this sponsored message People will steal anything. Somebody stole my Dads numberplate and windscreen wipers. Somebody also stole the glass from the wingmirror. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Mar 07, 09 at 4:07pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	I'm currently studying for a theory test and some of the advice they give is shocking. Apparently, if your car catches fire in a tunnel and it is still drivable (wtf? since when could a car catch fire but still be fully drivable?) I should drive it clear of the tunnel before abandoning it and calling the emergency services. Their reasoning for this is that danger will be caused to drivers behind me... Are they bleeping crazy? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Mar 09, 09 at 7:42pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote Validation My Dad's car, Ford Escort? is worth......£40 Aha, my dad had the exact same car. Half a tank of petrol inside is worth more than the car itself. Edit: Mar 09, 09 ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Mar 12, 09 at 6:58pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote ssj4 Tolu quote Master Tenku I'm currently studying for a theory test and some of the advice they give is shocking. Apparently, if your car catches fire in a tunnel and it is still drivable (wtf? since when could a car catch fire but still be fully drivable?) I should drive it clear of the tunnel before abandoning it and calling the emergency services. Their reasoning for this is that danger will be caused to drivers behind me... Are they bleeping crazy? lol as stupid as it sounds that makes sense. In a tunnel your in a confined space. If you leave your car there your blocking the people behind. In the event there is an explosion, everyone in the tunnel is basicalled F\|'ed in the A. If your in the open on the other hand, people can get past you, less damage caused etc etc. Yeah, but if I'm driving the car and it explodes because I am giving more fuel to the already burning engine, then I am in the worst possible place to be in the entire tunnel... Self preservation man ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Mar 31, 09 at 6:08pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote cinosanap What's the bleepin' point in scratchin my car with your keys you bleepin' piece o shit. I once saw someone do that to my Uncles car, and so did he. He chased the bleepers down and scratched them a bit with his keys. And by scratched I mean almost got a conviction for GBH. Edit: Mar 31, 09 ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 01, 09 at 5:14pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	The only way keying your own car could be worse is if somebody called the cops on you for doing it. That would be an intresting write up. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 07, 09 at 12:59pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote Highbury Highs I'm planning on taking my theory test in the next few weeks. What books should I buy? With low costs in mind, but making sure the books have the latest information (2009 edition etc), links would be greatly appreciated. The highway code book and a CD that looks like this is all you need. I passed with full marks on the multiple test part by reading the highway code once and using this CD. The CD has a simulated test that is almost identical to the real thing. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 07, 09 at 9:28pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Yeah, you can get the CD at most supermarkets, book stores and computer hardware stores. I got mine at PCworld. Online you could try ebay/amazon? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 13, 09 at 10:46pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote Square Had my first lesson today, damn driving is more complicated than I thought it would be..at one point slammed my foot down on the brake rather than the clutch, the instructor didnt expect that sudden emergency stop XD. Can't wait to drive my car. Keep your left foot hovering the clutch unless you are driving a rally car. I understand how hard driving is at the start though, the first time I set off I must have nearly hit the rev limiter before I eased off the clutch... Big mistake. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 14, 09 at 11:14pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	It was just the shock that got me, I wasn't expecting tire squeal and then to shoot off as fast as possible, and neither was my instructor. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 17, 09 at 11:13am ^ re: Driving in the UK
	20 2-hour lessons. so 40 hours in total ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 17, 09 at 3:51pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	40 minutes would barely give you time to drive away from your house to the location you are practicing at. I suppose people who do more regular short lessons do pass with less hours though. When you have been driving a few hours, especially in traffic, you lose your concentration and don't learn anything. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Apr 17, 09 at 10:36pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	The problem when I was learning to drive is I couldn't get insured so that I could practice. I was a decent driver when I passed my test but he kept picking up on small faults that I had not realised like looking at the gear stick when my gears get stuck (4>5 was a bitch) or not doing a final check throught the right window when merging onto a motorway. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	May 01, 09 at 11:40pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	So I have you and your bloody friend to thank for my £3500/year insurance? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	May 04, 09 at 9:46pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	You was giving it some on a couple of those roundabouts, when my dad had a bike we used to go around the huge ones a couple of times so he could get a knee down. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	May 08, 09 at 6:00pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote Tec 9 The hardest maneuver is sticking to the speed limit religiously. Agreed. Parallel park is easy as long as you know your reference points and can judge your distance from the kerb easily. I thought the hardest maneuver was the uphill reversing around a corner, I judge the way the car is going by the way it is moving - but because I have to prevent myself rolling I have to keep judging it from a stop. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	May 13, 09 at 9:56pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote The GGs Is the minimum age to drive goin to be changed to 18 in january 2010 does anybody knw, my 17th birthday it 3 days b4 so i was just wondering lol I've not heard anything about it, but as long as you apply for yor provisional license before the date then I don't see why they would refuse you lessons or a test. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	May 30, 09 at 5:56pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Technically your supposed to hold 10 and 2, with your arms bent at the elbow with a 45* angle. When people pass they tend to use their right arm closer to the top of the wheel and keep their left hand loose for gears and handbrake. I find that women drivers are closer to the wheel also, usually because they prefer to look through the front window around corners instead of a combination of front and side window. No idea why. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 08, 09 at 6:09pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Finally decided to stop batting about on a provisional license and pass my test, its in two days ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 12, 09 at 11:12pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Nothing better than practice, you could probably get a couple of hours worth of practice in your parents car for the same price as a lesson. Just find a really quiet estate and get the footwork right, you won't get pulled even if you don't have insurance or anything. And I passed my test last week with only 2 minors, and both of those where because of some tosser who decided to cut me off on a right turn by overtaking just as I was turning in, and then turning right infront of me so I had to slam the brakes. I think the examiner was a bit of a pushover though as I made a bunch of other mistakes that she just ignored - and she didn't bother to test me on reverse bay park which I am shit at unless going in at 45 degree's. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 18, 09 at 2:32pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	I guarantee my first few cars will die at my hands, most probably just fall apart internally. I only have £1000 tops to spend on a car for the first few years if I have any hopes of paying the insurance and petrol. Whats wrong with yours I am what I am? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 24, 09 at 3:20pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	I would have honestly got out and failed my test again for beating the shit out of the pedestrian while in control of a motor vehicle... Its as bad as drivers who make you fail your test by undertaking you or parking behind you while parallel parking. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 25, 09 at 2:33pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Don't robins have a 700cc engine and a topspeed of around 50mph? I'd think again if I was you, you at least want something fast for the autobahn if you pass through Germany. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 29, 09 at 7:21pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Whens the test Highsbury? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jun 30, 09 at 2:42pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Tbh I wish I hadn't bothered doing lessons either. I spent over £1500 on lessons when I could have bought a better car and learned offroad or with a parent. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 03, 09 at 12:56pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	Does anyone know the penalty for driving without insurance? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 03, 09 at 5:16pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	No, I'm just sick of getting quotes for £6,000 or more on shitty cars and wanted to see the alternative. I have no idea how people who recently passed manage to get quotes for £1300 or less. Entering all of the details into the website is also a complete bitch. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 03, 09 at 6:02pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	I could go on my parents but then I don't earn a NCD and my insurance will go down very slowly so I will end up paying more in the long run. I don't see why someone who has passed their test (which is getting progressively harder btw) is deemed such a high risk when my alcoholic neighbour across the street, who is over 70 and has the reaction time of a cow pays £500 yearly in a BMW. Obviously I have less experience, but how the hell do I gain experience when the lowest quote I have gotten on a 1.4L car is £8999... And why do they ask such bullshit questions like if I am employed, what I do for work, how many children under 16 are in my family and if I am married - this obviously affects how well I can drive. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 04, 09 at 11:51am ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote DeNiro Anyone had any experince with Ecar? Just tried to get a quote and they took £1800 of my previous offer. Spoiler: . Puts the 'grand' in 'grand total' ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 05, 09 at 4:03pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	A 1.1 Fiat Panda (manual + petrol). ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 06, 09 at 1:03pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	I'm not really sure where I am going wrong. I even tried going back and changing stuff to be ideal (better postcode, parked in a secure car park over night ect). Maybe its the cars I am putting in, I've been looking through the paper/ebay/classified ads for a car that I can afford and then putting in the reg so I can get a quote with my saved details. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 07, 09 at 1:52pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote The online quote system is not able to provide you with a quote Please call our Contact Centre on 0845-850-0845(UK) or 1890-89-1890(ROI) We need to confirm some of your details over the telephone, so please call us to complete your quote Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am - 7pm & Saturday 9:30 - 4pm I get that when doing an online quote with Quinn, which could explain why it hasn't been coming up on confused.com. Is anyone else getting that message online and how long does it take to do over the phone? ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 17, 09 at 1:36pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	If I was to make a car insurance company and sell car insurance cheaper for white people than for black people, I would spend my next few months in a cell or end up paying some huge fines. Why is it fair that they can make a women's insurance cheaper than a mans, or a woman only insurance company. Its the same thing with age really, but to a lesser extent. The government should nationalise insurance or something, so that regardless of age you pay £600, and then the low risk people who can afford the increase to their insurance help out the new drivers so they can get experience, and the new drivers don't pay insane amounts of money to drive fiats. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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Master Tenku Are we there yet? total posts: 9999 since: Feb 2005	Jul 28, 09 at 9:09pm ^ re: Driving in the UK
	quote DeNiro quote cinosanap In the hour lesson before the test I passed I just about went right through a red light at a crossing. The instructor even had to break! It might just be nerves but you should be fine for your actual test. I hope your right but ive had another set back, been diagonsed with swine flu today with only a week to go till my test! Get it pushed forwards by 2 weeks, its free. ------------------- Formerly known as Matt_The_Master
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