That is why you don't wait in your car if stuck on the hard shoulder :s
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That is why you don't wait in your car if stuck on the hard shoulder :s
Approaching a 4 way light controlled junction today, taxi about half-way along the straight ahead lane trying to get into the lane for turning right, despite having had plenty of time to pick the right lane, blocking all the traffic behind them from going straight, causing the traffic to back up behind us into the town centre which then had the knock on effect of disrupting the traffic coming the other way so it was building up in the junction preventing the traffic in the lane to turn right from clearing... idiot.
As it was a taxi I'd assume they'd have local knowledge as well and know that there are 2 roads less than 100m ahead if they'd kept straight on they can hang a left and come back to the junction from the other way and just go straight over to where they were trying to go, or worse case another turning half a mile on which takes them back to where they were trying to go and also a fuel station they could turn around in...
As it was a taxi I'd assume they'd have local knowledge as well and know that there are 2 roads less than 100m ahead if they'd kept straight on they can hang a left and come back to the junction from the other way and just go straight over to where they were trying to go, or worse case another turning half a mile on which takes them back to where they were trying to go and also a fuel station they could turn around in...
They're all using sat navs these days. No such thing as local knowledge anymore. They all get a badge from elsewhere in the country like Wolverhampton thanks to deregulation. (For reference Wolvo has almost 50,000 registered taxi licences on the books)
A good point, though around here generally tends to be more old school when it comes to taxis. Even so a silly thing not to just find somewhere to turn around rather than obnoxiously blocking traffic for 5-10 minutes, not sure how long it had been before I got there.
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Don't they do that as its cheaper to register in certain areas?
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About every other one of the taxis I see in Leicester and surrounding areas are Wolvo licenced. Also can't find it online at the moment, Wolvo registered taxis can be 2 years older than other local authorities.
Plus seen some Wolvo taxis which are three doors. Most people who order taxis are elderly and/or unable to drive due to ill health. Some will struggle to get into the back seat from the front.
Wolvo is slightly cheaper and as mentioned quicker to process the paperwork. In Sheffield it's about 4 weeks but that's a full DVSA and Enhanced DBS (due to kids and previous abuse scandals)
Personally I don't think Wolvo are checking properly, not with the speed they're knocking em out.
March 1st to August 1st 2023 Wolvo issued just over 22,000 plates. 105 days, 7.5hr days. Works out about 1 plate every 2 mins.
Not seen a 3dr taxi. Though I have seen a couple of Yaris 4drs and similar sized as taxis.
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3dr and small cars such the Yaris aren't taxi material.
Mud on road Ridiculous amount of mud on the south bound A10 60mph last night South of Downham market ~ Fordham,
had seen it on the outward journey, and returning at night time just this shiny patina cross the road -
was a sign, but there are degrees of mud where it would become dangerous if you had to change direction/brake - rang police.
Still confused by A10 section further south coming into Littleport which is 40mph going south but 60mph going north.
e: someone else complained about speed signs https://highwaysreporting.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
had seen it on the outward journey, and returning at night time just this shiny patina cross the road -
was a sign, but there are degrees of mud where it would become dangerous if you had to change direction/brake - rang police.
Still confused by A10 section further south coming into Littleport which is 40mph going south but 60mph going north.
e: someone else complained about speed signs https://highwaysreporting.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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That's not entirely true, they do at least know where the speed/bus lane/red light cameras are (and aren't).
I got a free modification, yay me 
Was going around a roundabout and a kind lady was in the inside lane and realised she was in the wrong lane and cut accross straight into my door.
She probablty shouldn't have been driving as she'd just come out of hospital after having some sort of operation on her head (it was bandaged up) and was in a very confused state.
She's admitted liability and I'm waiting for a payout from her insurance company, who to be fair have been brilliant (until I get a derisory offer, then they'll be ********).
Still, no one was hurt, so it's not all bad.
Was going around a roundabout and a kind lady was in the inside lane and realised she was in the wrong lane and cut accross straight into my door.
She probablty shouldn't have been driving as she'd just come out of hospital after having some sort of operation on her head (it was bandaged up) and was in a very confused state.
She's admitted liability and I'm waiting for a payout from her insurance company, who to be fair have been brilliant (until I get a derisory offer, then they'll be ********).
Still, no one was hurt, so it's not all bad.
I got a free modification, yay me
Was going around a roundabout and a kind lady was in the inside lane and realised she was in the wrong lane and cut accross straight into my door.
She probably shouldn't have been driving as she'd just come out of hospital after having some sort of operation on her head (it was bandaged up) and was in a very confused state.
She's admitted liability and I'm waiting for a payout from her insurance company, who to be fair have been brilliant (until I get a derisory offer, then they'll be ********).
Still, no one was hurt, so it's not all bad.
See this is where police should be required at all collisions. If she wasn't in a fit state to be behind the wheel then she should have been arrested and charged with driving whilst medically unfit.
I got T-boned today. I was on a residential street, and someone was turning out of a access road to a block of flat's parking area. Crunch - right into the side of me.
As you can see, they hit me mid driver door so I was already passed them. How on earth they didn't see me, I do not know. They've admitted liability, but, I need to make some phone calls tomorrow.
I'll follow up with more detail about why I need to make more calls tomorrow after I understand where we are.
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Sounds pretty clear cut if you were on the main road. My observations are that people's reactions times are a good few seconds which is horrendous so I try to predict what the morons are going to do.
I got T-boned today. I was on a residential street, and someone was turning out of a access road to a block of flat's parking area. Crunch - right into the side of me.
As you can see, they hit me mid driver door so I was already passed them. How on earth they didn't see me, I do not know. They've admitted liability, but, I need to make some phone calls tomorrow.
I'll follow up with more detail about why I need to make more calls tomorrow after I understand where we are.
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On the plus side at least you weren't on the bike, that really would have ruined your dayI got a free modification, yay me
Was going around a roundabout and a kind lady was in the inside lane and realised she was in the wrong lane and cut accross straight into my door.
She probablty shouldn't have been driving as she'd just come out of hospital after having some sort of operation on her head (it was bandaged up) and was in a very confused state.
She's admitted liability and I'm waiting for a payout from her insurance company, who to be fair have been brilliant (until I get a derisory offer, then they'll be ********).
Still, no one was hurt, so it's not all bad.
Having seen the video, you'd be stopping all the time on a normal road if you 'predicted' this driver not stopping and probably end up getting rear ended with how close people drive to the car in front.
you have to predict if you don't want an insurance increase - pre-emptive horn/flash
main thing I see is people battling with their stop-start eating into safety margin for maneuvers, they 'decide' to go and forget the delay;
visibility in cars too, speaking about you ID3 A's, B - pillars too, inhibiting sideways glance.
speeding on urban 30's doesn't help.
if you are riding a bike you need better reactions and road-skill otherwise you don't live long,
main thing I see is people battling with their stop-start eating into safety margin for maneuvers, they 'decide' to go and forget the delay;
visibility in cars too, speaking about you ID3 A's, B - pillars too, inhibiting sideways glance.
speeding on urban 30's doesn't help.
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Didnt think you had drove one?
The girl who crashed into me is thankfully an honest person, she admitted liability there and then, and also said so to her insurance.
What's frustrating is, I'm insured through a broker and I called them to start the claim. After giving them all the details they needed (the bazillion questions of when, where, description of the person behind the wheel etc), they then informed me they're not the broker I'm talking to, but an accident management company...
I've told them to forget the claim and I've gone direct through their insurance. I'm annoyed that this broker uses an accident management company a) because these guys tend to add costs and b) they basically were pushing a credit hire agre on me in the most sly of ways. I've heard horror stories of people falling foul of this, the repair/hire costs ballooning that the 3rd party insurer won't cover, resulting in them coming after the client for any shortfall.
Third party insurance has confirmed OEM parts and a LFL hire car (premium 4 door saloon).
What's frustrating is, I'm insured through a broker and I called them to start the claim. After giving them all the details they needed (the bazillion questions of when, where, description of the person behind the wheel etc), they then informed me they're not the broker I'm talking to, but an accident management company...
I've told them to forget the claim and I've gone direct through their insurance. I'm annoyed that this broker uses an accident management company a) because these guys tend to add costs and b) they basically were pushing a credit hire agre on me in the most sly of ways. I've heard horror stories of people falling foul of this, the repair/hire costs ballooning that the 3rd party insurer won't cover, resulting in them coming after the client for any shortfall.
Third party insurance has confirmed OEM parts and a LFL hire car (premium 4 door saloon).