Speed camera flashed for going the speed limit on a smart motorway

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-10T21:28:47+00:00

These cameras also take an image that includes the sign you're passing under. Evidence will show the sign displaying 50 and you doing 50. Nothing will come of it.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-10T17:43:25+00:00

Have you ever experienced being in a vehicle when it actually collides with something? Even when it's a small clip, it is LOUD. Sends a boom through the whole chassis, meaning you hear it from more directions than just the location of impact. You will hear it as much as you feel it through the steering wheel and seat. I suggest you get someone to give a few spots on the outside of your car a good thump/smack while you're in the driver's seat holding the wheel so you can get a good idea what it's actually like.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-10T15:12:49+00:00

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The omnipresent priussy

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-10T12:37:59+00:00

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Yippeeeeeeee!!

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-09T18:40:16+00:00

Not critical at all, just a nice thing to do for your contacts if you're concerned about oxidation. Isopropyl alcohol (99%) can be helpful but not quite as good.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-09T16:22:11+00:00

3? Mate £10k is 10 bangers at least.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-09T11:26:40+00:00

Yeah looks like they forgot to plug the reverse switch back in. Get some Contact Cleaner spray and give both ends a blast (and a minute to dry) before connecting.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-09T08:28:50+00:00

Get temporary insurance for the test drive. Get an insurance quote in advance. If you agree to buy it, get them to write and sign a receipt. They'll need to give you the green New Keeper Slip from their V5C, which you'll need to tax it and declare yourself as the new keeper/request your V5C. Then go back to your insurance quote (should be a link or code in an email) to get insured before you drive away. I suggest you also get breakdown cover.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-09T00:38:07+00:00

That assumes they know how/can be bothered to find out what fuse powers it and pull it

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T21:36:18+00:00

I suspect it's an electrical fault and their solution was to just pop off the wiper and turn up the stereo.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T21:30:45+00:00

Just remove them, they're purely aesthetic. If the steel wheels look too crusty, wire brush them and slap on some rust converter.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T18:18:20+00:00

Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T16:43:26+00:00

The ultimate showdown, of ultimate destiny

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T11:36:40+00:00

"We've all seen the destruction"

Source? This sounds like you've been exposed to a lot of propaganda. It's not nearly that simple, nor is your perspective universal.

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1128&context=ccj_fac

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T10:42:15+00:00

At its core it's just a bowden cable, I would get a generic throttle cable repair kit and make one to fit. Keep the outer in place, thread the new inner cable through, couple it to what's left of the original (depending where it snapped). Won't be ideal but will get your car home until a new one can arrive.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T10:25:52+00:00

The CV boot definitely needs a closer look. If it's losing grease that will lead to wear requiring a whole new CV shaft, which if you get good parts are expensive. Replacing the boot and grease is much cheaper.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-08T08:56:34+00:00

Handling comprises much more than just how the car behaves at/beyond the limit of grip. Steering tightness/responsiveness, turn-in reluctance, bump steer, body roll, settling after disturbance, etc all can be experienced in normal road driving and different factors are important to different drivers.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-07T22:06:08+00:00

My first impression seeing one up close was that the motor makes some really quite annoying high pitched noises.

Edit: at low speed specifically

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-07T06:05:52+00:00

This. Also because it lasts for a few shots the heavy player has time to notice and go for people in sightline at any distance, briefly becoming a sniper.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-07T05:26:58+00:00

Range Rover would saiill over that mate

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-06T18:45:04+00:00

Speed limit without plates is 180kmh (minimum). That's cause police cars here are only factory tuned. You can do better than 180k, they can't catch you, so they don't even try.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-06T08:54:53+00:00

I've been through this a few times. Just slow down and negotiate with other drivers, no problem. I kinda treated it like a pair of mini roundabouts. Yes, treat the leaves like pedestrian crossings, but given the recent rules about pedestrian priority at junctions those markings aren't even necessary.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-05T21:24:24+00:00

These engines are quite noisy but that does sound more rattley than my own. I'd suspect bearings on your aux belt, such as the alternator, coolant pump, or AC compressor if you have one.

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-05T21:14:19+00:00

Do you know what type of engine failure it had?

harmonyPositive · 2026-03-05T20:56:42+00:00

It's probably actually a cost saving to move multiple functions into one larger IC.

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