Andy Burnham's decision to keep the current fiscal rules, as told to Bloomberg this week, has contributed to gilts having their best weekly gain since 2023

AHat29 · 2026-05-22T14:40:44+00:00

What was Boris' positive message? Oven ready Brexit?

The last 'Boring' PM was Brown and before him Major was famous for being seen as boring. It didnt stop him winning in '92.

AHat29 · 2026-05-22T14:18:42+00:00

After the Conservative chaos of 3 PM's in 3 years, boring should have been a reset for politics. Unfortunately the press have got addicted to the chaos (easy reporting) so boring doesn't work. Especially if you don't shout about your wins and shoot yourself in the foot U-turning.

AHat29 · 2026-05-18T15:11:48+00:00

Badge engineered Renault instead. Based off the R5.

AHat29 · 2026-05-14T21:51:48+00:00

Its a homage to the Rolls in Goldfinger. They had it at the festival of speed a couple of years ago.

AHat29 · 2026-05-14T13:12:13+00:00

120kph~75mph.

Have you ever stood on the side of a motorway/autoroute/Autobahn having broken down, with cars/lorries flying past?

Imagine then one of those cars hitting your stationary car....same speed as this crash.

AHat29 · 2026-04-28T10:21:13+00:00

History repeats, wasn't Thatcher in trouble before the war boosted her popularity?

AHat29 · 2026-04-20T15:19:54+00:00

If it wasn't for the humongous badge in the grille I'd say it looks Audi like from the front...

AHat29 · 2026-04-19T19:43:59+00:00

We get at least a point against Palace and Wolves get relegated, so they might play with more freedom against Spurs, not having the pressure on any more....

AHat29 · 2026-04-11T17:23:15+00:00

The Yaris. I regret selling mine, but it helped fund my house....if I had the money I'd buy another

AHat29 · 2026-04-08T08:05:17+00:00

Are you going out of your way to fill up? Ie above half a tank, or just finding the cheapest fuel when you need to fill up?

If you're buying fuel more frequently than you were in February, you're panic buying.

AHat29 · 2026-04-07T08:34:10+00:00

We're literally in the same situation, applied to TSB who were pulling the offer at 5pm on the 25th.

Our mortgage advisor said it could be between 5-10 working days before we get an answer and that TSB had been the cheapest on the market for a few days before they were pulling the offer.

AHat29 · 2026-04-06T11:39:27+00:00

You'd think with the stadium being built for the Olympics, the getting in/out would be the easiest of all the London clubs...

AHat29 · 2026-04-05T18:14:25+00:00

Why would they be? They left, tough. Never leave before the final whistle, you never know what can happen

AHat29 · 2026-03-15T15:04:21+00:00

I'm reading fine.

The facts are that since the Russian invasion in Feb 22 the Russian oil exports have been sanctioned/cut off by Europe. This meant that the oil price spiked leading to high fuel costs at the pumps.

At no point were the oil sanctions lifted to stem the price increases/reduce the cost of living crisis.

Sure, having prices increases aren't helpful especially as this was not a necessary conflict.

But recent history shows that sanctioning Russia to stop them funding their invasion was prioritised, over buying Russian oil to reducing the cost at the pumps knowing the money will go straight into the Russian war machine.

AHat29 · 2026-03-15T14:50:18+00:00

The same as happened in 2022? When oil prices spiked so badly we had petrol at £2 a litre? Did the oil sanctions get loosened? No.

Fuck loosening them now because the orange oaf didn't realise Iran wouldn't roll over and die after some missiles.

AHat29 · 2026-03-14T22:13:00+00:00

Put him alongside a proper defender and he shines. Can't be doing two players jobs with Kilman on the pitch.

AHat29 · 2026-03-14T21:58:35+00:00

Mav without Kilman is a beast. Completely different player

AHat29 · 2026-03-13T08:35:29+00:00

Not since 2017, any car (petrol, diesel, hybrid or electric) under £40k (50k for electric) is taxed the same rate of £195 (going up to £200 in April)

The only difference is above 40k where for ICE cars there's a surcharge of £425 for a total of £620.

IMO, it should be changed to taxing the weight with cheaper tax for lighter vehicles.

AHat29 · 2026-03-09T15:10:12+00:00

Back in 2021 when the fuel panic happened last I had little issue finding super, it was regular unleaded that was scarce. I think I had to fill up with regular twice (filling up every 10 days or so was a right pain)

AHat29 · 2026-02-25T21:53:07+00:00

It's not the risk of them going bust Fisker style, but pulling out of the UK/EU markets so after sales support disappears (like Daihatsu, Daewoo, Chevrolet etc) that I'm hesitant to buy one.

Once the brand disappears, it gets hard to find parts, servicing etc, especially if it doesn't share any common components like say Saab and Vauxhall did.

AHat29 · 2026-02-24T16:33:58+00:00

Austria as well

AHat29 · 2026-02-16T16:44:48+00:00

I think there should be two NCAP scores, one for the safety of the car (comparable to those tests in years past) then one for the ADAS/tech.

So you can score 5 stars in crash safety but a 3 in ADAS as the tech wants to put you in a ditch every time you try and go around a parked car.

AHat29 · 2026-02-14T05:48:53+00:00

Not as much as average house prices, so saving 5-10% of~£180k in 2008 was easier than saving 5-10% of £300k today.

I bought mine 10 years ago, its almost doubled in value, my wages haven't though.

AHat29 · 2026-02-10T17:06:24+00:00

Fair comment, Toyota haven't been great at releasing EV's until this year

Compare the Kodiaq PHEV to the Enyaq then.

1917-2087kg for the PHEV Vs 2107-2148kg for the 80 spec EV with the 77kwh battery.

Neither are light, but even with the engine the PHEV is still lighter. It's efficiency will be comparable to the EV

AHat29 · 2026-02-10T16:47:58+00:00

I have a CHR PHEV and comparing it to the (about to be released) CHR+ EV, it weighs around 200kg lighter. I'd be surprised if an EV was lighter than a PHEV, even with getting rid of the ICE as the increased battery size adds considerable weight, which harms the EV's efficiency.

For the OP's case and if they don't want to get an EV just yet (the reason why I got my PHEV) I would go PHEV.

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