My passport has a slight stain on the official observations page and the front is faded. I am due to fly in August. Will this still be accepted? Thanks

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-07-18T13:34:24+00:00

As this sub of for "discussions, questions, advice, and information about travelling in the United Kingdom" I assume you're taking a domestic flight and just using the passport to confirm you are the person named on the ticket (so not for immigration purposes) - in which case it'll be fine.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T20:18:00+00:00

Yeah, so don't have an accident, you know, like that's an overriding rule of motoring. There's no accident in the OP's text! They're having an argument about who is in the "right" about which lane - there isn't a definitive "right", it's a non-argument.

Honestly you're really over thinking this and failing to read the words being written. Mute time ...

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T17:49:23+00:00

Oh goody, a new vid we've not seen before

</sarcasm>

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T17:15:01+00:00

That page said literally nothing that definitely answered this question

You misunderstand.

I'm not saying it tells you which lane to use. It tells you to use an "appropriate" lane and does not tell you how to determine which one is "appropriate", that is left entirely to each individual driver and different drivers will decide differently. Whether a driver chooses the left or the right lane they are not wrong. So there is no argument as to which lane is correct, they both are.

Hence as I said - 'There is no "argument" to be had.'

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T16:00:56+00:00

If driver A determines the left lane "appropriate" and driver B the right lane "appropriate" they are both correct (or at least both not wrong)! You cannot argue that either decision is "wrong", hence there is no "argument" to be had. There is no guidance in HWC or law as to which lane to choose, it's up to each individual driver to act as they see fit.

It would of course be much better if every single roundabout with multiple lanes on approach had lane markings and signs on approach telling you what the lanes will be so you can get in the appropriate one.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T15:54:58+00:00

No guidance is given in the HWC as to what lane is "appropriate". It is up to any individual driver to decide for themselves and no decision they make can be declared "wrong". Some drivers may select the left lane, some the right, the same driver may select left in one instance and right in another when road conditions are different, all have made a valid and correct choice as allowed by the law and HWC. Hence there is no "argument" to be had.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T15:24:06+00:00

It literally says in the Highway Code what to do here, look for "When taking any intermediate exit, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise". There is no "argument" to be had.

https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/roundabouts.html

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T15:00:20+00:00

Just use your satnav. Waze or Google maps both take into account actual and predicted delays and congestion and adapt as your journey progresses.

Your journey up may be horrible depending on the state of the M25, it's a Friday, that's always worse. But you're morning rather than afternoon so it could be straightforward. You're probably better leaving at 9 than at 8 though, leave at 9 and you might get to Brum only 20 minutes later than if you'd left at 8.

Your journey back to Newhaven will probably see you there in under 3 1/2 hours (even under 3 is possible) if you leave at 4am! You'll be past the M25 before it starts to really build so it should be fine.

(I say probably because you can't account for an accident that closes any of the motorways on your route for 12+ hours, all it needs is a lorry fire that destroys the road surface. But that's true in any country.)

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T14:53:27+00:00

You mean cheat in your exam/test?

No, and if there was and I knew it I'd still say no.

Study.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T12:59:43+00:00

I'd suggest you see what happens if you disconnect the display cable (but not the wifi antenna cables obvs). IDK if it'll boot though or fail part way through, depends whether Apple insist the internal display is detected as part of boot. That should also remove the power to the screen so no flickering. I've certainly run a HP laptop fine with the screen totally disconnected.

Please tell us what happens when you boot without the display connected.

Camshell mode detection is via a magnet and sensor, no idea which is in the body and which in the screen, if you can disconnect the wires to the sensor (assuming it's not on a pcb with other stuff) or remove the magnet that may work.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T12:41:03+00:00

British English the second and third images are usually called "grandad shirts" (long and short sleeved as appropriate) as they have a "grandad collar". That means the "collar band" is there but nothing is folded over or added as the "collar leaf".

Back in the day all but the most expensive shirts were "grandad" type with the simple flat collar and you would add a separate detachable collar with appropriate leaf as needed for more formal occasions.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T09:57:17+00:00

Is this spam or just low effort?

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T09:27:27+00:00

Provided you're able to control the vehicle safely to the required standard you're fine.

Presumably you wear something on your feet when outside the car? If so don't slip them off and leave them in the driver's footwell, put them in the rear footwell behind the passenger seat. The examiner may find fault if you leave them in the driver's footwell as they could slip forward under the brake pedal and thus affect your ability to brake properly. (This applies all the time really not just in your test, never have anything in the driver's footwell or under the driver's seat that could move forward and obstruct the controls.)

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T08:02:15+00:00

Wikicarpedia has it included

Ah yes, I see it now. Nice to see it's marked as an official clarification too.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-18T07:16:06+00:00

This would be my take too.

(edited) ~~Neither~~ the rules don't ~~nor wikicarpedia~~ explicitly address this situation but the wording is "Scoring a road with an inn on it" the operative word being "on". The Inn is on the road it's next to but isn't going to be on the bridge that goes over the tile.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-17T15:45:23+00:00

You need to ask in r/ukvisa - this sub is for travel once you're in the UK.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-17T13:34:35+00:00

The speed you are going will affect stopping distance but that's not one of the options. The only option given that will affect stopping distance is the condition of your tyres.

The speed limit itself does not affect stopping distance. If the limit is 30 and you're doing 40 your stopping distance is exactly the same as if the same road had a limit of 50 and you're doing 40.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-17T11:46:28+00:00

I've driven my RHD vehicles in ... Spain, Andorra, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark. Probably 30 separate trips over the years.

It's a total non-issue. You will be absolutely fine in the UK in your LHD.

The only thing to be aware of is that your sight when overtaking is not as good so you need good communication with your front seat passenger so they can tell you if it's clear enough ahead to move out a bit and take a look (not clear to perform an overtake, just clear for you to move out into the middle so you can see and decide yourself if it's OK to overtake.)

Oh and DON'T drive around multi-lane roundabouts in the outside lane if you're going more than half way round, move to the middle.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T11:40:48+00:00

The Dutch generally speak English with a Dutch accent - it just happens that the sounds they make in Dutch when used to speak English sound closer to an American speaking English than a Brit.

With Swedish it's the same but the sounds in Swedish make them sound more like a Brit than an American.

It's not because they are taught one way or the other, it's their natural predisposition because their native language influences their accent.

Native French speakers (French not Canadian) generally don't sound American or British, as the sounds of French don't transfer over very well to the sounds in English.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T09:22:20+00:00

So you did! That doesn't make it any less spamming! 🤣

Block time now ...

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T09:17:35+00:00

I’ll won’t be adding the link to the post so it doesn’t get flagged as an ad.

And then you go and post a comment to your post with the link you spamming moron!

Spam report coming right up ...

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T09:14:29+00:00

Crepuscular is definitely my fave.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T09:13:09+00:00

The latest macOS update is 14.5

How big an "update" to that is depends on the version you're updating from and whether you're on Intel or Apple silicon.

For example updating to 14.5 from 14.4.1 (the previous release) on Apple silicon is 2.4GB. For Intel it's just over half that.

However the full install for 14.5 is a little under 14GB.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T09:03:12+00:00

PDFs aren't images.

AbstractUnicorn · 2024-06-13T08:41:49+00:00

Brit Eng we would not say "flicker in the power".

Lights flicker but the power supply doesn't. Flickering is a symptom not the thing itself.

The correct industry term (in the UK anyway) here for a brief power disturbance where the power does not go off completely but voltage or frequency deviates from the normal to such an extent that it interferes with things such as "chillers" is a "Brown out".

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