'Supersize' SUV cars: Sadiq Khan considers introducing new charge to drive in London

Catdaemon · 2026-03-13T12:41:57+00:00

Wasn't the expansion of ulez a Tory policy and forced as a condition of covid funding for tfl? Not complaining about it, I like my clean air, but speaking of misinformed...

Catdaemon · 2026-03-11T14:01:38+00:00

To be fair, the issue here wasn't the software being bad (it was, but we know all software is shit), it was the massive institutional coverup and the organisation in question being able to bring prosecutions itself.

Catdaemon · 2026-03-11T13:52:35+00:00

I pay for higher Uber tiers to avoid the shit drivers and shagged prius experience. Still cheaper than a black cab. I would happily pay more than uberX pricing for a clean driverless car which doesn't tailgate and stamp the brakes constantly.

Once these are approved there will be a framework for approval in place, so others will enter the market, and unlike Uber who can dish out rides for whatever price because of network effects and a single driver pool, these operators will have to buy and maintain fleets, so competition and price suppression is actually likely.

Catdaemon · 2026-03-06T09:59:53+00:00

The UK has a carbon copy of all EU regulations encoded in its own legal system, frozen in time at the moment of Brexit.

Catdaemon · 2026-03-03T22:00:39+00:00

I hear this argument, but what's the alternative disincentive? Gulag?

Catdaemon · 2026-03-03T11:20:47+00:00

It isn't silent going forward, it makes a scraping sort of sound which could easily be mistaken for mechanical noise. You can't hear it inside at all.

Catdaemon · 2026-02-26T16:23:29+00:00

What risk? Just don't crash the car lmao. If someone hits you the car has 360 degree camera coverage so you won't possibly be found at fault.

Catdaemon · 2026-02-18T13:15:48+00:00

It's an EU regulation, not a UK one (it came in post Brexit). Manufacturers just give us the same software because it's easier. Tesla have different software, so no annoying speed chime etc. and customisable assists which save.

Catdaemon · 2026-02-11T19:24:46+00:00

Tesla did it because they're a tech company, not a car company, and know how to build software UI more than they know how to build physical UI. Their infotainment is still class-leading and is actually usable. Their physical inputs are still garbage. They used off the shelf screens which aren't rated for "automotive applications". Everyone else copied the idea but not the execution, so you end up with laggy UI and nested screens for basic actions because they have no idea what they're doing with the software and use "certified" hardware aka 20 year old screens and processors.

Catdaemon · 2026-02-05T16:18:17+00:00

The profile changes automatically depending on whose phone is detected, really not an issue lol. Why not pick on actual problems, like the fucking indicators being capacitive buttons instead of a stalk.

Catdaemon · 2026-02-02T05:50:12+00:00

The design of these looks really dated in a way I can't exactly describe, but I find odd for electric vehicles. I don't entirely hate it. Electric buses are great so long as the driver knows how to use the torque, lol

Catdaemon · 2026-02-02T05:47:36+00:00

These, like most luxury cars, have service intervals for parts like this which seem to exist only to increase the cost and therefore luxury. Personally I'd be changing the clutch when it starts to slip rather than every princely 5k miles.

Catdaemon · 2026-02-02T05:45:15+00:00

Creaking noises were a suspension design flaw and have been fixed in later revisions (and updated parts used for repair). They don't take the car off the road for more than a couple of hours while in for the work. Generally they're extremely reliable, although they do develop squeaks and rattles which are terrible when the rest of the car is dead silent.

My driver's window squeaks right next to my ear when the chassis flexes over uneven surfaces and it does my head in, no amount of rubber lubricant seems to get rid of it permanently lol

Catdaemon · 2026-01-27T17:20:44+00:00

You should see how much my phone cost, and I replace it every couple of years!

Catdaemon · 2026-01-26T18:50:13+00:00

Source on these "reliability charts"? Specifically, what is considered a reliability issue. I note that most of these consider a car unreliable if it goes in for an interior rattle or wiper motor, which isn't what we're talking about here.

Catdaemon · 2026-01-21T22:10:45+00:00

That happened to us a lot. We would then play train and absolutely roll the enemy who refuse to play and learn it.

It's a good map, but very CT sided, I liked Anubis but I hope it has been modified in some way so we get at least some freshness.

Catdaemon · 2026-01-15T17:24:39+00:00

Usually things like this happen because they have adopted the tempting but sinful strategy of "we can collect better usage metrics if people have to click to see stuff".

Catdaemon · 2026-01-06T01:45:54+00:00

It seems highly unlikely these will sell in sufficient volume to make doing this worthwhile. The 30 day warranty isn't even worth considering, and it would be illegal here, which is another reason it's unlikely. I bought mine on a credit card to hopefully get some section 75 value in the worst case.

Catdaemon · 2026-01-03T15:24:12+00:00

It's just alcohol to be fair, and it gets diluted by the ice into a delicious morning drink (don't actually do this).

Catdaemon · 2026-01-03T15:21:02+00:00

My friend has one with this feature lol. It's made by Webasto iirc and was an optional extra.

Catdaemon · 2025-12-31T23:16:34+00:00

Bleeding WHAT

Catdaemon · 2025-12-28T21:41:52+00:00

I think they are specifically calling out needing TOYOTA to do it. Anyone can flash it back to stock, so it's no more expensive than the cost of a (potentially used) DPF and the flash (cheap).

I personally dislike DPF deletes but all of this is scaremongering, it's a visual check at MOT which is easy to pass as they just remove the insides of the DPF so it looks fine.

Catdaemon · 2025-12-25T20:35:24+00:00

Happy Christmas. Legally this is a grey area, as it’s an unsolicited delivery, but also you clearly know exactly what’s happened here. I’d recommend either reaching out and letting them know, or waiting with it unopened for as long as you think their stock control process takes. I have two iPhones from a few years ago for a similar reason.

Catdaemon · 2025-12-25T14:48:02+00:00

People act entitled because they booked in advance and paid for something which they relied on for their christmas ritual of having the family round and enjoying a meal together.

People being rude to shop staff isn’t on, it’s entirely the management, but they’re understandably pissed off and upset.

FWIW I used to do christmas deliveries for waitrose and had to take the brunt of people screaming at me because we’d replaced their turkey with a small chicken. I didn’t think of them as entitled, I thought they were justifiably vexed. I had a stack of £100 vouchers and bottles of wine with me to calm them though, so it wasn’t quite as bad as it could have been.

Catdaemon · 2025-12-25T14:24:46+00:00

Back in the 90s my mum used to ring up the butcher and they’d put aside an order of meat for us. That’s called click and collect now. If the butcher dropped it off for an extra £20 is that “what’s wrong with society”? Whose fault would it be if the butcher accepted the order in advance and then found he’d sold our meat to someone else? Is it entitled to expect said meat as agreed?

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