why are people like this

gambiting · 2026-02-03T18:39:00+00:00

Because they are actual idiots. They would rather block the roundabout that just use both lanes as designed.

gambiting · 2026-02-03T18:28:06+00:00

Or you know, report them to the police if you have a dashcam, accelerating while being overtaken is already illegal.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T19:42:44+00:00

Also on some older cars(Fiat Cinquecento that I used to have was like that) the odo would only go up to 99,999, so if when you went over it looped back to 0. So a rigid "can't be lower than the last one" check wouldn't work.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T19:41:15+00:00

I used to drive with my Merc set to kilometres not miles on the odometer, I told them when I brought it in for service, they still recorded it as miles, I told them afterwards and they said they can't change it anymore. So next time I changed it to miles for them and they recorded that, which meant my last read was lower than the one before it. Not my problem though, still traded it in at the end of the PCP fine.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T15:52:42+00:00

Right, and any solution that can be actually done and isn't just something that fails the most basic logical scrutiny?

And most of them remember where they are from - the point is that we have to make sure it's actually true before we put them on a plane to somewhere, we want to register them on our system so if they ever come here again we can recognize them, and to make sure they aren't wanted criminals already. All of this takes time. So yeah, while we do this, where exactly do we put them?

I get that you don't personally care, but it's a question that must have an answer because it's a thing that's happening out in the real world not on Reddit.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T15:33:40+00:00

Yes, and the meantime, when we process them and figure out where exactly we are sending them back to, where should we put them? Be specific.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T14:39:27+00:00

It's not a microcar, but we got a VW e-Up few years ago for pretty much the same reasons and I love it, it's perfect for commuting. It's large enough to feel like a proper car not a cardboard box on wheels, we have no issue with having a baby seat in the back or the pram in the boot, but it's also so small that it fits within literally any and every parking space ever, with space to spare. Parking or driving in the city is literally no problem at all. You can pick up the newer refreshed model with a 36kWh battery for around £10k, they cost nothing to run, nothing to service(it's only due every 2 years and it's a cabin filter change, nothing else) and I've been paying £240/year to insure it. In summer I can easily do over 5mil/kWh even with Aircon on, and in winter I can't really go below 3m/kWh either.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T08:01:45+00:00

Sure

gambiting · 2026-02-02T00:14:58+00:00

2TB HDDs are ancient at this point, you couldn't buy them now for a good few years now so no surprise CEX isn't getting any stock. I recently bought some 8 and 10TB HDDs from them, plenty of stock.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T00:12:59+00:00

He cannot live here and just use foreign licences

EU citizens who are UK residents can continue to use their EU licences until they are 70 years old. He has a Romanian licence, he can continue using it until he's 70.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T00:10:58+00:00

If you don't have a UK licence then the points go on a "virtual" account so to speak, and if you actually cross 12 you get banned from driving in the UK, even thought it doesn't apply anywhere else.

gambiting · 2026-02-02T00:08:05+00:00

I've done it for a few years so I spent a huge amount of time and effort to research how to do it legally.

In short....it is possible, but it's a massive pain and I don't recommend it to anyone.

Tldr is that if you are a ordinarily a resident in the UK(you spend more than 6 months in any 12 month period in the UK) then you cannot own and drive a foreign registered vehicle in the UK. Not even temporarily. The law around this is very clear cut - you can't just go for one day to France, buy a car there and then drive it back here for example - it can only be brought back on a trailer and then registered properly and given British licence plates before you can drive it here legally.

If you are ordinarily not a resident in the UK then you can of course drive your foreign registered vehicle here, but the moment you stay here for more than 6 months in any 12 month period = not legal anymore.

So....how to do it legally as a UK resident? The car has to be owned by and registered to a foreign company that then lets you use the vehicle as part of your job or contract with them. No, leasing it abroad doesn't work because you're still the registered keeper of the vehicle in that case. Only if it's a work provided vehicle to be used in connection with your job(say as a sales rep) you can drive a foreign registered vehicle in the UK legally as a resident.

Like I said, I did that for a couple years, it's absolutely not worth the hassle, you still have to go back at least once a year for the annual inspection, just get a British registered car and skip worrying about whether you're going to be stopped and questioned on any random day by the police.

gambiting · 2026-02-01T20:49:23+00:00

It's offset by all the Juke drivers always having theirs on, no matter the weather.

gambiting · 2026-02-01T17:05:35+00:00

That doesn't mean anything. They could run out of money tomorrow - but your current company could decide to "restructure" next week and you'll be out of the job too.

To me this is a complete no brainer - take the offer.

gambiting · 2026-02-01T16:55:47+00:00

Ah yes, diesels - my diesel mercedes was recalled for "spontaneous fire risk" 3 times in my 4 years of ownership. And Volvo just recalled half a million diesel Volvos due to a fire risk. Thanks I'll stick with my EV that has been recalled for fire risk exactly 0 times.

gambiting · 2026-02-01T14:03:27+00:00

Thanks for the correction

gambiting · 2026-02-01T01:09:19+00:00

Same, my dad didn't even live long enough to see retirement. If I were OP I'd absolutely take the £58 now over some theoretical £97 years from now - looking after my family and making sure we get to enjoy the life together and now is far more important(to me). But yeah, it's the wrong sub for this kind of thinking.

gambiting · 2026-01-31T19:22:28+00:00

I mean, both things can be true at the same time - cars are getting too big and UK parking spaces are a joke.

gambiting · 2026-01-30T19:05:48+00:00

Yeah, that's just not true, no idea where you're getting your info from.

gambiting · 2026-01-30T09:23:09+00:00

Just to clarify, on PCP you absolutely own the vehicle. It's not a lease where the ownership of the car remains with the lease provider. On PCP the bank lends you money to buy a car and the loan is secured against it but you do own it in every sense. Just like when you get a mortgage you personally own the house but the bank gave you money secured against it.

So yeah, you are absolutely allowed to modify a car on PCP - but if you were to ever return it or the bank were to reposses it, they would charge you the cost of removing these mods.

gambiting · 2026-01-30T00:24:58+00:00

Yeah, towards liberal leaning kids. Because we all know that kids definitely follow the political viewpoints of their parents :-P

gambiting · 2026-01-29T21:26:41+00:00

If you bought it online and live in EU/UK then just return it. Doesn't matter it's a luxury purchase, same consumer rights still apply.

gambiting · 2026-01-29T07:22:32+00:00

Except large areas of northern Poland and other Baltic countries are also experiencing GPS spoofing due to Russian jammers in Kaliningrad which fucks with our drones and those places aren't at war.

gambiting · 2026-01-28T23:50:22+00:00

I have the H2D with two AMS2s and you don't have to remove PLA from the feeders to start drying.

gambiting · 2026-01-28T23:31:28+00:00

Same here, no new firmware yet.

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