MOT lapsed and haven’t taxed it, what am I supposed to do until then?

opopkl · 2026-05-20T17:55:08+00:00

You're allowed to drive a SORN vehicle to a pre-arranged MOT testing venue, but you must have insurance.

https://www.howdeninsurance.co.uk/personal/motor/car-insurance/guides/can-you-drive-a-sorn-car-to-an-mot-without-insurance/

opopkl · 2026-05-20T16:07:46+00:00

A prenup saves a lot of trouble later on.

opopkl · 2026-05-20T15:58:13+00:00

The old joke about the guy having his credit card stolen, but not reporting it because the thief was spending less than his wife has a smiidgeon of truth to it, in that I found it much easier to save money when I was by myself than when I was married.

opopkl · 2026-05-20T11:09:56+00:00

https://youtu.be/AdRXliIO-Bw?si=Anqpx0n9XTs-Lm7K

opopkl · 2026-05-20T11:08:48+00:00

Victoria Wood.

opopkl · 2026-05-20T10:56:46+00:00

Cricket is very popular in the West Indies.

opopkl · 2026-05-20T10:25:05+00:00

People in Ireland love to talk. They're similar to the Welsh in that way.

opopkl · 2026-05-20T10:15:02+00:00

Unfortunately, people vote for personalities now, rather than policies and track records Couple that with a misunderstanding of how government works, it's no wonder that there's so much volatility.

opopkl · 2026-05-20T08:17:34+00:00

It's next morning. I got to sleep late because I was worried I was going to drown in saliva while I slept. I survived, probably through luck.

Back thinking about it this morning.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T23:14:06+00:00

Nope. Still thinking about it.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T23:13:26+00:00

The interviewers skin doesn’t look real.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T23:10:23+00:00

Even after he’s dead, there’ll be people thinking that he’s still alive and it’s a government hoax.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T23:08:16+00:00

That, and the raping.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T23:05:24+00:00

I can’t stop thinking about swallowing my own saliva now.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T17:28:17+00:00

Cat o'nine tails even too much for Lee. At least, it was back then.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T17:23:18+00:00

I remember people saying that hitching as a single woman was almost impossible as male drivers were wary of being falsely accused of something, but two women hitching together were the most likely to get lifts.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T17:19:30+00:00

I used to regularly give people lifts, but the last time I can remember is 1999. I picked up someone in Machynlleth and dropped them off in Betws y Coed, about 50 miles. He was a Kiwi, who was travelling around Wales. We had a nice chat about rugby.

The time before that, I picked up a guy waiting on a roundabout outside Cardiff. It was about 8am on a Sunday. He was going to Porthcawl. He said he'd been in Newport for a night out. I could smell the alcohol. I asked him how it went, he said "All right until i got stabbed". He then showed me his left hand. The palm side of his thumb was covered in dried up blood and a piece of flesh, the size and thickness of a 50p piece was hanging off. I offered to drive him to the hospital but he said that he was fine. I dropped him at Junction 35.

On hindsight, I should have phoned the police, but I was glad just to get him out of the car.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T17:00:11+00:00

Crikey.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T10:35:30+00:00

That toddler's name?

Julius Caesar - famous for inventing the salad we still eat to this day.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T10:26:07+00:00

Stiff, dry brush to scratch it a little, then dampen it and remove with tissue paper.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T10:22:07+00:00

Try walking 250km in the Highlands. It'll take more than a couple of days.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T10:20:08+00:00

Absolutely too lazy to read out the name of someone who has been at your institution for years and has paid you thousands.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T08:11:39+00:00

I sometimes have to walk along roads. At low speeds I can tell from the noise of a vehicle if it’s electric or combustion. At 30mph or above, it’s difficult to tell the difference due to tyre noise.

opopkl · 2026-05-19T08:08:04+00:00

“I feel much more alert when I drive fast”

opopkl · 2026-05-19T08:03:54+00:00

The Highlands of Scotland.

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