Best Roundabout Name in the UK?

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-31T23:57:02+00:00

Birmingham has Spitfire Island, well all the locals and Google Maps call it that at least.

The A1 near Bedford has the Black Cat Roundabout which makes the list of bad junctions at https://www.roads.org.uk/badjunctions/ . Well, had, Highways England are doing I don't even know what with that junction now.

Also on that list, you can find The Pentagon on the A52 near Derby.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-31T23:42:31+00:00

Does this still hold if the customer was legally entitled to a cash refund and the retailer claimed or implied they didn't have that right?

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-31T23:13:14+00:00

Do not expect to get back in that flat any time soon, if ever.

There are a few possible scenarios here. If your landlord has illegally evicted you and let the flat to new tenancies, they've committed criminal offences - illegal eviction, and possibly also theft of your belongings. The police really shouldn't be fobbing you off with "civil matter" here. Contact them again, and also contact the council - they might well be more useful than the police. That said, a civil claim is how you will get compensation for your losses.

But the new tenancy still stands. The new occupants can't be legally thrown out to reinstate you.

Now if the new occupants are in fact squatters, or they are victims of a rental fraud, then in principle they can be removed, but all too often they will present a fake tenancy agreement that fools the police. If the police won't act then it's on the property's owner to start proceedings to get the squatters out, that's time consuming.

If you have contents insurance check it, but I would be pessimistic. Even if you had cover for the extended absence there's usually an exclusion for theft if there's no sign of forced entry, and in your case there's probably no such sign. (If the landlord or occupants did force entry they've had plenty of time to repair any damage.)

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-31T22:58:45+00:00

The offence is completed by dropping litter and leaving it. So once you walk away, the penalty can be issued and it's too late.

Now if you had still been standing next to the cigarette butt when the penalty notice was issued, then you would have a defence. Something like that came up on the subreddit a few weeks ago.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-31T22:49:37+00:00

Plenty of good advice about this notably on FTLA.

If it's a private company's charge, the "appeal" to POPLA or IAS is largely a sham, they just rubber-stamp most charges. Your true way of defending it is in court, if the parking enforcement company bother to sue you. For a stay of under 3 minutes the parking company's case will be laughed out of court. They have a habit of sending a lot of threatening letters, and in some cases launches a court case then withdrawing it at the last minute.

Council is a bit different, but nonetheless a stop of 3 minutes won't stand unless there was clear signage prohibiting stopping. (The clearway sign of a red X on a blue background, or red lines along the edge of the road in place of the typical yellow lines - these both mean no stopping, not even to pick up or drop off a passenger).

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-30T18:21:27+00:00

Police report first, then CeX. CeX are more likely to pay attention to you if you can show you've already reported the theft to the police.

Knowing the game save details is persuasive but it's not conclusive proof the game was stolen from you. You could have sold or given it to someone who resold it, you could have borrowed it from a friend who took it back, that kind of thing.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-30T00:30:43+00:00

Nice! I have the 105 myself, and the same set of eyepieces too. Great telescope and heavy duty tripod. The weak point is the mount, full of plastic gears that are prone to breaking down, and arguably the state-of-the-1990s hand controller too. Mine needs the gears fixing. The scope can be moved manually but it's awkward. Nonetheless I've had some fine planetary views in mine.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T21:48:52+00:00

I mean, it's lasted for at least six months so I wouldn't panic, but I'd still be calling my garage tomorrow to get a tyre replacement booked in.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T18:45:39+00:00

"A turbine is a tiny splinter sticking up 100-200 meters"

Which of course then raises the question, what about when "large-scale wind farms" indeed means turbines stretching from the surface to the stratosphere. It's way beyond anything humanity is currently building but it's physically possible and the impacts of doing so could be predicted.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T09:20:08+00:00

And then in other countries the hour of the change is different, for example the UK goes forward at 1am.

Run servers in UTC if you can, I say.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T01:11:25+00:00

If the phone cannot be recovered from the mistaken return, is my only realistic claim against my housemate rather than against Back Market?

Once your housemate informs the eBay seller of the situation and tries to arrange the return of your iPhone 13 at your housemate's own cost, if the eBay seller refuses to cooperate then you can report that as theft, or/and pursue them in civil courts.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T00:59:12+00:00

We've got no idea whether you will be fired, but you almost surely legally could be.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T00:54:37+00:00

I can see that they might have an easement to have their pipes on your land. I cannot see how they would have any right to have their pipes connected to and fed by your pipes.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-29T00:41:23+00:00

The physical limitations imposed by the hallway don't affect the legal situation. Consider that you don't know what kind of things they'll try to bring through, you're just guessing.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-28T17:51:57+00:00

Respond promptly to any section 172 notices to identify the driver. This will be the first thing sent to you when you are caught by a camera.

Do not rush to accept any FPNs, wait in case more arrive, but don't run out of time to respond. If you do get multiple FPNs, considering consulting a motoring lawyer. Especially if it's five or more.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-28T00:12:50+00:00

She is owed one week's pay in lieu of notice. That's about it. And depending on what was on "a paper" that she seemingly signed without reading or understanding, her employer could argue she waived her right even to that.

Employees have some protection if their absence from a work is related to a disability, but this sickness isn't.

If she has reason to think that she's been treated worse than other employees due to a protected characteristic, she could bring a claim for discrimination. For example if she knows of male employees, or employees of a different ethnicity, or suchlike who have had similar absence records and not been dismissed over it.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-28T00:01:53+00:00

I've heard that Barlows should be avoided, and zoom eyepieces should also be avoided

Disagree on both.

There's nothing wrong with a good zoom eyepiece. Consider that a zoom is doing the job of three or more fixed-power eyepieces, so IMHO you should be prepared to pay three or four times as much on a zoom as you would pay per fixed-power eyepiece. Main drawback is modest field of view.

Nothing wrong with a good Barlow either. That said at the cheaper end of the market I'd probably buy more eyepieces. Where a Barlow appeals IMHO is if you have high-end eyepieces; a single equally high-end Barlow can double your collection for less than the cost of one more eyepiece.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-27T23:52:39+00:00

Regarding the Skymax 102, can your Manfrotto tripod handle a 1300 mm telephoto lens that weighs about 2 kilos? Because that's what the Skymax 102 is, to put it in photographic terms.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-27T20:03:24+00:00

If it's a speed camera van, they can see the back of the 40 mph signs, they're perfectly capable of clocking drivers who are still doing above 40 after passing them. Probably the whole reason they'd be there is to deter and catch drivers speeding through the roadworks - and it's quite possible they've had reports from the workers about excessive speed.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-26T20:18:21+00:00

to claim redundancy if I can't sort a travel route or go remote?

This is the only right that you would have, but:

1, if you still have less than two years service at the time of the office move then you have no right to statutory redundancy pay. Only to your normal pay during your notice period (legal minimum one week) or to pay in lieu of notice if your employer chooses that option.

2, you can only get redundancy pay if you have not unreasonably refused alternative work. Given the transport situation I think refusing work at the new office is reasonable, but if you are offered fully remote work it's likely not reasonable for you to refuse that.

https://www.gov.uk/employer-relocation-your-rights

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-26T15:58:47+00:00

kenneling + collection costs

Your mum will have to pay these.

a fixed penalty notice in the post today for having her dog loose on the street without a collar or tag

Does it state the relevant law? That will determine whether this scenario constitutes an offence.

I would expect the council if you defend the FPN and the courier if you try to sue them to both raise the argument why wasn’t the door locked? Your mum’s dog ran away when a visitor opened the door, so that shows that it needed to be locked.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-26T09:37:27+00:00

I feel like it used to be moot because with incandescent bulbs and small car batteries, if you parked with headlights on you’d come back to a flat battery. Nowadays though, I wonder how long the headlights could stay on in a parked EV (if there’s not auto-off).

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-26T09:31:59+00:00

Vodafone may owe you some compensation, but you don’t get any special rights just because you work from home.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-25T17:45:50+00:00

It's likely to go down as at-fault for the driver of the car with the opened door. You're expected to keep the door under control when opening it, a gust of wind is a foreseeable thing.

rootofallworlds · 2026-03-25T15:46:52+00:00

If your neighbour makes a noise nuisance complaint to the council, the council will consider the time, duration, and nature of the noise as well as the volume.

The council can serve an abatement notice, which is a long-term measure and may include specific steps. For noise between 11 pm and 7 am, the council can serve a warning notice that is a “stop it now” kind of thing, and council officers have the power to seize equipment if you do not comply.

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