Ok, you Britt?s need to help us out. How do you do the Ali G finger snap? I read that the queen mother learned to do it before she died!

Also to tie this to cars, and also because I am interested. What kind of car is he driving in ?In Da House??

We are behind in the Ali G popularity over here! :

Respec!!


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Having visited Wickes in Plymouth (Exeter Street branch) every working day for a few days now, I have noticed up to 6 cars to be clamped.

There are notices warning of the likelihood of clamping cars belonging to people who use the car park but are not customers of the store.

Well, I honestly thought blood was going to be spilt today. Once chap came in, having just bought some items from the store, complaining about being clamped. Whickes say, and I believe them, that it was not their decision to get the clampers in but that of the the landlord of their premises.

Aparently, this gent had parked in the car park, left the site to go and get some money, then returned to buy something from the store and then notice he had been clamped.

As I left, a Wickes staff member was with this chap trying to reason with the clampers and no progress had been made. I have never felt such an urge to commit assault on two individuals in my life as I saw the clampers siting in their little van laughing!

So if you're in Plymouth and use that car park for any other purpose than to visit Wickes or the furniture show room next door - unless you can afford £75 - don't.

So, full marks to Wickes for trying to help this person out but - have we had a BR clamping debate here recently?

In the left corner, stand the "The only good clamper is a dead clamper etc arguements" and in the right is the "well we need parking controls, how would you like it if people just parked in your drive and walked into town etc arguements.

I feel that privately hired enforcement has its place but the complete lack of regulation is worrying. What is to stop these individuals acting outside of their scope and clamping people who actually use the store only?

I also feel that clamping is the just desserts of a motoring public who are often seen not to respect property and tend to take advantage of what is often seen as free parking at the inconvenience of land owners and tenants who need to keep parking spaces open for staff and customers wisiting their store.

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Following an RAF Landrover today it struck me how similar its registration was to the recently introduced xxnnxxx.

Not the same though, obviously, so I wondered what logic their regns. actually do follow - there must be some logic.

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Just driven a mates 93 Audi 80Tdi. The acceleration seems to be all or nothing. Am I right in thinking that these symptoms are typical MAF sensor failure. If so are there any checks that can be done to confirm this without having to pay for diagnostics?

Thanks,
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