Just returned from a very pleasant riving lesson with Mrs V. (the first for about 3 months) and whilst I was dutifully waiting outside a shop 'Maureen' happened by. The road in question was a narrow side road with cars parked both sides and the odd 1.5-2 car length spaces in between. Traffic was steady if not heavy but there was only enough width to accommodate vehciles from one direction at a time.
Maureen appeared in a Silver Cavalier and rather than park about 100 yeard further back up the road where there was plenty of space she tried to park in one of the gaps. What followed was both comedic and infuriating - a series of dodgy manoeuvres each doomed to failure from the outset and resulting in NS front wheel on the kerb and the rear of the car sticking out at an angle and blocking the road. The queue of traffic grew longer as the tempers of the other drivers grew shorter.

'Maureen' however was of course blissfully unaware of any of this and carried on regardless causing quite serious disruption and (to me at least) a degree of merriment. After about 10 minutes and several failed attempts she decided to park on the opposite side of the road and proceeded to block the cars coming from that direction whislt she once again tried to get both ends of her car the same distance from the pavement whilst at the same time being less than 2 feet of it.

I know this subject comes up periodically but how on earth do people like that EVER pass their test????? Read more

Hello all,

I have a front fog light out on my 1997 peugeot 306 xtdt. I have had a look at how to replace it but there seems to be no way to get at the actual bulb.Does anyone have any experience of replacing these? The manual just says "consult Local Peugeot dealer" No thanks!

It is the mark I version with the retangular recessed fog light.

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Hi,

A couple of young guys at work intend travelling from Ireland to the UK for a few days, and are intending economising on accommodation by sleeping overnight in their car (separate sleeping bags, I understand!).

I guess they're young enough to cope with the discomfort (I've only done this once - many years ago), but I was wondering if they're likely to run into trouble with the 'boys in blue'.

Does anyone know what the legal position is regarding sleeping overnight in a car - does it depend on where it is parked?

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Heading home last night, I saw the most beautiful thing I've seen on the road for years. For obvious reasons I only got a very brief glimpse (and mostly of the back...) but I quite clearly saw that horse.

Looking it up this morning, it seems to be a 360 Spider. I'm smitten......

Now I know that if you have to ask the price you can't afford it, but any ideas how much? Would I have to sell my body, my house or my soul?

(Drifts away in a red haze....)
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Two days ago a replacement exhaust was fitted to my wifes car. As I paid the bill the receptionist happened to mention that it was a \"corse sounding exhaust\". This was because it only had the cat and one box at the back. I couldn,t be bothered to mention that it was fine until it needed replaceing . I now wish to complain but before I have to listen to the \"it,ll quieten down with use story\" I really do not know how to complain. The exhaust has been fitted perfectly but the back box is very loud do I have to accept these replacements are louder than standard? Read more