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Had MOT on 24th August. Certificate lists test date as 24/08/07, expiry date as 31/08/08. Is that right?

I shave with a normal razor .... left and front with my left hand, right hand side only with my right hand. Don't know why. I'm right handed.

The cassette player in my Felicia no longer accepts tapes, hence only the radio works. I half fancy replacing with a cd/radio. Would the fitted speakers cope (don't fancy working with wires)?I don't go for the heavy bass, Beethoven/Beatles/Miles Davis being more my style, but I do play loudish on the motorway. Would I be better off getting a cheap r/c or trying to fiddle with a screwdriver?

I got a roomster as a courtesy while my felicia was being serviced, so it seemed quite nippy (1.4 TDI). . Incidentally, do you check everything when you get a courtesy or hire car or, like me, do you just drive off and then realise you don't know how to do something fundamental like adjust mirrors/steering wheel/ switch lights on?

For the avoidance of all doubt, I did post this as an April Fool. Clearly, a little too plausible, though, so sorry if I've touched any raw nerves. Cheers Brendan (2 parking fines my fault, 1 attempt by new owner of old car to try it on and, miraculously, no points to date)

This may be of interest to anyone intending to drive / park in inner London in the future. POINTS ON YOUR LICENCE FOR ILLEGAL PARKING From today, motorists in inner London face more that just the prospect of a £60 fine for parking illegally. The new Inner London Area Parking Regulations agreed between the Metropolitan Police, City of London Police and the City of London, City of Westminster, Southwark, Camden and Kensington and Chelsea councils provide for the possibility of adding 3-6 points to the offender’s licence in cases where the parked car provides “a definite or possible danger to the public or potentially impedes the operations of the emergency or security services”. The police have been quick to answer criticism that this measure is an excuse to raise revenue or an exercise in bashing the motorist. A spokesman pointed out that there was no financial incentive for either the local authority or the police to endorse the motorist’s licence. He added that “the decision to endorse a licence is one that would be taken jointly by the ticket issuing authority and the police. The police cannot unilaterally impose the extra sanction; the regulations allow them only to do so where the issuing authority has forwarded a copy of the penalty charge notice with the specific request that the police investigate the issue. “Photographic evidence will be required to demonstrate that the parking offence is of an aggravated nature. Typically this might involve blocking a lane of a busy dual carriageway or impeding a security operation by, for example, leaving a car in the vicinity of Parliament or a party conference venue. In the latter case an extra charge may be levied to cover the cost of destroying the vehicle by means of a controlled explosion. The new regulations will definitely not apply where the vehicle is parked in a marked parking bay and the only offence is the absence of a valid ticket.” One of the most controversial features of the new legislation is the assumption of owner liability unless reasonable proof can be provided that another person was in charge of the car at the time of the offence and that additionally the owner was not present. Clearly it is likely to be very difficult to establish this when the vehicle is parked and empty. Whilst strict owner liability is generally applied in the case of parking offences, this is likely to be more contentious where the owner may be in danger of losing his or her licence. A number of motoring organisations and lobby groups have condemned the change. Paolo Firo of the Inner London Residents’ Parking Association described the change as “blatant discrimination against the illegal parking community”.

I've done a couple of quiz shows; was on the Weakest Link twice, but I haven't managed to get on a show for a few years. Also used to do TV background / walk ons incl 1 line in Dream Team and, ahem, wearing a dress in an ad for a Whitney Houston cd.

Have childhood memories of red tarmac hard shoulders on the M1 (probably J24-J26, nursery school visit to Twycross Zoo, c1974). Was I hallucinating? I didn't notice it when we first joined the motorway (j28?). I think the stretch up to j26 was built 1966 and the next part a few months later. Also remember reddish (i.e. with red stone chips) tarmac in SE London later on in the 1970s.

What's the (numerical) name for this kind of thing (named after the section of the Nigerian criminal code that covers it)? I've seen it come up on a couple of quiz shows, but can never remember it.

That's one small step for....... Sorry, I've dried. We'll have to go again.

Got rid of old Felicia. Had to wait a week before picking up new one. (Insurance mess up.) Meanwhile garage sells old one "spares or repair" (MOT expired on the day I handed over the keys.) Have just received parking offence notification for the old one... dated a couple of days after I last saw it. Think we backdated the slip from the logbook (didn't retain copy). If the council don't accept my representations.... GRR

A man walks into a pet shop and says, "I'd like to buy a Manx cat, please". The owner replies, "We don't have any in stock, but I can make one up for you".

That was a close run thing, Houston. Only just missed that black monolith.

"All Bran. To Boldly Go." And perhaps a more "serious" effort from Leonard Nimoy? ("Spaced Out: The Best of Nimoy and Shatner " is recommended, albeit not necessarily for repeated listening.)

Mine never once kicked in in three years. Temperature gauge was (I now realise) faulty (occasionally deigned to rise to a little above 70).

I am "officiallly" better off single, permanently. Would be nice to know what all the fuss is about, however. Confused, no dot, no com.

Accidents will happen; it's only hit and run. I don't want to speak of this; I know what I've done.

Guess you came in from J26 on the A610.

Yoda always his word order strange is. His mother tongue German it is. From an old Swiss family he is....the family Leeeeeee...... as in Yodaleeeeeeee

Albert Einstein walks into a nightclub He wants to dance and get loved up....... So he takes an MC2. It's the same as an e...............

Man walks into a bar. Ouch! It was an iron bar. Why did the Swiss banker cross the road? ...I don't know......... He doesn't know either. "Where the money comes from that is not our business." Ignore me. I'm just a fugitive from a chain cam.

Thanks all. Seems pretty conclusive.

Can't relax. Idling speed too high.

Are any fuel additives (e.g. STP and the like) recommended to help keep a (standard) 1.6mpi in good health? Or is it best to avoid all such products with this engine? Or do they make diddly squat difference with this engine? If it is a good idea then a) How crucial is the mix, i.e. if "1 bottle for a 50-60litre tank" should 80% of a bottle be used? Should the tank be "brimmed" or slightly less than?

First lessons with my father in his Nissan Sunny. I kept stalling and we literally fought over the wheel a couple of times. After recovering from the trauma, learnt properly in a Metro, then practised in (now calmer) father's 406. It was good to practise in 2 very different cars, although I did try to change into a non-existent 5th during the test. Also stalled once on the test, but I must have got some things right.