What did you do today?

[angrydicky]

Shortly after buying the Hampshire (untaxed since 1988) and registering it in my name, I started getting increasingly threatening letters from the DVLA due to the car being untaxed and not SORN. Even though I couldn’t SORN it due to their own rules as it predated SORN. I phoned them up and had a moan, and the letters stopped.
Now, a few months ago I changed the taxation class from PLG to Historic. It was straightforward enough but I had to wait a month for the DVLA to send the new V5 across. When they did, I checked online and noticed they’d taxed it, showing as taxed until 2023. Ok, whatever.
This morning I received a threatening letter from ASKmid, threatening a fine if I don’t insure my taxed vehicle immediately.
What the fuck. You couldn’t make this shit up.
I didn’t tax it. The car is years away from being roadworthy, it has no brakes and not much metal left. It’s virtually worthless. It would be a waste of money insuring it.
I guess I’ll have to SORN it but I can’t remember where the paperwork is. I last saw it at my parents but I’m not going there for another week.
I hope I don’t get a fucking fine.

It’s ok, panic over - I found the paperwork and managed to declare it as SORN. Although it rejected my first attempt, citing incorrect information. I tried it again with a space in the reg and it went through then.
Useless twats.

[fried onions]

I had a delightful ride out on this EBay 1958 Rudge Whitworth (just a badge-engineered Raleigh but with a Rudge specific S-A SW hub). First real test ride after fettling the woefully inadequate brakes. Even rod brakes should be good stoppers. Also I replaced the Dynohub with one from a scrap bike, and after separating the defective example’s magnets, which you must not do, but because it was already inoperative I did so, I put it in the scrap bike and the bugger started working again! It does ride very quietly and smoothly.

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[cros]

I put a bell like that on my Raleigh Riviera in 1967.

[Nibblet]

That old mill would do me. A couple of Rottwielers and a sharp billhook to keep the riff raff out and I could see my time out there.

[Nibblet]

Oi Onions- you needing a vasectomy? That seat's at one hell of an angle. My Hercules seat is angled the opposite way- maybe it's an age thing but the old walnut takes offence to bike seats.

[fried onions]

That is the most comfortable setting for me.

Bell is a Lucas Comet.

[paulplom]

My mate's just brought his new evoque round for me to have a go. 380 miles on in now. It is lovely inside and you can't tell it's a diesel. Deceptively quick for the size of it and only having 180bhp or whatever. The interior is all soft touch and it has tons of features. 95% of which you won't use. I wasn't impressed with the driving position, you sit low down with the massive dashboard and bonnet taking too much of your view.
£500 a month for four years, £24k then he has to hand it back.
Overall. Lovely but no thanks.

[LynehamHerc]

My mate's just brought his new evoque round for me to have a go. 380 miles on in now. It is lovely inside and you can't tell it's a diesel. Deceptively quick for the size of it and only having 180bhp or whatever. The interior is all soft touch and it has tons of features. 95% of which you won't use. I wasn't impressed with the driving position, you sit low down with the massive dashboard and bonnet taking too much of your view.
£500 a month for four years, £24k then he has to hand it back.
Overall. Lovely but no thanks.

Back in the Dark Ages that used to be a powerful car.

[paulplom]

It's a bit feeble these days.
I will have loads of torque though I'd imagine.
Work vans have 180bhp now.

[mercrocker]

Back in the Dark Ages two tons was a truck, though.