Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition

[Hooli]

I don't know. There's still a lot of folk out there with lucky-bag licences

Cohort a) Those that got a full licence before tests were introduced in 1964.

Cohort b) Those that got a full licence without passing a test through the 1979 amnesty to clear a backlog.

I didn't realise it was so late over there, I've got 1930s in mid for the UK?

I think 1935 for UK, but then a wartime suspension?

Sounds kinda familiar as I think the first driving test was April 1934.

[paulplom]

I didn't realise it was so late over there, I've got 1930s in mid for the UK?

Ask Lyneham. He's aquired his that way.

[Eddie Honda]

I didn't realise it was so late over there, I've got 1930s in mid for the UK?

I think 1935 for UK, but then a wartime suspension?

Sounds kinda familiar as I think the first driving test was April 1934.

Voluntary testing was introduced on 16 March 1935 by the Road Traffic Act 1934. This was done to avoid a rush of candidates when the test becomes compulsory.

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Compulsory testing was brought in on 1 June 1935 for all drivers and riders who started driving on or after 1 April 1934

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On 18 February 1947, a period of 1 year was granted for wartime provisional licences to be converted into full licence without passing the test.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... iving-test

So not only a suspension of testing but with additional lucky-bag licences granted.

[LynehamHerc]

I didn't realise it was so late over there, I've got 1930s in mid for the UK?

Ask Lyneham. He's aquired his that way.

I know that you don't have one as paper immediately bursts into flames near Mount Doom.

[Hooli]

I didn't realise it was so late over there, I've got 1930s in mid for the UK?

Ask Lyneham. He's aquired his that way.

I know that you don't have one as paper immediately bursts into flames near Mount Doom.

If he had one he probably wouldn't blow up as many van engines.

[paulplom]

They blow themselves up.
The best van I ever had was a '55 fiat ducato bought from new. Unburstable 2.0 hdi.
Till I wrote it off that is.
My 2010 tranny was good too. 125k with not a single issue other than a snapped driver's side coil spring. Started to look shabby with rust though. Did the passenger arch. Sanded it down rust proofed it, primered, sprayed and laquered it. Brilliant unoticable job but the rust came back 3 months later.
I think when rust sets hold you're fucked. Frog vans are galvanised. At least you can deal with the mechanicals. Can't to fuck all with rust though.

[Hooli]

They blow themselves up.

The lady doth protest too much.

[paulplom]

The emission strangulation fucks every fucking engine. If it's not dpf it's cat if it's not cat it's egr add infinitum. O2 sensors, pig piss additive etc.
A mate's juat bought a 2021 lwb belingo with 40k miles. He had to take it back as the pig piss light wouldn't go out and it was due to not start in 100 miles or something. The garage simply mapped it out. No more adding addblu and no more trouble. It's a comolete fucking joke.

[LynehamHerc]

It's also things like this. My missus' Fiat has a 70hp 1 litre engine and high gearing, the change up indicator wants her to go into 6th at just over 30mph.

It's bureaucracy gone mad, rules designed by lawyers who probably don't even drive.

[Hooli]

When I rode a mate's 125 earlier this year I was highly amused by an ECO light, on a bike that does 160mpg when thrashed! can you imagine how slow it'd go if you kept the ECO light on?

Utter bollocks. If you're too stupid to change gear at the right time then you shouldn't have a licence.