sexbelowsound Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, BOF said: So you've asked the people above you too ? You funny ****. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 You pour your heart and soul out and what do you get? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 11, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2017 16 hours ago, Ginko said: Thankfully one of the cops spoke English but I was tired and naturally worried about getting nicked in a foreign country. Apparently that road, which had no sign stating the limit and by my reading should have been at least a 70km/h limit, was a 40km/h. They fined me 100 zloti (about 20 quid which we split four ways so not too bad) and wrote me a ticket. I'm unsure on whether I'll hear anything from the DVLA regarding further punishment or points but the cops made no mention of it. Kept me delayed for half an hour and were unsympathetic to our plight though, the words removed. Countries in which I've had a ticket: * France * Germany * USA * Canada * Australia * Mozambique * South Africa * England * Scotland * Wales Only in the last three did the DVLA get involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Anyone else wondering what you have to do in Mozambique to get a ticket? Or more importantly what you have to do to get out of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 11, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: Anyone else wondering what you have to do in Mozambique to get a ticket? Or more importantly what you have to do to get out of it.... 1. 70 in a 30 2. Pay 1,000,000 meticais (£12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 7/10/2017 at 10:27, StefanAVFC said: This Charlie Gard mess. The whole situation is dire. But **** me, the parents are intent on creating a media firestorm while their terminally ill son with zero chance of a normal life even with this experimental treatment. (that hasn't even been lab tested) They're also dragging GOSH's name through the mud while they continue this tirade. The whole situation is cruel. Now people are leaving negative reviews for Great Ormond Street on google. An example of one: Quote CENSORSHIP ALERT! People's Google reviews of this hospital are being deleted! If you bring your child here, the staff might just let your child "die with dignity" (be murdered). The parents are deluded. They need serious psychological help after all of this is over. The mum claims he is watching videos and likes being tickled, where as doctors are saying that he has severe brain damage, cannot move or breathe by himself, is deaf and has epilepsy. It says his heart, liver and kidneys are also affected. His eyelids cannot stay open and because of the weakness of the muscles, his eyes point in different directions and the damage to the brain will not allow his sight to develop. This child is suffering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I remember when all that happened with Terri Schiavo, thinking 'thank God that hasn't happened in this country'. Guess I just needed to wait a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 19 hours ago, Ginko said: Wedding and reception was bloody brill though! Didn't get caught on the way back either. Their Highway Code seems to be made up on the spot and Polish drivers are **** nuts. Ahhh, Johnny tourist, easy money and minimum paperwork. Outsiders are the rule for traffic cops given half a chance. There's some sort of international rule-set/conspiracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Amazon Prime Day deals, £150 spent in an hour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, sexbelowsound said: I live in one of these new builds that seem to be popping up in London which have a co-op underneath. The concept is excellent for convenience, the area itself is nice and so is the flat. However, as with everywhere in London, doesn't matter how nice the area is, you're never too far away from a mad house. Down the road there is what I think is a halfway house and the same again in the other direction. The first thing that pisses me off is that the people in the halfway house now sit outside the co-op all day, every day, asking for money. I've given them money but now they're taking the piss. I know they're most likely on benefits as well so this is just fueling their addictions. Even more annoying though is that I live the floor above the Co-op, directly above the entrance. At least a couple of times a week a lady will rock up in her wheelchair, "threaten mans" who work in the Co-op, steal stuff, accuse them of assault and then threaten one of the other ladies that begs for money because shes "muscling in on her drug business". The police are called, have a word and then leave. Rinse and repeat. It's annoying on so many levels. Bring back asylums so all these yampy mentalists can be kept off the streets Edited July 11, 2017 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, Xela said: Bring back asylums so all these yampy mnetalists can be kept off the streets Here's hoping! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Xela said: Bring back asylums so all these yampy mentalists can be kept off the streets But we like it on the streets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 10/07/2017 at 19:39, Ginko said: So yesterday I got back from a few days in Poland to attend a friend's wedding. I was the driver of our group because one can't and the other two were too nervous. We got a rental car from the airport and off we went. I was a bit nervous at first, first time driving abroad and in a country that drives on the right, plus the wedding was being held in the middle of nowhere in rural Poland. There's a general lack of road signs that tell you the speed limit over there, but I'd read up on the generally accepted national speed limits and was getting along fine enough. We'd driven about three hours to my friend's little town and she'd arranged for her brother-in-law to meet us at the petrol station on the edge of town so we could follow him the rest of the way to the hotel as it was in the sticks and hard to find. So we meet him, nice, big, cheery German chap, very friendly and insanely impressive grasp of the English language. I notice he's driving a small truck with Team Honda Racing on the side just before he sets off with us in tow, four weary tourists. My fear comes to pass; he's a petrolhead and despite knowing he was leading someone and we were foreigners who drive on the other side of the road, he drove about 30km/h over the speed limits, but then again it seems most Polish drivers do. They also have an interesting and widely accepted policy on overtaking that is frankly downright scary at times. We near the hotel, just managing to keep up. I'm trying to slow him down by hanging back a bit so I don't get caught speeding. Well you know what happens next. Him and the other three or so cars in front of him are screaming round this road with a blind curve and a convenient little trail off to the right where two cops are waiting with a speed gun. They're all close together and I guess the cops don't have time to wave them down to nick them, but guess who comes round the corner next only to get caught doing 60km/h in a 40? Thankfully one of the cops spoke English but I was tired and naturally worried about getting nicked in a foreign country. Apparently that road, which had no sign stating the limit and by my reading should have been at least a 70km/h limit, was a 40km/h. They fined me 100 zloti (about 20 quid which we split four ways so not too bad) and wrote me a ticket. I'm unsure on whether I'll hear anything from the DVLA regarding further punishment or points but the cops made no mention of it. Kept me delayed for half an hour and were unsympathetic to our plight though, the words removed. Wedding and reception was bloody brill though! Didn't get caught on the way back either. Their Highway Code seems to be made up on the spot and Polish drivers are **** nuts. Rest assured your fine went straight in his pocket , you won't be hearing another word about it.... bribing coopers for speeding abroad is part of the fun ..: the last one that nicked us in Pretoria started saying we could pay a fine or go the police station and do the paperwork , I said to him ok drive to the station and we'll follow you , his look of shock was priceless before I added only kidding , how about 200 ZAR (instead of the 400 he wanted ).. which needless to say he took never been brave enough to try it in the U.K , I'm sure it's possible though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: ... never been brave enough to try it in the U.K , I'm sure it's possible though... I'm aware that it is possible to subvert the law in the UK, and I'm sure if you hit the right (wrong) officer with a generous enough gratuity something could be overlooked? That said, I've never heard of anyone having any success with bribing a traffic cop here. It just got plod's back up. There must be more people trying it now? What with wealthy East Europeans around. Have you heard of anyone that's got away with it here? Edited July 11, 2017 by Xann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 A long time ago I knew a couple of Docks Police that were thieves at best, possibly in to more than that. But that was 30 years ago, not sure there's even such a thing as Docks Police anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 4 minutes ago, Xann said: I'm aware that it is possible to subvert the law in the UK, and I'm sure if you hit the right (wrong) officer with a generous enough gratuity something could be overlooked? That said, I've never heard of anyone having any success with bribing a traffic cop here. It just got plod's back up. There must be more people trying it now? What with wealthy East Europeans around. Have you heard of anyone that's got away with it here? I can remember my dad talking about some of his friends bribing traffic police but you're talking 30+ years ago , even some of my mates who have a tendency to embellish the truth have never claimed to have done it so it suggests it's bloody hard to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 11 hours ago, tonyh29 said: I can remember my dad talking about some of his friends bribing traffic police but you're talking 30+ years ago , even some of my mates who have a tendency to embellish the truth have never claimed to have done it so it suggests it's bloody hard to do The problem with bribing traffic officers these days is that there's cameras filming everything the officers do. They can't get away with it. In the 70's it wasn't uncommon for people to try it - and the community generally knew who would take bribes and who wouldn't at least in the villages that I used to live both in Berkshire and in Shropshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 12, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2017 13 hours ago, tonyh29 said: his look of shock was priceless before I added only kidding Eye witness reports suggest Tony was then shot twice by an unimpressed officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 12, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2017 13 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Rest assured your fine went straight in his pocket , you won't be hearing another word about it.... bribing coopers for speeding abroad is part of the fun ..: the last one that nicked us in Pretoria started saying we could pay a fine or go the police station and do the paperwork , I said to him ok drive to the station and we'll follow you , his look of shock was priceless before I added only kidding , how about 200 ZAR (instead of the 400 he wanted ).. which needless to say he took never been brave enough to try it in the U.K , I'm sure it's possible though ... Vaguely reminiscent of my Mozambican ticket. I was escorted behind a bush to perform the negotiations. Was there so long, my friend had jumped in the driving seat and was just about to gun it back to the nearest town when we re-emerged as he was convinced I was lying behind the tree with a bullet in my head. I ended up paying what he asked for, even though he was desperately trying to tell me it was too much and that he wanted to be my friend! It all turned out to be a bit "Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stee-les" at one point but I concluded the proceedings with a hastily scrawled receipt and the full knowledge that continuing to speed along the road was definitely a cost-effective plan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted July 12, 2017 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2017 49 minutes ago, choffer said: Vaguely reminiscent of my Mozambican ticket. I was escorted behind a bush to perform the negotiations. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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