19786
General Discussion Area / Re: Holly gets the thumbs up......
« on: 10 September 2007, 20:28:33 »
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19787
General Discussion Area / Re: Intrigued .....
« on: 10 September 2007, 20:32:57 »
Thanks for that ... I has assumed it was a well discussed area, but I still can't find it !!
I guess then that VX require full "club" status with all the bits you mention.... which as you say .. would defeat the purpose of the site.
Shame but there you go ... ABS has my £20 ... I have their TC .. and if I want to read about Lotus Carltons or Monzas I know where to look - Hardly seen an Omega question !!!!
Edit : Thanks for adding those links ... answers all the questions .... now if only I could learn to use the search mode properly ..
I guess then that VX require full "club" status with all the bits you mention.... which as you say .. would defeat the purpose of the site.
Shame but there you go ... ABS has my £20 ... I have their TC .. and if I want to read about Lotus Carltons or Monzas I know where to look - Hardly seen an Omega question !!!!
Edit : Thanks for adding those links ... answers all the questions .... now if only I could learn to use the search mode properly ..
19788
General Discussion Area / Intrigued .....
« on: 10 September 2007, 20:08:06 »
Having just obtained a TC via the autobahnstormers route it has left me slightly intrigued ....
ABS have TC status as a club, obviously recognised by Vauxhall, and they have 335 registered users on the web site, and just under 2000 members .. going by my membership number.
OOF don't have Trade Club status but have 1600 registered members....
Now common sense says the only difference, membership wise, is that ABS charge £20 a year to join, and OOF is free, surely this is not the reason OOF is not recognised by Vauxhall ?? (I am assuming here that Vx have been asked at some point)
I appreciate that there may be some reason that is not for the public domain, or it has been discussed at length before and I just can't find it, in which case please just lock/delete this thread, however if there is a reason that can be given out I would love to know why OOF is not Vx/TC recognised.
:-/
ABS have TC status as a club, obviously recognised by Vauxhall, and they have 335 registered users on the web site, and just under 2000 members .. going by my membership number.
OOF don't have Trade Club status but have 1600 registered members....
Now common sense says the only difference, membership wise, is that ABS charge £20 a year to join, and OOF is free, surely this is not the reason OOF is not recognised by Vauxhall ?? (I am assuming here that Vx have been asked at some point)
I appreciate that there may be some reason that is not for the public domain, or it has been discussed at length before and I just can't find it, in which case please just lock/delete this thread, however if there is a reason that can be given out I would love to know why OOF is not Vx/TC recognised.
:-/
19789
General Discussion Area / Re: Not been that good
« on: 10 September 2007, 13:08:58 »Quote
Up yours!
Seems he's recovering well ....
19790
General Discussion Area / Re: Welcome aboard
« on: 05 September 2007, 20:01:17 »
Congratulations to both ...
19791
General Discussion Area / Re: What have you done to smile today?
« on: 06 September 2007, 23:30:29 »
Watched my boss searching around for 15 minutes for his reading glasses, which he had pushed up on his head "filmstar" style.
Childish .. but funny
Childish .. but funny
19792
General Discussion Area / Re: one for our northern members....
« on: 07 September 2007, 12:43:53 »Quote
Is there any of us not watchin this car?
Yeah !! me - I still think it is decidedly dodgy .. speedo picture and quoted mileage 6000 miles different ??
but then I'm a cynic and a coward !!
19793
General Discussion Area / Re: one for our northern members....
« on: 06 September 2007, 22:01:10 »
If it's not moved for 4 months .... how come the mileage he's quoting is a lot different to the one in the picture ? which I read as 89221 ? 6000 miles on a vehicle that hasn't moved ?? very strange to me .... :-/ :-/
19794
General Discussion Area / Re: MOT ?
« on: 07 September 2007, 13:24:29 »
AFAIK SORN only applies if the TAX has expired and you don't intend to re-tax immediately. If the Tax is current and it is just the MOT that has expired you can keep the car on the public highway but you cannot drive it.
I await to be corrected but that is my understanding of the law ...
and
I await to be corrected but that is my understanding of the law ...
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If you keep your vehicle off the road and don’t tax it, you must tell the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) by making a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification).
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You’ll be committing an offence if you use or keep your vehicle on the public road without a current tax disc. If you cannot obtain a tax disc, you must keep the vehicle off road.
While your vehicle is off the road, you have 14 days in which to obtain a tax disc or make a SORN.
19795
General Discussion Area / Re: MOT ?
« on: 07 September 2007, 13:08:43 »
Whenever I buy a car .. which isn't that often as I tend to keep them quite a long time ... I always ensure that an MOT is done in the month following the tax renewal. As I tax my cars for 12 months the tax reminder serves as an MOT reminder BUT I can always tax the car on the very-soon-to-expire MOT, just in case of problems ..
19796
General Discussion Area / Re: MOT ?
« on: 07 September 2007, 12:46:18 »
AFAIK there are no days of grace at all, and you may well invalidate your insurance if you knowingly drive a vehicle with no MOT and not roadworthy as they are both conditions of most insurance "small print"
19797
General Discussion Area / Re: Omega is going to stay a while longer
« on: 07 September 2007, 14:02:05 »
Congratulations ... enjoy the next 5 years ..'cos after that it all starts to go downhill... especially if it is one of the female variety !!!
It starts to get better again after about 19 years, but they still "phone home" whenever anything breaks or money is needed !!
It starts to get better again after about 19 years, but they still "phone home" whenever anything breaks or money is needed !!
19798
General Discussion Area / Re: Well Done to Everyone Here - Particularly Admi
« on: 05 September 2007, 13:55:49 »
As a very "newbie" who is asking all the stupid inane questions... may I say that there is no way this site can be called "cliquey"... the help and advice I have had from all levels, is amazing, especially as most of you must be thinking "just how thick is this guy".
I have also seen some very good and subtle moderating going on, not the in your face " I'm in charge do as I say" as seen on many sites.
All in all every member who ever reaches for the keyboard to reply to a post deserves my thanks ... you enlighten, educate and amuse me in different threads - SWMBO is actually starting to show interest in attending a "meet", something she hasn't done since the days of the MGB.
So, thankyou, and please don't change - or allow one gobby little ***** to influence what is without doubt an excellent community.
Regards
Entwood
I have also seen some very good and subtle moderating going on, not the in your face " I'm in charge do as I say" as seen on many sites.
All in all every member who ever reaches for the keyboard to reply to a post deserves my thanks ... you enlighten, educate and amuse me in different threads - SWMBO is actually starting to show interest in attending a "meet", something she hasn't done since the days of the MGB.
So, thankyou, and please don't change - or allow one gobby little ***** to influence what is without doubt an excellent community.
Regards
Entwood
19799
General Discussion Area / Re: Paperclip test Guide
« on: 05 September 2007, 21:16:24 »
That is very good .. thankyou
19800
General Discussion Area / Re: Golf
« on: 06 September 2007, 20:56:08 »
Golf = poor man's polo
or
"swish .... f**k" as that is what you'll hear if you listen very carefully ......
or
"swish .... f**k" as that is what you'll hear if you listen very carefully ......