Car (or bike) Chat!

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Just read up on it - designed by some bloke called Tom Karen, and initially built by Bond cars, then at Reliant's factory. A very tidy one for sale on Ebay, yours for £12,500. Looks like something Commander Straker's housekeeper would come to work in.

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ah well, i was half right :eyebrows:

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Originally Posted by struth

A couple of new batteries for my scooter.

Boy they are heavy [emoji23] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...99f76bca93.jpg

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Got these fitted so will try it out tomorrow hopefully. All lights are on at least so far. Need to see if this stays.
It's not a difficult job but I can't bend over to do it. [emoji23]

Why? This is daft! And a cheek.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...tt-pay-5594145

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

Why? This is daft! And a cheek.

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon...tt-pay-5594145

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''Its not always easy to pay at a kiosk if you have a baby/toddler in the car.''

So what did everyone do before the 'pay at pump' facility was introduced? It only came in a couple of years ago FFS

In that article, Tesco said it enables customers to know how much money is in their a I thought that was already the case, and that my being able to (potentially) put £99 in my tank meant I had at least £99. And that if I only had, say £30, that's how much fuel it would give me.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

In that article, Tesco said it enables customers to know how much money is in their a I thought that was already the case, and that my being able to (potentially) put £99 in my tank meant I had at least £99. And that if I only had, say £30, that's how much fuel it would give me.

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yes, i thought that too...they aint gonna say 99 quids worth if youve only got a tenner

I think the point is that if you don't have £99 in your account then you can't pay at the pump even if you've only put a tenner's worth in.

Doesn't seem to be any explanation as to why they have decided to impose this rule though.

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Originally Posted by Macca

I think the point is that if you don't have £99 in your account then you can't pay at the pump even if you've only put a tenner's worth in.

Doesn't seem to be any explanation as to why they have decided to impose this rule though.

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It doesn't help that the number of 'pay at counter' pumps have been reduced. I generally pay by cash or card in the kiosk.

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Originally Posted by Macca

I think the point is that if you don't have £99 in your account then you can't pay at the pump even if you've only put a tenner's worth in.

Doesn't seem to be any explanation as to why they have decided to impose this rule though.

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there was a few thoughts re this and no real answers. some say you'll only get what bank says you can use; others that, as you say youll get nowt if you dont have 90 in account.
They say its a trial, and i believe Asda tried this too as a trial and it caused such a furore that it got dumped

I only put in £30's worth when I fill up, and I always pay in the shop.

Agreed, these new checks are not clear, and is a warning of the possible consequences of a "cashless society". Eventually Banks will have total control over YOUR money. They already make a fortune by investing with, and loaning out, YOUR money.

In general I now tend to pay for everything with card as much as I can, but with the removal of external cash points and the closure of many banks is a sign of creeping control by the Banks over your financial affairs.