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| 2413.1 | | FORTY2::HOWELL | Just get to the point... | Thu May 25 1995 12:15 | 15 |
| For the record, and from EF, my understanding is :
"Here in the UK, no, you will fail an MOT due to obscuring of your
forward view."
I *thought* this to be the case from about 2 or 3 years ago, when the
law was changed, along with rules for cracked windscreens and stickers
in the rear window.
However, as Chris pointed out elsewhere, it doesn't seem to have made
much difference [ref: Sad people with those red 'XR3I' or "MG METRO"
stickers in back windscreens, etc.]
Cheers,
Dan
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| 2413.2 | | COMICS::SUMNERC | Easy on the clutch luv | Thu May 25 1995 12:36 | 7 |
| So if I put my fluffy dice and whale tail on my metro I'd still be
legal as long as I took them off at MOT time.
Chris.
PS. I actually saw a metro with a whale tail...it looked "WICKED".
:-}
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| 2413.3 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | | Thu May 25 1995 12:43 | 10 |
| �I just wondered, I haven't just been sent any or anything.
Is that right ? :-)
Chris, you'll be getting "Love God" and "Chick" plastered to your
windscreen next !
Royston
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| 2413.4 | | FORTY2::HOWELL | Just get to the point... | Thu May 25 1995 12:43 | 5 |
| Well, if a policeman/woman saw you and was feeling particularly nasty,
they could pull you over and 'do you' for it [fnaar] ....
Cheers,
Dan
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| 2413.5 | | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Thu May 25 1995 12:47 | 13 |
|
Don't laugh, Oh well OK - go on - but my partners car,
a Nissan Micra, I took along for it's MOT.
Fine said the man, apart from one little detail, and I quote
" If you take that nodding dog off the dashboard I can then pass it,
otherwise I would have to fail it due to it obscuring the windscreen"
So I took it off, he passed it, I drove out, putting it back, and
everybody was happy.
It covers approx. a palmsize part of the windscreen on the passenger
side, down in the corner.
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| 2413.6 | | CHEFS::GEORGEM | Cannibalise Legalbis | Thu May 25 1995 12:47 | 9 |
| re .2
>>>>So if I put my fluffy dice and whale tail on my metro I'd still be legal
It may be Okay in the eyes of the law, but the taste police would get you.
Metro avec whale tail! ARGH! Criminal...
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| 2413.7 | | COMICS::SUMNERC | Easy on the clutch luv | Thu May 25 1995 13:06 | 9 |
| re .3
I would if I had a diablo or something cool, I'd just ruin it
with fluffy dice, car seat covers (fluffy) and window stickers.
For people not in the know the "Love God Chick" was a window
sticker I noticed on a Reliant Robin (yellow) parked in a showcase
cinema carpark.
Chris
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| 2413.8 | they really go with the paintwork... | COMICS::HAWLEYI | The MANCS trophy cabinet is empty | Thu May 25 1995 15:44 | 8 |
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> I would if I had a diablo or something cool, I'd just ruin it
> with fluffy dice, car seat covers (fluffy) and window stickers.
Havent you had a bad enough experience with seat covers already?
Ian.
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| 2413.9 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | | Thu May 25 1995 15:58 | 4 |
| Now theres a point Chris. Them MoT folks won't pass it with loud seat
covers :-)
Royston
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| 2413.10 | | COMICS::SUMNERC | Easy on the clutch luv | Thu May 25 1995 16:20 | 3 |
| I'll have won the lottery by then Roystie. ;-)
Chris
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| 2413.11 | nodding dog | MASALA::BHAILE | | Thu May 25 1995 16:59 | 4 |
| A nodding dog...
Now where can I get one of those from..
vic.
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| 2413.12 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Thu May 25 1995 20:00 | 4 |
| Anybody know where I can get some leopard skin seat covers and matching
steering wheel?
Chris.
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| 2413.13 | The law on Fluffy dice | WELCLU::YOUNG | Policemen aren't nasty people | Thu May 25 1995 22:50 | 7 |
|
Just for the record anything which will fail an MOT can get you nicked
at any time.
Richard(young@wlo)
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| 2413.14 | Typo in -.1 + some on no. plates | WELCLU::YOUNG | Policemen aren't nasty people | Thu May 25 1995 22:59 | 15 |
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RE -.1
Firstly appologies for the typo in the title, it should of course say
"fluffy"
secondly on the subject of getting nicked for having fluffy dice, the
Police in Essex are starting to clamp down on the unusual fonts used by
some, on number plates the law states that the no.'s/letters should be
of certain thicknesses (different for motorcycles etc) at all points
thus eliminating the scroll type fonts which seem to be appearing and
they are thinking about trying to nick supplying dealers for aiding and
abbetting to put a total stop to it.
Richard(young@wlo)
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| 2413.15 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Thu May 25 1995 23:24 | 6 |
| Shame Essex Police couldn't bother themselves to do anything about
the problem on the M25 today, I guess they were too busy nicking
people for minor misdemeanours. I'm going to make an official complaint
about their lack of effort, I'll post any responses (probably none)
Chris.
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| 2413.16 | | COMICS::WEGG | Some hard boiled eggs and some nuts. | Fri May 26 1995 10:20 | 10 |
| Re .14
� Firstly appologies for the typo in the title, it should of course say
� "fluffy"
Richard,
There's no need to apoligise. Just do:
SET NOTE/TITLE="Fluffy ..." 2413.13
Ian.
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| 2413.17 | TA! | WELCLU::YOUNG | Policemen aren't nasty people | Sat May 27 1995 23:06 | 6 |
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Ta Ian, didn't know that, any other tips on what can be done?.
Richard(young@wlo)
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