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one in 5 young people uninsured
hairyasswelder:
--- Quote from: TDi90 on August 26, 2009, 18:12:50 ---i really did open a can of worms diddnt i :-#
should have kept my mouth shut! - i dont think im like'd 8-[
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Nothing personal ;) ;)
but if everyone 'kept their mouth shut' all the problems in this world would all be swept under the carpet and ignored,
Well done for getting people thinking, maybe if feelings are this strong something could be done?? Even if it is just one person reporting an uninsured vehicle ;)
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: dxmedia on August 26, 2009, 18:28:25 ---I don't know anyone who didn't drive like a tit when they were a lad. Be it power sliding mini's round roundabouts, thrashing montagoes, rolling across fields after cooking corners or trying to wind that 1.3 micra upto a ton on a motorway.
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Must be the people you mixed with mate! ;)
--- Quote from: dxmedia on August 26, 2009, 18:28:25 ---Nothing to do with chavs, if anything modern cars are far safer, and the amount ofcrap which they weight down the little corsa's with that little 1.0 lump dragging 1/2 a tonne of plastic and chrome isn't going to do much with increasing the top speed. The braker better, wider low profile tyres are more common. A lot of little chav mobiles handle like they are on rails. That's not something you can say about an austin allegro or a metro on hydroelastic suspension.
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Can't say I entirely agree, although I fully understand your logic. The fact that cars are quicker these days (old geezer speak!) means they can get into more trouble at higher speeds, so the damage done is far greater when it does all go pear shaped.
A 1000cc Mini is flat out at 80mph, I don't care what anyone claims at the bar! As it happens, I have been dealing with Mini's for many years professionally. A 1000cc Corsa is surely capable of more than that top speed? Although I stand to be corrected about the Corsa :D
The fact is that the Corsa produces far more power than the Mini. This alone allows people to get themselves into difficulties easier when they are inexperienced.
As for rose tinted glasses..... you may well be right. That is why I posed the question "are driving standard actually poorer now, or is it just insurance companies cashing in?"
discowoman:
Anyone remember when The cossies and RS turbos were being nicked - I had a quote on a £5000 car (rs Turbo) and the quote was £25,000 :shock:
I curently pay just over £300 for my transit, fully comp - protected no claims etc.
As stated before If you can afford it - dont buy it...Thet hjave regular clamp downs around here - and it great fun watching the police impound a car for no tax/insurance -then hearing the scrote complain about payiong the fine - only for the coppers to say " so you can t afford tax/insurance -BUT you can afford Alloys/Stereo and fuel??" great fun - especially when they sign the car over then ask about geting 'their ' alloys/stereo out of it :clap:
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Insurance.Pay it or we cube the car, and give you a nice piece of paper with £200 fine on it and six points.
As for younger people being bad drivers, some are. But the older generations are just as bad. It is said that with age comes experience. Arrogance more like.
CHIPFAT:
im of the opinion that if the gov say we need Insurance, then why dont they provide it?
instead we have to buy it from another profit making company who can only see ££££££££££
instead why not just have all new/young drivers restricted to engine size for the first year for a fixed cost?
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