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We have a Cello branded one. On the plus side is it's 12v and 230v and has HDMI as well as a Freeview aerial socket. On the minus side, the viewing angle is horrible. Jan and I can only see it properly if we tilt it down (the shelf it sits on is only a foot below head height when seated) and sit...

In my case, I have a hand-held GPS for which the updates were not free and, since I hadn't been geocaching since before the lurgy struck until last January, didn't notice that my account was about to expire; and Sometimes those free updates take away rather than give. Examples are features that...

I suspect it's genuine as I've just checked and my Garmin account has been deleted. That said, sign in via garmin.co.uk and not via any link in the email...

While the word "probably" might not be good enough, it's enough to imply you could be on the wrong side of an assumption -- i.e. you assume you can do something but you fall foul of bureaucracy and it turns out you can't. Put simply, there's more than a hint that anyone who got their BE...

What the guy being interviewed said is that the date the entitlement was granted, together with knowing the rules of that time, is sufficient to be able to say whether an entitlement was just granted or whether a test was passed. However, that's not the issue, which is whether the entitlement...

It's on your licence (column "10" on the reverse of photocard licenses). While the same info isn't on the old paper licences, it's easy for authorities to check because those dates are given on the DVLA online record. While I know that basic car licences are honoured abroad (especially where...

@wildebus : I hope you are correct. However, what the UK Government says might apply only in mainland UK. A quick check of the Northern Ireland website shows that an additional test is still required to tow greater than the category B limit. What those two guys you won't listen to said was that...

That wasn't my words, but rather what the 'experts' said on the video I cited in post #22. There, they say that tuggers who passed their test after 1997 can't legally tow an outfit > 3.5 tonnes either in Europe or in Northern Ireland. Personally, it doesn't affect me and so I haven't expended...

I'm not completely sure, but I'll hazard a guess. Both the UK and member states of the EU are signatories to the Vienna Convention of 1968. Within Europe, and certain other countries, this replaced the Geneva Convention of 1949, which where applicable replaced the Paris Convention of 1926. You...

We've also used these extensively -- particularly the one nearest home as that lets us pump and dump before putting the van back into storage. As mentioned above, it's a good idea to phone ahead. FWIW, one site we used didn't know that the CCC website said they offered service stops and it took...

I agree. However, playing Devil's Advocate, there might be an argument that the additional mass for BEVs is all low down, and so likely to increase stability, while for ICEVs is more likely to be evenly distributed, which might (or might not) result in raising the centre of mass and hence...

Interesting aside from the video I linked in my previous post is an allegation that tuggers who passed their driving test after the date the rules changed in Europe (1997?) to require a separate B+E test cannot tow their trailers in Europe and Northern Ireland unless they pass what effectively...

I say a YouTube video yesterday where this subject was being discussed. Allegedly, the principle argument for a 4.25 tonne limit is not EVs per se but rather that a category B licence currently allows drivers a 3.5 tonne vehicle with or without an unbraked trailer of up to 750 kg, making 4.25...

"Premium" look like places where you have to pay a fee to enter if you have a non-compliant vehicle?!

There is a bit of a gotcha here in that the legislation requires that: (5) This paragraph requires the plate to be fixed— (a)vertically or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable, and (b)in such a position that in normal...

I used to use Coffee Mate rather than real milk, particularly at work where I used the Aeropress to brew pre-ground coffee and add Coffee Mate as there was limited facility to store milk. However, having discovered proper coffee, I now drink it black -- or occasionally a flat white in coffee...

FWIW, I've also added a USB-rechargeable grinder (Amazon link below) that works perfectly with the Aeropress. With the clear hopper removed, the grinder sits on top of, and grinds directly into the Aeropress. It's not as consistent as my Hario, but it's good enough for this application and a lot...

I haven't checked whether this has been suggested as I've only just noticed the thread. However, I have a Jabra hands-free that clips to my visor. This has the ability to transmit on the fm band -- allowing me to tune the van's radio to whatever the Jabra unit is transmitting. I suspect that...

Get well soon, Annie.

Reminds me of a few bus lanes in Plymouth where the lanes have gaps only the width of the minor road into which people want to turn. It was almost impossible to turn into the side roads without 'clipping' the bus lane -- which resulted in the camera going off and a fine. The Google Maps image...