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Very much depends on the shoulder of the tyre. I suspect that the VUS don't have the excellent rim protection that the PS2s do IIRC, so there probably won't be anything in it in terms of the VUS touching the arches on maximum compression if the PS2s don't already. I reckon you'll be okay.

That's not what were talking about, it's the time from the second you press the button to the time it takes the shutter to open and close. On an SLR it's instant, on a compact/bridge there's a delay which can make you lose the shot. All very well saying that you could just press the button earlier and get multiple shots, but that's not practical for many things.

Do it then.

^^^ This. I've had a few digital cameras over the years but was always irritated by their lack of instant shot, as you'd push the button, the camera would auto-focus, then it would stop and have a cup of tea, then a biscuit, then finally it might get round to taking the actual photo eventually. Not a huge issue if you're only ever taking shots of still things, but for anything moving they're utterly useless and you get by on luck alone. My missus has one still and it's fine for her but it does my head in, and for that reason alone my DSLR purchase has more than justified itself over the last few years.

India is a bit different though, as we give them a few million in aid and they give British companies loads of work as they've got a developing economy. It may seem stupid, but giving those few million out creates a shedload of wealth in this country.

I'm not. That's nature's way of curtailing an exploding population, and perhaps if they stopped breeding like rabbits they wouldn't have such an issue with a lack of water and food. You're absolutely right fella, we should be looking after our own, but you're labelled as racialist if you dare to suggest that. We've been giving billions to developing countries over the years and they're still screwed.

If he'd have wanted cheap then why do it on a BMW? I'm guessing all the other parts on the car weren't cheap either. You're right though, he should just have bought an M3.

I read a fair amount of the small print but not all, you're correct. That said, that's my own fault if I've missed something fairly important like auto-renewal, and I certainly wouldn't start complaining for something that was my own fault. If they put it there why should they highlight the obvious for the lazy? As long as it is clearly stated and legible it can be in any print they like. @Husky: REIS don't, neither do many of the smaller specialist insurers.

I actually far prefer auto-renewal, as it vastly decreases the risk of driving without insurance. That said, I know exactly when mine is due so wouldn't be daft enough to leave it until the last minute anyway If you don't like auto-renewal, don't sign the contract in the first place. Common sense really, no use bleating about it afterwards.

Good to see that these wheels and tyres are still getting used as they were intended, such a shame I never really had a chance to put the tyres through the thrashing they desperately wanted

Half the trouble with punishment from the courts isn't that they don't have the powers to dish out the appropriate curtailment on social freedoms, but because of a general erosion of the average sentence. Going back to my A-level law days now, I believe that the judges can be overruled or censured by the head of the judiciary if the sentences they give are too harsh. They don't want the ballache of the paperwork involved if this happens (lawyer appeals on the behalf of the guilty, sentence gets reviewed, sentence gets lessened, judge gets told off, if it happens too often they get struck off) so they just dish out an average sentence. Of course, this might be the higher end of average and still ripe for review, so they give out a punishment at the lower end of the scale. Over time, this means the average punishment is reduced. In one aspect it's a good thing, as it means you get consistent sentencing. On the other hand it gives the impression of a weakening legal system. It sucks either way really, and is why there are some very strong calls for judicial review in this country still: We just don't have the money to fund it right now.

Why go to that effort when you could drop one of BMW's own wonderful and far more musical straight-sixs in there with much less hassle? Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.

I would go with the Nikon out of that lot, but then I do love my D90 Go and have a play with the cameras first and see which one feels 'right' to you in use. I had a choice between the D90 and the equivalent Canon (god knows which one it was now) and I plumped for the Canon purely because I found the controls far easier to use, and since there was technically nothing between the two bodies it made the choice fairly simple. Don't get hung-up on the video aspect: It's a nice gimmick to have, but if it's video you want to shoot then get a specialised video camera. I can count on the fingers of one hand the amount of times I've videoed anything on my camera.

Chaps, if this was an isolated incident then I can promise you that there would be a large degree of sympathy towards Lee as we all know that we have lives outside of the Zed scene. Sadly, this is far from an isolated case which is why I personally have zero sympathy.

To be fair, he's only been bailed because the magistrate courts don't have the powers to sentence him properly, that's why he's off to crown court. Be interesting to see what happens from there though. As a teacher though, he might very well find his career choices incredibly limited now, which can only be a good thing.

None of which is an excuse for poor service. If you're too busy then you don't offer that service, full stop. Not contacting people when they've paid you good money is completely inexcusable. I don't know Lee, and I've never dealt with him at all, but I've heard more than enough to ensure that he would never see a penny of my money ever. There's a lot of good guys on here who really make an effort with regards to sales, and sometimes they don't get enough of the praise they deserve.

You know what? I'm sick of all this crap. If these idiots feel that there is no hope for them and that nothing good will ever come out their lives (talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy!) then let's leave them to it. Build a nice big wall around them, get all the nice folks out who want to make a good life for themselves, then lock the gates and leave them to it. I can't be arsed to try and help these scum any more, they clearly don't deserve any help or sympathy.

Jesus titty-f*cking christ, where on earth do I start with that??!! Bankers haven't stolen a single penny, if they had they'd be in jail. Go look up 'economics' for how finance works, and just why things are the way they are. About 0.1% of bankers launder money, and far more goes through legitimate businesses than banks as it's a hell of a lot easier. The world is suffering financially right now, true, but do you really think that makes a single thug right?! Please take your Guardian-reading liberal hippy nonsense elsewhere thanks, because it's attitudes like that that have put us where we are today. Bad sh*t happens in life, get over it.

There appears to be a small child in the driver's seat of your new car! Glad you put your woes behind you, but don't think for one minute that you did the wrong thing by revealing on here just how much of a mess that other car was, you did exactly the right thing IMHO

Just dropping back for a second to the point made about the worry of innocent bystanders getting hurt if we go in heavy handed: Sorry, but b*llocks. Why on earth would any sensible, decent human being be in the middle (or anywhere near) one of these riots? Maybe if you're protecting your property, but if the police are just around the corner and you know that they've been given the okay to use whatever force necessary then perhaps it might be a good idea to get yourself indoors quick-smartish, no? The only other folks out there will be the 'social media journos' with their mobile phones filming it, and tbh some of them do as much good as bad. Give fair warning, then go in and go mental. Job's a carrot.

I'm disgusted that any of this is being used as a political point-scoring chance by anyone. It's not political, it's thuggery. Simple as.

If that's their attitude then I don't want those kind of police on the streets any more than I want the chav scum there tbh. That said, I seriously doubt that is the attitude of the majority of police officers. Maybe only 5% are riot trained, but how many are trained in the use of firearms? Even if it's only 200 then that's plenty enough once they start shooting, as the rioters will quickly start running in the opposite direction.

You think they couldn't get the numbers there if they wanted to? That's an incredibly naive viewpoint, the Met alone has over 33000 police offers available, so I'm pretty sure those kind of numbers could sort this whole thing out quick smartish if they were allowed to. That's the key here: They're being told to sit back don't get involved due to the risk to their own safety. That's the real issue here, not numbers or political will, it's the fear of anyone getting hurt or hurting a rioter and getting sued/taken to court over it. It wasn't that long ago that a copper was up in the dock for pushing someone over at an organised protest, don't forget! Shoot them all. If they're rioting over one dead drug dealer who was shooting at unarmed police, then I don't want them to play any part of society in this country.

Hopefully the police will just stand back, cross their arms and say "I'm terribly sorry, but due to all the liberal do-gooders and whingers we aren't actually allowed to touch anyone any more for anything, so we'll just wait here until everything flammable has gone. Sorry 'bout that." It might spark a bit of a reaction and start the country moving in the opposite direction for a change.

Are you after business cover on it as well, like class 1 or class 2? What is the postcode you're in (just the first half needed for privacy reasons)?