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People still fall for this kind of stuff?

If PE have a letter from the landowners giving them permission to administer charges on their land, then PE can invoice as they see fit. If they choose to chase you through the courts, then they could well get a result. Just because they choose not to in most cases, then does that mean you should still throw it in the bin? Basically (and this is what it boils down to), it's people trying to get something for nothing. If you park on a bit of land and you know that you should be paying to park there, then cough up. Morally that's the right thing to do, whether you agree with those charges or not they're almost always in plain sight. In the case of the OP I do have a certain amount of sympathy, but still he could've checked for change and/or phone signal before parking. Not saying I would've done any different (I wouldn't), but the option is there. The OP could have gone and done his shopping, got some change, then come back and paid for a ticket for as long as he was there for. Yes, the bill still would've come through the door, but you would've had cast iron proof you paid for the amount of time you were there, albeit retrospectively. FWIW, I've ignored a letter from them before too, albeit for one of my drivers rather than personally, so I don't claim to sit on the high horse without a flaw.

lolwut don't be a 'tard It wasn't a free car park though, was it? There was a charge, so by parking and not paying you've taken up a space that could be used by someone else who was going to pay, so there is a monetary loss there. It's at least £12, plus a reasonable fee for having to chase it (£30 would be reasonable in this regard) so that's what you'd be looking to recover in court. PE may have some fancy lawyers who can justify the full £100 when they break it down, or they may just give up. With something like this, you have to be prepared to take it to the final conclusion regardless of which side you're on. Either you hope PE give up, or you have to be prepared for it to go to court and for you to lose.

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28mpg? Someone's not driving it properly if you're seeing that

None of which help you if there's an unmarked trafpol behind you, though. If you're that worried about being caught speeding, then don't speed. Not necessarily aimed directly at you, Rabbitstew

Too much diesel love in this thread for my liking. You should be trying the V8s at least!

1. If you're only driving it remotely quickly then you'll have no problems sticking to the limits, will you? 2. Speeding tickets are not inevitable, they are all avoidable very easily. 3. If you are struggling to keep to the limits then you're possibly the worst driver I've ever come across. I actually don't have too much of a problem with people who choose to speed, that's completely their decision and as long as they accept the consequences of their actions and (more importantly) don't endanger anyone else then each to their own. What I can't accept is that anyone finds it physically impossible to keep to the limits regardless of what car they drive. No-one on here owns a vehicle that does 0-30 in 0.1sec, so you have plenty of time to adjust your speed. Hypothetically, where might you be having trouble keeping your speed down? 30 zones? 40? Motorways? If it's the former then you're pretty much a numpty, if the latter then just open your eyes and use common sense. If you're worried about being caught by static cameras then your observation is very poor, if it's by mobile units or trafpol then it's down to how lucky you feel and how much you're breaking the limit by.

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Interesting comments, thanks chaps. I guess it is the fact that I drove past so easily that disturbed me, as I wouldn't normally do so. I don't know if I weighed up all the pros and cons in my head very quickly to make that decision or whether I just carried on because I wasn't quite awake enough. Winding the window down is probably exactly what I should've done, no idea why I didn't.

Not when they're proper LED DRLs, I'm used to those now. It's when they use fog-light style ones as DRLs, that really boils my urine.

Car doesn't have to comply with EU regs once it's been sold, so no fear there. Light on the dash will mean MOT fail but there's ways around that. Insurance could be another matter, but I can't see it being an issue assuming you're with a specialist.

Seems ideal.

Not a sausage, which if I'm honest is a bit disappointing if not exactly unexpected. If my cash flow picks up a bit in the next month or so I can afford to drop the price a bit more which would make it more attractive, but we'll have to see on that. It's weird, I know I'm happy to wait and I'm not fussed if it doesn't sell at all, but I've also mentally moved on so just want to get sell ASAP and get back in a Zed.

Still up for grabs, no takers yet. I've reduced the price a bit, and given the spec and condition it's certainly there or thereabouts on that front so I'm not too fussed. Seems to have been an influx of cars sold by main dealers that are in the same budget as mine but are either non-S cars or have much less gadgets with more miles. I'm going to take her to the meet on Saturday if it's not tipping it down, be good to give her a run out while I can.

When I say trained in FA, I mean the very basic one day courses you do for work, not anything like popping a tube into the throat or anything.

If it's only idling then any old rating will do, you won't be using knock control at that point If you can start it up and heat it through thoroughly every few months or so, then I don't think I'd do much to it. Grease everything that moves on the suspension side up, all bushes etc and leave it on the wheels. Yes, you leave the suspension under load, but if you unload it you'll leave parts open to the atmosphere that normally aren't. Flat spots are flat spots, you can deal with those later as you correctly say, seeing you need new tyres regardless. I wouldn't bother changing any fluids during the rest, maybe do an oil change before you stop using here and just check everything else is at the correct level. There's things I'd do before you take her out of storage and back on the road (oil again perhaps, certainly brake fluid, maybe clutch fluid too, possibly coolant if I was feeling very anal) but other than that she should be fine to sit there in theory for a couple of years even if you do absolutely nothing.

A slightly random one from me for a sunny Monday morning, but it's been playing on my mind a bit since Friday so I thought I'd see what the general consensus is. Coming out of my road on Friday morning, I turn right to head towards the main road at the bottom to make a left turn to carry on with my commute to work. The junction itself is situated on a blind corner of the main road, so while there's always the potential for accidents there I've never seen one yet. Until Friday, where as I came down the road towards the junction there was a person laying on the other side of the road, clearly having just been clumped by something. He was in the classic 'just been runover' pose with legs and arms all folded up, but seemed conscious. There was a lady standing over him talking to him, although what she was saying I had no idea. There were a two further guys close by, one on the phone to (I presume) the ambulance. It must've happened only 30secs or so before I got to the scene. This was all happening to my right so I had a clear view as I drove past, made the left turn and carried on to work. Did I do the right thing, or should I have stopped? I think I was right to carry on, but I'm not so sure. He wasn't bleeding that I could see, and there was someone with him. There was already a person calling the ambulance so I couldn't have helped there, and there was another person available to direct traffic or assist as needed. There was nowhere to stop and pull over, so if I'd have stopped then it wouldn've blocked the road up possibly hindering an ambulance getting there, although it would've meant that no other vehicles could've driven past very close to the injured party. I have first aid training, and I have no idea if anyone else there did or not. What more I could've done, I don't know. I still can't decide if I was right to carry on or not. Yes, I had a meeting very first thing that I couldn't really miss, but in the grand scheme of saving another human beings life then it absolutely could've waited. I may well have just ended up in the way due to the location, and there were spare people there to help, but should I at least have tried to stop or offer help? Or was I right just to get out of the way and not clutter it up with an extra person + vehicle?

Split the difference and I reckon there's a sale there

I'd rather kill a pedestrian than pay that. Silly question, but do they have to go back? Can you not just remove them and put the bonnet back down?

Tramadol is amazing, I had that for my back op in the summer. Hope you feel better soon matey, I know exactly what you're going through.

I'll take your word for that SMD He's right though, they've got their own shape now rather than trying to look like the 911 on steroids. If you made me buy an SUV, I'd have one of these over anything from the competition. Shame the Macan has been pushed back to 2014 now, as I rather suspect that would suit Jo a little better than the Cayenne, even if she'd rather have the bigger lump.

Very, very nice.

For £75K, I'd be buying something else regardless of performance. Impressive numbers though, for sure.

I know, I really gotta stop driving the oil burning versions of these cars! Not a review that will appeal to many on here, but I thought I'd share my thoughts on the car anyway. I managed to blag a Cayenne for Saturday after asking Richard at OPC Colchester very nicely, and we picked up a fully loaded one first thing which went straight down to Costco for some shopping, and then onto seeing some family before being returned. Sorry for the low light pic, and that is indeed in comedy-high suspension mode: Look at the one behind for how they're supposed to be. So, bad points first. It's not the most refined oil burning lump in the world, and that clatter makes itself pretty well known at high revs in the first couple of gears. The 'box seems to be a bit tardy at shifting cogs at those speeds too, and the go pedal has a bit of a dead spot of the top of travel that makes pulling away a bit awkward. The brake pedal is far more Audi than Porsche too, as it's too sharp for my taste. And on the other hand, it's absolutely brilliant. Now granted, this car was fully loaded with air suspension, fancy wheels and a panoramic sunroof which push the cost quite high (£45K base, gotta be £12K of options at least), but other than the above points I cannot fault it at all. The 8 speed slushbox never seems to be in the wrong gear, and shifts quicker than you might expect in manual mode, which coupled with the massive shove available from 1500 to 3500 revs means that this behemoth can really get a move on when requested. At motorway speeds, you wouldn't care that it's a V6 diesel and not a V8 petrol. The ride is outstanding in all three modes too: Comfort soaks everything up but tends to wobble too much over speedhumps, Normal is what you'd expect it to feel like, and Sport is as firm as you'd want. Truth be told I left it in Sport, as it gives you a tighter chassis feel but the extra bumps just make you feel more connected to the road. Coming from sports cars, I wouldn't remotely call it hard or harsh, certainly not on the 20" wheels it was on. Throw it at a corner and there's precious little understeer, although to say you cannot feel the diesel engine tugging you through at all would be a lie. Accepting that this is a 2 ton SUV and not a lightweight track special, it's simply astounding. The steering could probably do with a little more weight at speed, but it's accurate and feelsome. The interior is typical Porsche, and that's as much a compliment as a complaint. It's the 991 dials and a plethora of buttons on the centre console, some of which can be fiddly to find. No arguing with the quality though: This is top quality leather and soft plastics in here, and it feels like it would last a lifetime. Good driving position too, with plenty of adjustment in the seat and rack to get you where you want to be. It doesnt feel as big as you might expect either, certainly no bigger than my 997 feels which is peculiar. In terms of practicality, the load space is sufficient if not exactly cavernous, but the power tailgate and lowering rear makes filling and emptying the rear of the car a piece of cake. As a replacement for anything sporty, forget it. As an all-rounder that can ferry folks in comfort, handle the motorway schlep but still leave you in the mood for a blast in a car with a very well composed chassis, I'd struggle to find a better vehicle. Well, actually I could, as I'd drop a V8 in it instead as for me personally, a diesel powerplant would never be my choice unless I was doing plenty of motorway miles.