WAMT....what annoyed me today!

viv1969 said:
I knew it....I bloody knew it. Trucks are queued back past Jct 7 :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh:
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I'm down there Thursday, but off at J4 lets hope that it doesn't get that far in a couple of days!
 
viv1969 said:
I knew it....I bloody knew it. Trucks are queued back past Jct 7 :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh:
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How long is it going on for, I might be down that way in a couple of weeks :(
 
Gremlin said:
How long is it going on for, I might be down that way in a couple of weeks :(
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Until the frogs decide that they're tired of being bolshy about who sells a ferry to whom.
Couple more days possibly.
 
Cobra said:
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I'm down there Thursday, but off at J4 lets hope that it doesn't get that far in a couple of days!
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Never seen them tail back beyond jct 5 Chris, not in 15 years doing the commute.
And that was because the tunnel was closed for nigh on a week due to electrical faults.
 
viv1969 said:
Never seen them tail back beyond jct 5 Chris, not in 15 years doing the commute.
And that was because the tunnel was closed for nigh on a week due to electrical faults.
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Fingers crossed for me then :thumbs:
 
Idiots who think it is perfectly ok to drive on the wrong side of the road to overtake a parked car especially when I'm driving towards them with right of way. Quite why they feel they have to give a parked car more room than the car travelling towards them is beyond me.
 
Yep I also like the way they hesitate deciding if it's safe to go, by the time they've made up their minds it's too late but still pull out anyway
 
Bloody Hay Fever, I hate lavender :mad:
 
2 things ....
the hottest day of the year I'm working north, and as per usual it rained actually it p***ed down!

And what is about to annoy me, M1 shut J29-J28 both ways, and I need to go south in about half an hour A1 it is then but thats a bloody long diversion!
 
Cobra said:
2 things ....
the hottest day of the year I'm working north, and as per usual it rained actually it p***ed down!

And what is about to annoy me, M1 shut J29-J28 both ways, and I need to go south in about half an hour A1 it is then but thats a bloody long diversion!
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personally i'd go accross the A617 (west) to the A61 and south that way - then you can either get back on at J28 or carry on down the A38
 
Cobra said:
And what is about to annoy me, M1 shut J29-J28 both ways, and I need to go south in about half an hour A1 it is then but thats a bloody long diversion!
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Got to admit my satnav is brill for times like that,
A couple of weeks ago a journey that normally takes a couple of hours was about to be delayed by 4 hours due to the normal M25 chaos.
Satnav did some great diversions and I ended up on adding 20 mins to the journey, found some cracking back lanes too :D
 
viv1969 said:
I'm off to Castle Farm lavender fields in a little while :)
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Have fun, I#ll stay well away from them :p
A few years ago my now ex outlaws bought me some Norfolk lavender toiletries for my birthday, despite knowing
I was allergoc to the damn stuff :mad:
 
Peoples inability to indicate on bloody roundabouts, if your going right bloody indicate right, turning left,advising everybody else on the road of your intention would be nice. This stops every roundabout turning into a f*****g guessing game!
 
fracster said:
Peoples inability to indicate on bloody roundabouts, if your going right bloody indicate right, turning left,advising everybody else on the road of your intention would be nice. This stops every roundabout turning into a f*****g guessing game!
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I liked...unliked...then liked this again, because there isn't a "Feckin' A" button.
Indicators seem to be optional extras universally!
 
viv1969 said:
I liked...unliked...then liked this again, because there isn't a "Feckin' A" button.
Indicators seem to be optional extras universally!
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Used to be the domain of BMW drivers, seems that every Tom Dick and Harry in any car does it now. Weapons grade bellends.
 
fracster said:
Peoples inability to indicate on bloody roundabouts, if your going right bloody indicate right, turning left,advising everybody else on the road of your intention would be nice. This stops every roundabout turning into a f*****g guessing game!
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Unless it's a mini roundabout, you only indicate left on roundabouts and that is just after you pass the previous exit and before the previous entrance to where you want to exit.
 
nilagin said:
Unless it's a mini roundabout, you only indicate left on roundabouts and that is just after you pass the previous exit and before the previous entrance to where you want to exit.
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You've just failed your driving test.
 
I hate roundabouts, well other drivers on them who don't know how to drive round them, ejits in the wrong
lane getting upset when they get sent round again because you are in the correct lane going where they want to
 
viv1969 said:
You've just failed your driving test.
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Signals and position

When taking an exit to the right or going full circle, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise

  • signal right and approach in the right-hand lane
  • keep to the right on the roundabout until you need to change lanes to exit the roundabout
  • signal left after you have passed the exit before the one you want.
Most large roundabouts I've seen in the past 5 or so years have lanes marked making the need to indicate right obsolete. If someone is in the correct position/lane for turning right at a roundabout there is no need to indicate, so long as you indicate and position your vehicle accordingly when ready to exit, indicating right is unnecessary unless it is a mini roundabout where it is necessary to warn the traffic you need to cross the path of as you have right of way.
 
nilagin said:
Most large roundabouts I've seen in the past 5 or so years have lanes marked making the need to indicate right obsolete.
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Come and Play in MK, we breed them here for the rest of the country (y)
Here, you can get in any lane, signal if you must, but please try and get in the outside lane when turning left, if not possible then the middle lane suffices (y)
 
big soft moose said:
personally i'd go accross the A617 (west) to the A61 and south that way - then you can either get back on at J28 or carry on down the A38
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All the alternate routes were screwed, I took a gamble and went north to go south, it paid off, it did add 3/4 hour to the journey, but no hold ups :thumbs:
 
Cobra said:
Come and Play in MK, we breed them here for the rest of the country (y)
Here, you can get in any lane, signal if you must, but please try and get in the outside lane when turning left, if not possible then the middle lane suffices (y)
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doesnt MK edition of the highway code clearly state that if the back end isnt sliding on roundabouts you aren't going fast enough, while extra points will be awarded for achieving a four wheel drift :lol:
 
viv1969 said:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sm/appendix-to-the-highway-code
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As I and the highway code says where markings indicate you are in a lane to turn right, signalling is unnecessary. You'll notice the example of the car taking exits after the 12 o clock position are in the right hand lane. This is how I was taught 35yrs ago and even had to negotiate a roundabout during the test where I had to take a turning to the right of where I entered. I passed with no advisories. It's as much frowned upon for over use of indicators as it is for not using them enough or where appropriate. Only large roundabout I indicate my intention to "turn right" is on my way to work where both lanes of the approach road I'm on are clearly marked that either can be used to go right.
 
I used to live in kents hill near the corner and of a night you could hear the regular screeeeeeech of the boy racers taking the roundabout faster than was absolutely necessary - periodically followed by the Crrrunch as one of them lost control and wrapped his Corsa round a tree
 
big soft moose said:
I used to live in kents hill near the corner and of a night you could hear the regular screeeeeeech of the boy racers taking the roundabout faster than was absolutely necessary
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Thats a great roundabout for going fast round, come the rush hours,
It'd put Silverstone to shame :D
 
Keith W said:
quite fancy a bit of snake :naughty:
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There's a secluded lay-by around here...
Oh I see, that's not quite what you meant was it? :D
 
nilagin said:
As I and the highway code says where markings indicate you are in a lane to turn right, signalling is unnecessary. You'll notice the example of the car taking exits after the 12 o clock position are in the right hand lane. This is how I was taught 35yrs ago and even had to negotiate a roundabout during the test where I had to take a turning to the right of where I entered. I passed with no advisories. It's as much frowned upon for over use of indicators as it is for not using them enough or where appropriate. Only large roundabout I indicate my intention to "turn right" is on my way to work where both lanes of the approach road I'm on are clearly marked that either can be used to go right.
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Welcome to the 21st century :-)
If you intend to take an exit past 12 and don't indicate, you'll fail.
Yes you could appeal, but even if successful, all you'll get is a repeat test at their expense, and a hacked off examiner.
Worth it? :-)
 
Was shopping on-line and I asked chat operator did they have the item in stock, they said yes. I also rang to make sure it was in for collection, they said yes. They even put it to one side with my name on it. I drove all the way in, only to be told they were out of stock :mad:
 
jonbeeza said:
Was shopping on-line and I asked chat operator did they have the item in stock, they said yes. I also rang to make sure it was in for collection, they said yes. They even put it to one side with my name on it. I drove all the way in, only to be told they were out of stock :mad:
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As a customer, you were well and truly "serviced" :D

(shouldn't laff really its not funny :( )
 
Cobra said:
As a customer, you were well and truly "serviced" :D

(shouldn't laff really its not funny :( )
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Happens a lot really, aww sorry were all out of stock. Will be in later on in the week is the normal reply!
 
jonbeeza said:
Happens a lot really, aww sorry were all out of stock. Will be in later on in the week is the normal reply!
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Name and shame, you know you want to ;)
(or at least drop a massive hint)
 
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