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"See it, say it, sorted" (or "See it, say it, sort it", the announcers don't seem to be able to make up their minds).

National Rail have been using this slogan and annoying passengers, well, at least one passenger, since November 2016*. Time to put this one out to pasture and think up another slogan, preferably something less inane.


* Yes, I looked it up: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new- ... -it-sorted
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Saga Lout wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:59 am "See it, say it, sorted" (or "See it, say it, sort it",

Time to put this one out to pasture and think up another slogan, preferably something less inane.
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Young blokes with a moustache.

Is this a post-hipster beard thing or has Movember been rescheduled? I've seen a worrying trend of blokes in their 20's with full-on caterpillars sat upon their top lip. One had wire glasses and looked the double of Ned Flanders. That's not a good look for anybody.

As a nation I think we need to seriously start thinking about putting age limits on facial hair.
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The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
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Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
That was a big factor in me getting shot of the SLK. Whacking out a monkey on tax alone for a jamjar that did less than 500 miles a year just didn't make sense. I suppose that's why they made it so bloody expensive, mind.

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gremlin wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:14 am Young blokes with a moustache.

Is this a post-hipster beard thing or has Movember been rescheduled? I've seen a worrying trend of blokes in their 20's with full-on caterpillars sat upon their top lip. One had wire glasses and looked the double of Ned Flanders. That's not a good look for anybody.

As a nation I think we need to seriously start thinking about putting age limits on facial hair.
It's worse than that, I tried to direct someone to one of my colleagues by describing said person as "the one who looks like Goose from Top Gun".

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Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
The Rangy was probably over £40k new, so attracts an additional premium car tax for the first five years of £360 iirc.

When it's five years old it'll probably only cost £180 a year.
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A guy I used to work with loves his old Golfs, he has quite a few of them which are all pretty much the same model. So to get around the high tax costs, when he takes the others out, he just puts the taxed plates on the car he wants to use for that day :thumbup:
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Saga Lout wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:59 am "See it, say it, sorted" (or "See it, say it, sort it", the announcers don't seem to be able to make up their minds).

National Rail have been using this slogan and annoying passengers, well, at least one passenger, since November 2016*. Time to put this one out to pasture and think up another slogan, preferably something less inane.


* Yes, I looked it up: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new- ... -it-sorted
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:22 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
The Rangy was probably over £40k new, so attracts an additional premium car tax for the first five years of £360 iirc.

When it's five years old it'll probably only cost £180 a year.
Yeah,"Luxury car premium"! :roll:

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They extended the lease period on cars at work from 12 months to 18...which means I now run over into teh second year of ownership and have to pay this £390 fee.

Outrageous! :lol:
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Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
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Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
My 300 2 stroke is about €8 a year :D
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Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm
Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
My 300 2 stroke is about €8 a year :D

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Pffft my 2012 2.2 smoking diesel is only 20 quid a year
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Meh, my lawn is green, and not because it's been painted
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Yorick wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 pm
Demannu wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:04 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:23 am The cost of road tax/VEL! My camper is about £340 a year and my car £520. I doubt I'll cover 4k miles between them in a year! Should be a fairer way based on usage as that's where emissions come into play!
Ironically, my 2003 euro 3 particulate Belcher is a mere £150 pa.
Long may it continue I say!
My 300 2 stroke is about €8 a year :D
You live on a fucking volcano, who cares about emissions there!

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Yorick wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:22 pm Oh. And cancer. One of my best pals dies today after 5 year battle.

We paid for them to come here last year and we gave them the best (final) holiday.

Heard earlier and been trying to kill pain with internet bollox and beer.

I'm sat by the pool with beer and fucking wish he could be here one more time.

RIP Brendan.

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His wife and kids arrive tmrw. I promised him that they would have free holidays here forever.
Really looking forward to seeing them.
Gonna pamper them and spoil them rotten :)
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First day off for ages and it's feckin' pissing down.....and I'm on dog walking duties.
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