Archive for April, 2009

Great Britain Vs United States of America

Which is the better one to live in?What are the pro’s and con’s of each country?Which is the better?Or are they better than each other for differant reasons?
Countries mentioned in this Post: United States of America, Great Britain

What do you shout on the first day of the month?

According to htdg’s interesting link (check it out) to my Peacock Feather question below, his site about superstitions in Britain says we all go around shouting "White rabbit, white rabbit, white rabbit" on the first of each month!
News to me!
Maybe I have been living in a different Britain.
What DO we all shout?
Countries mentioned in this [...]

Has anyone ever grown rice in a paddy field in England? Is it possible?

-Mrs P-Kasso says that the only reason she failed her Geograhy O Level is because it had a question on where do people grow rice in paddy fields.
She answered confidently "Lincolnshire".
Which set me thinking. Has anyone grown rice in paddy fields in the UK?
Is it climatically possible? What are the advantages?
Countries mentioned in this [...]

What does grade 4 mean in cancer terms? I have just found out today that a member of my family has a brain tumour,

He has Glioblastoma Multiforma Grade 4 tumour in his brain. He has been told they can’t operate but are going to start chemo or radiotherapy next week.
Can some one help please.

what do u do when a animal is bleeding to death.

i’m talking to my friends on e-mail and she just said her dog came in and it’s was attacked by a animal and it’s bleeding really bad, is there anything that I can tall her to do becides putting presure on the cuts.

What nice rodent pets are most active during the day?

We’ve been given a load of Rotastack stuff, and I quite fancy getting a gerbil as I’ve heard that they are less active at night than, say, hamsters. What are the best rodent pets to have which will want to play during the day, and sleep at night?

Nokia 5800

Does anyone have the Nokia 5800 yet. I went to Vodafone today to have a look at it but was a bit rushed when trying. Just have a few questions about the phone. Does it have a full web browser via 3G or does it just have WAP browser and is this the same when [...]

Do you have any rights to stop commercial vehicles from parking outside your house?

One of my neighbours keeps parking his van (a Motorway-maintenance style one with lots of flourescent and reflective stickers on it) outside another neighbour’s house, rather than parking it on his own drive. Other than politely asking him to refrain, are there any rules about the parking of commercial vehicles in residential areas? [...]

A stopped car at the side of the road with headlamps on full beam is illegal.

Not only that, but it really gets on my nerve! Is there any other thing that people seem to do on a daily basis that’s not only wrong but gets you annoyed?

Would we be better off if the government withdraws its support for banks?

An economist on Radio 4 last night said that if the government had let the banks collapse, we’d have had a rough time for a few months, but the effects would be far less severe than the decades of repayments that we’ll face now.
Who would have been the major losers if the banks [...]

law. I have been caught speeding. I have bee charged with exceeding 70mph on a dual carraigeway(91mph) The video evidence has me doing 82mph. Is this indiscrepency enough to get me off.

I am a Commando on a seven month tour of Afghanistan. I will not be home until late April early May 2007. I have no accsess to a lawyer. I would be very gratefull if some one could clarify that a 9mph discrepency in the charge and the evidence presented by the video reader, is [...]

If you ‘trade in’ your old vehicle against the cost of a new one, do you still have to ensure that it is roadworthy at the point of handover?

Just looked into the question about the moped, and I wondered if this applied to cars that you trade in, too? All these ads offering

How many people are legally allowed to travel in a car designed for a driver and four passengers?

I was intrigued by this story, about a man who was stopped after 13 people were crammed into his Volvo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7471102.stm
If a car has just five seats, it is breaking the law to have more than five in it?
One of the reasons this intrigues me is that many moons ago (when I was 18), I [...]

What is the best thing to do if you spot someone driving like a nutter when you are driving down the motorway?

My first instinct is to reach for the phone and contact the police before their ridiculous behaviour gets someone killed, but if I did that, I’d be breaking the law.
So what is the correct, responsible thing to do?
The incident that has prompted this was a nutter in a white van (what else?) who was weaving [...]

I was caught speeding on the motorway! But…

Like i said i was caught speeding on the M1 today on my motorcycle. Yeah hands up i was over the limit, but come on? who can say hand on heart that they have never ever went above the speed limit?? anyone? Well when i was sat in the police car he explained to me [...]

What would you do

if you got six points on your driving licence in the first two years then took your test again passed and got three points then got a letter through the post saying you had been caught speeding (which you had but by an arrive alive van) so if you admitted it you would lose your [...]

Can a faulty lambda sensor fail an mot

I have a bolt where my lambda sensor should be, so the dash light is always on, the thing is my car is 1991 just before the emmisions law came out. will it fail a uk mot?

Driving with a cast.

I have a full leg cast on my left leg, I have learnt on a manual but not taken my test. Would it be legal for me to drive, and take my test in an automatic car, considering I will be in a cast for 6 months, and may have a paralysed foot but do [...]

If someone has been arrested for driving offences 4 previous times what is the likelyhood of going to prison the 5th time for no insurance or licence?

A close memeber of my family has been banned twice, had there licence revoked, and has had probation and commiunty service for driving on a ban in the past the last offence was 3 years ago, they were caught driving with no licence or insurance very recently, they havent had the court letter through yet [...]

Can fermenting fruit make you unfit to drive?

There was a story in the press in the last couple of days about a pony that had eaten fermenting apples with the result that he had become tipsy and fallen in a swimming pool.
If we eat our 5 a day, (or what the fruit marketing people tell us it is now), is there any [...]

Caught driving with no active insurance in place

i had insurance but due to banking errors the money was not taken from my bank account. I thought i was insured and was driving the car when got caught through ANPR road block. The police were going to seize my car but instead gave me a producer for my docs.My car has full MOT, [...]

What is the correct procedure to follow if you happen to soak someone by splashing your car through a puddle?

In the past week, I’ve seen news reports where a driving student failed her test after soaking someone, and was told by the instructor that she should have stopped and exchanged details, as this was technically an accident.
However, Scottish police have complained that someone dialled 999 after being the victim of such a splashing (which, [...]

What might be a reason for the engine malfunction light to show on my dash?

I have a (nearly) four year old Ford Focus. I bought it last december from a garage and until monday night it had been mechanically sound. Suddenly, driving home the accelerator became "spongey" and ineffective and the light lit up on the dash. I pulled over immediately and turned the engine off. When i restarted [...]

What should you do if you see an example of diabolical driving and parenting?

There’s a story in the news today about a mother, four times over the drink-drive limit, whose 5 year old daughter was rescued from the car by a passer-by when she was hammering on the window, asking for someone to stop her mummy driving.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7530903.stm
This reminds me of something I saw on Friday – a [...]

what’s the best way to start looking for a new car?

I know what I like to drive, but what about people who really don’t know. I know about KBB.com and edmunds.com but if there are any other good resources I’d appreciate knowing about them!

Why do drivers find it so hard to understand roundabouts?

I get really frustrated by roundabouts – particularly when people who are turning left on a three lane roundabout ‘wander’ into the middle lane as they drive a straight line from roundabout entrance to exit, even when there are lines marked on the road.
Why is the roundabout such a difficult concept to master? Should [...]

Are you breaking the law without knowing it?

The UK photo driving license only lasts for 10 years, unlike the old paper one which lasts until you are 70.
Not that many people are aware of this 10 year limit.
Now that the new licenses are just over 10 years old, the first ones have expired and people are being caught driving around without a [...]

Birmingham or Basra? How come our peace keepers can kill people in Basra but our peace keepers in Britain can’t toss a yob in a wheelie bin in Britain without getting slated? Double standards or what?

I’m a pacifist but society works best when all the horses are hitched pulling in the same direction. Why do one set of our nominated peace keepers have to face different rules and regs?
Cities mentioned in this Post: Basra, BirminghamCountries mentioned in this Post: Britain

What legal rights from the list below does not apply to teenagers in other parts of the UK at age 16?

A teenager in Scotland is classed as an adult at 16. So at 16 a teenager in Scotland can do any of the following from the list below. I want to know how it differs from the rest of the UK, so what from the list does not apply to teenagers from any other part [...]

Driving theory test – What is the best way to study for it?

I have the theory test game for the DS and have been using that. I am keen to get it over and done with as soon as possible. Can anyone suggest anything that will help me on my way?

Bird’s eye view of roundabouts?

I absolutely hate those huge roundabouts at motorway junctions and I never know which lane I’m meant to be in. Is there site where it’s possible to look at diagrams of these horrendous places so I could get an idea of where to go before I acually have to do it for real?

Is it true that it is illegal to have more than three courses for Christmas lunch?

-This was emailed to me as a part of a promo package by a quiz company.
I have never heard of this law.
Is it true? They say it is.
Does anyone know the truth?

Household fuel prices are predicted to reach an increase of 40% this winter. Do the government have any legal authority to prevent fuel companys from passing on the entire cost increases to customers?

I understand that these companys have to protect profits, but they are showing record profits for the year to date so are in no danger of bankruptcy. It is surely unethical to allow such profiteering when people will be facing choices between heaing and food? Can these companys be forced to absorb some of the [...]

My ISP has contacted me today to offer me a home visit by one of their engineers to improve my broadband speed. The problem I have is they have never provided anything like the speeds they bill me for and they would like me to make a payment to them for

a visit so they can quickly and efficiently improve my speed (they are so confident they are prepared to guarantee it).If this is the case can they first of all demand further payment to provide a service they have been charging for and not delivering?And if they are admitting they could have "easily" provided the [...]

What action(s) can/should you take to enforce a direct debit guarentee when the company at fault is unwilling to honour it?

BT debited my account no less than 6 times in a month for an amount not owed to them which means they now owe me over

NHS Blues….

To whom and how do you address a complaint about NHS provision within a catchment area which is not specific to a single department but is recurring throughout a trust?
I have already tried PALS, the PCT the Chief exec, MP, GP, Consulatant (who is part of the problem and probably the source of much of [...]

Legal question

Living in rented accommodation. Several people in the house are storing things in the stairway next to the front door. The local council have declared this to be illegal and have demanded that these items be removed (this happened a couple of months ago). Now our landlord says that some workmen are coming today to [...]

Arguments for/against legalising Prostitution?

I have a debate coming up soon and was looking for some insight I think my opponents will take the stance that it’s the person’s choice to pay for sex and it doesn’t affect anyone else so why not make it legal. We’ll be arguing that it has links to organised crime, stds and sexual [...]

my ex took my car and its reg to me….but he pays the finanace where do i stand to keep the car as i have 4 kids?

before i got with the ex i had my own car-then he boutght me a car for my birthday .when he left he took the car and its reg in my name..i found out that it was in his name on finance…..he wants me to change reg over to him but i want to know [...]

Are there any laws…

… that force companies to update faulty software?
I have an Archos 605. The damn bugger has faults in the software, just small ones, but nonetheless faults. I’m not the only one, I know everyone else on the Archos forums to have it as well with the latest firmware.
With the release of the new Internet Media [...]

What can i do if i’m not happy with the surveyors report on the house?

3 months after moving into our house we discovered that the roof that the surveyor said was fine, was actually leaking through to one of the bedrooms through the light fixture, causing a week long blackout (though it could have been much more serious). We also found out that what the surveyor said was the [...]

what rights does the common law wife have with council houseing once partner dies

she lived with partner in his council flat for 3 yrs now he has died what rights dose she have in keeping there home even though she does not have her name on the rent book

Car parking problem

I recently asked a question about my rights to park. I’ve now found out that the car park is private land, owned by my landlord. What I would like to know is if they try to enforce a residents only parking scheme, would people who have previously used the car park for X amount of [...]

another letter

I have received another letter from ex’s solicitor (again via the solicitor who acted for me during this dispute) this solicitor has been told twice by the sol acting for me that they are no longer taking instructions from myself, but he keeps writing to them.This letter now says that he finds the adjudicators findings [...]

How easy is it to draft a binding, legal disclaimer?

For example, if a shop assistant sells me an after shave product, but makes me sign a disclaimer saying that I am aware that this might hurt when I apply it, or it may cause a rash, swelling or even chemical burns, would this disclaimer be binding if I subsequently suffer from burns?
Are there any [...]

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Who is to blame if you get hit from behind in a car accident?

If someone deliberately blinds you with their headlights on full beam and you have to slow down because you are blinded by it then get hit from behind at speed by the offending driver, who is to blame? Is it the driver who blinds you then hits you from behind or is it yourself for [...]

trade in boat

I trade in a boat as a down payment for Toy Hauler. The dealer found out there was something wrong with the engine and can only sell for $3000 dollars less that what they gave me as down payment. Can they take me to court to pay for the deferrence

Can I take my house off an estate agents books?

I rashly signed a contract to allow an agency to market my house. I was unhappy with how it started – he never explained their terms to me at all and it turns out there is a 3 month lock in and I cant go multiple agency. i know stupid not to check but I [...]

Should Jim Morrison be given a posthumous pardon?

Someone’s trying to get Jim Morrison pardoned for indecently exposing himself at a concert in 1969. Is this sensible? Is it necessary? Once you’ve grown out of their music, isn’t the only vaguely interesting thing about Morrison the fact that he was kind of a rebel? Do we really have to try to sanitise our [...]