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They are allowed to penalise drivers who have had a claim, regardless of fault. They are allowed to penalise drivers who have had a speeding conviction. As such, why should they not be allowed to penalise people who have clearly been caught speeding? Points or SAC, the crime is identical and should be treated as such.

 

Out of curiosity, does a SAC appear on your license as a conviction just without points? Realistically how would they legally find out if you'd been on an SAC?

Attending a SAC is an alternative to the conviction rather than an alternative punishment once convicted. If you are eligable and opt for a SAC, you are never convicted of that (alleged) offence. This means that technically the crime isn't the same as technically the police take no action for the (alleged) offence as you are assumed innocent until proven guilty. Therefore no conviction = innocent as far as any third party (insurer infor example) is concerned from a legal persepective.

However, insurance doesn't work in the same way as the law and is based on statistical risk assesment. A history of speeding (perceived/proven/whatever) will no doubt increase the perceived risk, hence higher premiums.

Whether an insurer has the right to ask you, I'm not sure. You certainly have the right not to answer (but lying will ultimately invalidate your policy regardless of the question), they then have the right not to offer you a quote. Consider this though, if they have the right to ask you if you have attended a SAC, which is not a conviction, where does that end? Does that mean they can ask you if you've ever exceeded the speed limit but not being caught? It's effectively the same question afterall.

cheers rt will keep that in mind. as for bird doo doo lol what should you use to gt that off? I've got some autoglym bird doodoo wipes lol

I used those when I had them (as they were free I thought I might as well try them out ), since running out of them I just used a QD and microfiber.

In winter I used silica gel packets that came with my sofa. I'd put them on the radiator ever few days. Did the trick.

That. But I use my own packets, not those that came with Dblock's sofa.

II have nothing new to add, I just wanted to use this;

Do people really rate the 452's?

I had them on my old Golf because they stretch well but offer very little grip in anything but bone dry conditions imo.

 

Wouldn't a winter tyre be the better option,then new wheels/tyres in spring?

Did you try running the 452's in the right sizes to see if made any difference?

Is it not the same with anything like this though? Why is an import worth less than a UK model........not really any proper explanation other than it just 'is'.

One word; insurance. As with an import, generally speaking it'll cost more to insure a cat. C or cat. D car over a straight, UK car. The "worth" of such cars are therefore offset to make that car more appealing to buyers.

If I had the option to buy one of two identical cars, one a straight, UK and one an import/cat. c/cat. d, all else being equal. The UK car is going to cost £300 to insure and the other £400, I would always choose the UK car. If the latter car is cheaper though, it then becomes more appealing.

That right there is quite clearly a photograph. Case closed.

Compressed air. The tins you can get for cleaning keyboards and the like should be enough.

Disconnect the tubes first though.

Although if you attempt to use that as a defence to speeding, you're just incriminating yourself for a careless driving charge instead...

 

Urr, I didn't say it was a good excuse, nor one to be used in defence. More of a reality rather than an excuse.

I understood that, I was just saying that in case anyone thought it would be a good idea to use that as a defence.

Speed signage law must be obeyed. If it's missing (especially on a country lane where there would be no street lighting to enforce a 30) then you have a defence, and I'd have gone through the courts for that.

 

Cameras don't have to be visible. Speed signs do. If you obey the speed signs then you'll never get prosecuted. I still cannot for the life of me fathom why people bother to speed in 30, 40 or 50 zones, or on the motorway network. It's not fun, and that's where they're looking to get you.

 

The only excuse I can think of is you're not paying attention to anything, including your speed.

Although if you attempt to use that as a defence to speeding, you're just incriminating yourself for a careless driving charge instead...

Cheers dude,

No problem

Not done this myself, but there's some advice here and here for you.

I used Japtech in Hull for my last service, I have nothing to compare it to but they seemed fairly clued up on the Z.

The last owner used Brian Leighton in Howden and there's a couple of stamps in the book from there. They had a 350Z on the forecourt when I was looking for one (and a couple of 370Z's inside), I can't comment on the servicing department specifically but a couple of guys there seemed to know their 350's and 370's.

If you need a clutch you will also new a flywheel and even at cost price from Nissan I doubt he will beat zmanalex's prices

Ah, but will Alex let him drive a GT-R?

I wash with the 2 bucket method and Autoglym car shampoo.

 

Dry.

 

Then use black hole glaze.

 

Finally wax with Mega NXT 2 Tech Wax

 

 

Thanks, i will give that a try seeing as you have the same colour and year as me

Can you only buy the black hole glaze online, as i haven't seen it in shops?

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/poorboys-black-hole-glaze-cat9.html. Free delivery too

I've found that Blackfire products have always brought out the best of black paint, personally.

Nope, personally foam touches car before any water during my wash.

That.

Rinsing the car first just encourages the foam to run off more quickly, if anything.

Snow foam isn't a replacement for actually washing the car. Foaming will remove an amount of dirt in a touchless manner thus reducing the likelihood of causing scratches/marring to the paintwork when it is washed with a mitt afterwards. It does also make the washing easier and quicker too, I find.

It's a shame AMT250 didn't see this one

He wouldn't have liked it, it's got rear parking sensors so it's not standard enough...

That second picture alone would cast enough doubt in my mind to avoid that dealer altogether. They've not just gone to the effort of reversing the image and then photoshopping the number plate back on so it reads correctly but they've also swapped the rear wiper blade over to the other side. This suggests to me a blatant and intentional attempt to mislead.

All IMHO, of course.

My first thought was import. Possibly had the rear bumper replaced for any one of a million reasons.

Regarding the wheels, the Rays were an optional extra pre-facelift (I think, may have been up to the HR though), so not all early GT's came with them (later they became standard as part of the GT package though). Could also be that the owner's swapped out the seats, of course, and it's not a GT at all...

The Megs Quick clay is fairly fool proof and a good place to start, you get the lube and clay together.

As for how long it'll last, it depends entirely on how much contamination it picks up from your car.

This is a fairly good beginners package for the Zed's paint; http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pb-soft-paint-polishing-kit-cat1.html. The above forum traders may be able to offer discounted price on something similar though

Give that man an eyebrow, hey I'm feeling generous, give him two. (points if anyone knows where that's from lol)

 

Yes some of the kits there and some is at mine.

I'm pretty sure that the quote is from red dwarf directed at Kryten.

 

So, what do I win?

It is indeed, from series seven. Epideme, if I'm not mistaken. [/geek]