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To the idiot in the black Vectra.........

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  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    If we had a BMW (even a cheap one like in that link) we could never afford the insurance or the tax, never mind the fuel too!

    My OH passed his test last September and his insurance is £130 a month as it is. :eek: My mums is less than that a year! :rolleyes:
    My insurance was £520 on a 1.3l old Skoda. Insurance for that BMW for me would be £820. Only £300 more. Considering that the £300 could easily be spent on a more expensive car instead I don't think that's too bad :) This is with 2 years no claims though.
  • JonathanA
    JonathanA Posts: 464 Forumite
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    "I was in lane two of the M62 this afternoon bobbling along 70/75 when the ice cream van in lane 1 suddenly sweved into lane 2 about 15 feet infront of me. Luckily there was nowt in lane 3 so I was able to move over. as I got along side the ice cram van I gave a long blast of my horn and gave the spaz behind the wheel the nescafe coffee hand gesture. I was gob smacked that someone who has "Mind The Children" on the back of their van was texting at the wheel...!!!

    Infact i'm going to name the soft tvvat!

    Mr Teddy's Ice Cream it was..."



    So, put us out of our misery, did you order a 99 or a cornetto??
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    I sent my order by text...
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    Breaking News...Police have just forced entry into Mr Teddy's Ice Cream Factory, they found Mr Teddy unconcious on the floor covered in chopped nuts, raspberry sauce and with a flake stuck in his mouth. They suspect he may have tried to top himself
  • nearlyrich
    nearlyrich Posts: 13,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Hung up my suit!
    I was cut up on the M1 last week by a woman with a baby on board sticker and a car full of children, I overtook her a few minutes later and she was chatting on her mobile phone...great mothering skills.
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  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    While I'm on my high horse, I was cut up by a 40tonne wagon last week too. I was on the inside lane of the M62 as I was coming off at the next junction and he pulled right across me from lane 2.

    These are the drivers who profess to be "advanced" and "highly skilled...". Not sure what in tho...

    Highly skilled in bein a tit, perhaps...

    I do like the vans/trucks that have the "Hows my driving" sign on and a phone number to call...

    My mum phoned PizzaHut and the nice lady on the phone asked what she'd like to order, so my mum said "I'd like to order an A-Z of town so your driver effing well knows how to drive..."
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    I love the "hows my driving?" stickers, I have one on the back of my truck, the telephone number is a premium rate number (£1.50 a minute). People ring up to complain about my driving and I put them on hold and then ask loads and loads of questions.

    It pays for the running of my truck.

    The trick is to cut up as many people as possible and then slow down so they have time to write down the number
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,169 Forumite
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    :TAnd for every call you get you have to answer on your mobile while driving so creating more calls... genius soon you won't have to carry anything in the truck to make money!:T
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    Its great isn't it, I especially like my hold message which is "Your call is important to us" I play this to them for a while as I put them through to the correct department. The callers are really happy at the end of the call when I tell them the driver will be suspended without pay
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    These are the drivers who profess to be "advanced" and "highly skilled...".
    Oh... that reminds me...
    Anyone seen Conor lately?
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