4x4's should need a special license!!

andy208833

Given that these idiots are as bad as shed pulling caravaner's i reckon that you should have to prove that you need a 4x4 before you can get one. Live on a farm, down a dirt track or really need it for off road work then fair enough but does a school run mum really need one if they live in suburbia?

4x4 drivers are the new Volvo 'look at me i'm invincible' idiots of the road imo

Lum

4x4s eh?

Does that include the Fiat Panda?

davetrousers

I am sure that there are many such threads discussing the rights and wrongs of 4x4s on this forum.

As well as the correct spelling of licence.

DCodd

Where do you draw the line though? 4x4's, large people carriers, Transit Vans, Supercars etc etc???

Not as bad as Boats, you can buy ANY powerfull boat and just set off!!! No licence at all!!!!!!

thescouselander

I dont see whats wrong with 4x4s if thats what people want to drive. One would certainly be useful round here with all the speed bumps that are everywhere.

Lum

in my experience, most people who complain about 4x4s are really complaining about unnecessarily large and ostentatious vehicles, not the specific type of drivetrain. One of my current cars is a 4x4 but unless you got it up on a set of lifts and had a look underneath, you'd never know.

I also object strongly to the idea that you should have to prove you need something before you are allowed to buy it. This is supposed to be a free country, not soviet Russia.

Don't get me wrong I'm no fan of the unnecessarily huge urban tanks that clog up the streets outside the school when mummy goes to pick up little Tarquin, but they bother me a lot less than the idea of having to justify myself to some petty little government official before I can spend my own money on something.

Spyke

I bought a Landrover Freelander a couple of years ago.
At the time I lived in Glasgow City Centre.

So would I be included in the "Special License" category?

Oh, forgot to mention... I am a member of a 4x4 Response Team (4x4response.info)

Stubert

Maybe we should all learn the difference between 'license' and 'licence' before telling people they need another one to drive a particular type of car.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

andy208833 wrote: »

Given that these idiots are as bad as shed pulling caravaner's i reckon that you should have to prove that you need a 4x4 before you can get one. Live on a farm, down a dirt track or really need it for off road work then fair enough but does a school run mum really need one if they live in suburbia?

4x4 drivers are the new Volvo 'look at me i'm invincible' idiots of the road imo

What a pathetic bigoted individual you are.

Bowdyjan18

andy208833 wrote: »

Given that these idiots are as bad as shed pulling caravaner's i reckon that you should have to prove that you need a 4x4 before you can get one. Live on a farm, down a dirt track or really need it for off road work then fair enough but does a school run mum really need one if they live in suburbia?

4x4 drivers are the new Volvo 'look at me i'm invincible' idiots of the road imo

shut up...:D

marlot

andy208833 wrote: »

Given that these idiots are as bad as s...

All people from somerset are bonkers idiots. Go back to the turnips and don't post here again.

And if you find this offensive - you're meant to!
Its making a point about the generalisations which you're throwing out!
1. Caravanners are statistically some of the safer drivers on the road. If you're being held up you might like to consider that they're limited to 50 on normal roads and 60 on dual carriageways and motorways.
2. 4x4 is a drive train not a weight or a driving licence requirement. You want to ban all Subarus just to meet your fetish?
3. you're a bigot

PS. I actually rather like somerset and its people. I'm prepared to make an exception though!