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1.2 VW Polo Fully comp. Insurance on a 1.2 Polo is over £400 cheaper than insurance on a 1.0 corsa, crazy! And the policy is a direct line one so I get the named driver no claims discount.

Its the only way a young driver will get insured for the first years driving at a reasonable price. I was still £1800 as a named driver on a policy with my dad as main driver. You're not exactly telling them the truth but its hard for them to prove otherwise. It'll look suspicious if its your name on the V5 and your dads name on the insurance policy though.

You really don't seem to have much luck with cars. Although did you honestly expect not to have problems when you bought a Rover?

That was the stuff. Fucking rotten.

Went to the fridge for a beer just there and all that was left was a bottle of Tesco's own brand french lager. f**k knows how long its been there for, but it really is fucking rank

Once a week is the minimum! If I'm on backshifts at work though I'll have curry every single night

France sounds shite. I couldn't handle not being able to get a decent curry for my dinner at least once a week.

I aint trying to guilt trip anyone. We'll just have to agree to disagree. I'm happy with my map and sense of direction and they're happy with their sat navs.

I'm very sorry for having an opinion folks. Sorry to have badmouthed your precious sat navs. Humblest apologies.

Where did I suggest that anyone should read a map at the wheel? Buy a map, if you are unsure of the journey plan it before you leave. If its a particularly long journey then you'll be making stops anyway so when you stop you can plan the next part. Simple and cheap.

Fair play if you can afford hundreds of pounds for a "back-up" option. I wasn't suggesting that you personally were one of the dafties who constantly watches the screen, I was just stating that they certainly are out there.

In my opinion its an unnecessary distraction and thats why I will never use one. Just like I'd never use my mobile at the wheel. At the end of the day, if you have an ounce of common sense then you would just buy a £5 map rather than waste hundreds of pounds on a sat nav. P.S. I admit theres no evidence to back up my opinion but I'm not making anything up so theres no need so snooty.

The thing is, with most folk it isn't just a quick glance. Theres folk who will stare at the thing for literally miles and barely looking at the road. A friend of mine had his car written off when some idiot ploughed into the back of him while using sat nav. When my mate asked the guy what he was playing at he came out with "I never saw you, I'm lost and was programming my satnav". The police didn't seem to give a f**k At the end of the day its an unnecessary distraction from the road. Its only a matter of time until there is evidence about the dangers posed.

It is the case. The fuckwits that are the law just haven't realised yet. They distract the drivers attention just as much as a mobile phone does.

Sat navs are very handy for causing accidents. Theres far too many people who just watch their sat nav and not the road. IMO using sat navs is just as bad as using the phone while driving.

You must have the patience of a saint. Either that or you adopt the typical white van man approach and attempt to run everyone else off the road

Driving in Glasgow. Its fucking horrendous, especailly during rush hour. It would seem that most folk in the town don't know why roundabouts are used and what the procedure is for using them. Its particularly annoying when p***ks narrowly miss smacking into you then try to race you I really am glad I work shifts and don't work in Glasgow.

Working the next 8 days in a row The worst thing is its still another 2 weeks till payday

Parallel park by any chance?

Working early shift all fucking weekend Bollocks, no football or nights out for me.

More arseholes phoning me up trying to get a hold of my bank account details. Same woman I told to f**k of yesterday, but today she claims to be from Abbey bank trying to sell me life insurance. Apparently if I lost a finger I would be entitled to £1000. As I pointed out though, surely if she was actually calling from my bank they would already know my details. Surprisingly she hung up

Getting calls from companies who expect you to give out bank details over the phone. Just how stupid do they think people are? 3 times today I've been called by this company, who at first claim to be BT but the later claim to be some sort of voip service provider. They claim they could help me save £500 per year etc etc and then go on to say "If we could just have your bank details I could set it up for you right now". I knew immediately it was a scam but I asked them anyway what kind of details they would like and the girl on the phone comes out with " account number, sort code and security code" I told them to f**k off with their ridiculous request and the woman starts lecturing me on my telephone manner Cheeky cow, shes just tried to scam me and she has the cheek to comment on my manners.

Just in from work, first day back and it really was fucking terrible. At least thats me off till friday now I suppose.

Scotrail really are geniuses. How they thought up their policy of one 50 seater bus per train cancelled is beyond me.

Aye that really annoys me aswell. Busses and 4x4s seem to be the worst for it. What also really annoys me is folk who drive round with their fog lights on in the dark. They are for use in fog, not clear nights and they aren't there to make the car look good.