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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:10 pm 
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This is an anti-gripe for the Home Office.

Sent my passport renewal off via post office checking service Tuesday, get new passport today. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:



have you contacted the guinness book of records :?:

I'm too shocked to do anything.

I keep checking to see if it's real or one of my mates taking the pi**.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:42 am 
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Nidge2 wrote:
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The Sat Nav is a more accurate reading, the speedo might be showing 55MPH but the Sat Nav will only have you doing 50MPH.

Is that guaranteed?


Is the speedo guaranteed?
2 of mine have been calibrated.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 8:07 am 
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2 of mine have been calibrated.

I bet they're still 2MPH out.


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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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edders23 wrote:
Lorries drive to their sat navs not their speedometer I've seen similar on the M1 in roadworks they can't accept cars sticking to the speedo reading :roll:


HGV's usually drive to as far as the pedal goes down to leaving the restrictor to stop em at 56mph (or 50mph if its a Tesco truck)

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Boy racers who fit aftermarket headlamp bulbs and then set the height adjuster to its highest aim thinking they can see better.
People in general who have their headlamp aim set as far ahead as possible.

People with headlamps out of alignment so one or both is pointing skyward.

People who can't fit bulbs correctly so the beam dazzles oncoming drivers.

Motorcyclists who ride round with high beam on all the time.

People who turn all their foglights on within seconds of it getting slightly misty (or in heavy rain) and then a month later still haven't turned them off (I wonder if they wonder what that bright orange light on the dashboard is?)

People who don't know how to correctly use front fogs when it is actually thick fog - (you should turn off your main headlights and just use fogs and sidelights so the fogs go under the fog and don't reflect back into your eyes :wink: :idea: )


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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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When punters get in the car and sit there with the seatbelt warning going bong, bong, bong..............bong etc. Then after a minute ask 'is that me ?'


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When punters spend ages scrabbling around in their purse for the fare, counting out shrapnel, and eventually just hand you a £10/£20.

When punters hand you a £20 for a £3 fare and after being asked if they have anything less say they might have the exact change and hand over 3 £1 coins.

When punters come out of the pub and don't have anything less than a £20 note, knowing that they were getting a cab home and the fare would be less than £5.

When punters stop at a shop then at the end of the journey pay with a £20 note. When asked if they have any less reply 'I gave all my change to the shop'.

When punters stop at a shop, come out with crates of beer, fags, food, and then at the end of the journey are short on the fare.


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sasha wrote:
When punters spend ages scrabbling around in their purse for the fare, counting out shrapnel, and eventually just hand you a £10/£20.

When punters hand you a £20 for a £3 fare and after being asked if they have anything less say they might have the exact change and hand over 3 £1 coins.

When punters come out of the pub and don't have anything less than a £20 note, knowing that they were getting a cab home and the fare would be less than £5.

When punters stop at a shop then at the end of the journey pay with a £20 note. When asked if they have any less reply 'I gave all my change to the shop'.

When punters stop at a shop, come out with crates of beer, fags, food, and then at the end of the journey are short on the fare.




bag up 20p's into £5 lots, see how THEY like it

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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when the fare is £4.95 and the customer hands you a £5 note and waits for the 5p change that happened twice today !

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those magic words


when we get to town can you stop off at a cashpoint please

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Cars that have parked on the left facing the oncoming traffic with their main beam still on . The stronger the camber the more blinding they are.


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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Mum with buggy, tonnes of shopping and a million kids in the pi**ing hard rain.

And the lazy old man who can't get his fat lazy ar** out of the house to help.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Mum with buggy, tonnes of shopping and a million kids in the pi**ing hard rain.

And the lazy old man who can't get his fat lazy ar** out of the house to help.



thats quite normal or the mum stands there and waits for the driver to load and unload it all :wink:

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1st of march must have been forget how to drive day

I had 5 people cut the corner on me and miss me one by only inches steering wheels are there for a reason !!!
Another of my drivers had 6 people pull out of junctions without looking properly

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