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Restaurant service charges are a percentage of the bill so impossible to apply before the meal has been completed with all courses requested. .

But in practise we don't do that and never have in my lifetime, nor are service charges applied before the service is given. .

It's continuation of the Cold War policy, the fear of the West and particularly the USA that they might lose their dominance in the world, If they had any sense they'd realise that loss is inevitable, indeed its arguable that it's already happened since so much of the West is utterly reliant on...

That's yesterday's policy. With Brexit over and no hugely advantageous trade deal with the USA, nor likely to be one, we really need to keep on good relations with the EU now. Just watch us gradually get more and more re-involved with the EU as we strive to be included in ongoing EU policy...

They make good sense. Do we tip the waiter when he takes our order, or after eating it? .

They won't if we continue to hang onto and freeze Afghanistan's billions, the money they need to run the country. Our Western politicians are trying to create a new war there now. By depriving the Taliban of the means to run the country, prompting their opposition, the Northern Alliance, to...

It's simply to make it appear that any impending disaster will be Biden's fault and not that of our politicians. That's why they ask for the extension, knowing they cannot get one. .

Not really true though, it's the public who stop us getting an opposition. Recent Labour have been an opposition, but too left wing for the public who say they want a more moderate middle of the road one. Well they've got that and long have had, they are the Lib Dems. But our perverse public...

If you try all my tips to get range, don't be surprised if you get really bored riding up and down that road for 8 or more miles! I'm guessing that when you collected the moped you enthusiastically tried it with full throttle from a standstill and all the time afterwards to see how well it...

If that connector only has one black wire, it cannot be the one for charging now, so just use the one you've been using for charging as that has worked ok. Clearly your model 15 originally had a 48 v 10 Ah battery,, probably what you've got in at the moment though not in good health now, which...

They've removed any reference to the old model 15 now so I can't check why it used to say about the 20 Ah battery. Now the bottom bike model is the model 18 which uses a 48 volt 20 Ah battery. Clearly E-rider now say the model 15 battery is 48 volt 12 Ah and it looks different from what...

I had guessed that it was an earlier version of the model 15. Your charger is ok since it's brought the battery to close to the optimum voltage. The fact you're only getting about 5 miles from the fully charged battery means one of two things. Either the battery is defective, possibly at end...

Rebels like their rebellious leaders to stay rebels, not fall into line. .

As vfr400 confirms, a suitable battery will be in that region. But look at it this way. You know that moped runs ok and from the photo you took it looks smart and quite recent. So for around £700 to £800 you'd have a decent pedelec moped you could enjoy. There's not much new at that sort...

Totally agree with every bit of the above Tony, our present governance is disastrous. I'm just defending the civil service lower levels from excessive criticism when all they are trying to do is make our rotten systems work while trying to satisfy idiot politicians. Our current regulation...

Indeed, and this is not the only one, I've always thought hill assistance for cycles on commuter routes is a good way to go to get more cycling. .

Not so, I just happen to know the subject far better. I'm another Tony by the way, but of earlier vintage. I joined the trade in 1950 and was fitting assist motors to bicycles back then. I hate to think what you'd have thought then. We also had to register the bicycle and fit number plates...

Firstly that is unfair to the bureacrats who are far from useless. Secondly, like so many in here, you are completely missing the point. Pedelecs are not electric bicycles, they are electric assist bicycles. They are not about speed, as you remark, you like many can ride much faster than the...

Yes that's ok, slightly low since the battery is discharged. The 48 volts is a nominal number, the fully charge voltage nearer 55 volts. I wouldn't place too much importance on the space in the battery casing since the same body shells are used on various versions of these. Those without...

I don't personally know these since we deal with true electric assist bicycles rather than pedal assist mopeds, but since it ran ok for 5 miles the problem is virtually certain to be that battery. Check it's voltage. Turn the meter switch two positions left to the 200 volts position, then use...