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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    OG, you might consider it funny or amusing, but from my perspective it is anything but. ... Notwithstanding the business opportunity I might have with Tommie, the prospect of a real border 10 miles from me, the backlog of trucks, the increased border guards and customs, the likelihood of the EU...
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    Rides illegal machine - kills pedestrian & blames her........

    I agree with Mike on this one. Of course one cannot pick and mix, but a barrister has a duty to identify not only the law but the intention of the law. I believe that according to your document from 1983, the defense is incorrect. The requirement is that there is at least one braking system. The...
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    Rides illegal machine - kills pedestrian & blames her........

    .. is the law in the UK not that that would be a misdemeanor and subject to a fine, not a custodial sentence. My reading, irrespective of the tragic outcome , is that she was on the road without due care and attention. The law usually is that you try the offense, in accordance with the tariff...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    ... A Glasgow importer buys his container load, and then sells them at a wee profit to the good bike shops in Lisburn , Derry or London Derry ( for Tommie s sensitivities), and we go up , buy them then flog them on to the multitude of EU students who are now coming to Ireland, in preference to...
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    Police say electric bikes illegal in Northern Ireland

    I must say with some chagrin, that other countries , including the UK seem to be better in this regard than Ireland. I notice that even shopping centres in NI have mobility scooters available and it appears a well structured mobility scheme for car purchase also. In France, they have a very...
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    Was considering a Halfords bike and suddenly now looking at a Scott Ebike for the wife!

    Shelling out the 2k, gives 2000 good reasons to use it... It works for me...
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    Rides illegal machine - kills pedestrian & blames her........

    I am confused, did the accident occur on a footpath or on a road. If it was on a footpath the cyclist was clearly in the wrong. If the accident occurred on the road, then who had right of way., Was it a pedestrian crossing. A fixie has a very effective brake. ... The leg strength of the...
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    Raleigh Motus frame number

    .. been there and have the t shirt it took me two sessions before I found it. .. Set the bike up where there is good light. Look at the bottom of the tube into which the saddle sits and there on the most hidden part, facing the rear mudguard, are the numbers. It's down at the level of the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. hang on we don't need Tommie to make us mad .. we are daft enough already!!. Seriously though what you are saying implies a very hard and strict border , and this will be very expensive to police.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. they will suffer to some extent. We in Ireland are already suffering because a number of our contracts for processed foodstuffs eg butter, pizzas for the major UK chains were negotiated in sterling. I can anticipate that the Danes will have the same problem with bacon. So at present we are...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. see I knew you had a streak of goodness in you.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. and Morgan Stanley are suggesting that it will drop by another 10% by early next year. That is a close to 40% adjustment over the period since the referendum...
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    Police say electric bikes illegal in Northern Ireland

    .. Tommie, this would be classified as a sign of omission not a sin of commission. When the executive should have been dealing with standard local government matters such as these, it was convulsed with say the Robinson affair, then the amount of flag waving on public buildings, then parades...
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    Continuing disappointment in Scott

    .. I can appreciate your annoyance, but are mudguards not readily available at any bike shop? I suspect or at least hope that if your problem was more substantial, eg the motor , that you would have a more measured response.
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    Spokes on E Bike Problem!

    . Agree with d8veh. I wanted to replace the rear cassette gears and replace some spokes on a ebike. The tool used to remove it wouldn't fit over the cable protection. The bike tech was at a dead loss. I just took a snips and sheared the cable. He then did the jobs he was competent to do...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That's a fair point. All politicians gild the lily , and suggest that if you follow their path, it's to a brighter tomorrow.... What was striking in respect of the referendum was the existence of that lovely red bus with the text about giving 350 million to the NHS. It has been stated by the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. I do assume you meant to say her childs father, otherwise it's a bit tangled. Just to be clear as an EU citizen, she is currently legally entitled to work in any of the member states. There is no agreement yet what her status would be post Brexit.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If your companies international sales are now very high that is because the pound sterling has dropped in value. I don't know what line of business you are in , but if your income is just 140 pounds per week, perhaps you should consider another. Moreover if that business involves importing raw...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    .. we are always living through history.