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That's true, but all the ill effects in our direction will be felt by our one country. The ill effects in their direction will be spread across 27 countries, many of them feeling hardly any effect. That makes their negotiating position much stronger. .

Indeed they can, and hopefully will get away with it, I'm all for freedom. But if detected and ending up in court, they'll find it's someone else doing the thinking for them. And their thinking is expensive. :( .

If you buy remotely online or by telephone Stuart, you have the right to cancel the contract simply if you change your mind. To do that you must notify the supplier that you are cancelling your order within 14 days of receiving the item. You then have a further 14 days within which to return...

I thought it might interest you how our age limit came about. Our 1983 law had no lower age limit but a 12 mph assist speed limit for everyone. Later in order to more closely match the EU we increased the assist limit a little to 15 mph. That prompted the 14 years lower age limit, which was...

There's no specific hazards so long as you don't disconnect wires and short them together. To replace the cellpack you need to swap just two connections, the positive and negative ones onto the cellpack ends, don't disconnect anything else. There is other wiring inside, those wires that...

Thanks for the reply Mark. However I don't understand why you say the thing I've quoted. In what way is pedelec usage not possible for anyone who already cycles? For example, they don't seem to have a problem with young usage in The Netherlands, as you see below:

Quite the opposite, we are alone in having a lower age limit, there shouldn't be any. As in mainland Europe, anyone who rides a bike should be able to ride a pedelec, regardless of how young or old they are. That's precisely the point of the 15.5 mph / 25 kph assist and 250 watt power limits...

. This entire planet is the birthright of every creature born upon it. .

What they are frightened of is "being first, being different". Both of these are anathema to civil servants and to a great extent politicians. Doing "the same thing, the accepted thing" means that if something goes wrong, they avoid blame. If they do something different, the blame is theirs...

You should take advantage of their offer to fit the new motor sent to Bristol for you, regardless of your opinion that it will only fail again. Not doing so undermines your position in every respect. .

True, the EU is quite capable of evolving to overcome the common currency problems. It will probably outlive the current form of Chinese government, given that China has had three forms of governance during the life of the EU. Basic communism to 1966, the Cultural Revolution and the post 1976...

No, in typically British fashion we amateurs carry out that function. It's what David Cameron called "The Big Society". :rolleyes: Evolution, aka progress. :D .

The post British Empire complex probably. Outside of MPs temporarily here, not many in London, so probably more a home counties phenomenon. .

True, though developments in today's world ensure ongoing creep towards ever wider understanding and use of English. Over the years I've watched with amusement the desperate attempts of the French to limit the inroads of English, but "le weekend" persists! :) .

Nothing is perfect and everything has disadvantages, but the sheer scale of the advantages of a world with a single common language overwhelm such minor disadvantages. .

It's still a foreign tongue to many of our UK teenagers. .

Time will tell, as it has over the decades of my saying the same about the pedelec assist limit, and not being wrong to date. I'm not against a higher speed like 20 mph, but don't see any chance of it happening. .

Just don't hold you breath! Current intentions are that we will soon get the higher bicycle assist speeds in the UK, namely up to 45 kph / 28 mph. Accompanied by registration, number plate, compulsory insurance, compulsory helmet wearing and a group AM driving licence. The law for the latter...

I mentioned Road Traffic Law, so that was the context of my post, not a specific pertaining to a particular class of vehicles. No it's not just what I believe, it's what has been said on the subject by both EU and UK authorities. In both cases they rule that higher speeds have to be...

Just be patient, the mythological status will change. .