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We'd need to plant a lot of hedges in Central London. ;) .

I think this is the only basis on which a hire scheme might just succeed, one where there is a strong face to face element at point of hire and return. .

You are wasting your time arguing this with me, since I want to achieve a European union of one country with one currency and even one language eventually. Therefore I wholeheartedly support what you hate about this issue. Everything worthwhile has a cost. .

This is a blatant lie. The government's mandate included a promise of an EU referendum, and they also made clear then that they wished to remain. That some in their party disagree with their stand isn't relevant, any government has an official position. Meanwhile they continue to govern in...

You are simply and very obviously wrong, it's a contest. The debate has two parts, one is to stay, one is to remain, and they are separate. Take your last paragraph: Rush in and vote to remain on some scare-mongering and it could be the biggest mistake this country has ever made, and we'll...

Why make up figures? Nothing like that number died last year. The average annual deaths of cyclists in the UK is around 112. No figure is yet available for last year, 2015, but the year before, 2014, the number was 113. .

I agree with much of this, but the best way to oppose it is with strict truth, not using the same methods. The London mayoral election has surely demonstrated this now. The disgusting attempt to wrongly discredit Sadiq Khan resulted in the largest ever turnout for Labour and what is now said...

Quadricycles are ok, one just has to use them sensibly. We'll see many more of them in the longer term, the Renault Twizy below being a forerunner of that:

You used the words, "where they have zero import tax and no duty". That was obviously misleading since they do have those to varying degrees. .

like your "facts" I commented on here .

And then you wonder why we ignore these anti-EU rants, knowing how they ignore the truth. The USA does have import duties and a variety of taxes on imported items. Gibraltar has 12% import tax on most items. Both facts easily checked online .

It depends on how long kept and mileage of course. I've not changed any oil in that 28 car years, just topped up. Mileages all low though. .

I don't even do that for cars, they don't need servicing anyway with moderate mileages. As a Ford UK technical man remarked to me over 20 years ago, any new car can run for 50,000 miles without attention, and as a qualified motor mechanic I know that to be true. Servicing is just a motor...

Services and insurance, the answer is, don't. The money saved over the years far, far outweighs any cost that does arise on the odd occasion. .

A manufacturer can set any conditions they wish for their warranty to be honoured, it is after all their warranty and not national law. Ultimately one has to have dependence on national consumer protection law, and that's precisely why we have such law in addition to manufacturers warranties...

I'd think on the same lines, but sadly the impending law won't allow that. Probably academic though, since the bike hire scheme would almost certainly bring in a condition barring friction drive use, given what such drives do to tyres. .

If what is meant is a quick clip on device for someone to use randomly, yes in the sense that it's illegal to use. That's because the power won't cut when pedalling stops. .

There could be an argument that the software needs to be checked. It's a resettable item so there could legitimately be a check against abuse by software reset or use of a dongle. .

There's another reason why they can't, weather. The potential bike users don't have wet weather cycling gear so turn to public transport anyway in inclement weather. Its the same conundrum as wind power generation, still having to have full cover by traditional means. .

That's my choice, far better than Westminster ruling. Here's another current example of how much better the EU looks after us than our rotten UK national governments. The EU have a new measure coming in, giving everyone a right to a bank account. The UK government are preparing their version...