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  1. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    I don't even begin to understand this comment. I'm unaware the EU has in any way breached an agreement with Greece. The Greeks have brought the crisis upon themselves and no-one else is to blame. .
  2. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    I've seen very few sensible and logical arguments for leaving, mostly just unproven opinions of possible advantages or obviously false claims. As said, I'm open to hear of sufficient real advantages to change my opinion, but what I've seen so far falls very well short. .
  3. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    I totally agree. I'm only giving my opinions, not in any way a judgement on what others will vote on. Most will vote on very limited issues without knowing all the implications of their choice. The price of democracy. .
  4. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    No, it's about reliability. Walking out on the numerous treaties we've signed up to with the EU would have a terrible international effect and that's nothing to do with any countries "bleeding us". It's the countries we need to sign trade deals with if we walk out of Europe that we need to...
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    Leaving the EU

    We will have done huge damage to our international reputation, by making it clear that no-one can trust any agreement we make with others. And the credit rating agencies like Standard and Poors would further downrate us, meaning an immediate rise in the cost of our huge national debt. .
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    Leaving the EU

    I made no comments on intelligence or day dreaming. I repeat that the anti side rarely produce facts regarding the advantages of leaving. What they mostly do is rage and fume in various ways about the evils of the EU. Whether true or not, that's negativity, I don't want to accompany negative...
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    Leaving the EU

    The two year notice period means eastern Europeans are still free to enter as much as they like legally and get full benefits. The benefits restriction measures just agreed for us are automatically cancelled the moment we vote to leave, so we'll have to continue to pay. This is is last night's...
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    Leaving the EU

    Maybe, but maybe not. The worst possible outcome would be a 51% to 49% vote to stay in. It would settle nothing and the arguments and desires for leaving or renegotiation would continue ad nauseum. Either way, we need a really decisive result for calm and stability. .
  9. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    I agree, but he made a trap for himself when he promised before the general election that if elected he would renegotiate and have a referendum. Having made that promise he had no option, despite knowing that many of the EU member countries had already said "no way" in response to his...
  10. flecc

    Wow! That flew right over my head!

    The Gocycle doesn't fold though, it can be stripped into several separate components, far from convenient and regular stripping and reassembly could introduce problems of wear and tear. A true folder is far more convenient and quick to fold and can be far cheaper, though also a bit heavier. .
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    Help Going Legal

    No, I don't think so. There seems to be two views on this published in two newspapers, but that police quote above seems to make it clear. .
  12. flecc

    Help Going Legal

    That makes no difference. The law is on this page and there's a view on it in this quotation on this exact subject: Chief Constable Suzette Davenport, national lead for roads policing said: Regardless of their country of origin, or that of their car, it is the responsibility of every driver...
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    Help Going Legal

    But there's a six month limit on the use of the vehicle so he's breaking the law if using it beyond that. Here's the conditions copied and pasted: 7. Temporary imports You can usually use a vehicle with non-UK number plates without needing to tax or register it in the UK if all of the...
  14. flecc

    Is £800 enough money to spend on an everyday ride to work bike.

    Plus comfort, plus weather protection, plus heating and air conditioning, plus extensive safety protection, plus wear any normal clothing, plus companionship and conversation, plus entertainment, plus privacy. :p .
  15. flecc

    Leaving the EU

    Thanks Shemozzle. Just read through and no surprises or "rabbits out of the hat". Basically a reaffirmation of the existing situations with the minor tweaks that we already knew about. As KudosDave remarked, this Cameron renegotiation is irrelevant to any decision. I remain strongly in...
  16. flecc

    50 cycles sent the wrong charger ,is my battery ok???

    Thanks for the information. Your Kalkhoff-BMZ battery uses 42 of the industry standard cylindrical 18650 cells. Nominally these are generally referred to as being 3.7 volts each, but I see from the 25.2 volts that BMZ rate them as 3.6 volts each. I would rate that battery as nominally 25.9...
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    'Plate'

    Copied and pasted from the latest government document on type approval, (but see note below*): visibly and durably marked with— (aa) the name of the manufacturer of the vehicle. (bb) the maximum speed at which the motor can propel the vehicle specified in miles per hour or kilometres per...
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    On the Fiddle.

    That's certainly true to some degree, just like some of the world's greatest art and finest classic cars, stored as investments by those who only know the value of money as money. .
  19. flecc

    Tools

    Thanks Shemozzle, a typo on the shop page and mystery solved, but still it seems suspect. .
  20. flecc

    50 cycles sent the wrong charger ,is my battery ok???

    The battery should definitely be ok. The internal BMS* controls whether it charges or not and it's clear yours was refusing the charge, so no damage will have occurred. Leaving it uncharged for several weeks is also normally not a problem, since both the Kalkhoff and Panasonic batteries for...