Stella: all the best people have links with Norwood Had a flat beside South Norwood lake on Avenue Road in '74/'75. Does that count ..read more

captainendeavour: . I read that spraying block walls with milk/yoghurt encourages lichen and plants to take up residence. I that brings back a smelly memory… a friend smothered a large pottery garden thingy… with cow dung… in order to make “stuff” grow on it and thus make it blend into the general natural appearance of his extensive garden ..read more

I think that one also has to be careful re Insurance for a modified vehicle. If it’s done professionally in France, it will conform to all aspects… and should not give any hiccups if anything adverse happens and one needs to call upon the Insurers to cough-up ..read more

“Objection, Your Honor! The witness is using a Trump Bible ..read more

captainendeavour: Just stand clear as your wallet explodes. Shouldnt that be implodes? What are they likely to check on a CT that might fall foul of the test? A friend had trouble because he had changed the seating ..read more

Shiba: has just pained a block wall, it looks dreadful! True. My garagiste just ran white emulsion over the blocks that are his workshops. Slighly more light, perhaps, but they look worse than the raw blocks around my back yard. Here’s a thing. I read that spraying block walls with milk/yoghurt encourages lichen and plants to take up residence. I notice that my concrete block walls are pretty much bare whereas the stone walls next to are a picture of moss, lichen and plants. Something in the material, I guess, keeps them naked ..read more

JohnBoy: Converting a van yourself or having it done in the UK would mean stripping it back to its original state every time a CT (MOT) was needed. Indeed. “Up to a point, Lord Copper” There is a level of conversion which will go thru’ the C.T. I had a brief word about this when I C.T’d my car. Not sure what that level is but one way of finding out is to do as below and keep removing bits - or offering up photos at various stages - until it passes. Having never completed the full-on conversion of my L3/H3 Renault Master when it was UK reg’d but had it in a state that was a bedroom on wheels ..read more

There was on my old unit Its also the ability to enlarge the photo if required where it really helps, simply more pixels. Its also that Garmin charge a fair bit for what is a bit dated, you simply can buy better. The other one I nearly got was the Viofo cant remember why I swapped maybe size of the unit ..read more

Corona: Still low resolution by standards today. 1080p. My tiny little Garmin is 1440p and picks up car number plates easily. Is there any real discernable visual difference ..read more

lovely guys… we all had a chat and a laugh when they arrived at the Mairie, then I left them to their… whatever… seems I wasn’t on their “wanted list”, not this time ..read more