AliMc
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Fair enough, I'm sure there will be other folk who want to leave it on tooMy Mazda does this if you do not indicate as it thinks you are veering out of your lane. Turned it off on the second day of ownership.
Fair enough, I'm sure there will be other folk who want to leave it on tooMy Mazda does this if you do not indicate as it thinks you are veering out of your lane. Turned it off on the second day of ownership.
On single carriageway I guess that there is no harm in letting oncoming traffic know that you intend to go back into your lane. But truth is I myself very rarely overtake on single carriageway roads. Just can’t be bothered unless it’s a tractor or something else just crawling along. If it’s going 30+ mph I’ll generally just happily sit behind it.
Not needlessly. Why should I risk overtaking if I don’t want to - especially if I don’t think it safe to do so. If the road is clear and the speed limit permits 10-20mph above speed of vehicle in front of me then I might well overtake… but if I am not in a rush and I am not sure, then why should I…does the Highway Code require me to? No.So instead of one car to overtake, the person behind has two cars to overtake unless that person wants to sit needlessly thus creating a slow line of traffic frustrating everybody behind who knows the accelerator pedal has more than an inch of travel.
Not needlessly. Why should I risk overtaking if I don’t want to - especially if I don’t think it safe to do so.
Not needlessly. Why should I risk overtaking if I don’t want to - especially if I don’t think it safe to do so. If the road is clear and the speed limit permits 10-20mph above speed of vehicle in front of me then I might well overtake… but if I am not in a rush and I am not sure, then why should I…does the Highway Code require me to? No.
Truth is, if I am in no rush and there is one or more cars behind me, I’ll often pull to the side to let them pass me. Old fart driving perhaps but I’d rather a journey takes seconds longer by my pulling to the side than risking overtaking when I don’t feel inclined or don’t wish to take any risks.
Which I do as well as I tend to avoid driving on the bumper of any vehicle in front of me if I do not intend to pass it. I will hang back - though I get very irritated with losing the space I leave in front of me when motorway driving only for someone to overtake me and pull into the safe distance gap I have left.You don't have to overtake, just leave enough room between you and the vehicle in front so that quicker drivers can overtake you and pull in in front of you.
On the subject of the highway code.
When overtaking on a motorway I always thought it was the norm to put your indicator on as a signal you're intending to overtake, but only change lanes when it's clear and safe to do so.
These days it's more indicate as a signal that you're just going to change lanes anyway, and if you don't get out of my way I'm going to shout and screamm at you for not getting out of my way ??
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I turned off lane assist day one of BMW ownership (clearly a way to make us indicate more)! It had to be disabled avery trip which was a pain but fortunately a recent software update changed that. I leave the vibration on the steering wheel on but do not want it to try and drag me back across the road!
Clever tech tho, adaptive cruise control combined with lane keep is part of the auto drive basics really
It is but if I was to overtake a cyclist and not indicate I really don't want my car to try and steer back into said cyclist...
I'm not sure mine has adaptive cruise...
Thought I heard this morning that implementation of import controls was being delayed - maybe that’s just for food. Of course it’s not possible to speculate on here as to why you are experiencing difficulties and so I won’t. We can each and every one of us draw our own conclusions.How incredibly difficult importing anything in to the UK has become. Order after order fails to be delivered on time. One order currently at customs since July 26th.
These are companies that I have dealt with for years.
It isn't political so no need to make so. We are no longer part of the EU, we are not in the trading block, so customs no longer wave your goods through. It is the same if you were to import from the US, S.America, Africa, Asia, Norway etc. It's a pain, it is irritating but we are going to have to get used to it. Orders getting stuck in customs for the amount of time mentioned by Greig is not normal and is something that should have been addressed by now. That is very poor.Thought I heard this morning that implementation of import controls was being delayed - maybe that’s just for food. Of course it’s not possible to speculate on here as to why you are experiencing difficulties and so I won’t. We can each and every one of us draw our own conclusions.
Believe me - some will try and find something political in everything I post…reading my mind or reading between the lines if necessary ?. I myself only became properly aware of import duties when we sent a parcel from Australia to UK back in 2019 - daughter had to pay a whack of duty when postie delivered it to her, and so to today as you point out.It isn't political so no need to make so. We are no longer part of the EU, we are not in the trading block, so customs no longer wave your goods through. It is the same if you were to import from the US, S.America, Africa, Asia, Norway etc. It's a pain, it is irritating but we are going to have to get used to it. Orders getting stuck in customs for the amount of time mentioned by Greig is not normal and is something that should have been addressed by now. That is very poor.