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Old 07-08-2008, 02:39 PM
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BBC NEWS | UK | Poor roads 'increasing punctures'

This interested me as I have been starting to notice that many roads I use have awful road services.

Can you change a tyre?
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This used to be one of the tests when I was in my Uni motoring club.

Drive forward over a line, get out, jack the car and remove a wheel, roll the wheel around the car, replace the wheel, jack the car down, get back in and reverse back over the line.

I think my best time was 1 min 36 secs but I remember the winning time was 1 min 18 secs.

Of course all the wheel nuts were done up tight before the start.. I'm sure they were
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Old 07-08-2008, 04:17 PM
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Yep the yearbook's in the bookcase behind me with the times.

Interestingly I did hear on the radio a year or so a go that Councils would rather pay out compensation to drivers for the damage to vehicles than pay to fix the roads. It's cheaper.

That'll be the beancounters again!
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I only ever had a puncture twice...once I was being followed by a friend who changed the wheel for me. The other time was on holiday in Eire and a passing motorist stopped and changed the wheel for me. In theory I could change a wheel but in practice I know I couldn't.
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I remember having to change a wheel on a certain orange 1100 many years ago. It was in the middle of the country and pitch black. There was no torch and the car lights didn't help. I found the jack and the rest of the equipment and replaced the wheel. I did this all by feel. I think Sooty might remember that one because we were a bit late!

The roads are getting worse. I think my choice of vehicle is more suitable for the poor road conditions than most are. A lot of roads are like an off-road course now.
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Sooty always goes around with tight nuts.

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Orange 1100? What's that then? Sounds like a girls car to me
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