If you've done IAM then it's that a bit (well quite a bit) more. But were talking "proper" IAM, not the one day courses.

The blue light course itself isn't easy - iirc pursuit drivers do a 3 weeks of solid training before they can use the blue lights in anger...

Everything blue light = very hard to get into.

Quote from MadCat360 :

I'd like to do something involving driving street cars too

Same - i'd love to be in fleet / rental management, moving cars (no matter how crap...) around, but alas there just isn't any real openings for it, and when there is it always wants someone >25...

I think you'll find it hard to get an HGV job atm - loads of people have already got the entitlement on their license but there just aren't enough jobs for them all...

Quote from Migz :

RMS Per Sub?
RMS For Amp?
Total Impedance?

Subs are 250w RMS, amp is giving 2x 325w RMS and its wired at 4Ω because my amp doesn't support bridged at 2Ω

You can apply for a provisional (same for car / bike) 3 months before your 16, but you cant ride a bike until your 16, or drive a car until your 17 irrespective of license (ignoring disabled drivers)

Quote from sam93 :

16 for provisional. 17 for full

You can get a provisional from 15-and-a-bit, but you can't actually drive a car until your 17, no matter what license you hold.

To move the topic on... i'm just going to leave this here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbO8kVjrMgo

</braces for flame>

Quote from e2mustang :

shouldnt u drive with at least 1 parent in the car for 2 years after u get the license? maybe thats why u get a ban at least thats how it is in hungary

The UK doesn't have such a policy - once you pass, your passed. Or not, as the case may be with some of these developments...

Quote from Migz :

I don't know if my crash would effect insurance, it was before i had a license, and i wasn't insured

Quote from Bawbag :

If your in any accident on your own within the first 2 years and police find out you get a ban

what? This is the first time i've heard this...ever. And many of my friends have crashed...

Seems like an utterly ridiculous rule imo... if you've passed your test, you've just as much right to be on the road as anyone else, so why the stupid restrictions?

Quote from sam93 :

You can get taken to court for the smallest of crashes, and I mean small and get that offence put on you. But sort of, I had careless driving. Hence why I got a small ban.

But nevermind. I know loads of people who've been banned.

O.O

(char restriction)

You can't reply like that without pictures... i'm just curious as to what you actually did with them.

Quote from BlueFlame :

Won't be suprised if you don't get much, Mk3 Golf is the most disliked Golf ever made, even by my standards.

*fixed*

PS - Sam, what happened to all the crazy show car / mega ice / slam it ideas to the van?

Quote from anik360 :

Look it up from deviantart. Foobar 2k is the most resource friendly app I ever used.

XMPlay (what MAGGOT was originally using) is currently using 6MB of RAM with 20GB of music loaded in a playlist and a bunch of plugins.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

£2100 to insure, but currently it's about £3400 because I'm paying monthly. If I pay it off though I can settle the debt.

Monthly usually cost a bit more... but not *that* much more!

A years car insurance - £953

A few more pics...

New spoiler:




And getting ready to go a' towing:

Quote from DeKo :

He's Bi-Winning!

Literally LOL'ed

Quote from flymike91 :

Their service is valuable only if it absolutely cannot ever be performed by any natural born citizen of that country. For the US I don't think any immigrants should be allowed in unless they are doctors, engineers, publicly traded business owners, or very profitable artists.

America - apparently no longer capable of producing doctors, engineers or artists.

Heres another thought - not all factors can be accurately predicted by statistical analysis.

For example - because many young drivers buy small cars that are meant to be cheap to insure / run (i.e. Saxo etc), and then crash them - insurers often quote more for such cars instead of the next models up (i.e. something like an Astra / Focus), as these are crashed less.

However, because of this many young drivers can no longer afford to insure the smaller cars - and instead go for something slightly larger. The risk profile is exactly the same (and as the cars are slightly faster with a higher mass, arguable more so), but the premium is less.

If you can't discriminate on sex, then you also can't discriminate on age, or on many other factors - which basically makes giving an insurance quote possible.

As much as i'd love to see cheaper insurance, I somehow think we'll find all females policies going up to that of males, and yet again the insurers claiming "theres no money in it".

imgur

upload3r

Both simple select file -> upload, no capatchas, no accounts, no bullshit.

"good for LFS" - debatable.

Better than what you have? Yes

Worth spending another £400 for a 10-20% speed improvement? No way.

Quote from adamlfs :

1999 Vauxhall Corsa B

Whats the pipe in the grill for?

Quote from djadamix :

how long is your deck wire?
one without extension?
and how long was the extension ?

About 1M, then I added 2 1m extensions - but they were cheap Chinese ones which might explain it.