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Or fookin camper vans! And wtf is it with all the speed cameras on the borders roads, the only stretches that you have a chance to overtake safely are poluted by the bloody things!

TBH I there may be a wee bit too much going on in September to drum up a lot of interest in another meet. I will speak to the North of England REO's and see if they are interested in a joint meet in October. Dont hold your breath on a lot of Z's attending though, we did it last year and had a total of 4 :)

No probs :) Has your wife managed to persuade you to put her on the insurance yet. Just a big bit envious :D, well at least I can say I got to drive behind it!

Sorry I didnt read the link. It dosent hinge on the R106, because the manual specifically states 75R must be present. However this and the requirement for an E number is only required if the side wall is clearly marked not for road use. Do your tyres have 4X4 off road on them, or 4X4 off road use only ? That makes a huge difference, if its only "4X4 off road" then he has incorrectly failed it. If this is the case tell him that you have contacted VOSA for advice, ask him to re-read the manual.....and more importantly remind him that it is 20 disciplinary points for each item incorrectly failed. If after this he still refuses to pass it contact your local VOSA Office.

What is the exact reason he gives for failing the tyres? ( written on the VT30) What are the markings on the tyre? is it marked not for highway use, and if it is, is there another number adjacent to the E number?. Sounds like he got a bit confused to be honest.....and deffinately he shouldnt be asking a traffic cop (who will not have much knowledge of MOT matters) he should consult the testing manual. I think you should ask him to read section 4.1 of the inspection manual. In particular the left hand column with regards to tyres marked "not for highway use". "Tyres with NHS, not for highway use should only be deemed acceptable if they display an E marking and a number contained within a circle. Adjacent to this circle the sidewall must also be marked with a number ie 75R-002439"

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:smw: Ok perhaps it was a bit off topic but was meant in jest, and seeing as you are probably the most consistent at being off topic, I think it was a bit rich deleting it. :nono:

The stock Tension rod bushes are fluid filled.

Oh yes it was! :)

Nope! It was always shit!

I dont think he comes into the regional forum much, and as he is based a fair distance from the guys who do attend meetings I wouldnt hold out much hope of any of us having contact details for him...you never know though, always worth a shot

FFS please! please! promise me you''ll never step on my toes :smw: As for arranging the meeting feel free, infact anyone can arrange meeting whenever they want. This aint a totalitarian forum.......:x: Makes sense for those who are deffo gonna attend to arrange it, some local knowledge of the location is always handy as well. Nice number have you moved into a new buisness venture ? pimping instead of pimping rides :D

Sounds like a good plan lads and should be a great day out, unfortunately I dont know if I can make it that day, doing a bit party hopping on the Saturday night ( been double booked, and both venues do cheap drink :) ). If I stay off the beer I will come along.......but theres fookin little chance of that happening! most likely I will be nursing a hangover :duffer:. Enjoy the day out lads :D

Excellante! then hows about a meet Saturday 29th......at the last mini meet us oldies discussed a possible run over to the west, Ayr Troon area for a wee change

:slap:wtf would want to do that! Andy & David nice to meet up with you guy's again. zerocooldel, tonight you had a zinger tower meal, it was tasty :D

No probs, I really should have unstuck the thread. We were supposed to be attending a car show in August, but the show has been cancelled. Hoping to turn it into a meeting instead, just need to confirm a location. Theres a mini meet tomorrow night in Livingston, KFC car park if you want to pop down to that, should be there around 19:30.

lol now need to get up early to dig the car out of the garage. See you tomorrow

Yep I'll even dust of the Z and Take it up to work tomorrow, need a bit cheering up at the moment :cry:

Perfect we go ahead with the meet buy you your KFC, and just so it dosent go to waste we will eat it :)

Be well worth the run down though, once you get the car back :) Now theres a surprise :rolleyes:

Yep! I need to pay mine too!

Mine aint broken "now", and to keep it that way it stays in the garage and dosent come out. :D

I dont like it, but think you should keep it. Its the perfect place to rest the KFC and cokes on at the next meet. :)

Been posted before, and got slated then too! :D