Arkwright

a white 300zx with high rear spoiler

Merry Christmas everyone.

happy birthday Kim

I've often seen the red one parked on the A617 outside the old Pleasley Hill school. Flyered it once or twice but no response. My 300 went a while ago, replaced by a 350 but Zulley's should be mobile again soon and prowling Mansfield. Who are you strangers and why weren't you at Zed Fest?

Hi Danny, Zulley is my 'little' lad. Will try to sort this out he's at work atm.. Derek

The tax disc holders have been received from the printers and will be posted out tomorrow to all who have paid. If you have not paid yet please get your fingers out and I will post off as soon as paypal received. I have a few left over so if you would like some please let me know asap and I’ll reserve until paypal received

Unwitting motorists face £1,000 fines as thousands of photo card driving licences expire Thousands of motorists are at risk of being fined up to £1,000 because they are unwittingly driving without a valid licence. They risk prosecution after failing to spot the extremely small print on their photo card licence which says it automatically expires after 10 years and has to be renewed - even though drivers are licensed to drive until the age of 70. The fiasco has come to light a decade after the first batch of photo licences was issued in July 1998, just as the they start to expire. Motoring organisations blamed the Government for the fiasco and said 'most' drivers believed their licences were for life. A mock-up driving licence from 1998 when the photo cards were launched shows the imminent expiry date as item '4b' They said officials had failed to publicise sufficiently the fact that new-style licences - unlike the old paper ones - expire after a set period and have to be renewed. To rub salt into wounds, drivers will have to a pay £17.50 to renew their card - a charge which critics have condemned as a 'stealth tax' and which will earn the Treasury an estimated £437million over 25 years. Official DVLA figures reveal that while 16,136 expired this summer, so far only 11,566 drivers have renewed, leaving 4,570 outstanding. With another 300,000 photo card licences due to expire over the coming year, experts fear the number of invalid licences will soar, putting thousands more drivers in breach of the law and at risk of a fine. At the heart of the confusion is the small print on the tiny credit-card-size photo licence, which is used in conjunction with the paper version. Just below the driver name on the front of the photo card licence is a series of dates and details - each one numbered. Number 4b features a date in tiny writing, but no explicit explanation as to what it means. The date's significance is only explained if the driver turns over the card and reads the key on the back which states that '4b' means 'licence valid to'. Even more confusingly, an adjacent table on the rear of the card sets out how long the driver is registered to hold a licence - that is until his or her 70th birthday. A total of 25million new-style licences have been issued but - motoring experts say - drivers were never sufficiently warned they would expire after 10 years. Motorists who fail to renew their licences in time are allowed to continue driving. But the DVLA says they could be charged with 'failing to surrender their licence', an offence carrying a £1,000 fine. AA president, Edmund King said: 'It is not generally known that photo card licences expire: there appears to be a lack of information that people will have to renew these licences. 'People think they have already paid them for once over and that is it. 'It will come as a surprise to motorists and a shock that they have to pay an extra £17.50.' The AA called on the Government to use the annual £450million from traffic enforcement fines to offset the renewal charge. Before photo card licences were introduced, old-style paper licences were valid until the age of 70. 'Many motorists still believe this to be the case with the new ones.' Driving instructor Tony Carter, of Canterbury, said: 'It's outrageous; everybody thinks their driving licence is for life. 'Why - when you have already paid £50 for your photo card licence - should you pay the Government an extra £17.50 every 10 years? 'It's another stealth tax. Drivers will be very annoyed.' Today the DVLA said the date of expiry was carried on the new-style licences, even though the AA says this is 'not clear'. The Agency was unable to say whether motorists were told the licences would expire when they were first issued. It said it was issuing postal reminders to drivers whose photograph was due to expire, to get the renewal message across. But a spokesman admitted this was the limit of the DVLA's publicity. Experts say many drivers will slip through the net because DVLA records are inaccurate and many motorists have changed address, making it impossible to trace them. A DVLA spokesman said: 'Previous experience has shown that wide-scale publicity is less effective and can generate enquiries and concerns from those not affected. Instead, DVLA focussed on targeted publicity to ensure that we got the message to the right person at the right time.' The Driving Standards Agency is allowing L-test candidates with out-of-date photo card licences to sit their driving tests as long as they provide a valid passport. This concession will end in January next year, raising the prospect that some L-test candidates will be turned away. The DVLA said no one had so far been charged with failing to surrender a licence.

I think he's after a pedigree not a cross:D

I'm not a breeder but a pet food retailer and pretty good nutritionalist..I would take that programme with a pinch of salt but do be aware of the respiratory problems of any dog with a 'pushed in' face. My choice would be a miniature schnauzer, a dog not a bitch. As with any breed look at the breeder, ask to see both parents (the sire may have been imported) but the breeder will be able to show you both sets of papers. If you have a choice in the litter look vary carefully, you want the strongest one, not the runt who will probably be the most appealing because of his vulnerable look. Remember this dog will soon become a family member not just a pet. Insurance is a must. Read what you get, don't just pick the cheapest.

I am now able to order the 'shield' type holder for those who want it as in post 19. Please use paypal, payee is - shop@zclub.net - the price is £2 per holder includes p+p etc. You can order any amount.They need to be made up so please allow me 21 days for delivery. I hope it will be sooner than that. Keep the orders coming. Support the Club Shop.

Good suggestion Dave, the example has been amended and I think it's better. Just for information I also would have preferred a round one but the cost of production and high print run made them a no go.

yes just put www in front of it. thankz.

NOVELTY TAX DISC HOLDER I have received a request to have these printed. Below is a picture of what I can obtain. The minimum order is for 100 so I must sell the lot otherwise it’s a no go. It is a ‘Shield’ Tax disc holder printed as shown to the front. The back is blank with a business card size envelope in it to carry your own club emblem or whatever. Cost is £2.00 each by paypal. Payee will be shop@zclub.net. These would normally retail at £2.99 or more. I do not need any money yet. Please let me know by pm if you want one (several!) If I receive orders for 100+ then the buy will go ahead

what he's just said. If you're forced to give it's hardly charity.

:rofl:

I can get them printed via the club shop. Printing on the back of the tax disc (i.e. seen from INSIDE) the car is very cheap. Printing around the face of the disc ( i.e. seen from OUTSIDE the car) is very expensive in comparrison, almost 3 times as much. These as shown in the first post would probably a minimum order of around 500 assuming the printer is agreeable to print an offensive messge. I will confirm price Friday if poss and let you know.

if he starts to gnaw anything smear vic on it. It won't mark and the smell will drive him off.

On a Z subject – if you go http://www.nissanpress.co.uk you can see the first official images of the next generation - 370Z. Released today at 11.00

Assuming from what you've said that the driveway slopes towards the road. Wouldn't it be possible to remove the last course of blocks where they join the pavement and replace them with a gully block with a steel grid over it leading to a soakaway? (like they have in car parks etc). I would maintain that your contractor should have been aware of this and priced the job and done the work accordingly. (you could always offer to provide the gully blocks if he provides the labour [i would assume that the materials cost less than the labour])

Chewie you look poorly. you need to get a Z back in your life!

just be aware that it must be registered in your name, taxed, insured and mot'd otherwise they won't do it. The 'old days' have gone.

don't see why not. Ive broken down, arranged recovery, left my keys and had them pick up the car and recover it to a garage near me at their convenience. But I suspect there's more to your question than meets the eye?

been a member for a very long while. Used recovery a number of times. Always very efficient and helpful.

that's a very old story. The van is still being used and they've got a new one too. There was a suddenly surpressed press release on the local radio and tv about a month ago one lunchtime. By the time the evening news was reported all references on the local website had been deleted!

you know the yanks will never offend the Irish. Hasn't Obama been accross yet to visit his Irish family?