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On 21/04/2026 10:39, petrolcan wrote:

Wotcha.

Did I mention it's only -u20pa to tax?

Just MOT'd the two trikes. A 1600 VW registered in 1991
and a 2016 2 litre Boom.
-u500 in tax for the pair of 'em.

I need a drink.
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^..^ Lone Wolf

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On 22/04/2026 20:21, PipL wrote:

On 22/04/2026 17:30, YTC1 wrote:

On 22/04/2026 10:50, wessie wrote:

YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote in news:10s9va7$23fsp$2@dont-email.me:

On 21/04/2026 18:17, PipL wrote:

The fuse is easier IIRC: it's right next to the battery cover. You
have to unscrew the battery cover to get to the terminals.

And then lose the fuse? :-)

is taping the fuse to the battery cover he mentions too complex a notion >>> for you?

Nope, but then I don't have a bike with awkward access to the battery.
I just charge them (trickle), then disconnect (if to be left a while),
then reconnect and give a trickle charge and start ......or not If the
battery is shagged anyway :-)

Battery really isn't that awkward, just more awkward than the fuse.
Also, the bike does have a charge connetor, bu I have to remember to top
it up very regularly.

Actually, the battery must be getting on a bit now. I need to check it properly.

I prefer the fire and forget approach
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In article <gfehuk1eoj6ol0f22salpb675e3me0adhs@4ax.com>, Champ says...

On Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:39:21 +0100, petrolcan <petrolcan@gmail.com>
wrote:

It's a 2015 Skoda and it gives me almost 70mpg on a long run which considering it's putting out
about 240bhp I'm pretty happy with it.

Did I mention it's only u20pa to tax?

Can you explain this, please?

Band B class CO2 emissions, pre 2017 car

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69a83810dcb774b435560510/v149-rates-of-vehicle-tax-
for-cars-motorcycles-light-goods-vehicles-and-private-light-goods-vehicles-april-2026.pdf
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On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:36:16 +0100, petrolcan <petrolcan@gmail.com>
wrote:

It's a 2015 Skoda and it gives me almost 70mpg on a long run which considering it's putting out
about 240bhp I'm pretty happy with it.

Did I mention it's only u20pa to tax?

Can you explain this, please?

Band B class CO2 emissions, pre 2017 car

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69a83810dcb774b435560510/v149-rates-of-vehicle-tax-
for-cars-motorcycles-light-goods-vehicles-and-private-light-goods-vehicles-april-2026.pdf

Gosh

It was the combination of horsepower and low tax that was confusing
me. How can a 245bhp engine be band B?
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neal at champ dot org dot uk

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You never slow down, you never grow old
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On 23/04/2026 14:16, Champ wrote:

It was the combination of horsepower and low tax that was confusing
me. How can a 245bhp engine be band B?

I was en France the other day and there was a gaggle of UK registered
shiny Ferraris turned up.

I got chatting to one of the owners and noticed his French crit-air
sticker. Class 1, the lowest polluting level you can get. It's probably
1000HP car, but can go a few hundred yards (I guess) on a battery.
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In article <9r6kukhkdjocrqt1cu2fpqtr38ftb2atpq@4ax.com>, Champ says...

On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:36:16 +0100, petrolcan <petrolcan@gmail.com>
wrote:

It's a 2015 Skoda and it gives me almost 70mpg on a long run which considering it's putting out
about 240bhp I'm pretty happy with it.

Did I mention it's only u20pa to tax?

Can you explain this, please?

Band B class CO2 emissions, pre 2017 car

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69a83810dcb774b435560510/v149-rates-of-vehicle-tax-
for-cars-motorcycles-light-goods-vehicles-and-private-light-goods-vehicles-april-2026.pdf

Gosh

It was the combination of horsepower and low tax that was confusing
me. How can a 245bhp engine be band B?

tbf, it was originally 190bhp before a bit of mapping.
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On 23/04/2026 17:31, Simon Wilson wrote:

I got chatting to one of the owners and noticed his French crit-air
sticker. Class 1, the lowest polluting level you can get. It's probably 1000HP car, but can go a few hundred yards (I guess) on a battery.

Wow, Formula 1 tech really does trickle down into cars. ;-)
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Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, England
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On Apr 21, 2026 at 5:00:53 AM EDT, "Champ" <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote:

On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:52:47 -0000 (UTC), Ben Blaney <benblaney@gmail.invalid> wrote:

The major benefit of a touchscreen is to enable voice control. What they
should do is set the screen that it is only operable while the vehicle is
stationary, and mandate use of voice control while in motion.

I'm not talking to my car. No. Never

ok boomer.

But seriously: voice control is one of those things where once you try it, and get in a groove with it - the old way seems so stupid and inefficient. Need a reminder to do something? Say it to your phone.... or unlock your phone, have
a quick look at your email, remember what you came for, find the right app, scroll a bit, get distracted by the reminders of other things that are not done, tick a few off that have been done, tap new, type it in, get a notification about a text from a mate, read that, go to text, fire off a quick reply, come back, fix typos, hit save, go back to what you were doing.
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On Apr 22, 2026 at 6:01:42 PM EDT, "wessie" <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

Mark Olson <olsonm@tiny.invalid> wrote in
news:10sbf9a$2issc$1@dont-email.me:

wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

I think PipL is one of the younger members here and may not have such
an atrophied brain as the majority

You do realize that this is not a tremendously high bar to get over.

no shit

I was thinking about me when I saw the mention of "younger members". Yes, m'lud.

although Blaney sets a high bar in a number of metrics from injudicious use of trailers and quasi-medical irrigation

Funnily enough, last summer I took a tiny tiny (perhaps 5mm x 2mm) piece of plastic trim off the ignition key surround of one of the cars. It's used to cover a small aperture where one could insert a screw to begin disassembly. I remember thinking that I didn't want to lose it, so I taped it to a piece of card, and wrote on the card what it is and where it should go. And I remember thinking as I set it down in its new home "yup, perfect, I'll easily remember where I put it because of X". And now I can't remember what X was.

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On 22/04/2026 22:13, wessie wrote:

I think PipL is one of the younger members here and may not have such an atrophied brain as the majority

Err, only by mental maturity.

well, until he has a bang on the head due to his adventutous hobbies with a high risk of headbutting the scenery. He does not like me mentioning the
DIY risks ... minimising everything in the face of evicence.

I've not done anything silly in over a year. I didn't even dust off the snowboard this year. *Next* year though...
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CHUMP #1 (CHarge Up Muppet)

Pip
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On Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:10:12 +0100, PipL <pip@nowhere.nul> wrote:

On 22/04/2026 22:13, wessie wrote:

well, until he has a bang on the head due to his adventutous hobbies with a >> high risk of headbutting the scenery. He does not like me mentioning the
DIY risks ... minimising everything in the face of evicence.

I've not done anything silly in over a year. I didn't even dust off the >snowboard this year. *Next* year though...

<grin>
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Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk

I don't know, but I been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
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