Lifestyle Change Can Happen In Seconds...

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yodeli said:
Hi Cat! (And all!)
Thanks for your concern... lol !

You see Cat (and ALL), I have rules I built my lifestyle on. I needed 4 goes/mistakes with my children when they were little to understand a few things. Life path is made of options, different tracks are in sight but for a sum of reasons, which of course are always personal, only one track is going to be the right one for you the very moment you point it out: because of a specific situation. It can be family, it can be professionnal, it can be financial, it can be medical, it can be weather or geography, it can be because you just feel safer with this option. And what I have learnt is that once it's chosen/done.....you can't go backwards. Critisizing or judging or just saying , "see I told you" is just a lack of time and a waste of energy. Certainly not what the person telling her/his story is looking for. Life always decides what comes next. It can be bad, really bad , dramatically bad.... or just good! Just a gamble. We've all gambled with decisions we made. And yes it could have affected more than .... the one person who made this choice.
I prefer to think and see what is the best way to find the right solution .... again depending on personal situation. Personal situation ... What does it mean? A situation you know little about , or even nothing at all .

Does it mean you can't help? NO! You can go "chin up JJ you're the best, you'll find your way!

JJ There you go my Prince! Carry on thinking , imagining, making plans , A B C D E F. As many as you need to feel good and ready to fight!;):cheers::cool:
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Now I know why French philosophers are so good! It's in the blood! Well said Frankie!
 
iandsm said:
It has always been the case that if there are no injuries and no allegations or apparent offences and no danger to other road users the police would not attend and advise those concerned to let their insurance companies deal with matters. This is so wherever the accident takes place. So I don’t see what you point is. Unless it’s just to have a pop at the police. Would you have them waste their time attending an accident when not necessary.
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Please answer why I would have a pop at the police ?. I stated true facts that I know to be true. I do not know where you live, but can assure you that if you lived in Liverpool and you tried to call the police on a non emergency line, which in JJs case would be a non emergency, as no one was injured, you would be lucky to get an answer same day, let alone as I stated in 2 hours. I thought I was being kind to the police by saying 2 hours. Ah well, next time I will know better.
 
Lots of writing but the crux of the matter.
No valid license
No valid insurance
No tax
No mot
History of motoring incidents.

If this was an eighteen year old this board would of wanting him lynched.
Sorry you have been silly and a potential danger to other road users so good you got caught before you caused a bigger problem.
 
gus-lopez said:
look on the bright side you didn't have to fill in one of these

http://cartraveldocs.com/european-accident-statement/

in triplicate & signed by each party

for each of the vehicles involved.
last one we had to do was 3,5 hours in a bar & around 12 cups off coffee.:rolleyes:
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Sure it was just coffee? I had a prang in our first van in France took about 5 min to fill in the form at the side of the road. Mind you the woman that hit me seemed a bit of an expert on the form perhaps she had filled in quite a few. :D
 
Maybe too simple, but if you can’t drive it but like the size etc, surely getting a little car and leaving the Mh in situ would be the answer. Why get rid?
 
JJ said:
Absolutely agree...

Everything in my life needs to be Portuguese... except maybe my Estate Manager and my Princess of course... JJ :cool:
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And your football team of course, unless you now support Porto, ! Genuinely sorry to hear of your plight.

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Pilgrim said:
Lots of writing but the crux of the matter.
No valid license
No valid insurance
No tax
No mot
History of motoring incidents.

If this was an eighteen year old this board would of wanting him lynched.
Sorry you have been silly and a potential danger to other road users so good you got caught before you caused a bigger problem.
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As a Portuguese resident MOT has been done every time it had to. Tax road....I don't think there's any in Portugal. As for motoring incidents... he never had any at least for the last 9 years. Only licence not fitting the right weight.
Insurance ... mmmm. Whether you drive with a licence or not, whether it's a small or a big vehicle, when you have an accident it doen't change the damages. If you kill someone ... Insurance won't give life back. Now of course the whole difference is if you don't kill the person but damage the body/brain, insurance will help paying for the care, but once again, once you've had the accident whether you've done it all right with red tape or not, won't change what happened. I only wish that people were more aware that ALCOHOL before driving is the worst thing and the best way to kill people , even with MOT , Tax , or valid insurance in the pocket!
Now how many people take the decision to drink before driving? I can assure you that JJ is always perfectly sober. So am I BTW!
 
You know I’m genuinely concerned with many of the posts on this topic.

It appears that to many of this forum that not only is it a good laugh to have a driver using a vehicle with no valid licence or insurance, it is in fact to be applauded!

When I’m on the road with my family, perhaps on a rainy difficult road, I’d like to assume that the driver behind me is competent, aware, licenced (proven skills for the vehicle and medically fit), insured and that the vehicle is road worthy, so that if I have to slam on my brakes, that their vehicle will not turn me, my family and my vehicle to mush!

Think of that the next time you look in your mirrors and see a large vehicle behind you on the road.

And as to the comment “He that has no sin cast the first stone”....... try using that argument with a Judge or a Coroner!
 
Long time ago I know and I've probably missed the thread when it (may have been) was discussed but what happened to that old black stealth PVC that JJ had at Peterborough? The year Yaya got a lucky goal and beat someone in the semi-final? I seem to remember he spent the entire weekend cleaning it out. :wondering:
 
Pilgrim said:
Lots of writing but the crux of the matter.
No valid license
No valid insurance
No tax
No mot
History of motoring incidents.

If this was an eighteen year old this board would of wanting him lynched.
Sorry you have been silly and a potential danger to other road users so good you got caught before you caused a bigger problem.
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He wasn't a danger to anyone - he just didn't conform to the demands of todays 'rules'

......discuss.....

Ask why 3rd party insurance isn't free...

It should be !!

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ShaKen

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Paris : un jeune homme tué dans un accident de trottinette électrique

L'homme était âgé de 25 ans. Il est décédé dans la nuit de lundi à mardi, à l'hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, après avoir percuté une camionnette, à Paris.
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I haven't seen anyone laughing here. Just people knowing who is involved and understanding what has happened mainly or people who give their negative opinion, which anyone is entitled to.. As for a big vehicle in your mirror... as you can see on this link, other mean of driving which do not need (YET) a licence can kill just the same .
And again, I know many many many people who have a proper licence and all but who are just soaked with beer wine or any other alcohol and who take every single day the decision to drive that big vehicle in your mirror. I'm sorry but being a teacher doesn't mean you teach well, just like visiting a doctor doesn't make you safe, having a driving licence doesn't mean you are aware of the danger you may represent for anyone around you.
 
Never seen so many high horses gathered together in one place.

Hope everything works out, JJ everyone is allowed to make mistakes. The older I get, the less I seem to care about “the rules” made by the morons in charge of things these days.
 
Our insurance in Spain is on the vehicles, so anyone in our case over 25 can drive it.............. providing you have a licence, that because JJ failed to have the medical when he was 70 does not have, so that's the crime, a friend uses our car for 5 months of the year when we go off in the van, I have never seen his licence, but the car is 100% legal. ? Bob.
 
I know from experience when I've done some utterly stupid things, the last thing you need is a lecture, so you won't get one from me '\

Suffice to say. I hope you learn from this.. best of luck with getting a local van you can insure then tour in . (y)

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I seem to remember a post on here a while ago from a funster trading in a van only to be told by the dealer that he had been driving illegally since he had it as it was uprated before he got it and he only had 3.5 ton entitlement . It pays to check your licence and vehicle docs.
 
Pilgrim said:
Lots of writing but the crux of the matter.
No valid license
No valid insurance
No tax
No mot
History of motoring incidents.

If this was an eighteen year old this board would of wanting him lynched.
Sorry you have been silly and a potential danger to other road users so good you got caught before you caused a bigger problem.
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Apart from the licence the rest is incorrect.
 
I only "touched" the rear bumper at .25 kph and left a 5 cms (ish) mark/crack. I wasn't racing around the North Circular in a hot hatch.

I do have insurance and tax and mot thank you very much.

And guess what?

If you want to have me locked up so be it... but it ain't going to happen.

JJ :cool:
 
Over here in the UK it's called driving not in accordance with your licence 3 to 6 points. I don't know if Portugal has the points system? JJ has a Portuguese licence I assume
 
The only crime that’s been committed is bloody socks and fake crocs, I bet they were grey too, and the knotted hanky? :rolleyes: A lot of sanctimonious judgementalists on this thread, ok JJ’s a tosser today, hey ho, anyone that likes fray bentos pies (but not the mince ones) is ok, we all break the rules now and again, it’s the law.(y)
 
Bailey58 said:
Long time ago I know and I've probably missed the thread when it (may have been) was discussed but what happened to that old black stealth PVC that JJ had at Peterborough? The year Yaya got a lucky goal and beat someone in the semi-final? I seem to remember he spent the entire weekend cleaning it out. :wondering:
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Didnt JJ use it to store his lawn mower in??
 
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Wildbill said:
... i have with a fare amount of certainty that he had no intention of harming any one or braking the law.
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But he did know he was intentionally breaking the law. The OP admits he didn't take the medical required to maintain his licence to drive his vehicle as he believed he would fail. He admits he was taking a chance. His 'luck' ran out.
It is hard on anyone when they have to downsize but there is no lobby on here that I am aware of, to change the law.
 
Sat and looked really hard at the screen before writing ( after following the thread from the start )

Too much information is a phrase often heard after certain conversations.

JJ love your posts and hope one day to meet up.

I’ve made some horrendous mistakes and found it hard to deal with the told you so bit, that’s why I never ever do faceache ect

Lesson I’ve learned ( by observation) don’t put all you life on a public forum.
Kind regards Ray
 
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I don't know JJ, I am new here, so nothing against or for anyone.

In Belgium and Luxembourg, all insurance contracts contain some wording to the effect that if the driver does not have a valid license, the insurance has the right to recover the costs of an incident from the insured party or that the contract is totally void.

What it means in Belgium and Luxembourg, in case of a road accident, if the driver is in breach of his contract what whatever reason, the insurance will indemnify the third parties, even for heavy liabilities, but will then seek to recoup the cost from the insured party, which generally means your life is ruined (house sold, salary preemptively seized with a basic allocation left to you, etc...). But at least the public remains protected as long as the driver has a paid insurance.

No idea how that works in UK or Portugal, but if it is like in Belgium and Luxembourg, although it is a silly situation to be in, the public was never in danger of anything. And I think anyone should be free to be silly provided it does not endanger others.

Regarding driving competence, does anyone really think that passing the license exam means being competent? Does anyone really think that a person can be competent at driving a 3.5T vehicle and not the same vehicle rated at 4T? Government rules are generally much sillier than anything JJ did here.

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