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At the beginning of the year I put a deposit down on a holiday to Egypt in November. Think I'm just going to walk away from it. I'd rather have two weeks off now in the summer than have to cancel and take two weeks off in November when we're lockdown again!

Thanks, Angela

E10 is hardly new or untested. For years now it's all you can get in much of Europe. It's about time we followed suit.

Yes mate, me too. I thought my lucky day had come.

We're still pretty clear of 50s round here, but it's only a matter of time. Norfolk is rammed with them already.

Clearly the other driver's at fault. I'm not sure, but I'd have thought that he has a valid claim on her, which should be paid out by her insurance. It doesn't matter whether he was driving illegally or not, since that would only come into to play if there was a claim that his insurance had to pay out. But if it were me, I'd keep schtum; he was still driving illegally and the repercussions - insurance cancelled, licence revoked - could be far worse than paying for the repairs out of his own pocket.

It's not that the NHS tests are shite. It's just that if you need a test in order to travel abroad, then you have to buy one yourself, and not get it off the NHS. It's the same as if you need a typhoid vaccination to travel, you have fork out.

I got some Daytonas back in 2015 for £240. Seemed like a lot of money back then, but they are as comfortable as a pair of slippers. They're now nearing end of life - the left one has a hole in the top from shifting up, and they are all round scuffed to death. Might get another year out of them before they leak too much to be useful. I know you can send them back to the factory to get them refurbished, but the last time I asked, they wanted another £240 + p&p, and they were going to keep them a few months while they did them; not sure it's worth it, but I've got a secondhand pair off ebay lined up ready to take their place.

This is how I got into bikes. When I changed jobs, I knew I needed a bigger bike to handle the 70s on my new commute, so I took DAS and got my full licence fully expecting to get an electric bike. That was nearly 11 years ago. Been riding a petrol bike ever since.

Yup. I've usually had good results from sticking something on ebay starting ridiculously low like this: gets people having a poke and then feeling some kind of commitment to winning.

Definitely try the Multistrada 950S. It's a cracking bike, will make the trip to Scotland effortless and enjoyable. And lug most of your sailing kit up there with you. And I'm not biassed - I've never had one. The only thing is, if you do get one, it has to be red. Don't have a boat; I sail occasionally on the Broads. You can hire decent gaff rigged boats from Hunters Yard. No engine. Just gas lights and a quant pole.

We've only got enough capacity if we fire up our gas and our coal generators, but this makes electric cars produce more co2 than ice. The nukes were building now are only going to start generating in 2024, and even then they're designed to replace these, not to handle increased demand from more electric cars. We don't yet have a national strategy for using electric vehicles that is carbon neutral.

I overplan, using * google maps (good for putting together whole routes and times) * curvature (good for finding bendy roads and avoiding straight ones, and for checking for 40 and 50 limits) * streetview (finding good scenery, checking road surfaces, road widths) * bing maps, the OS maps layer (good for checking for rural areas that are built up, finding roads without hedges)

Blimey @Stu. Never would have put you as that old. Never ridden one, but they're supposed to be great bikes. Is it a 1200?

Bicycles. Greenhouses. It's the same story.

The bike's warranty covers faults in its manufacture. It doesn't cover accidents or damage to the bike, and it doesn't affect how the accident is sorted out; don't let anyone try and persuade you differently. If she hit you when you were stopped, then it's 100% her fault. Her insurer's will try and get you to agree to 50-50 or something like that, but don't agree. Your insurer might try to get you to do the same, but politely and calmly repeat, "I was stopped. She reversed into me. It's 100% her fault". And best of luck

The DR-Z needs new chain and sprockets. Longest I've ever had a bike with a chain is 3 years, and never needed to replace it, so this is a whole new experience. I've got to the second hurdle and fallen. First hurdle was - how many teeth (going to use stock, which is what I've got now - 15 front and 41 rear). Second hurdle: what chain / brand / kind to buy? Don't want to buy a chain that wears or stretches. And it has to be gold cos the bike needs a bit of bling. Any ideas? Ta in advance.

waiting waiting waiting tbh a trip anywhere this year will be received gratefully.

So far, it's amazing. I'm 1900 miles in now, and really enjoying it. And I've hardly started; I find it takes a while to get really familiar with a bike.

I'm on my second triple in a row. I've loved the engines in both: torquey enough for real world usefulness and revvy enough to satisfy my inner hooligan.

Congratulations. Big change from an inline four to a twin. Given a choice, though, I'd go for a torquey twin every time

The one week's course will very likely be fine for you. Or you can spread it out if you prefer and do one day a week for five weeks; that way you can take stock of how well you're progressing, and add in an extra day of tuition before the test if you feel you need it. Or do half days or whatever suits you best.

XSR is a cracking looking bike.

A scam for sure. Probably worth reporting it to ebay. But the guy will probably just open another account.