How on earth has their standard of living fallen? They've made £600k, tax free. They could sell up, move to Greenock, spend their entire retirement going on £350k worth of cruises, and still pass on … (View Post)

I think in Germany it's more about beam direction. Anyway, there is a live debate about what's safer - flashing lights or constant. The former last 10x longer on battery and in daytime running you de… (View Post)

I agree. A flat 1% charge and bin Stamp Duty. But what you've described there is someone ending up with £2.4 million in assets - which is what a £3 million house was worth as recently as 2016. It's d… (View Post)

In Germany they have specific rules about bike lights - we could have the same given they are often higher than car lights and some brands are approaching the same brightness - mine are 900 lumen ver… (View Post)

Exactly. It's why Amazon announcing a new warehouse that employs 1,000 people is not as good news as Amazon announcing a fully automated warehouse, opening up 1,000 workers to do something that adds … (View Post)