You can buy a ULEZ compliant car for less than £1000, and you can get £2000 for scrapping a non-ULEZ compliant car. (View Post)

Yes, I remember well the horror stories about the mangled engines and super-expensive cars that would result from the use of non-leaded petrol. (View Post)

It does raise the question as to the circumstances under which a private individual or business may turn down a customer or client. I used to work as a freelance technical translator, and I once turn… (View Post)

A +1 for Schwalbe Marathon types from me too. I've never had a puncture in them; I just wouldn't use anything else. Hydraulic brakes and a hub dynamo also help to reduce maintenance issues. (View Post)

When we were in Valencia, my son commented on the number of middle-aged women riding bicycles in normal clothes, obviously simply using a bike to get from A to B. Having grown up in the UK, it was so… (View Post)