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[YORKSHIRENEO]

So basically I win then Peter??

[rickmanchester]

Pmsl!!! There is life in this place after all!!!

[peterex]

YORKSHIRENEO, on 31 May 2011 - 08:34 PM, said:

So basically I win then Peter??

Huff!-----------------not bloody likely matey! OK this one is below the belt but the knives are out now.

Just tell me again how long you've been driving and how many points have you got/had?

Oh! and I won't even mention insurance premiums! So there!

(that should liven things up a bit!)

[dickyst3]

I used to be on my Dad's insurance cos it kept the premium down.............. ..........

.................mind you he did have a few points then........... afterall he was only 73 at the time

I think it all depends on how good a driver to start with.......... if you're a bad driver at 30 you're not going to be a better one at 70!!!!

A lot of the trouble is the poor old dears who only get out on a Sunday...................................

[peterex]

dickyst3, on 02 June 2011 - 10:14 AM, said:

I used to be on my Dad's insurance cos it kept the premium down.............. ..........

.................mind you he did have a few points then........... afterall he was only 73 at the time

I think it all depends on how good a driver to start with.......... if you're a bad driver at 30 you're not going to be a better one at 70!!!!

A lot of the trouble is the poor old dears who only get out on a Sunday...................................

I try to stay home on Sundays Dicky so you're OK!
Re the bad driver at 30 bit. If anyone hasn't learned anything in the following 40 years they're probably too thick to be driving anyway!
But it doesn't matter who you ask, nobody admits to being a bad driver do they?

[YORKSHIRENEO]

peterex, on 01 June 2011 - 08:45 AM, said:

Huff!-----------------not bloody likely matey! OK this one is below the belt but the knives are out now.

Just tell me again how long you've been driving and how many points have you got/had?

Oh! and I won't even mention insurance premiums! So there!

(that should liven things up a bit!)

Ive only got 3 atm Peter but got 6 in the first 4 months of driving and I will be the first to admit I WAS a bad driver when I first passed me test. Some of the stuff I did Im not proud of at all but I suppose its all part of the learning process (which was a steep one after I had my license revoked for too many points under the new drivers scheme which had only been introduced about 2 weeks before I passed!!). As for insurance premiums Peter, the majority of the premium is NOTHING to do with the actual driver, but more based on location and vehicle and given I lived in a not so very nice area with a nice car, I get hammered. Not to mention that the elderly get a discount as they cant afford the higher premiums that us younger drivers can!

[peterex]

YORKSHIRENEO, on 03 June 2011 - 08:40 AM, said:

Ive only got 3 atm Peter but got 6 in the first 4 months of driving and I will be the first to admit I WAS a bad driver when I first passed me test. Some of the stuff I did Im not proud of at all but I suppose its all part of the learning process (which was a steep one after I had my license revoked for too many points under the new drivers scheme which had only been introduced about 2 weeks before I passed!!). As for insurance premiums Peter, the majority of the premium is NOTHING to do with the actual driver, but more based on location and vehicle and given I lived in a not so very nice area with a nice car, I get hammered. Not to mention that the elderly get a discount as they cant afford the higher premiums that us younger drivers can!

Yeah I was going to make some smart arsed remarks but it's not appropriate. It's shear luck that at present I have never had any points, not even a parking ticket in 54 years of driving, but as a young lad I did have to pay extra premiums for a few bumps. Managed to roll my first motor when I was 21 (going too fast because the bloke with the red flag was on holidays)
In today's driving conditions I think anyone is lucky if they don't get hit for speeding or get a knock. I'm just pleased I no longer have to do the daily commute I used to do!
I got caught in Ireland on my last visit, 11 pm on a stormy night, 60 mph in a 60k limit! I pleaded ignorance and accepted the road side bollocking but I certainly watched the speed limits after that!

Re where you live and premiums. Do chickens as neighbours put your premiums up?
Getting older doesn't have a lot going for it believe me! But reduced pensioner premiums helps a little.

[rocky]

Hi Mr X you know what they say,you are as old as you feel.So at the moment after a hard days work I feel about 70 years old

[YORKSHIRENEO]

peterex, on 03 June 2011 - 09:26 AM, said:

Yeah I was going to make some smart arsed remarks but it's not appropriate. It's shear luck that at present I have never had any points, not even a parking ticket in 54 years of driving, but as a young lad I did have to pay extra premiums for a few bumps. Managed to roll my first motor when I was 21 (going too fast because the bloke with the red flag was on holidays)
In today's driving conditions I think anyone is lucky if they don't get hit for speeding or get a knock. I'm just pleased I no longer have to do the daily commute I used to do!
I got caught in Ireland on my last visit, 11 pm on a stormy night, 60 mph in a 60k limit! I pleaded ignorance and accepted the road side bollocking but I certainly watched the speed limits after that!

Re where you live and premiums. Do chickens as neighbours put your premiums up?
Getting older doesn't have a lot going for it believe me! But reduced pensioner premiums helps a little.

Not too sure Peter. I can only assume that the insurance company is worried about them roaming about in gangs, armed to the teeth and ready to car jack anyone they dont like!!

[peterex]

rocky, on 03 June 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

Hi Mr X you know what they say,you are as old as you feel.So at the moment after a hard days work I feel about 70 years old

It's just stress Rocky------I could send you a personal crap joke to relax you, if that would help?
Some of my jobs were extremely stressful at times, but now I just have to put up with Mrs P all day.

(Mind you, some days I wish I was back at work!)

[dickyst3]

I bet Mrs P is not too happy about having you under her feet all day either, imagine hearing those crap jokes..... 24/7!!!!!!

[rocky]

dickyst3, on 04 June 2011 - 11:16 AM, said:

I bet Mrs P is not too happy about having you under her feet all day either, imagine hearing those crap jokes..... 24/7!!!!!!

Hi m8 the thought of it as just sent me to find a tree and put a rope around a branch and ?

[peterex]

rocky, on 04 June 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

Hi m8 the thought of it as just sent me to find a tree and put a rope around a branch and ?

Ha ha! She has this little saying about our marriage vows. " I took you for better or worse----------but you're a bloody sight worse than ever I took you for!"
She's pretty much immune to the Peterex humour, but occasionally it gets to her. I love it when her eye's glaze over!

[dickyst3]

I can just see it now.....
......her eyes glazed over as she reached for the carving knife..... ...your honour.

Having had to sit though a re-run of PX's jokes the judge let Mrs P off saying... the poor woman has suffered enough!

[peterex]

dickyst3, on 04 June 2011 - 06:01 PM, said:

I can just see it now.....
......her eyes glazed over as she reached for the carving knife..... ...your honour.

Having had to sit though a re-run of PX's jokes the judge let Mrs P off saying... the poor woman has suffered enough!

Ha Ha love it!
Got to admit Dicky I do lead her a merry dance at times, but despite the problems of age we have a good few laughs here.
The last thing we want to be is a pair of miserable old gits. There are enough of those around!

[rocky]

peterex, on 04 June 2011 - 08:14 PM, said:

Ha Ha love it!
Got to admit Dicky I do lead her a merry dance at times, but despite the problems of age we have a good few laughs here.
The last thing we want to be is a pair of miserable old gits. There are enough of those around!

Yes my dad.