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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47715415

Will be adopted in the UK regardless of Brexit.

aye read this hmmm

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:33 am https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47715415

Will be adopted in the UK regardless of Brexit.

Doesn't need to be. If we are not in the EU it is a political decision whether we need to or not. Even if the current DfT suggests compliance we are free to vote them out.

People will make the point that most of the cars we buy are made in the EU, but as per the other thread re japanese cars not having their home market limiters in overseas jurisdictions, it doesn't automatically follow that that tech would be fitted to UK market cars.

The US (amongst others) for example are very likely to not buy into it so there would be a large market for non EU compliant vehicles.

Will be a sad day if it comes to fruition.

You can choose to over-ride it, but if you have a crash at 31mph in a 30 limit, you will be deemed to have been travelling "too fast". But you'll still be able to do 70mph on the motorway in freezing fog of course.

On the plus side, its going to make overtaking in my dinosaur-mobile reeeeealy easy.

I’m going to start stockpiling black electrical tape and make a fucking fortune.

Obviously cheaper than investing in proper driver training.

Just one more facet in the de-skilling of people. Using technology to make us less able and competent.

GG. wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:29 am On the plus side, its going to make overtaking in my dinosaur-mobile reeeeealy easy.

Is it that much of a struggle in the 911?? Mind you it does always seem to be broken

DeskJockey wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:41 pm Obviously cheaper than investing in proper driver training.

Just one more facet in the de-skilling of people. Using technology to make us less able and competent.

And, crucially, more compliant.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:39 pm

DeskJockey wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:41 pm Obviously cheaper than investing in proper driver training.

Just one more facet in the de-skilling of people. Using technology to make us less able and competent.

And, crucially, more compliant.

Sadly yes

McSwede wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:13 pm

GG. wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:29 am On the plus side, its going to make overtaking in my dinosaur-mobile reeeeealy easy.

Is it that much of a struggle in the 911?? Mind you it does always seem to be broken

No you're right - it generally isn't.

To be fair to it, in two and a half years it has never let me down in any way - it is missing a little bit of power which I think may be something like a lazy varioram solenoid. Its not serious enough to throw any codes so isn't 'broken' per se.

I haven't actually spent anything on it other than fuel since its MOT last October so its not doing too bad at the moment.