"vehicle details based on licence plates"

We usually call them "number plates" down our way.

Me VW rabbit's gone tits down on swilling pints of inner slippery bits.

No mother. You'll only find me sauntéring al a carte behind four well-heeled pig's trotters trouncing trough the foie gras, or dancing the pistachio shoufflé.

I'm sure there must be other car-cases to eshew and sod off gnawing all about mine.

Greasemonkey and snippets! Everywhere a sign that signs don't know Ilchester from Limburger when they cut the cheese.

BP/Castrol for wrong information when their engine dies?

BP/Castrol keep telling me to use 0W-30 fully synth Edge when I know I should use 10w-40 semi-synth because thats what the handbook states.

Besides stopped using Castrol when their marketing department kept on reducing the size of their packs from 5l to 4.5l now to 4l and used the excuse that people were using the larger packs for topping up purposes only.

What has England become, but a testing ground for manipulation of the masses. How much will they bend over for and as Oliver said" Please Sir may I have some more.

I'm pretty sure that any form of blinking lights, or similar such distractions were illegal on advertising boards - at least up until the DVLA sold their spine to Castrol for tuppence.

I dont really see everyones problem with this. You can go on the DVLA website put in any reg number in and get them make and model of car at no cost already !

So its not like the government is selling off secret information to another corperation its all there to be seen by anyone who cares to look.

Since they'll pimp your data for 2.50 a pop it feel they're fit for purpose.

...of why we don't want govs having databases on us. Function creep.

Dread to think what they can, and will, do with our full ID, children's birth details, online and phone information, medical details, and many others.

They already sell the compulsory Electoral Roll to credit agencies and banks. £1000 fine if you don't sign up.

Like most mortals, I take my car to the garage and have it serviced. I really do not care what brand of oil the mechanic uses, either - as long as it isn't sawdust or something similar.

Got a problem with that? Talk to my garage.

In many cases, using a fancy oil with built-in detergents in an engine that has only had "traditional" oils used in it, is a very good way to bugger up your engine. So, leave well enough alone.

when stuck in slow moving traffic, one will have enough time to...

1) Leave Car
2) Smash Sign
3) Enter Car
4) Drive off really, really slowly.

NOTE TO SELF: Remember to put sledge hammer in car boot.

That should sort the stupid bastards.

And when did µ become an auto mag?

another shining example of a government agency in bed with a private profit-making corporation

they make further profits at the expense of the privacy of citizens - you and me.

but it will give some dishonest politician a nice directorship to retire into

what a heartwarming thought...