tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
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 2nd Mar 2018 1:39 pm |
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Scottbrad
Member Since: 20 Dec 2014
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 230
 
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The pickup at the start didn't want to hang around. Cheers Scott.
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| 2nd Mar 2018 2:33 pm |
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tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 1526
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Nope, lol. His dinner must have been on the table. Surpised how many 4x4's were around that just drove off and didn't help anyone.
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| 2nd Mar 2018 2:42 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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I think nowadays people are reluctant to help becasue of liability issues or they just cannot be bothered!
In the past I have asked two questions
1, do you need a tow?
2. have you a tow rope?
Yes and they fit it to their car gets them a tow
No gets a bye bye from me
If people cant be prepared like I am tough titty 
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| 2nd Mar 2018 3:29 pm |
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Scottbrad
Member Since: 20 Dec 2014
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 230
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Yeh, it's definitely a liability thing for me, I've heard some horror stories on here and elsewhere. Cheers Scott.
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| 2nd Mar 2018 3:38 pm |
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JackNorris
Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
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I'm the same, happy to give advice, give lifts to NHS staff etc but hitching up a car is over my boundary.
mainly as i don't want to be either rear ended or someone try claim off me.
Does anyone hold a liability waiver form or similar. MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
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| 2nd Mar 2018 3:49 pm |
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mz mini
Member Since: 02 Jul 2014
Location: Sunny Devon
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Interesting the towing issue I past a guy this morning but he did not have a towing eye so could not help him
just an hour later I had a phone call from a good friend to say that he had been unable to get his daughter to Honition Hospital for her dialysis yesterday or today I said I would be happy to have a crack at it if needed tomorrow
Jeremy Vine had a piece on his Radio 2 show asking are 4x4 drivers good guys for helping those out really needed to get to a given destination or just show offs
so are we show offs or kind hearted citizens
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| 2nd Mar 2018 3:54 pm |
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JackNorris
Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
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Quote:Jeremy Vine had a piece on his Radio 2 show asking are 4x4 drivers good guys for helping those out really needed to get to a given destination or just show offs
so are we show offs or kind hearted citizens
I saw this on Twitter and thought, what a d***
I would imagine the majority are doing it to help out, but if someone is doing it to show off, providing they are still safe and still assisting, who cares? MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
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| 2nd Mar 2018 4:01 pm |
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Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
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A more useful question is “what exactly is Jeremy Vine for?” As a fan of BBC’s “The Eggheads”, the man drives me up the wall with his banal and inane comments. He seems to have little knowledge of the questions and answers. 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
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| 2nd Mar 2018 4:03 pm |
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Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
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@tcr4x4. Nice roadmovie ! This year we did not have much snow in the Netherlands.
Roads are clean, everything bone dry. Humidity below 30%.
But the weather is terrible. Chill factor down to -28C due to gale windforce..
Trees are shedding needles as they are frost dried. Grass is brown all around...
We normally see a bit of frost at night, sometimes down to -5C or a bit lower.
But then during the day it goes above zero, not this time. This is the first time in
more then ten years that I have to bring buckets of water to the horses as the waterlines are
frozen solid in the stables. I did drain them in time...
If this ends sunday lunchtime we had subzero for 24/8 first time in 12 years...
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| 2nd Mar 2018 4:05 pm |
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ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
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Great video tcr and well done you for stopping to help.
Are we really getting to the stage where we have to think "is this person going to sue me" if we stop to help??
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| 2nd Mar 2018 4:24 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
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Get your self a rear camera .. great for towing 👍
This disco sport was going nowhere 
G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 2nd Mar 2018 4:45 pm |
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tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 1526
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Annoyingly I have one, a reasonably decent dash cam I got given to review a while back. But it fell off the window the other day and I shoved it in the little lidded cubby in the boot at forgot all about it 
Need to find the sticky mount for it as the suction cups are useless.
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| 2nd Mar 2018 4:55 pm |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
Posts: 2137
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If that was my dash cam on the audio there would be singing, mumbling, chatting to myself, running commentary, stupid noises etc
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| 2nd Mar 2018 5:01 pm |
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Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
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@Wiggs. Suspense is KILLING me.. ..was this red SUV on the side of the road a stranded DS... 
..did you stop to see if they needed a tow... 8)
... MOVIE PLEASE..
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| 2nd Mar 2018 5:05 pm |
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