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Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
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And I will add AA and RAC patrol vans. Not quite old enough to remember them saluting you (similar kind of thing to the Defender wave if you had an AA badge on the grille of your vehicle) but I think they mostly use contractors now. There is a recovery company in Norwich who I believe do all of the RAC work round these parts.

27th Mar 2024 12:59pm

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4406

markb110 wrote:
You can almost add Royal Mail delivery vans to that list now.

Around here they have almost gone extinct. Within the last two months it has been really noticeable.

What are they using instead?

27th Mar 2024 1:41pm

markb110

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
Posts: 2522

They're not.

A few weeks back we were only getting post once a week. Now its three days (half of which goes straight into the recycling bin).

Even the posties walking around mid morning are much fewer or certainly less noticeable.

Apart from the increase in online or app based items that would have been posted in the past perhaps high prices and striking has finally caught up with them.

So no e-bike vans or vegan uniforms just a plain old business in a downward spiral.

27th Mar 2024 2:25pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3342

Our postie is fantastic.

But it’s noticeable he isn’t in the village every day.

Personally that doesn’t really bother me. I can’t think of anything I receive via post that is dependant on getting it next day (which is just as well).

My opinion is the Government need to either subsidise a daily postal service or let Royal Mail reduce their delivery obligation. Three days a week would be more than enough for me.

I get business owners might feel differently.

27th Mar 2024 3:10pm

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 4939

I think most stuff is starting to go online based now, so the postie is doing less rounds now. Ours is only delivering me my bank statements and my parents the odd junk mail. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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1st Apr 2024 2:04am

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 4939

Rashers wrote:
Our postie is fantastic.

But it’s noticeable he isn’t in the village every day.

Personally that doesn’t really bother me. I can’t think of anything I receive via post that is dependant on getting it next day (which is just as well).

My opinion is the Government need to either subsidise a daily postal service or let Royal Mail reduce their delivery obligation. Three days a week would be more than enough for me.

I get business owners might feel differently.

its needs looking at badly, because from what came out, Royal mail is like where i used to work, a total shamble. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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1st Apr 2024 2:07am

Barneyboy

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 1583

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Hi, on my way to work yesterday there was a very nice looking Mercedes 190 possibly a cosworth, it was parked on Thame Park Road where ive in the past seen photoshoots for magazines done so I do wonder if that’s why it was their ? Unfortunately no pics but it did look very nice

cheers Paul

5th Apr 2024 6:00am

TexasRover

Member Since: 24 Nov 2022
Location: Paris
Posts: 794

2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Chawton White

Procta wrote:
I think most stuff is starting to go online based now, so the postie is doing less rounds now. Ours is only delivering me my bank statements and my parents the odd junk mail.

It is with trepidation that I see an envelop in the mailbox nowadays since typically it is an official speed or such fine, or tax related correspondence. With the amount of phony information I get on the same subject electronically, it is in a way reassuring to know that you only have to take note of the paper correspondence (France).

Phone is going the same way. Can't remember I last answered a phone call of a number not in my address list.

On the subject of cars you don't see on the road anymore, what about the P38! I have one of those and they were around in France in fairly big numbers, but becoming a classic quickly.

5th Apr 2024 7:21am

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 4939

i am suspecting our new line feeder at work, has a Vauxhall Omega, those are not a common sight anymore, looks like its one of the last one. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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9th Apr 2024 12:20am

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3342

Only got to drive an Omega once. It was a pretty high spec 2.5 litre version (it was my bosses). The company got two of the managers these cars. One Omega was a fantastic motor, the other a Friday afternoon model. It spent probably not much short of two years sitting in the local Vauxhall dealers workshop. Bit by bit they changed things until they finally got the thing to work. As it was on a three year lease, the other Manager bought it and went cash for cars and then ran it into the ground. It had very little mileage on it and once it got fixed, I don’t think it ever missed a beat again.

A car I would have liked to have owned. Always liked the look of the Omega.

9th Apr 2024 8:53am

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 4939

on my way to work today, i happen to a J reg Sierra pass me on the other side. what was still a common sight on the road, hard to believe they are such a rare breed now. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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9th Apr 2024 11:48pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10513

L110CDL wrote:
It was great to see it as iv'e never seen one in the flesh so to speak

Thank you for the info blackwolf

Talking of Bentley's i have a picture or two of one that i had not seen one like it before, i had to take some pics of it as it was filling up at the same garage as me and it sounded awesome when it drove off
I will try and remember to post them here

I found the 2 pics of the " said " Bentley i took at the garage filling up

Click image to enlarge

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Clayton.

22nd Apr 2024 10:21pm

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 4939

sunday, a J plate escort and a H plate BX past me The BX i have seen a few times and its the one i mentioned before. the J plate escort was red, been a good while since i saw an escort of that age. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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23rd Apr 2024 7:59am

TexasRover

Member Since: 24 Nov 2022
Location: Paris
Posts: 794

Wow a W reg Golf! you don't see many of them anymore for sure!!

Good find!

L110CDL wrote:
L110CDL wrote:
It was great to see it as iv'e never seen one in the flesh so to speak

Thank you for the info blackwolf

Talking of Bentley's i have a picture or two of one that i had not seen one like it before, i had to take some pics of it as it was filling up at the same garage as me and it sounded awesome when it drove off
I will try and remember to post them here

I found the 2 pics of the " said " Bentley i took at the garage filling up

Click image to enlarge

Click image to enlarge

23rd Apr 2024 8:47am

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3342

That is a beautiful car, Clayton

23rd Apr 2024 9:01am

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