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This is an absolute tragedy for all 3 families and my thoughts are with them at this sad time. There will never be another Colin McRae the reason why why I drive a Subaru. Will be much missed.

Shell @ Drefghorn on the Edinburgh bypass @93.9 today [] Watch out for the theiving barstewards at Kingdom Services, Dunf 103.9p for V power, 93.9p for UL - 10p/litre mark-up!!!! []

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/08...ry8706863t0.asp []

South Inch Shell petrol station in Perth ....... Optimax at 108p per litre !!! [][] How do they get away with that???

I had this with my MY00 wagon. The cure was to loosen the two bolts on the tailgate lock and slightly adjust the lock mechanism left or right depending (mm's involved here). Voila, rattle gone! HTH Mike

01. STi_Bandit --------------- (MY04 - STi Type UK) 02. WRXMANIA ------------ (MY03 - WRX) 03. Mrs Jc scoob ------------- (MY01 - WRX) 04. G.Mac ------------------- (MY05 - STi 9 UK) 05. st3ph3n ------------------ (MY05 - WRX) 06. PaulC555 ---------------- (MY01 - WRX, Sti, ish) 07. Stu_B -------------------- (MY03 - WRX ) 08. Z1000 -------------------- (MY03 - Sti 8 UK) 09. NKWRX ----------------- (MY06 - WRX) 10. 360ste ------------------- (MY02 - STi) 11. Higgy --------------------- (MY02 - hybrid) 12. Cal ----------------------- (MY02 - WRX) 13. Fai 17-------------------- (MY04 - STiUK) 14. The Welsho --------------- (MY06 - WRX 15. rallye 6 ------------------- (MY53 - WRX) 16. G.T. --------------------- (MY01 - WRX) 17. Kev 580 ------------------ (MY02 - STI 7 UK) 18. Spaceman ---------------- (MY05 - WRX swrt) 19. Mako --------------------- (MY05 - WRX) 20. bigbadboab --------------- (MY53 - WRX) 21. Big Den ------------------- (MY05 - STiUK) 22. Mrs Big Den -------------- (MY05 - WRX) 23. scoobysailor ------------- (MY05 - WRX) 24. Keap_scooby ------------- (MY01 - WRX) 25. Gus the Bus --------------- (MY05 - WRX300) 26. 4hero --------------------- (MY53 - WRX) 27. PECO ---------------------(MY05 - WRX) 28. Dean ---------------------- (MY53 - STI Type UK) 29. DrewG-------------------- (MY53 - WRX) 30. Chris_c201---------------- (MY01 - WRX) 31. TheBlackSheep-------------(MY06 - STiUK) 32. Clutdav-------------------- (MY05 - STI 9 Type UK) 33 Sheep----------------------- (MY01 - WRX WAGGON) 34 hammy -------------------- (MY02 - STi Type UK) 35 Zeolite-----------------------(MY05 UK300) 36. Scoobymark----------------(MY04 - STI UK) 37. Dipsy ---------------------- (MY05-JDM STi) 38. Irish Al -------------------- (MY03 - WRX) 39. dynamix -------------------(MY06 - STi UK) 40. Digital-----------------------(MY05 - STi) 41. STI Pretende-----------------(MY02 - Sport UK Ltd Edn) 42. Gumball---------------------(MY53- STI UK) Classics: 01. Shep -----------------------(MY99 - Sport) 02. Kloon --------------------- (MY00 - UK) 03. Jc scoob -------------------(MY99 - UK ) 04. WRC No1 ---------------- (MY97 - UK ) 05. Gordyq --------------------(MY95 - WRX) 06. Darryll ---------------------(MY 98 - Type R) 07. scientific steve -------------(MY98 - Type R) 08. Oz *sti* -------------------(MY96 - STI v3) 09. Col 666 -------------------(MY99 - Type R) 10. scoobyfuzzy ---------------(MY93 - WRX) 11. Road Warrior ------------- (MY94 - WRX) 12. Todd ----------------------(MY93 - WRX) 13. Bigdavie -------------------(MY99 - Turbo) 14. RubyTheScooby ---------- (MY98 - Sport) 15. Rossco --------------------(MY00 - Type R) 16. Ally-b ---------------------(MY00 - UK) 17. micra_wrc ---------------- (MY96 - STi type RA V-Limited) 18. Seafar99 ----------------- (MY98 - STI v5 Wagon) 19. RRS 555 ------------------(MY98 - UKTURBO Saloon) 20. Mako -------------------- (MY93 - WRX) 21. Vicki ----------------------(MY00 - UK) 22. paddy247 -----------------(MY94 - WRX STI V1) 23. Ac!D --------------------- (MY95 - UK) 24. FastScooby -------------- (MY95 - WRX) 25. Dtabbit77 ---------------- (MY00 - UK) 26. Terzo Neil ---------------- (MY98 - UK Terzo No. 306) 27. scoobykev --------------- (MY98 - UK) 28. Arbroath Smokie --------- (MY98 - 22B) 29. TheSquirrel555------------(MY96 - WRX STI LIMITED 555) 30. MY94---------------------(MY94 - JDM STi V1 Wagon ) 31. coulty--------------------- (MY96 - WRX STI V2) 32. Weeb-------------------- (MY93 - STi power) 33. Whitelaw------------------(MY00 - P1) 34. Duncatr------------------- (MY97 - UK Cat No. 99) 35. Catalunya80---------------(MY97-UK Cat No. 80) 36. Frank C-------------------(MY99-UK Turbo) 37. Stripe--------------------- (MY99-UK Turbo) 38. Pugpaul------------------- (MY96 WRX Wagon) 39. RS Grant------------------(MY99-UK Turbo 40. butcher boy --------------- MY97 (jdm wrx) 41. Simmie -------------------- (MY 97 UK Turbo Wagon) 42. scoobyscoop--------------(MY98 UK Turbo Wagon) 43. Ross9 ---------------------(MY97 - STi4 Type R) 44. Kenny.S--------------------(MY95 - STi Type RA 45. Iqy-------------------------(MY00 - UK Turbo 46. neilswrx----------------------(MY95 -wrx import) 47. Hepy-----------------------(MY00 - P1) 48. ScottySTI-------------------(MY97-JDM STI v3) 49. MrBadger------------------(MY98 UK Turbo Wagon) 50. kart_man-------------------(MY01 - P1) 51. Fiefster---------------------(MY00 UK Turbo Wagon)

A year of road works on the A90 ... fun! Having said that, those junctions are bloody dangerous, last week had some numpty pull out from the Kinfauns junction, in a diesel Sierra, into the outside lane, necessitating full anchors and getting a good view of his boot contents. [] It would help if they closed the crossover at Tofthill Farm, tractors crossing 4 lanes is a bad mix! Fief. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/05...ry8350306t0.asp MOTORISTS CAN expect a year of major disruption—and controversial “average speed” cameras—when £14 million roadworks get under way on the A90 between Dundee and Perth next week. The cameras, which calculate how fast motorists are travelling between two fixed points, are set to be utilised for only the second time on Scotland’s roads. Roadworks will be in place on the dual carriageway for 12 months as grade separated junctions are created at Kinfauns and Glendoick. Those behind the implementation of the average speed cameras claim they will provide a safety boost and represent a “more reliable” approach to curbing excessive speed. However, their local implementation has not pleased Eamon Scott, Tayside co-ordinator of the Association of British Drivers. “The Government commissioned a report in 2004 into the effect of speed cameras at roadworks on motorways,” he said. “After getting the report they buried it. However, the report shows that speed cameras actually increase accidents and the severity of accidents at roadworks. The Government know that. “It is about money making and about not investing in the police,” Mr Scott added. Transport Scotland hotly dispute that claim and insist the cameras will only be in place for the duration of the roadworks. “The move will ensure drivers keep to a consistently safe speed as they pass through the five-mile stretch of works and has been backed by Tayside Safety Camera Partnership,” said a spokeswoman. The major A90 works will start on May 22 and last until spring 2007. “New junction interchanges will be constructed at Kinfauns and Glendoick, similar to those at Inchmichael and Inchture,” the spokeswoman continued. “The scheme will also involve the closure of 16 gaps in the central reserve along the A90 from Friarton Bridge to Inchmichael. This will prevent drivers carrying out right turns to join or leave the A90 by crossing the path of on-coming traffic.” Peter Binks, a project manager with Transport Scotland, said, “Overall this is a worthwhile scheme that will benefit the communities of Kinfauns and Glendoick by providing them with new interchanges which will bring improved and safer links with the A90.” David Farmer of the Tayside Safety Camera Partnership said he was delighted to back the implementation of average speed cameras for the first time on the east of Scotland. “We will work closely with Transport Scotland to contribute to these worthwhile road safety objectives by enforcing the speed limit of 40 mph,” he said. “We will also educate and encourage drivers to adhere to the speed limits throughout the area.” Transport Scotland is the agency responsible for the works, which will be carried out by contractor Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited. Average speed cameras were first used used on the A77 in Ayrshire and local agencies noted it reduced speed “considerably.” Throughout the year of works on the A90, lane closures are not anticipated during the day but motorists are being warned they are expected to be in place overnight. Transport Scotland said “appropriate traffic management measures” would be in place.

I was travelling up to Ballater on Saturday enjoying the delights of the A93 (probably my favourite A road in Scotland). Just before Braemar I passed 2 and saw another one going the other way of the new XK Jags , all dressed up in tape etc. Also going north was a small LandRover towing a trailer all taped up too (new Disco?). Persumably they were doing some road testing but weren't at full chat, unlike myself F

One for the fans of Heart of Madlithuanian FC... Heart of Madlithuanian FC Fiefster

Carl, Would you consider splitting them, I'm after an O/S drivers side crystal headlight. Mike

In todays Press & Journal, Mr MacGregor is a fortunate man! Press & Journal SPEED GUN FAULT RAISES DOUBT OVER MANY CASES More News | Back to home page SUE RESTAN 09:00 - 16 February 2005 Thousands of motoring convictions throughout Scotland could be unsafe after a speed gun was found to be inaccurate, a solicitor has warned. Campaigners have called for speed guns to be withdrawn from use after a Highland motorist clocked at 132mph in a 70mph speed limit was cleared when it was shown his car was incapable of travelling faster than 107mph. His solicitor last night claimed the verdict showed the hand-held ProLaser III device, previously thought to be one of the most effective ways of measuring vehicle speed, could not be trusted. James MacGregor, 34, a pipe-layer, of Cruachan, Dalcross, Inverness, was charged with driving dangerously at 132mph in the 70mph limit on the A9 at Daviot on August 6 last year. Mr MacGregor pleaded not guilty and the matter went to trial at Inverness Sheriff Court. Two experienced traffic officers told the court Mr MacGregor was stopped after being clocked from a distance of almost 2,000ft at around 9.45pm. They said the road was dry and it had been getting dark. They said the ProLaser III had been operated correctly and confirmed Mr MacGregor's car had been the only vehicle travelling north on the dual carriageway at the time. But the court heard that Mr MacGregor's Subaru Impreza WRX was a "grey import" from Japan and was therefore fitted with an electronic speed limiter - a legal requirement in its country of origin. The court was told that although cars of this type were usually capable of high speeds and were often used for rallying, this one was not because it had been built for the Japanese market. Gavin Wallace, of Wallace Per4mance, Murcar Commercial Park, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, said he had tested the car on a rolling road and found it had a maximum speed of 107mph. Asked whether the limiter could have been tampered with after Mr MacGregor was stopped and before the vehicle was tested by him, he said no. Sheriff Alexander Pollock found the case not proven. David Hingston, who represented Mr MacGregor, yesterday said: "This is a machine which is used throughout the UK. This laser gun is considered to be better than radar in that it is supposed to be much more accurate, much faster and capable of being used at much greater distances. "It is not only used as a hand-held device, it is also fitted in some of the mobile units." He said the laser gun used on his client's car had been proved to be inaccurate. "This has huge implications throughout Scotland and the whole of the UK," said Mr Hingston. "In this case, we had a reading of 132mph from a vehicle that is not capable of doing 132mph. We have proved that this so-called 100% accurate machine is unreliable. "Everybody being stopped as a result of a ProLaser reading should now be pleading not guilty." He added that he thought it unlikely previous cases based on the device would be reviewed, but said the convictions could be unsafe. Paul Smith, of the web-based Safe Speed road safety campaign at www.safespeed.org.uk, said: "We have long been worried about the quality of evidence gathered by both the ProLaser III and the LTI 20/20 laser speed meters. "This case proves beyond doubt that a laser speed meter gathered faulty evidence. We must cease all use of these devices to prosecute motorists until such time as the errors can be fully explained and confidence restored. "It is a very serious matter and we cannot assume that this case represents a single isolated incident. Not only are livelihoods at stake, but the public must be able to have absolute confidence in the police and their equipment." Neil Greig, head of policy for the AA Motoring Trust in Scotland, said: "We would seek urgent reassurance from the police that they have tested this equipment and that they are 100% satisfied that it is accurate. We need to know if this was a one-off." He said it did not automatically negate any other conviction. "It is up to any court to accept evidence put before it," said Mr Greig. Road policing inspector for Northern Constabulary John Smith said: "The ProLaser is a type approved device, which is tested on a regular basis on calibrated speedometers in police vehicles. "Any variance in the speeds recorded would be reported to the manufacturer immediately." The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos) and the Crown Office were not available for comment last night. In a similar case in August last year at Pontefract Magistrates Court in West Yorkshire, Steve Lucas, 20, of St Helens, Merseyside, was charged with driving his 1.2-litre Fiat Punto at 115mph on the M62. The charge was dropped after expert evidence showed that the car had a top speed of 104mph.