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fran1000

04/1/2015 at 6:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by millermicm on 03/1/2015
I think you already have started!
As far as I know all children under school leaving age attract child benefit at least. Probably not enough to pay for Christmas and tyres in itself admittedly.

At £13.55 a week for each child after the first one, child benefit barely keeps them in shoes and school uniforms!

To get back on topic: it amazes me how many people are prepared to scrimp on the cost of the only bit if the car that is actually on the road. It doesn't matter how good your brakes are if your tyres are shagged.

It's even more important in winter, when roads are more likely to be icy, muddy or have standing water on them. And a Sedona with an adult and 5 kids aboard is going to take a bit of stopping. Never mind her own kids, she could have killed someone else's.

She also could have got a ban if all 4 were bad: it's 3 points per tyre if you get caught, I believe.

I check mine every week. It's a pain, but worth doing. And I always buy matching tyres, always a known brand with a good rep, and I get them swapped round every now and then to make them last a bit longer.

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Its not hard to check tyres, if in doubt take the car to the local tyrebay, they will check them for free. The sedona owner clearly didnt care about her tyres so its not a matter of "not checking them" she just didnt care....for a LOOOOONG time!

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the wanderers

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The penalties for drivers aren't much of a warning anyway for some these days. Some drivers still drive even though they are banned. It's like a badge of honour for some. I don't watch the police real life TV shows anymore as I got too damn mad and they get a further ban after driving while disqualified - where's the deterrent? If someone kills another while driving, it's not murder or manslaughter, it's death by dangerous driving.

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If casing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of drink or drugs the sentence can be 14 years.
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Amazing that someone responsible for 5 children didn't have the sense to make sure the vehicle they were carried in was roadworthy and safe.

Surely one of the 5 fathers could contribute.

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Amazing that someone responsible for 5 children didn't have the sense to make sure the vehicle they were carried in was roadworthy and safe.

Surely one of the 5 fathers could contribute

wow SGthomas can you please let me know what the lotto numbers will be this week !!!

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Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 05/1/2015
Amazing that someone responsible for 5 children didn't have the sense to make sure the vehicle they were carried in was roadworthy and safe.

Surely one of the 5 fathers could contribute.

Funny thing in my parents day, families of 5 or more children were a common occurrence. these days if anyone has 5 kids or more some people assume they have different fathers and/ or totally on benefits.

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The kids mightn't all have been hers, but her children's friends.

I had an arrangement with another parent for transport between school and childminder (we both worked part time but different days, so we covered for each other). Then I discovered she wasn't fussy about the children wearing seatbelts, so the arrangement ended.

Stuart, I made the mistake of teaching my children orienteering from an early age. They could always find their way home!

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Stuart, I made the mistake of teaching my children orienteering from an early age. They could always find their way home!

That's a real bugger isn't it. You could move without telling them.

As to the 5 fathers, I refuse to let facts cloud my prejudice.

david8858

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Its even more irresponsible to expose other people's children to life risk - if some of those kids were her children's friends.

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All the kids were hers, she made reference to having five kids.

Love it SGThomas

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On the tyre as part of the mot I looked at a car recently, it had 8 months MOT and one tyre was so old that it was coming away at the edge, dangerous if you ask me, on the mot it just had a comment to say this should be changed, I walked away as if the owner didn't look after the tyres, what else had been skimped on?

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