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Turning Off Traffic Lights

It has been proposed that in certain areas councils should turn off their traffic lights at certain times of the day.

This is currently being tested in Ealing:

"The council hopes the move will see drivers learn to co-operate and cross junctions on a first come first served basis.

It came up with the idea after the lights failed one day at a busy junctio

mummywinter

joint bank loan with ex-partner

I have a joint bank loan with my ex-partner and he is refusing to contribute towards paying off the £2000 left out of £7500 borrowed from the bank. How do I go about making him pay his...

Shredder11

Car Insurance Claim; Crash due to black ice; High excess on low value car - How to proceed next?

I had a bad crash due to black ice this month, where I ploughed through a stone wall and badly damaged my car (nobody else involved other than the owner of the wall). Prior to the crash it was in very...

missesbell

Fluorescent light

We have recently changed the tube and the starter in a fluorescent tube. It comes on alright but after a couple of minutes, starts to go off and on again continually.Any ideas?

djtdjt

Direct flights to Romania

Any airline go from Gatwick to Romania? TIA.

smurfchops

Travel Insurance

Best value yearly travel insurance please for USA and Europe. Thanks all.

Mr-H

Loft insulation/flooring

I have recently topped up my loft insulation from (maybe) 50mm to perhaps as much as 250mm.However, with the loft flooring going back down on top of the insulation, it has compressed the total to the...

kinell

48 hour deodorants ..not so much how..but why?

unless you are travelling to australia and staying on the plane before coming straight back..... if someone is disinclined to bathe then they are unlikely to invest in this type of product as theo...

meglet

Laptop battery

I need to replace the battery on my HP Pavilion DV6-1215sa laptop. I have found the correct part number from HP (484170-001) and have found several batteries with this part number online to buy. Thing...

Blackpearl88

Passport Query

Can anyone help with this query, my friend and i are off to Spain in 2 weeks, she now tells me her passport is due to expire in March, how long do you need to have remaining on your passport, i...

beveridge111

Camera to computer

I had a virus in my computer and since I had it repaired I can't download pictures from my Samsung camera to my computer My old camera was Pentax and that seem to be what the computer recognises I had...

Groupie

Find the barometric pressuse where i live.

I need to set my barometer, how do i contact to find the pressure where i live, or do i take the number from the weather forecast. I thought it changed with height above sea level My house is 610 feet...

Hymie

Yet another proposed tax from our government

If the news agencies are to be believed, the government is proposing to fine airports for passenger delays - as recently experienced by large numbers of people due to the airports’ inability to...

DanFlo

Unlocking mobile phone

How do i unlock a mobile phone? It's a LG Viewty Snap.

LessFlaws

Two operating systems on my netbook

I installed UBUNTU (the linux operating system) on my netbook to try it out. I hated it and promptly removed it. However, when I turn it on, it still comes to a MSDOS window asking me to select which...

MikeLitoris

Employment law.

I have 1 question..... (as a infrequent user and a virtual stranger to this site) :) Where would the courts stand, in law, if a person had taken a recording of a boss insisting they installed...

vikingrpm

Winter Soltice - Solar Eclipse

Can anyone confirm what I am hearing about the 21 December Winter Soltice cum Solar Eclipse. I have been told this is a unique event and has not happened on this date, in this manner is 632 years! Is...

DrFilth

when america says jump

we ask how high assange refused bail, if they don't get a guilty verdict on him now , bet you they find some other trumped up charge to fling at him. http://www.reuters.co...idUSTRE6B61PX20101208...

Dumbo#1

Potterton Boiler Problem...

Please help...I have a Potterton Boiler Prima 40 b model (about 15 years old). The problem is that the control knob on the boiler will not run any higher than 3 1/2. Obviously the radiators are not...

237SJ

AVCs

If someone with an existing AVC has 12 years until retirement, would it be worth increasing contributions or would it be a bit too late for the money to realise a profit?

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