Off Topic » What a plonker!!

From a UK news report local to me:

"A scooter rider was caught breaching Covid restrictions after riding his scooter to another county claiming it was "exercise". North West Motorway Police stopped the scooter on Tuesday when he was spotted on the M62 carriageway in Warrington....."

Erm I have seen the photo accompanying the news report. His getting stopped might just have had something to do with the L plate prominently displayed on the back of his Yamaha motor scooter!!

Chris

Plonker - A person of low intelligence and the but of some humour. More commonly associated with a man than a woman.

Motorway - Freeway with controlled access

Covid restrictions - For anybody that does not know we are all currently locked down this side of the pond and only allowed out for essential journey's to work, food shopping and to exercise locally and it has been like that since Christmas.

L plate - It is a UK requirement that L plates are prominently displayed on their vehicle by all learner drivers of any vehicle. Such driver/riders are prohibited from using motorways. Hence my use of the term plonker!! But for that he might well not have been stopped.


Chris

Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #3

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L plate - It is a UK requirement that L plates are prominently displayed on their vehicle by all learner drivers of any vehicle. Such driver/riders are prohibited from using motorways. Hence my use of the term plonker!! But for that he might well not have been stopped.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #4

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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #3

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L plate - It is a UK requirement that L plates are prominently displayed on their vehicle by all learner drivers of any vehicle. Such driver/riders are prohibited from using motorways. Hence my use of the term plonker!! But for that he might well not have been stopped.

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That's the one I got stuck on. It should have been obvious, I hope this doesn't make me a plonker :)

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ha, thanks! I feel for you guys in the UK (and anywhere under lockdown who doesn't have the option to ride, even if it's freezing). Sux it can't be claimed 'exercise' and 'mental health' for you guys

Hiya all
Pmsl....kids today, riding on the motorway with L plates! Probleby only a 50 too! lol
A real Rodney ?

As for lockdown and freezing weather? Yes we are locked down but it's not freezing down here in the South West, we could get out but it hasn't stopped raining for a month! There is mud and tractor shite everywhere, would take a day to clean the bike if we did get out.

Lofty

The lockdown isn't stopping a lot of people. Evidently our local biker's meeting spot (Devil's Bridge in NW England) is thronged with 'em. Mustn't judge......

‘Gets temptin’. I’ve been hearing bikes in my area today, no doubt heading into the Peak District. It’s surely lovely mild weather and dryish roads, but still not really according to the rules.

Not sure if I'm breaking the rules tomorrow but I'm getting the bike MOT'd before the end of the month so I can renew the tax.
It's a 25 mile round trip or 75 miles if I take the shorter route.

Alan

Zitat von Alda im Beitrag #10

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Not sure if I'm breaking the rules tomorrow but I'm getting the bike MOT'd before the end of the month so I can renew the tax.
It's a 25 mile round trip or 75 miles if I take the shorter route.

Alan

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Zitat von Alda im Beitrag #10

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Not sure if I'm breaking the rules tomorrow but I'm getting the bike MOT'd before the end of the month so I can renew the tax.
It's a 25 mile round trip or 75 miles if I take the shorter route.

Alan

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My bikes away for service and MOT today, picked up in the dealers van, kind of a missed opportunity!
Well I’m thinking about doing some food shopping by bike at the weekend, you know the only place to but Bakewell tart is in Bakewell and then perhaps I might need some Stilton cheese, that requires a trip to Melton Mowbray right? Strikes me this could be a very enjoyable shopping trip. ( For our overseas friends these are two foods with a very clear provenance to a couple of English villages - copies are available everywhere).

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My bikes away for service and MOT today, picked up in the dealers van, kind of a missed opportunity!
Well I’m thinking about doing some food shopping by bike at the weekend, you know the only place to but Bakewell tart is in Bakewell and then perhaps I might need some Stilton cheese, that requires a trip to Melton Mowbray right? Strikes me this could be a very enjoyable shopping trip. ( For our overseas friends these are two foods with a very clear provenance to a couple of English villages - copies are available everywhere).

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