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    Tobes replied to the thread Learner driver.
    Good point - Really old cars (52 years and counting!) :)
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    Tobes reacted to Hutch's post in the thread Learner driver with Like Like.
    Vehicles registered before 1st January 1973 are exempt ULEZ and vehicles over 40 years old registered as historic vehicles are also exempt.
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    Tobes replied to the thread Learner driver.
    It's older cars that _are_ subject to the ULEZ, not newer. Petrol Euro4 or better and Diesel Euro6 or better are not subject...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Learner driver.
    We re restricting options because we have to. No manual cars (or indeed ICE cars) in the house....
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    Tobes replied to the thread Learner driver.
    When my eldest turned 17 back in 2017, we bought a used Kia Picanto specifically for all three of them to learn to drive in, just so...
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    Tobes reacted to Mr Plodd's post in the thread Learner driver with Like Like.
    So it's your daughters car and the insurance policy is in her name. Your grandson is a named driver on her policy. He has a...
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    Tobes replied to the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle??.
    Maybe :-) According to this data sheet the plastic light weight (22KG) G20 cylinder holds 424g of hydrogen at 300 bar. Enough hydrogen...
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    Tobes replied to the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle??.
    This is true, though tanking and delivering hydrogen is a very different proposition to tanking and delivering LPG. It _may_ make...
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    Tobes reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle?? with Like Like.
    Hydrogen may be the most abundant gas in the universe, but that is totally irrelevant as so far no one has worked ut how to collect...
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    Tobes replied to the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle??.
    Agree - and I think it is an interesting post and development. Finding ways to power plant equipment without needing fossil fuel _is_...
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    Tobes reacted to otherclive's post in the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle?? with Like Like.
    Why aren’t they being tapped then? White hydrogen isn’t that easy to extract so presumably it’s not yet seen as financially...
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    Tobes reacted to Mr Plodd's post in the thread Manual or Automatic ? with Like Like.
    Having towed with both manual, and automatic versions of exactly the same make and model of cars (Mazda not Hyundai) there is no way on...
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    Tobes replied to the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle??.
    Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. It's also very reactive and tends to come stuck to other elements; like oxygen in...
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    Tobes replied to the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle??.
    Hmm. Saying that most ICE vehicles can be converted to run on hydrogen is like saying most humans are capable of running a marathon. All...
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    Tobes reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread The Hydrogen Powered Vehicle?? with Like Like.
    Towing a caravan is a particularly heavy task for any car, and if you were to look at the real fuels usage, you would find...
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