The paper counterpart to the driving licence has recently been scrapped, but because it’s the part that showed driving offences, car hire companies now check to see if you have penalty points by viewing online records stored by the DVLA. If you hire a car in Britain or abroad, you may need to give the hire company a code which allows them temporary access to these records.
In a typically British tribute to the Bradley Wiggins record of 55.2 km, a London cyclist has managed to cover 31.2 km over ‘The Hour’ on a Boris Bike. After riding Mont Ventoux on a Boris Bike, and then Mt Washington on a New York Citibike, Rob Holden, Matt Winstone and Ian Laurie decided
only The Hour remained.
Camping is best when it’s cheap and cheerful. All you need is find yourself a bit of wilderness, which isn’t altogether straightforward on our little island already burdened by over 1,200 branches of McDonalds. Even in the expanse of America, it’s impossible to be further than 107 from the nearest branch. The first step towards escaping McCivilisation for a night or two involves taking the least amount of stuff with you.
SNAP is a furniture bracket that allows you to transform bicycle wheels into coffee tables. The SNAP assembly system makes upcycling everyday items into furniture a breeze. No tools are required for the simple brackets to transform any piece of old board – or even a bicycle wheels into coffee tables – into a unique piece of furniture.
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