Where's Your Motor Been

[SueEllen]

I thought we all had new cars, and swapped them before they needed an MOT?

Yeah but it is interesting to see what happens to the car after you have sold it on...

[Lance]

Glad you now recognise that Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland.

which in turn is part of the British Isles

[stek]

Last time I was in Farnworth, it hadn't changed much.

Most Boltonians are actually Farnworthians, having been born in the (now Princess Anne) Maternity Unit at Townleys (now Bolton General), which is geographically in Farnworth not Bolton.

Both my brothers born there, whereas I was born at Heaton Grange Maternity home which was near Overdale Crem., off Chorley New Road.

Alan Ball, Hilda Baker, Frank Finlay all famous Farnworthians. My dad always told me Sir Frank Whittle was from Farnworth but it's not true. Another in the string of lies he told me when I was a nipper, like Spaghetti is made from worms (still can't eat it), and the long flower beds in the roads around the Town Hall are giant's graves (still can't walk on them or even step over them).

[Paddy]

Slightly off topic. A couple of years ago I was going to buy a used car at a showroom. I asked if they could and new one year MOT on it. They agreed. I came back in the afternoon and magically they had got a new MOT from a garage five miles away without putting any extra mileage on the odometer. I did not buy it.

[stek]

which in turn is part of the British Isles

And the CTA, which is gonna drive a huge hole in the Brexit hard border talks cos it trumps the EU, even though it has no basis in law, it's part of the fabric, makes it even harder to get rid off...

[The_Equalizer]

Times are hard with Brexit looming.

Or you have an aversion to eye-watering depreciation.

[The_Equalizer]

Glad you now recognise that Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland.

Geographically, yes, but it's a whole different world 'in the North'.

[SueEllen]

Slightly off topic. A couple of years ago I was going to buy a used car at a showroom. I asked if they could and new one year MOT on it. They agreed. I came back in the afternoon and magically they had got a new MOT from a garage five miles away without putting any extra mileage on the odometer. I did not buy it.

You know loads of dodgy people.

[northernladyuk]

Geographically, yes, but it's a whole different world 'in the North'.

And with no available MOT check, just like the rest of Ireland and Germany.

Actually, I had a lovely drive through Fermanagh yesterday. Pity it was pissing down as it looked stunningly beautiful. Will have to return.

[northernladyuk]

which in turn is part of the British Isles

Which is in turn part of Europe.