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  • BlasterBates
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    oooh we have a massive recession that's ok we can devalue are way out of it...

    ....ah sh*te no we can't, we have to jackup interest rates until everyone is bankrupt!

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  • GreenMirror
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    Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
    Apparently a US trade deal with the UK will entail the pound shadowing the US dollar. This is something the Chinese have already been forced to swallow.


    ERM. White Wednesday Sep 1991. Bring it on.....

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  • BlasterBates
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    Apparently a US trade deal with the UK will entail the pound shadowing the US dollar. This is something the Chinese have already been forced to swallow.


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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
    Only if you promise to be there with me so I can hold your hand(s)
    Aw. A true bromance.

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  • Yorkie62
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Does he need his safe space?
    Only if you promise to be there with me so I can hold your hand(s)

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Now now. He's taken his lumps - don't provoke him further.

    I thought it was about the Italian insurance company refusing the claim.
    Does he need his safe space?

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Why shouldn't he call you a liar? Freedom of speech.
    Now now. He's taken his lumps - don't provoke him further.

    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    Secondly, his rant is (for once) not about the EU, or EU drivers, but about the UK insurance company that he was using.
    I thought it was about the Italian insurance company refusing the claim.

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  • Paddy
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  • Yorkie62
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    ...
    Secondly, his rant is (for once) not about the EU, or EU drivers, but about the UK insurance company that he was using.
    yes and No. My insurance company didn't want to deal with an Italian insurance company to resolve the claim correctly (until I suggested we ( my insurance company and I) resolve the matter through the relevant ombudsman. But the Italian insurance company became very obstructive in resolving the claim, and I really have no idea if the legal team employed by my insurance company ever got a resolution.

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  • GreenMirror
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    So, the Italian driver did not require an IDP to drive in the UK, that is a clear fact, and is contrary to what 69 said earlier.

    Secondly, his rant is (for once) not about the EU, or EU drivers, but about the UK insurance company that he was using.
    But that was the fault of the EU anyway.

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  • meridian
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    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
    In the context in which you used "your qualifier" you questioned whether my story was true and therefore as I was recounting something that happened to me personally you were indeed calling me a liar.

    please don't make me angry. I have already vented my spleen on a mod this morning via a PM over something that was posted yesterday whilst I was denied any right of reply.
    It’s quite possible to be wrong / incorrect without being a liar. You might genuinely believe your position but still have some details wrong.
    Genuinely, if this forum is making you angry then perhaps just step back for a few days. I’ve had to do that myself a few times. Look after your mental health.

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  • WTFH
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    So, the Italian driver did not require an IDP to drive in the UK, that is a clear fact, and is contrary to what 69 said earlier.

    Secondly, his rant is (for once) not about the EU, or EU drivers, but about the UK insurance company that he was using.

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  • Yorkie62
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    Originally posted by meridian View Post
    I didn’t. It was a qualifier.

    But as you’ve raised the topic, are you saying that anyone questioning whether something you’ve said is true or not is calling you a liar?

    It’s quite possible to be wrong / incorrect without being a liar. You might genuinely believe your position but still have some details wrong.
    In the context in which you used "your qualifier" you questioned whether my story was true and therefore as I was recounting something that happened to me personally you were indeed calling me a liar.

    please don't make me angry. I have already vented my spleen on a mod this morning via a PM over something that was posted yesterday whilst I was denied any right of reply.
    Last edited by Yorkie62; 1 March 2019, 10:18.

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  • meridian
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    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post

    oh and PS Meridian Please don't call me a liar
    I didn’t. It was a qualifier.

    But as you’ve raised the topic, are you saying that anyone questioning whether something you’ve said is true or not is calling you a liar?

    It’s quite possible to be wrong / incorrect without being a liar. You might genuinely believe your position but still have some details wrong.

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Do people holding foreign driving licences require and IDP to drive in the UK? If so, which one?
    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
    They already do. I
    Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence - GOV.UK

    Remember the driver was Italian, so...

    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post

    oh and PS Meridian Please don't call me a liar
    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Why shouldn't he call you a liar? Freedom of speech.
    Definitely, especially when they lie

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