Recent content by John Luxton

VIN Number - that isn't as easily cloned.

Yes that is what I had in mind. I have quite often watched Traffic Cops and the stinger is not that effective. Some keep going until the wheel rims are wearing out and by then the car is dangerously out of control anyway. If police could stop a car remotely it would obviate the need in most...

In the past two weeks there have been three "wrong way" incidents on Irish, English and Welsh roads. On the M9 in Ireland a week or so ago three sisters and one sister's son was critically injured in a head on collision on the M9 mtorway after a Garda persuit resulted in them making off wrong...

The saga of the St Anthony Car Park continues the council are now looking into it. Interestingly the car park was once owned by the council but was apparently gifted with the former council owned pool as a way of generating additional income. "Jubilee Pool probe launched by Cornwall Council...

A further update on this car park which has a again appeared on the Cornwall Live web site today https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/jubilee-pool-threatened-court-action-11114942 Someone else I was in contact with who took his appeal to POPLA had his appeal rejected.

The Manx Electric Railway is good for pubs located at the three principal stations: Douglas Derby Castle - Terminus Tavern Laxey - Mines Tavern Ramsey - Fynoderee Distillery and Bar (they do sell beer as well as spirits). Fynoderee can be seen in this view taken at Ramsey. One could get...

No it's not it is a standard Pay and Display machine which behaves like a pay and display machine.

An update on this issue - the misleading signs have now made the Cornwall Live news web site: "Anger and confusion at 'pay and display' AND 'pay on exit' at Jubilee Pool car park One peeved user who got fined claimed it's a 'scam' with the conflicting messaging between signage and the machine"...

Okay at the moment though turn around at Liverpool was slow today possibly due to having to squeeze on extra vehicles.

It has been announced that the curent dry docking of the MV MANXMAN at Birkenhead has been extended: Manxman to remain in dry dock for 'further necessary repairs' https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/manxman-to-remain-in-dry-dock-for-further-necessary-repairs/ However, the news...

Quite early yesterday morning on social media quite a few were saying it was arson which seemed to be jumping to conclusion very quickly. Perhaps the culprits were known and it wasn't difficult to track them down?

Bit of an update on the Jubilee Pool car park - I see someone has complained to Cornwall Live which has run a feature on it which has been shared around a bit of social media hopefully the owners may now be shamed into sorting it out. " Anger and confusion at 'pay and display' AND 'pay on...

It has been reported that three teenagers have been arrested in connection with this incident. "Three teens arrested after Paignton train station fire" "British Transport Police said the boys - aged 13, 15, and 16 - were arrested on Tuesday evening in Paignton and were taken into police...

Just been watching "Password is Courage" starring Dirk Bogarde as Sergeant Major Charles Coward with supporting cast including Nigel Stock and Ed Deveraux. This is a dramatised retelling of the experiences of Battery Serheant Major Charles Coward as a PoW and his escape attempts. The film is...

On Thursday June 18th I was in Penzance for a last trip on RMV SCILLONIAN III and happened to be in the right place at the right time to see the arrival ot the end of a delivery voyage from Vietnam via Brittany of the Isle of Scilly Steamship Company’s new cargo vessel MENAWETHAN which also has...