hissingsid Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I thought it was Clare Barber that said that she was the one on MR giving it loads about no one booking for this season then it was said that there were no booking facilities. I thought DEFA were the ones in control of the site, which would explain a lot, I stand to be corrected on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 hours ago, The Bastard said: It'll end up like a Benny Hill chase. The CCTV operative will spend too much time watching a load of kids lighting fires and fighting being told to behave then rinse and repeat, and the police would be back and forth to Sulby all night. It's why they added permits and employed private permit checkers in the hope that it'd restrain things. It didn't. Too expensive, too much trouble. No it wouldn't. What would happen is the police would appeal for witnesses to an incident that happened months ago and produce footage akin to a home movie of bigfoot traipsing through the woods... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 hour ago, hissingsid said: I thought it was Clare Barber that said that she was the one on MR giving it loads about no one booking for this season then it was said that there were no booking facilities. I thought DEFA were the ones in control of the site, which would explain a lot, I stand to be corrected on this. You're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Roxanne said: It wasn’t security and it was never security. They were nice enough guys but their job was to come around, check the permits, and issue permits to those who did not have them. They never challenged the vandalism in the toilets (that was left to others) and they never challenged bad behaviour. After checking permits they sat in their van until their shift was over. The night I was describing the young guy on duty spent in his van with his nose in a book with his head down. They were permit checkers, not security, no matter what their job title was. And a £40k annual charge to the taxpayer for the "privilege" of these services. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 43 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: And a £40k annual charge to the taxpayer for the "privilege" of these services. Yep. Easy money while it lasted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 45 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: And a £40k annual charge to the taxpayer for the "privilege" of these services. Well they have to protect all that “income” they’re making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 9 hours ago, A fool and his money..... said: The anti- greenlaning lobby , an activity steeped in history on the island. Is there really an anti- greenlaning lobby ? Or is just that people understandably get annoyed at the mess that they make? It looks like a lot of fun. But wouldn't it make more sense for this kind of thing to happen on private land? Then there would be no issue for anyone to get annoyed about. Also how come they don't have to have visible number plates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 hours ago, genericUserName said: Is there really an anti- greenlaning lobby ? Or is just that people understandably get annoyed at the mess that they make? There was a chap up north who was vehemently against greenlaning for a while. 3 hours ago, genericUserName said: Also how come they don't have to have visible number plates? They do. Your bike needs to be road legal for green lanes: taxed, insured and displaying the appropriate numberplate. You don’t need headlights etc if it’s only for daytime use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Is the etc. windscreen wipers? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 8 hours ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: Your bike needs to be road legal for green lanes: taxed, insured and displaying the appropriate numberplate. Are you sure? I often see them on main roads with no visible number plates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 8 hours ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: There was a chap up north who was vehemently against greenlaning for a while. They do. Your bike needs to be road legal for green lanes: taxed, insured and displaying the appropriate numberplate. You don’t need headlights etc if it’s only for daytime use. If you didn't have lights the bike is not road legal, regardless of the time of day. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, genericUserName said: Are you sure? I often see them on main roads with no visible number plates. They’re sometimes very small, or angled upwards. I’ve even seen some in the form of stickers. Legally speaking, they should all be displaying a 9”x7” plate. But they’re just one more thing to get damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcousticallyChallenged Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, Happier diner said: If you didn't have lights the bike is not road legal, regardless of the time of day. Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations as amended in 2014 disagree: Quote Nothing in these Regulations requires any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to — (a) a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, Happier diner said: If you didn't have lights the bike is not road legal, regardless of the time of day. Not so. You can have a bike tested without lights, the pass documentation will then be issued stating "daylight hours use only". The test criteria is that if lights are fitted then they must work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 21 minutes ago, AcousticallyChallenged said: Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations as amended in 2014 disagree: How weird! What if it gets dark during the day, say a thunderstorm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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