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HI I'm looking for recommendations for A Man + Van operation to move the contents of a 1 bed flat locally - it will probably be a 2 man job. Also, any recommendations for a good End of Tenancy Cleaning company would be most appreciated! Thanks

It sounds like the job is dependent on who you get. I tried this carwash for the first time yesterday and they did a a very patchy job. Drivers side was fine unlike the passengers side which was still covered in muck - only noticed when we got home.

Hi If you have your bike insured, it's worth checking the T&C's before you invest in a shed, you may find that most policies won't cover it. For what it's worth, putting your bike in a very visible place secured with locks that would require the use of power tools will be enough to put most bike thieves off. You wouldn't want to wake the neighbours would you?!

HI James Sorry but the figure of ?24 a month is incorrect, a swimming pass is actually ?19 a month with a ?20 admin fee or alternatively ?190 a year. So that final sum would be (12 x 19)+ 20 = ?248, unless you bought the one off membership of ?190 per year, that's a saving of either ?41 or ?98. It also isn't clear if there would be an admin charge of a similar amount payable on the axess card if so that would make the savings even greater. What I especially like about having a swimming pass is that on the occasions the swimming lane is full, or not at a similar level to me I can simply cut my losses and go at a different time at no extra cost.

So this thread isn't about all those people using the hired 3 wheel things in dulwich park? Almost lost my ankles to those several times.... With regards to PR Park - TFL advise via their cycle journey planner if going from Dulwich to the east side of Peckham or Nunhead to cycle across the park rather than use the road.

You mean this man? CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE Did my work a couple of years ago

They had them in last week but I can't remember whether they were adult or children sized.

Looks like she's been found too HERE

HI Sorry - this was relevant back in 2005. It's doing the rounds at the moment again. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html

When I lived on the Rye a couple of years ago there was a man who used to practice his opera singing on the park well into the early hours. Could this be it?

Actually I take it back about the superdrug lorry, it was parked on the other side of the street tonight.

Here is the guidance http://www.tfl.gov.uk/businessandpartners/publications/2766.aspx I would say that the signage is the main problem, pedestrians simply don't know that there is a cycle lane there and I'm sick of getting abuse from pedestrians who think I'm cycling on the pavement. On a slightly different note, is that Superdrug lorry allowed to park across the cycle lane forcing cyclists either onto the pavement or into the bus lane? It's there at least once a week.

Hi James I was wondering if you could help direct me to the correct person to help me. I use Rye Lane daily as part of my cycle route and I'm amazed at just how bad the state of the road has got. With the traffic lights now forcing people to cross lanes and the evenings drawing closer the road is a deathtrap. All it takes is one cyclist to misjudge one of the many holes and they will end up damaging themselves - a new front tooth is currently around ?2k! Sorry, I know this is not your department but if you could post contact details of who is best placed to help it would be great. Thanks

HI I just came across this website which is free and has an interesting idea for bike tags that may catch on! I plan to register my bikes with them. bikerevolution

Cyclists on the other hand are just a bloody nuisance, getting in the way causing accidents and slowing down traffic, oh and they dont pay road tax either! As for motorcyclists I think you'll find that nobody pays road tax - A tax of that name was abolished in 1936 and was intended at the time to be a contribution to highway costs. Vehicle Excise Duty, or Car Tax is what many people mistakenly think of as ?road tax?. It isn?t. It no more pays for the road than the VAT on a Mars bar. Local authorities have maintenance responsibility for the roads. Everyone should know that. Especially Council Tax payers, because it says so on their Council Tax accounts. My Local Authority?s highway maintenance budget for this year accounts for some 6% of the precept. Local Authorities? get their funding from a combination of Council Tax and a Treasury Grant from general taxation. So, the roads are for everyone. And everyone pays. On the other hand if you are going to moan about cyclists who don't pay this tax then you may as well include the drivers of particularly green cars, war pensioners, disabled drivers, and a number of other groups. Read more: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/cyclists-pay-road-tax/#ixzz0riYsPwYN