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Old 12-01-2016, 20:38
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So, under free movement you decide to move to Scandanvia and work, and drive there in your car, you would rather pay to get DRL's fitted to your car at your own expense to be able to use it in a country that does require them rather than seeing a unified set of standards imposed on the manufacturer (at their expense) for all vehicles sold in the EU?

You didn't think of the reasons there, did you?
Given the numbers involved then yes you should pay to just fit them to your car. However as I understand it never applied to cars built outside the Scandinavia. You probt wouldn't want a right hand drive car anyway.

If that is the logic then why do we all not have to buy winter tyres like they have to do in Germany etc. Surly that ubde EU logic should be universal?
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Old 12-01-2016, 20:39
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Just like if it wasn't true about 19years of accounts not being signed off , they would be strung up for it. P.
Just followed the Court of Auditors Twitter address in that press release, and see that the 2014 accounts have just been signed off.

Direct from the Auditors website:

As independent auditors, the ECA have signed off the 2014 accounts of the European Union, as they have done for every year since 2007.
http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/AR2014.aspx

Perhaps now you might believe there is a hell of a lot of myths and lies about the EU in the UK press, it's a pity because when the EU do screw up (and they do) there is no real way of finding the info in the UK press. Too many screams of "wolf" means that when the EU do have a "wolf" moment it's lost in the white noise of the red tops.
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Old 12-01-2016, 20:42
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If that is the logic then why do we all not have to buy winter tyres like they have to do in Germany etc. Surly that ubde EU logic should be universal?
Tyres are a consumable you go to KwikFit or similar to fit, hardly the same as needing an auto-electrician wire a set of lights into your car.

That was a pretty poor analogy on your part, it's the equivalent of me saying that when a house is built it needs light fittings wired in to the ceilings and you making a comment about the curtains having to be installed when it's built.
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Old 12-01-2016, 20:58
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No you have another set of wheels for the winter when you purchase a new car in Germany. That's a little more than just swapping tyres.
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Old 12-01-2016, 22:26
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No you have another set of wheels for the winter when you purchase a new car in Germany. That's a little more than just swapping tyres.
Not weighing in on the political front but it's actually quite a good idea to have winter tyres. The German law as well is it's a fine of 40€ if you don't have them in winter conditions. You can park your car without them. Also you can get M+S all year round tires. ADAC have a good article about it (in German) where they test various forms and explain that even in cold conditions the structure of of Summer tires change and they can be dangerous.

Anyway I'm sure we're a mobile phone forum.

Edit: It's a Bußgeld (fine) of 60€
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Old 13-01-2016, 00:09
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No you have another set of wheels for the winter when you purchase a new car in Germany. That's a little more than just swapping tyres.
There is a German law that you can't just swap your tyres over for winter tyres when needed? Really?

it's actually quite a good idea to have winter tyres. The German law as well is it's a fine of 40€ if you don't have them in winter conditions. You can park your car without them. Also you can get M+S all year round tires.
I do that, I've got Michelin CrossClimate tyres on my car, they are rated as good as a normal tyre in the dry/wet but also excellent in snow and ice (and legal for winter use in Germany )

The video test is revealing of just how bad a normal tyre is on snow/ice - http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...e-find-out.htm
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Old 13-01-2016, 07:48
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There is a German law that you can't just swap your tyres over for winter tyres when needed? Really?



I do that, I've got Michelin CrossClimate tyres
As far as I know you just need new tires. The Bundesministerium website uses the word Reifen meaning tires not Räder meaning wheels.

And I might take a look at those tires, my current ones are getting quite old.
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Old 14-01-2016, 23:18
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Centralised control on the scale they propose (and intend) has never worked ever in history, for innovation and certainly not for the humble peon!
Well the UK is already one of the most centralised governments in the western world whose results over the last two to three decades has resulted in a hugely unbalanced distribution of private activity that we see today. For me, Westminster is nearly as remote as Brussels/Strasbourg in terms of decisions & policy making. In terms of having a centralised EU telecoms, I'd be of the same opinion of WelshBlueBird in that some areas would probably help being centralised at EU level while others are better kept at national level to accommodate local, regional & cultural concerns and differences. Then again I reckon that some functions that Ofcom have at present could be devolved down themselves.
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Old 14-01-2016, 23:35
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Having telecoms at EU level and leaving OFCOM to deal with broadcasting would be a good idea, we should lobby our MPs .
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