MG
The Classic Marque

Exactly why I think rather than making the state pension tax free, which in effect it currently is,the tax free allowance needs significant adjustment. It is far too low and hammers hard working people on a low wage, amongst many others.

Guy, the State pension in this country is derisory. Those who must live on it because they have nothing else, don't have it easy.

Those fortunate enough to have a small additional income via a private pension, work pension, or savings, get taxed above the threshold. The State pension should be completely removed from the equation.

Or, as you suggested earlier, and Bill too has said, ...

I may be senile, but I do remember I did mine like that! Just wasn't sure you gleaned the idea from me!

Anyone experience of bleeding brakes with a remote servo in the system? Just finished a bit of re-piping work at the rear end and first attempt at bleeding the resulting air out through the rear wheels callipers surprisingly didn’t want to get much flow with the Easybleed kit attached. Retired hurt for a cup of tea and persuaded wife to help do it the old-school way in a little while.
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Hello, I am totally confused how this happened, but I had new glass installed in my windshield frame and everything looks proper as the miters on the frame lines up very well. The problem now is I am remounting the windshield assembly on the car and the width of the entire assembly is around .400 inch narrower than the width between standing cowl brackets. Has anyone else had this problem and if...

Your idea that Guy! ISTR your pedal box shaft had seized(?) and this was your solution?
Agree about the LEDs - every little helps.
Have printed out Bill's idiot proof (we'll see) instructions for wiring up headlights as DRLs so should be visible at both ends of the car.

Thanks for all the replies. Also, I do prefer to work without gloves but now tend to wear them whenever I am using any kind of power tool or if I hammer in one hand. I did have a bad experience the last time not working with gloves. I was holding whatever I was holding in one hand and had a jigsaw in the other cutting. The saw 'bucked' and left with a lot of blood coming out of a finger. I'm ...

Thanks for the comments. I have a Goodridge banjo bolt brake light switch that lasted over 7 years (though not with a great many miles). I will try and get a Mini switch that I can fit to the pedal box (later type) fitted to my car and then once I have it working ok remove it and keep it as an Emergency spare.

I see you have the very simple grease nipple modification to the pedal shaft.

My very original brake switch gave up at around 40 years of age. That was followed by two repro ones which both lasted barely 12 months. So I added a relay which seemed to cure the problem. Not fully conclusive as a few years later I changed to brake light LEDs, mainly because they are brighter and quicker to lig...

Trev, I didnt comment on the benefits as I don't know anything about how they are handled or calculated. So nothing to say there. I do know I have never qualified for any that is all. It does seem wrong to me that access to one benefit, like pensions credit, should open the floodgates to an entitlement to all the others, irrespective of how relevant they may be to your particular circumstance.