Ahh, well in some ways I guess it's lucky
that you got caught and fined as opposed to crashing. Much safer way to learn your lesson so to speak. Still, 5 years off the road must have been damn nasty! Especialy as I'm guessing you must have had to rely on public transport to get around. God knows public transport is making me think about getting a licence
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 22:58, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

aah no achly...
i had to choose between insuring the bike or the van (which i need for work, i'm a self-employed plumber). the van insurance went up to nearly £1500...that was the price i had to pay for not getting a ban!
and yeah, the realisation i had afterwards about the possibility of crashing gave me fucking nightmares. quite rightly so!
and now i have responsibilities i didn't used to have, so i behave myself properly...can't be a good parent if i'm a squished on!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 28 Jul 2009, 23:05, Reply)

well at least you had the van
Though I guess it's for work so it's different. And yes, good that you didn't get squished by a juggernaut or whatever! And yeah I guess responsibilities do rather change your outlook on life. Anyway, I've got to get to bed nowish, Need some sleep for this week :D
(Fredz A graveyard of hopes, a dump of ambition, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 23:26, Reply)

been nice chatting!
take it easy dude!
;-)
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 28 Jul 2009, 23:43, Reply)