someone should go up and slash their tyres, put sugar in the fuel tanks etc. not that I would condone that kind of behaviour of course.
Quote from: dave on January 15, 2010, 09:03:47 amsomeone should go up and slash their tyres, put sugar in the fuel tanks etc. not that I would condone that kind of behaviour of course.Hi Dave,One of the vehicles in question (the Range Rover) is mine. I was not with the two Discos, they came up behind me and got stuck while I was trying to get mine out.The reason it's still there is because the clutch has burnt out, we tried to get another Landy up there to tow it down but the snow was still too deep. I know you weren't being 100% serious when you suggested slashing my tyres, and I'm sure you realise that by doing so you would only cause the vehicle to be stuck there for much, much longer!As you seem quite keen for the vehicle to be moved, maybe you would like to come and give us a hand? We'll be up there again tonight, so feel free to come down and help out. Many hands make light work!Oh, and Slack---line - My number plates are on display for all to see, nothing to hide here! Feel free to report me, although I don't know exactly what for as I haven't done anything wrong. Houndkirk Road doesn't have any double yellow lines on it as far as I can remember!Cheers, Andy
I also trust that whenever you're up there and see any 4x4s going illegally off the track and trashing the moorland that you note the number plates, phone the copper on the number given earlier on this thread, and ideally as a fellow 4x4 driver go and discuss the error of their ways with them.
Why don't you say what you really think sloper, don't hold back.Andy, obviously the tyres comment wasn't serious. As a law abiding motorist who was clearly unlucky enough to suffer a mechanical malfunction through no fault of your own I hope you get your car back.I also trust that whenever you're up there and see any 4x4s going illegally off the track and trashing the moorland that you note the number plates, phone the copper on the number given earlier on this thread, and ideally as a fellow 4x4 driver go and discuss the error of their ways with them.
Oh, and Slack---line - My number plates are on display for all to see, nothing to hide here! Feel free to report me, although I don't know exactly what for as I haven't done anything wrong. Houndkirk Road doesn't have any double yellow lines on it as far as I can remember!
Main point here:If you'd not been up trying to drive on what is essentially a bridleway accross a beautiful piece of moorland you wouldn't of got stuck. Most people can drive on the large tarmac road between the A625 and ringinglow quite successfully and without f**king up the countryside. So excuse me if I hope someone pisses in your fuel tank.
You burn out a clutch by being a shit driver, a shit driver in a 4x4, driving off road = wanker. Even if he was being 'law abiding' the fact that people use 4x4's in this manner attracts other wankers who aren't 'law abiding'.'hmmm, this is a beautiful and fragile environment and clearly will be damaged by my actions, but you know what fuck it, fuck the walkers, the cyclists and everyone else going to fuck it up because I can, it's perfectly legal you know'.
Quote from: Sloper on January 20, 2010, 10:08:10 amYou burn out a clutch by being a shit driver, a shit driver in a 4x4, driving off road = wanker. Even if he was being 'law abiding' the fact that people use 4x4's in this manner attracts other wankers who aren't 'law abiding'.'hmmm, this is a beautiful and fragile environment and clearly will be damaged by my actions, but you know what fuck it, fuck the walkers, the cyclists and everyone else going to fuck it up because I can, it's perfectly legal you know'.Hi Sloper, You know perfectly well that walkers and cyclists cause just as much "damage" to the road as 4x4s. Would you like to see the road closed off completely, so that no one can enjoy it? Or would you like to see it turned into a smooth tarmac surface, from one end to the other? Please try to have a little more respect for your fellow road users. I'm afraid you have come across as a bit of a cock.I would love to take you out for a drive in my Rangey once the clutch is sorted, then you might appreciate what it's all about. I'll even let you have a go in it yourself, provided you have a license and some insurance of course!
So come on then Andy, what is your view of your fellow 'off-roaders' who are severely and permanently damaging the moorland as well as damaging the reputation of all law-abiding off-roaders? And what would be your suggestion to stop this illegal activity?
I've heard that bollocks from some twats on stanage causeway, and it's first rate self serving bullshit. I know I am on the chunky side but even at my most obese I weigh considerably less that a fucking range rover, in short your statement that walkers do as much damage as off road 4x4 just show's that you're an ignorant wanker blind to the facts.As for having respect for fellow road users, you mean like having headlights at the eye level of ordinary drivers, coupled with xenon bulbs that are so bright they can dazzle and be a danger? 4x4 vehicles such as range rovers are almost without exception (viz the folk who need them (eg mates who drag around horseboxes and things out of fields)) are driven by antisocial wankers with little regard for the environment and others.Finally, the route in question may be classed as a road, but so fucking what, you're helping destroy part of a unique and vulnerable habitat, <puts on affectation of Valley Girl> 'go you'.Sorry but in my book you're up there with the little pricks that race their modified Corsass around car parks at night and drive everywhere with 'banging choooons' blasting out of their cars, in the class of antisocial wankers.Yes I would see this track closed completely to motorised vehicles. I won't punter you as that would be a waste, you're beneath that.
Firstly, I'm not an "off - roader!" I only drive on roads. Preferably unsurfaced ones, but they are roads all the same.
My suggestion would be to create a designated area for 4x4s to play in, legally. The fact that we are losing more and more of our rights of way is only going to encourage people to drive where they shouldn't.
I suggest allowing 4x4s to drive on the area at the summit of houndkirk. There should be clear signage to state where you can and cannot drive. There should also be clear warnings of the consequences for anyone who does stray from the designated area.
I think people will be less tempted to carve their own path through the moors if there is a decent quality bit of land that they can legally have fun on.
You know perfectly well that walkers and cyclists cause just as much "damage" to the road as 4x4s.
My suggestion would be to create a designated area for 4x4s to play in, legally.