Digital Mileage Correction

http://dashfix.co.uk/

The website looks like it could be useful if as a tech courier you have had electrical/power problems your vehicle or after having your vehicle serviced the mileage is incorrect.

Is it legal?                                                                          
Yes, adjusting a cars odometer is not a criminal offence so long as you have permission from the owner of the car. It only becomes a criminal offence if you knowingly sell a vehicle that has had it's mileage altered without informing any potential new owner. If we suspect that you might intend to defraud a third party by using are services we will refuse to recalibrate the vehicle.

What the website notice omits to mention is that the mileage recorded in the vehicle's MOT Certificate could have a different reading, so keeping records about the service history or electrical/power problems with the vehicle seems to be sensible.

Various Route Planner Websites

http://www.drivingrouteplanner.com/

http://routes.tomtom.com/#/map/?center=54%2C-2&zoom=9&map=basic

http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/mastermap-products.html

http://www.bing.com/maps/?cc=gb

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/

http://www.mapquest.co.uk/

https://www.google.co.uk/maps

Other online route finder websites will be updated in due course.

BT Phonebook Finder

http://www2.bt.com/edq_resnamesearch

Royal Mail Postcode Finder

http://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode

Fuel Calculator

Fuel Cost Per Mile Calculator

  Fuel Consumption (MPG)

  Fuel Cost Per Litre (eg £1.12)

 

 

Parking Penalty Charge Appeal

Worth knowing if you do not know your way around the parking penalty charge system.

"In the UK, a parking ticket (or Penalty Charge Notice – PCN) is issued every 5 seconds reaping local councils, boroughs and parking contractors more than £1billion a year in revenue. Because of the enormous profits available, the number of PCNs issued increase dramatically each year. Commercial vehicles, especially delivery/service vans and lorries, are prime targets although they are, more often than not, legitimately delivering goods or providing services at the time of receiving a PCN. There is not enough space in our towns and cities, particularly inside the M25, for all the necessary deliveries to be made without being at risk of getting a parking ticket."

http://www.pcn-appeals.co.uk/index.html

Dashboard Cameras

Dashboard cameras provide a solution to road safety and accidents. Insurance companies find these types of vehicle gadgets as an indication of a driver's responsibility and some insurance companies offer lower rates because of their use.

Several useful sites to visit:

http://www.smartwitness.co.uk/

http://dashboardcamerareviews.com/dod-ls300w/

http://www.halfords.com/technology/dash-cams/dash-cams