It's that time of year seed potatoes (earlies) going in tomorrow, and other seeds, on Tuesday we went to the village for a celebration of the beginning of spring the young ones from all the surrounding area visit about 3 village halls all dressed up in different themes and driving made up bangers with no exhust pipes all playing traditional instruments and songs one hell of a night was fun going back up the mountain home on two roads was only one going down 😫 was a bit tender yesterday 😴
 
Went round to mate, previously mentioned, who thinks he has a 6 in line Disco.
Well I persuaded him to remove the engine cover and straight away it was obvious that it was in fact a V6. so we both reckon he has been "rooked" when told it was a straight 6 via a BMW M52 or summat.
The car was originally regged in Dublin, so anything is possible.
It is a lovely looking thing, leather etc interior, 150K miles all allegedly "good" miles run on Mways etc. wide wheels. So he understood why I needed a reliable thing rather than a toy. Shame though. I'd still like it! I totally dare not add to the collection! 🤣 🤣 🤣
Get it 👍be a devil
 
Its a bit of a pita tbh...it goes like this.....

Make user & id....email sent to confirm and get gov gate way id no.
Enter phone number to send a code, get code after 3 attempts on landline & 2 mobbys & enter all good.
To Log in to confirm how you are enter household details.
More details needed enter your national insurance number all good.
Choose 3 of the following we can ask about you.....passport details, driving licence or credit history (when you got a phone contract or bla bla bla)
Enter driving licence details
Enter passport details
cant confirm enter the details again
We cant confirm who you are you have 4 more attempts

Aye well bugger off I cant be bovered. :mad::mad:
I checked mine a few weeks ago via the govt gateway and I also rang the govt helpline to double check. It was pretty straightforward. Turns out I can top up missing years if I want but there's no point as I've already accrued enough to qualify for the max pension anyway. I would try and ring and prepare to be on hold fer a while! Best of luck :)
 
That is more than a PITA.
In fact is sounds so incompetent and so nosey that I am wondering if it isn't a scam, it does seem to be asking for more info than they need.
And I can log onto mine with a lot less.

We need others who have done it to tell us as I did mine once I'd got my OAP State pension.
Best of luck mate.:(

I know someone who done it the other day so I will ask him in the morning. After breakfast rolls. :p:p
 
Went round to mate, previously mentioned, who thinks he has a 6 in line Disco.
Well I persuaded him to remove the engine cover and straight away it was obvious that it was in fact a V6. so we both reckon he has been "rooked" when told it was a straight 6 via a BMW M52 or summat.
The car was originally regged in Dublin, so anything is possible.
It is a lovely looking thing, leather etc interior, 150K miles all allegedly "good" miles run on Mways etc. wide wheels. So he understood why I needed a reliable thing rather than a toy. Shame though. I'd still like it! I totally dare not add to the collection! 🤣 🤣 🤣

Right then where's the pics, youve let the side down big time but worst of all you've let yourself down 🤣🤣

It it for sale then....
 
I checked mine a few weeks ago via the govt gateway and I also rang the govt helpline to double check. It was pretty straightforward. Turns out I can top up missing years if I want but there's no point as I've already accrued enough to qualify for the max pension anyway. I would try and ring and prepare to be on hold fer a while! Best of luck :)

Cool ta muchness, by the time I get round to calling them & hanging on it will be time to collect the bloody thing. 🤣
 
I checked mine a few weeks ago via the govt gateway and I also rang the govt helpline to double check. It was pretty straightforward. Turns out I can top up missing years if I want but there's no point as I've already accrued enough to qualify for the max pension anyway. I would try and ring and prepare to be on hold fer a while! Best of luck :)
The W was a few year's short for full pension but with tax on private just was not worthwhile paying the extra for the state full pension
 
Right then where's the pics, youve let the side down big time but worst of all you've let yourself down 🤣🤣

It it for sale then....
I wouldn't dare upset him by taking pics and saying to him, "I'm now going to embarrass the flip out of you by puttin up on LZ how much of a prat you have been."

He's too good a mate.
First met him when he joined my kit car club having built a very good jeep based on a V8 powered Range Rover.
funnily he seems to not turn spanners much nowadays.
He was also the crew chief who trained me in MSA recovery, with his Disco 1 commercial with a Milemaster hydraulic winch. So generally no idiot. Just got caught out I guess.

He also came with me to our place in Frogland when heavy lifting was required, W was still working, and helped me there with all sorts of stuff.
 
I wouldn't dare upset him by taking pics and saying to him, "I'm now going to embarrass the flip out of you by puttin up on LZ how much of a prat you have been."

He's too good a mate.
First met him when he joined my kit car club having built a very good jeep based on a V8 powered Range Rover.
funnily he seems to not turn spanners much nowadays.
He was also the crew chief who trained me in MSA recovery, with his Disco 1 commercial with a Milemaster hydraulic winch. So generally no idiot. Just got caught out I guess.

He also came with me to our place in Frogland when heavy lifting was required, W was still working, and helped me there with all sorts of stuff.

I think its a good conversion, if you dont know about engines theres nowt to be embarrassed about. I think its a good conversion
id buy it how much is it.
 

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