MJD 3
Member Since: 10 Feb 2016
Location: Teesside
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Fantastic video HD, I've now added that road to my "to do" list next time I'm up the lakes, not one for the faint hearted in winter conditions.
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AAA.Happy.Disco1.Fan
Member Since: 04 Nov 2010
Location: West Yorks
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M3DPO wrote:suew wrote:
.............The passes are tarmac, not off road, most of the year you can drive them in a car. I've done them on a road motor bike..........
Every time I've done it there has been at least one car being recovered with a burnt out clutch  . First time I did it in a SD1 3500V8 the radio came out of the dash on a steep bit, did it in a Mercedes ML and every time I went uphill on a steep bit the oil light came on even though the oil level was checked and correct when on the level
Did it many times in the early 1970s in a Mni, then in an MGB - often in rain / mist/ at night.
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| 16th Nov 2016 10:17 am |
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Aerialmark
Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Burnley (Where the M65 is cobbled)
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Good video fella  The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
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| 16th Nov 2016 10:38 am |
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Taztastic
Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Officers mess
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As you like videos, here's a little dash cam footage from the descent from Blea Tarn into Dungeon Ghyll.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
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| 16th Nov 2016 10:46 am |
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spikekellyrm
Member Since: 23 Jul 2015
Location: Manchester
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Just booked a camping barn for 27th Dec in that area
Using HDC there taz?
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| 16th Nov 2016 11:50 am |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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At the midway point of your video Paul is that a set of tyre marks going straight on over the edge? Cheers Ian
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| 16th Nov 2016 1:13 pm |
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Taztastic
Member Since: 29 Dec 2011
Location: Officers mess
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Yes it was HDC, feet well away from the pedals and a gentle steering that's all
Ian, yes you are right, if you look closely someone had attempted to come up, got quite a long way up, until that point when the car must have veered off and gone over the edge.
We stopped but nothing was down there so they must have been towed out?
The worry I had was not being able to see the edge of the tarmac, dropping a wheel off would have meant Elaine getting out to push  A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
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| 16th Nov 2016 2:17 pm |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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 Cheers Ian
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| 16th Nov 2016 9:53 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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if its closed and you do it what are the insurance issues
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| 17th Nov 2016 1:29 am |
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BBDisco3
Member Since: 23 Nov 2008
Location: Cheshire
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Most policies will have a "General Condition" stating you must take care, protect (or similar wording) your car.
To drive on a closed road due to snow and ice could very well be a breach of that condition and result in insurers declining to meet a claim for damage to your vehicle.
More importantly, if passengers/other parties were injured/damaged and they were caused by you, then under the terms of the RTA your insurer would be obliged to meet their claims.
However under compulsory insurance law, if they made such a payment your insurer could seek reimbursement from you in view of the breech of the "General Condition"
This same "General Condition" can extend to the failing to give true information when obtaining/renewing insurance which could include such as not disclosing convictions, accidents, modifications etc.
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| 17th Nov 2016 8:42 am |
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pigeon
Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: gloucester
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Taztastic wrote:As you like videos, here's a little dash cam footage from the descent from Blea Tarn into Dungeon Ghyll.
squeaky bum time
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| 17th Nov 2016 9:11 am |
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MJD 3
Member Since: 10 Feb 2016
Location: Teesside
Posts: 311
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Cool footage there  Hope you were wearing your brown trousers?
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| 17th Nov 2016 2:55 pm |
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Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
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buffalo4 wrote:Andy Foster wrote:Hope It's like that over Christmas as we will be camping in Langdale
Here by any chance https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/great-langdale-campsite
Yeah that's the one
Lost count how many time we've been there, think it's my favourite valley D4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
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| 17th Nov 2016 8:34 pm |
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Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
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[quote="spikekellyrm"] Just booked a camping barn for 27th Dec in that area
Where abouts were going to Langdale on the 28th if everything works out D4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
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| 17th Nov 2016 8:36 pm |
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