{"id":12869,"date":"2019-07-19T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12869"},"modified":"2019-07-19T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T10:03:43","slug":"these-arent-housenumbers-you-moron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12869","title":{"rendered":"These aren’t housenumbers you moron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every morning I walk the dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walk out of our little road and down the lane, and then go off into the fields for a near-three mile romp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lane is a lane; that description is even in the name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speed limit on the lane is 30mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lane runs through the village, it passes within 20 metres of the village school, and within eight metres of the front door of a lot of houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lane also runs past two working (livestock) farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the speed limit is a very reasonable 30mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there’s a Jaguar driver who either feels that the 30mph limit is optional, or that the 30mph limit just doesn’t apply to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have never seen him driving the lane at less than 50mph – and his usual speed is >60mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overworked rozzers aren’t going to do much about this; they have bigger fish to fry than a Jaguar-driving moron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If only I could check if the driver of the grey Luxury Premium (Diesel-engined) Jaguar ML64 VEO had road tax and had a valid MOT?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, what if I could check if the driver of the grey Luxury Premium (Diesel-engined) Jaguar ML64 VEO was insured?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, if only there was a way of finding out the address of the owner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because then I could go up there and have a friendly word or two with him, about how unacceptable his driving is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately that public webservice doesn’t exist in the same way that the other two do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If only there were a private way of getting the owners name and address?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because those numbers on the signs by the side of the road?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re there for a very good reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I’d like to go up there and explain the very good reason to the driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pointedly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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