Loss of life on the crossing was back in 2021, never heard anymore about it You ?.

Glad to hear that you have avoided being seriously overcharged by the dealer,for your protection packages,however they are a good idea especially the interior treatment,especially if the process comes with an inspection and re application after a period of time has gone by,as for the exterior bodywork,many reputable firms offer a ceramic paint coating service which I find makes life much easier especially when it comes to keeping the vehicles appearance up to the desired level,so it's worth having a shop around locally to see what's on offer .
As for extending the warranty,if what is offered by the dealer is backed by the manufacturer of the vehicle then it may well be worth considering,however if it's from a third party operation,then  caveat emptor ! after sales warranty is not a guarantee,it is an insurance policy against mechanical failures,and in my experience and that of my customers,most offers leave a lot to be desired......
Good luck with your new purchase,and many happy miles/ years of trouble free motoring.

That's a very well composed picture Mark.

Taunton 5and13 Cheddon Fitzpaine ?...

The invisible river is the Tone.
So Somerset in or about the Taunton area.

Yes but it's nice to go to the pub and chat with a couple of like minded souls occasionally.

Marvellous photos Phil,for which many thanks.
Champion is looking great and sounding marvellous,one slight concern was early on in the day she was dispensing large quantities of white smoke,from both exhausts ,enough to put the Chimney in Rome to shame !
However once fully warmed up and having been allowed to stretch her legs a bit normal service was restored and the usual mid grey Clag returned,hope to ride behind again before much longer.

No.19 Saltash.

No,8 Bradford On Avon.

 I'm hearing that tentative moves are being considered by Gloucestershire County Cricket club to remove themselves eventually from playing matches at Neville Road the County ground in Bristol.
 They are In the process of investigating, the purchase of and obtaining planning permission for a site adjacent to the wave .
If this comes to fruition the flow of traffic to matches and other events at the New County Ground, it would I feel be more than enough to overwhelm the roads in the village and create congestion at the nearby junction of the M5 which being the feeder for the retail park at Cribs is consistently busy it also feeds traffic from the north of the city and those from the new development at the former Filton airfield and of course the New Arenal.

Pilning,as much as I'm fond of the old place,these days is simply not fit for purpose ,and has been allowed to become a dumping ground for all sorts of muck and rubbish,the constant fly tipping on the approach to the station,has required heavy duty gates to be installed,which means that it is only able to be accessed by foot passengers,and those passengers who are less able are faced by a long struggle up a not inconsiderable slope,and then have to deal with crossing the severely deteriorated surface of the yard,which laughably is meant to be the Station Car Park.

Over the last few years a number of people,including myself to a certain extent, have spent a good deal of time and effort supporting the usage of the station,and have had a disappointingly small amount of support from the local area ,it would seem that the residents Of Pilning and its environs really don't have the need of a station !

Having said that ,you can bet your bottom dollar,that when GBR^▸ (Great British Railways),and new network rail decides time has come to close the doors for good,as I have no doubt they will,the usual suspects will be up in arms,to no avail.

Now the time is ripe to revisit the award winning idea of moving the station closer to the village,and taking full advantage of The greatly improved road access that would come from the relocation and press for the building of a park and ride station to serve the local area Pilning Parkway for the win perhaps.

You might just be in need of some AWS^▸ (Automatic Warning System - an arrangement of permanent magnets and electro-magnets that convey information about the associated signal to the train driver) Ramps Dave.

Might this have something to connect it with the Midland Blue Pullman I wonder.

Whilst on the subject of the first of the month...
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/byQ8CG9BCNI.

So for the time being,the access at Pilning has been improved!...

Spring is here and the Tractors are out in the fields ....