I don't believe it!!!

I've just returned from the Heritage Motor Centre (101 club AGM).

Whilst cleaning the air outside with ex-nicotine I was watching a large number of Police motorcyclists (they go there for their lunch in the very good cafe) chatting about some of our members vehicles in the car park.

One commented on how all Land Rovers were still made 'just up the road', another commented on how they retain their sense of timeless style, another was musing over what fuel consumption a 'jeep' like that must have... He was rather quickly educated in the current politically correct term for our SUVs and went away a little richer for the newfound knowledge :-)

By the way, if anyone here who knows any of the Warwickshire m/c plod, can you put the word around that I'll hold one of them to their promise to join our club and get himself a 101 if he passes his Sgt exam in a few months :-)

Martyn

In article , snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.com (Martyn Cottrell) growled:

To be fair to the writer my understanding is that titles of articles are the responsibility of the subs, not the authors.

Well I have had a go at the BBC program "Holiday" in the past for using the word Jeep when talking of a 4x4 safari using Defenders or Series vehicles. I suggested Jeep is not a generic word for 4x4's like Hoover is with upright vacuum cleaners and asked them if they were afraid to use the name of a British built product. Noticed since that they say 4x4 or all wheel drive so they took my (our?) comments to heart but obviously are still afraid to use that LR word.

Then the Sub editor will be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes!!!

Martyn Cottrell