Spray-on mud and speed cameras?

In message <[email protected]>
[email protected] wrote:

> No. Neither am I trying to get publicity for the retailer of this
> product, as has also been suggested. No ulterior motive - I'm asking
> here because I thought I was looking at a knowledgeable community of
> expert motoring enthusiasts...........

........... who, for the most part, actually use their vehicles
for the sort of use Our Lord Wilkes intended. I suspect that
spray on mud would appeal much more to the readers of any groups
associated with BMW & Merc 4x4 car drivers, as opposed to
this group which is reated to off-road vehicle drivers
(excluding Range Rover Sport of course) ;-)

Richard

--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done
Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 01:07:07 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

> I've got all the mud you could want, but does anybody want to buy
> it?

Naw, your's just ordinary mud. What people nee is custom mixed and
colour co-ordinated mud. Smooth with a hint of green for dairy areas,
more straw bits for horsey ones. Guaranteed odour and grit free.
Washes off without any acid attack to the paint work. Not just mud.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"Tim S Kemp" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote:
> > No. Neither am I trying to get publicity for the retailer of this
> > product, as has also been suggested. No ulterior motive - I'm asking
> > here because I thought I was looking at a knowledgeable community of
> > expert motoring enthusiasts.
>
> People here like Sierras, Jap imports, Capris and Alfas. You're looking in
> the wrong place...
> --
> "Excuse me, would you mind not farting while I'm saving the world?"
>
> "Would you rather silent but deadly?"

That might be there but here it's Patrols & Landcruisers

Anyone know where to get permanent mud, the stuff I get from mudracing comes
off eventually if I leave the Patrol in the rain?

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
>
> I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
> http://www.sprayonmud.com.
>
> Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have?
>
> What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
> marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
> just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
> people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to
> avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the
> above product says it does not condone and an activity it
> discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
> spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
>
> What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
> 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
> long arm of the law?
>
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has
> any anecdotes.
>
> If you'd rather not be identified, email [email protected].
>
> Thanks.
>

"Jim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
> >
> > I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
> > http://www.sprayonmud.com.
> >
> > Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have?
> >
> > What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
> > marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
> > just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
> > people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to
> > avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the
> > above product says it does not condone and an activity it
> > discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
> > spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
> >
> > What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
> > 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
> > long arm of the law?
> >
> > I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has
> > any anecdotes.
> >
> > If you'd rather not be identified, email [email protected].
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> Cross posting is not good form, even for a journalist. And mixing your
> countries up is even worse, it smells of a newbie freelancer.
> An article on spray on mud may tittilate readers of some obscure rag or
> another, but there are many more important issues that you could address.
> Try actually reading the ng's that you cross posted to. You'll find a
wealth
> of ideas.
>
> Cheers
> Jim

Not to mention a wealth of "not ideas"

In message <[email protected]>
JD <[email protected]> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?

[snip]


>Pointless yuppie posturing. Driving with a number plate obscured, whether it
>is sprayed on or real mud, is illegal and subject to very heavy fines and
>loss of points, as you are presumably aware since you cross posted to
>aus.cars.offroad.
>JD

This has been cross posted to all the following newsgroups:
uk.rec.driving,alt.fan.landrover,aus.cars.offroad,uk.rec.cars.4x4,
uk.rec.cars.misc

If I wanted to cover my vehicle in mud I'll find the real stuff!.


Steve.



--
Vehicle Painting Pointers: http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk
Coach painting tips and techniques + Land Rover colour codes
Using a British RISC Operating System 100% immune to any Windows virus.
"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble". Henry Royce

aus.cars.offroad not resolved

"Larry" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
news:[email protected]
> Woa I detect a cross posting, I once drove a sierra for sure, but I

How about a Saab?

> do not like Jap imports or any kind of 4x4 that does not have a land
> rover badge and was made this side of the millenium

Right!

> Spray on rust anyone ???

I have an authentic 1982 RRC tailgate, with plenty of rust. No thanks.
--
Pros
1982 Range Rover V8|1977 BMW 320/6|1983 Katana 1100

(E-mail address is forged - reply to group please)

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
>
> I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
> http://www.sprayonmud.com.
>
> Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have?
>
> What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
> marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
> just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
> people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to
> avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the
> above product says it does not condone and an activity it
> discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
> spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
>
> What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
> 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
> long arm of the law?
>
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has
> any anecdotes.
>
> If you'd rather not be identified, email [email protected].
>
> Thanks.
>

Up this way, only farmers use spray on mud, but I think it's got a couple of
extra ingredients thrown in too. Usually just put it on the fields, but I
daresay they would do your car if you asked nicely.

>
>If you have mud obscuring your lights and numberplate you are likely
>to get a slap on the wrist from mister policeman, it's naughty,
>weather that mud came from the ground or a can.
>
>It seems odd to me that you can buy spray on mud when I spend an hour
>every week washing mud off, diffrent folks and all that.
>
>
>Regards.
>Mark.


There is a legal precedence that provides an unassailable defence
against a range of potential motoring offences. For any prosecutable
fault, such as a blown bulb, dirty number plate and even in some cases,
a faulty speedometer, an unassailable defence is that you checked the
item immediately before starting your journey and it was, as far as
could reasonably be judged, functioning according to legal requirements
.. Unswervingly maintaining such a position cannot fail providing there
are no other aggravating factors, such as saying "I started my journey
in Timbuktu and the number plates were clean as a whistle when I left a
week ago". At one time it sometimes took an appeal to convince
magistrates of this but these days very few low level prosecutions would
be exerted against such a defence. Just don't try saying that your tyre
was legal before you started out when the steel cords are showing
through rubber!
--
John Lubran

I think the presumption behind this whole silly idea is that an obscured
numberplate carries a fine, but being caught by a speed camera carries a
fine and points on your licence.

The best anser is not to go through these cameras at illegal speed surely,
that costs nothing.




--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Moving Vision" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> There is a legal precedence that provides an unassailable defence
> against a range of potential motoring offences. For any prosecutable
> fault, such as a blown bulb, dirty number plate and even in some cases,
> a faulty speedometer, an unassailable defence is that you checked the
> item immediately before starting your journey and it was, as far as
> could reasonably be judged, functioning according to legal requirements
> . Unswervingly maintaining such a position cannot fail providing there
> are no other aggravating factors, such as saying "I started my journey
> in Timbuktu and the number plates were clean as a whistle when I left a
> week ago". At one time it sometimes took an appeal to convince
> magistrates of this but these days very few low level prosecutions would
> be exerted against such a defence. Just don't try saying that your tyre
> was legal before you started out when the steel cords are showing
> through rubber!
> --
> John Lubran

In article <[email protected]>,
says...
> No. Neither am I trying to get publicity for the retailer of this
> product, as has also been suggested. No ulterior motive - I'm asking
> here because I thought I was looking at a knowledgeable community of
> expert motoring enthusiasts.
>
You are. Its a completely bollox idea that only the completely utterly
stupid will go for. So when you getting some then?


--
Conor


"Be incomprehensible. If they can't understand, they can't disagree"

<[email protected]> wrote

> I'm asking
> here because I thought I was looking at a knowledgeable community of
> expert motoring enthusiasts.

Why did you think that?

I think your mud spraying story has been done before. ISTR a Daily Sport
story about spraying mud on "stunnas". They got so angry they lost all their
clothes and had a fight. It was a photo story IIRC. hth.

John Redman wrote:
> I think your mud spraying story has been done before. ISTR a Daily Sport
> story about spraying mud on "stunnas". They got so angry they lost all their
> clothes and had a fight. It was a photo story IIRC. hth.

Was that the one where they fell into the paddling pool, which was also,
mysteriously full of mud?

--
The Caretaker .........

In news:[email protected],
[email protected] <[email protected]> blithered:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
>
> I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
> http://www.sprayonmud.com.
>
> Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who
> have?
>
> What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
> marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
> just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
> people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates
> to avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the
> above product says it does not condone and an activity it
> discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
> spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
>
> What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
> 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
> long arm of the law?
>
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who
> has any anecdotes.
>
> If you'd rather not be identified, email [email protected].
>
> Thanks.

Seem to recall Les Leston used to supply stick on flies for your disadvantaged
would be rally drivers.

--
"He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt her doing it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!

> > Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
>Many years ago we used to use spray on grease for our motorcycle chains.
Inevitably some would find its way onto the rear numberplate.....

TonyB

<[email protected]> wrote:

> Does anyone use spray-on mud,

No one, that's why you are spamming your stupid product.

--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

On 2005-06-06, MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote:

> I've seen a branch of natwest done that way to good effect.

Bull****!

Actually, now I think about it, I think it was cow ****...

--
For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
>
> I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
> http://www.sprayonmud.com.
>
> Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have?
>
> What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
> marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
> just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
> people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to
> avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the
> above product says it does not condone and an activity it
> discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
> spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
>
> What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
> 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
> long arm of the law?
>
> I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has
> any anecdotes.

Round here they just necklace the cameras. If you're going to do a job, do
it properly
;o)

On 2005-06-07, MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote:

> twas on a summers day and many windows were open if memory serves...

I'll wager that he shouted sommat about making a deposit!

--
For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert