Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[JokerJ]

My nephews in hospital but doesn't sound like corona going by his symptoms

He'snot in hospital, trying to talk to 111 but his symptoms are bad stomach and back and plopping blood

 

[Walken]

Cheers, not got much news but he's shitting blood so that's a sign it's not the vius but summat could be seriously wrong instead. His missus has been on hold for nearly 2 hours to 111

all the best mate, terrible time to have to go the hospital but hopefully its resolved quickly

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

My car MOT runs out on the 17th April, I normally put it in a few weeks before it's due just in case anything needs done to it, I can't find a garage open, I wonder what the consequences will be if I'm unable to get it MOT'd, or does common sense obviously prevail here.

VOSA have suspended the MOT testing system until further notice. So you couldn’t get a test even if you found somewhere open. So you’re fine overrunning the date.

 

[Deleted member 38674]

VOSA have suspended the MOT testing system until further notice. So you couldn’t get a test even if you found somewhere open. So you’re fine overrunning the date.

Just taken out a new car lease too, leasing companies are hopefully being as understanding!

 

[jackyboy]

The first major construction company to close. Hopefully more will follow today.

Great news that. It's absolutely insane the lack of guidance for ourselves. I'm office based now thankfully but have still had to say that I would be working from home due to not being comfortable with the travelling each way. If I was still on Crossrail I don't know how that would have worked.

 

[Brennan]

Just taken out a new car lease too, leasing companies are hopefully being as understanding!

New cars don’t need an MOT

 

[Deleted member 38674]

New cars don’t need an MOT

I know, mate. I meant in terms of the leasing contract.

 

[Armchair Blue]

In the same position myself,runs out on the 9th april

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

I know, mate. I meant in terms of the leasing contract.

Good luck with that one.

 

[ramacca]

So Barclay in the commons, can't give a date about when the self employed will get real help. Typical announcement politics Tories always announcing this or that but can never give a date when it will be implemented. Just like starter homes - announcement politics than delivered zero, zilch in 10 years. These clowns are making the country more anxious than is necessary.

 

[Blues Harp]

So Barclay in the commons, can't give a date about when the self employed will get real help. Typical announcement politics Tories always announcing this or that but can never give a date when it will be implemented. Just like starter homes - announcement politics than delivered zero, zilch in 10 years. These clowns are making the country more anxious than is necessary.

This.

 

[Bluerover]

A very good point ...?

From my view, unlikely to be prosecuted/fined where outside one's control to comply with testing requirements certification etc.

HOWEVER duty of care still applies, and you would probably be liable for damage caused by a fault that a reasonable owner/driver would have been aware of.

It is not carte blanche to drive a dangerous vehicle.

 

[mrb85]

That is only if they solely go after everyone else to pay for this - which is going to be politically and financially impossible, especially as we are going to need bigger and more capable healthcare sectors, public health facilities etc after this. Fortunately, there is an alternative represented by the shade under $12 trillion currently held in offshored accounts and firms across the globe.

Time to stump a large percentage of that up, rich fellows.

The top 5% already account for half of all income tax revenues though. The top 1% provide around a third. Raising taxes on capital would be more lucrative in theory, but the bar would have to be set quite a bit higher than currently since otherwise you end up hitting many who aren't particularly well off (as Londoners will tell you when they come to settle inheritance tax bills on properties with massively inflated value). And as for getting all countries to shake out offshore wealth, well good luck with that.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Manu Dibang is dead because of CV

 

[Deleted member 38674]

Good luck with that one.

My thought's precisely.

Mortgage company have also only given a 1 month holiday, despite government guidelines saying 3 months.

One thing after another!