You don't have to answer as this is a bit of a personal question, plus I'm probably showing my ignorance re how pensions work, but does this mean you can 'cash the pension in' and receive £80k? If yes, very nice surprise Christmas present to yourself
You don't have to answer as this is a bit of a personal question, plus I'm probably showing my ignorance re how pensions work, but does this mean you can 'cash the pension in' and receive £80k? If yes, very nice surprise Christmas present to yourself
I was prob going through a bit of a mid-life crisis 2-3 years back. Always liked bikes so decided to go for my bike licence. Passed my CBT and theory and started the DAS course. Was getting on fine but came off during one lesson, luckily was just going slowly around a mini-roundabout in the wet. Felt okay and continued the lesson but suspected I'd be sore the next day ... boy was I right! Most people around me were saying along the lines of 'why are you doing this?!?' including my next door neighbour, younger guy who did ride but packed it in due to ever busier roads etc. On balance I decided to call it a day. Part of me will always regret not achieving it though.Just been up to get my bike Mot'd. Passed at a main dealers with a couple of advisories. Slightly stiff or notchy head bearing and a slightly damaged valve stem on the rear wheel. I’ll sort the valve out next week when I service it but the head bearings can wait until I feel like it although they feel okay to me.
You can take 25% of it tax free. That’s £20k to blow on a trip around the world....wait, err, no, don’t bother!
You can take 25% of it tax free. That’s £20k to blow on a trip around the world....wait, err, no, don’t bother!
I passed my test on a 125 scooter. No intention of getting a real bigger bike, just wanted to ditch the L plates, get cheaper insurance, not bother with another CBT and possibly take a pillion rider. It was a restricted licence and I ended up getting a 300cc commuter scooter. Two years after passing it automatically upgraded to a big boys licence so I got a 650cc as well. No stopping me then because a few years later, I got a 1300cc sports tourer bike. Did half a dozen European bike trips with mates. Got fed up, sold the big bike and kept the commuter scooter. When my mates go abroad nowdays I fly out and meet them, hiring a bike out there. Last time I met them in Corsica. Took them two days riding, a train and an overnight ferry to get there. I got there in a few hours! Five of us were due to fly out to Malaga in October and picking up fully kitted out BMW's for a 'Cowboy tour' - a mix of on road and off road riding in the mountains where they made the spaghetti westerns. Covid put paid to that but they are holding onto our deposits a until things clear up so probably sometime in 2023 then! Still got my commuter scooter that I bought new in 2009. I paid £3,500 for it, I’ve been knocked off it three times and have received a total of £4,950 in damages and I still have it so it’s more than paid for itself - win/win, especially when you can walk away from the crashes!
