Parking Your Car In The UK.

@senghenydd @Waveney I did some internet research from a couple of places estimated non licensed drivers is about 450,000 quite a number of those are actually people currently on a ban so it's less who've actually not passed a test. Around 42million who've past the test more like 50million hold some licence so including motorcycle, provisional licenses etc.

So around 1% unlicensed drivers.

@KatyO83 That's interesting I would like to see that however I really must go now I haven't anymore time talk to you again maybe, in the meantime I'll look at the stats myself.

@senghenydd rac and government data

@KatyO83 Oh I'm off down the road in my car now in a minute looking for a place to park, at least you have admitted you drove for years without passing a test that's a start -Thank you.

@senghenydd I first drove at 15 in a stolen Ford. I crashed into a street lamp somewhere around Leigh and we decamped from the car even stupidly leaving a weapon behind which had prints on. Should have realised then I was no use as a wannabe gangsta.

@KatyO83 You sound like a good sport I like it.

@Waveney There's no need to be aggressive I can't prove it, it's only my findings over many years.

@senghenydd Saying "prove it", is not aggressive. And you've just said your comment is based on a quick poll you took on here.

@Waveney No No I never said I took a poll on SW.

Our chat is over I am popping out to get some supplies in my Car, hopefully I'll find a parking space somewhere and walk half a mile to the shops.

@Waveney The maths doesn’t work. That’s why housing, healthcare, policing, education is struggling so much.
On the subject of immigration and small boats, why would someone travel through numerous European countries, many of which are wealthier than the U.K., to then risk their lives crossing a treacherous body of water, and then claiming asylum once they land here? Why didn’t they claim asylum before? I would suggest it’s because there is a big something to be gained here that couldn’t be gained anywhere else.
The maths simply doesn’t work my friend. I’m at the older end of the age scale myself, and I’m sure that the consequences to all this will be felt more when I’m long gone (and there’s no space left to bury me).
We’re an island nation and we can’t cope with this.

@Oneofthestormboys

That is the very question to ask.

But mostly it's extremely complicated.

But let's look where the majority are coming from

Pakistani (10%), Eritrean (8%), Iranian (8%), Sudanese (7%), and Afghan (7%), according to data from the House of Commons Library Asylum Statistics.

Pakistan was in the British empire for a long time.
Iran - exploited by British companies for years taking huge petrol chemical profits out the country. 1953 direct intervention to ensure a British friendly non democratic government was installed.
Sudan again mostly under Britain's control and influence through the early 20th century.
Afghanistan well we've interfered there for nigh on 200 years. And didn't exactly help much the last time.


Is it any surprise that people come from countries with large human rights problems and head for the imperial power that historically they were told were going to help and protect them?