@ Fidsta, and pigs might fly. 🤣🤣

But this HAS been mentioned. Rupert will have a referendum on this when he becomes PM.

Yes, adders have been spotted up here in Yorkshire on the moors. It must be global warming as they were never seen around here years ago. I really hope I don't see one when I'm out on the moor as I'm absolutely terrified of snakes! Anyway, dog walkers have been warned to keep their dogs on leads on the moors - but they never seem to bother, not even in nesting season (we have rare ground-nesting birds here).

I saw an article in my Kennel Club newsletter (Indi is insured with the K.C.) that said vets do not all routinely stock anti-venin and those that do, usually only keep a small number of doses, so if they have used theirs recently, or it is out of date, you could be left in a bad state if your dog is bitten by an adder, as it will mean you or the vet ringing round other vets, then driving or getting a courier to collect it - not an easy situation to find yourself in. I rang my vet, a long-established practice, to check, assuming they would stock it automatically as we are in the New Forest and adders are not rare here. The receptionist went to check and said she wasn’t sure but thought they had one dose in stock. I know anti-venin is probably expensive (I wouldn’t fancy milking an adder) but even so, one dose seems incredibly optimistic, especially as snakes are more active in warm or hot weather.

The adder is a British native snake, they usually prefer to escape rather than attack. The dog probably scared it or even tried to play with it.

Cold blooded creatures will be a lot more lively as their bodies warm up in hot weather

If you’re asked, you may need to provide proof of U.K. RESIDENCY.

There have been several recent threads about this on other pages.

You must be a UK resident to claim a prize.

Maybe admin could confirm - does "can produce proof of ID and address" mean that a winner must provide proof that they live or work in the postcode they have registered?

You could try moving to London. SW1A 1AA won recently (I'll leave you to check where that is!) and- as I recall - there were something like 150 members who had registered that code.

I'm still not sure what part of the FAQ's people find hard to understand, unless it's the fact that they are written down and this baffles some people whose only source of information is ten second clips on social media.

People still don't quite get this - yes, every member has the exact same chance of their ACCOUNT NUMBER being drawn. But if more than one person has registered the same postcode as you, there is a higher chance of that POSTCODE appearing.

The system completes the draws from a database of active account ID numbers using a random number generator and the parameters of the smallest ID number to the largest. It then displays the postcode on the chosen account number as the winner of the draw. All it ‘sees’ is the account numbers of active members, it is not influenced by any other data or outside factors and is as random as a computer can be.

Any active account could win at any time. As with any lottery or giveaway, some people win and some don't, but at least ours is free. You don't often get the chance to win something for free in life, after all.

We encourage people to use their residential postcode, especially for demographic reasons. But some people use their work postcode, for example. As long as the person is a UK resident and can produce proof of ID and address if required, that's what matters.

You don't have to use the postcode where you live. You can use any valid postcode so you can pick any one you think might have a better chance. But remember it is your personal ID number that is chosen not the postcode.

I was typing at the same time CS and others.

The way winners are selected is by their unique membership number (they're on the end of your referral link) so every member has exactly the same chance of winning in all 9 draws a day.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/14-how-are-winning-postcode-selected

Edit: 2 minds with the same thoughts!!

It’s your personal registration number that is actually entered into the draws. That means that every active member has the exact same individual chance of being drawn.

That’s also why you could in theory win in every draw or win numerous times.

The random number generator doesn’t know where you are.

If you are signed up and checking regularly, you have a chance of winning. Almost all the postcodes drawn 9am 12 noon today only have one eligible claimant. Plus, if you are the only person registered you don't risk losing it to someone else or having to share!

I wonder how long he ran it (at a loss) before attracting the first advertiser.

Yes - I can't wait to win and add to that figure.

It’s an enviable achievement isn’t it? I bet Chris didn’t really expect to be still here giving so much money away when he had a bright idea over 15 years ago.

Fantastic. 👏🥳

A colleague at work recently had his car completely written off by a pothole on an unlit road at night. The council accepted no responsibility because they had put a little bit of yellow paint around it - which he didn't see until it was too late.

Electric cars are heavier, like for like, than internal combustion ones and therefore, as we move to more EVs, the problem will get worse rather than better.

Also, how many EV drivers turn blind eyes to the weight restrictions on some bridges that prohibit vehicles over 2 tonnes?

How ironic that these 'so green it hurts your eyes' drivers are responsible for creating so much environmental damage to our roads and structures that then need heavy plant - powered by carbon fuels - to repair them.

"Drivers get a slightly better shaped seat as they have to pedal & make the wheels go round & round..."

Enver, that could be a bit misleading. Many buses these days have automatic transmission, so fewer pedals.

Car manufacturers are trying to sell us vehicles "Not fit for purpose" ❓.

Potholes have been there so long that Councils now want us to sponsor or adopt them.

Bus seats have no padding these days & are covered hard plastic & not designed for journeys over 10 minutes or on bumpy ground. Drivers get a slightly better shaped seat as they have to pedal & make the wheels go round & round...

Last time I remember the roads being as bad as this was after the winter of 1962/63 when we had a really hot summer the next year and there were huge potholes everywhere, I was always going into them on my bike and hurting my knees. Bus journeys are really uncomfortable nowadays - it must be awful for bus drivers.