Hi Michael,

Yes - we have a word ‘mileometer’ in the UK.

I have several classic cars and I have to declare a maximum mileage for them 
and the form reads ‘mileometer reading’.  It’s probably a uniquely British 
thing - I’d admit




> On 7 Sep 2020, at 5:56 pm, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Stephen, I believe the word is odometer. Unless the British have their own 
> word?
> 
>> On 7 Sep 2020, at 16:16, Stephen Humphreys <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> They don’t make cas with mechanical mileometers/speedos anymore Martin - 
>> that ship sailed almost decades ago
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 7 Sep 2020, at 2:35 pm, Michael Payne <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Sweden is safer and they drive on the other side. But I don’t think that 
>>>> has much to with it. Many accidents here in France with people driving on 
>>>> the wrong side of the road. 
>>>> 
>>>> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Ftransport%2Ffacts-fundings%2Fscoreboard%2Fcompare%2Fpeople%2Froad-fatalities_en&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C81f61dde29e543bcab5608d8537ebb7c%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637351151059781072&amp;sdata=t08adzKiyQvemv3Atj5qgyCbqbOuco7cGxfchNDItmk%3D&amp;reserved=0
>>>>  
>>>> <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Ftransport%2Ffacts-fundings%2Fscoreboard%2Fcompare%2Fpeople%2Froad-fatalities_en&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C81f61dde29e543bcab5608d8537ebb7c%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637351151059791027&amp;sdata=GeKLS%2F8F6zVT2M3Qvpt%2BCSrqF7uPvA4gpc8igsfAPlA%3D&amp;reserved=0>
>>> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rac.co.uk%2Fpressreleases%2Fmore-than-10-percent-of-brits-admit-to-driving-on-wrong-side-of-the-road-in-europe-1509276&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C81f61dde29e543bcab5608d8537ebb7c%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637351151059791027&amp;sdata=snWMGrx0mRibwzUuJU7XScWOktLE0Hh%2F6rCF1AIk5FY%3D&amp;reserved=0
>>>  
>>> <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rac.co.uk%2Fpressreleases%2Fmore-than-10-percent-of-brits-admit-to-driving-on-wrong-side-of-the-road-in-europe-1509276&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C81f61dde29e543bcab5608d8537ebb7c%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637351151059791027&amp;sdata=snWMGrx0mRibwzUuJU7XScWOktLE0Hh%2F6rCF1AIk5FY%3D&amp;reserved=0>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 6 Sep 2020, at 19:33, Stephen Humphreys <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> That ship has sailed.
>>>> 
>>>> And UK road are STILL the safest in the UK.  Lets leave it that way - as 
>>>> the government and popular opinion suggests 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 6 Sep 2020, at 6:26 pm, Michael Payne <[email protected] 
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2F8239048.stm&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C81f61dde29e543bcab5608d8537ebb7c%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637351151059791027&amp;sdata=O9kTF8D8%2F82Evw6t8ZSF0YLr2TEAf%2BnM%2FRHv0sLVmjo%3D&amp;reserved=0
>>>>>  
>>>>> <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2F8239048.stm&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C81f61dde29e543bcab5608d8537ebb7c%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637351151059791027&amp;sdata=O9kTF8D8%2F82Evw6t8ZSF0YLr2TEAf%2BnM%2FRHv0sLVmjo%3D&amp;reserved=0>
>>>>> 
>>>>> This particular article is 11 years old, so pre Brexit.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The above website list comments on which side would be best to drive on 
>>>>> in the UK. But further down are comments, one of which is to sort out the 
>>>>> “muddled measurements” in the UK. (Below Alex, Birmingham.
>>>>> 
>>>>> With the Brits around here in France, I’ve noticed it’s cheaper to buy a 
>>>>> comparable used car in the UK, but more expensive to buy new in the UK. I 
>>>>> figure it must have something to do with the market available for both 
>>>>> new and used in the UK compared to the rest of Europe. Never mind the 
>>>>> accidents from Brits starting out in the countryside here on the wrong 
>>>>> side.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mike Payne
>>>>> France
>>>>> 
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