lotus

Sports car, stands for: Lots of trouble, usually serious.

My bloody lotus broke down again

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jobs a good'un

Midland exclamation at an unexpectedly good outcome of a bad situation.

Forklift driver: "Yeah, I smashed a load of those boxes whan I put them on the pallet. Put loads of shrink wrap on, nobody noticed, jobs a good'un"

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jobs a goodun

See jobs a good'un.

Only seen it in print once, in Time Out London, and thats how it was spelled.

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birmingham

Where stuff is made. Birthplace of world industry, home of the British motor industry.

BMW engines, London taxis, Peugeots, Rovers, Jaguars, trains, Cadburys chocolate..etc..etc

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double yellow

Or "Double yellows"- twin yellow lines down the side of a road which indicate no parking.

Hurry up, i've parked on double yellow

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whitie

To be far too stoned to the point of the room spinning, far more extreme than rawhide.

Dont have a whitie.

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congestion charge

Road toll scheme in Central London, implemented by 'Red Ken' Livingstone. Drivers entering the central zone must pay £8 per day (up from £5 at its introduction in 2003) or risk a heavy fine and/or impound of their vehicle.
The charge operates on weekdays from 7:00AM to 6:30PM. Electric vehicles and buses are exempt (along with other exemptions).
The system is enforced by ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) CCTV cameras on all roads entering the zone. Motorists pay by giving their car number plate details at the counter of an appropriate petrol station or shop.
The zone is due to be extended soon, doubling its size.
Needless the say, the scheme is unpopular with motorists, although London has relatively low rates of car ownership in relation to the rest of the UK, or the US.
Plans for similar schemes in other UK cities are currently on hold.
High-profile opponents to the scheme include Madonna and the Evening Standard newspaper.

I'm just going to the shop to pay the congestion charge

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