Reply to "Neiman part"

Derek, you Blokes and we Yanks just don't speak the same language, for instance:

UK.....................US

aerial.................antenna

boot...................trunk

car park...............parking lot

car silencer...........muffler

cats eyes..............reflectors

central reservation....median

clock..................odometer

demister...............defroster

diversion..............detour

drink-driving..........drunk driving

driving licence........driver's license

dual carriageway.......divided highway

dumper truck...........dump truck

flyover................overpass

fourway................crossroads

full lights............high beams

gear box...............transmission

gear lever.............gear shift

hire car...............rental car

indicators.............turn signals

lights dipped..........low beams

motorway...............freeway / expressway

orbital................beltway (Eastern U.S.)

petrol.................gasoline / gas

propeller shaft........drive shaft

recovery...............towing

roundabout.............traffic circle / rotary

spanner................wrench

top up.................fill up / top off

unmade road............dirt road, unpaved road

windscreen.............windshield

window heater..........defroster

wing...................fender