Has any one got any spare shillings to give to admin to put in the computer meter to speed forum up a bit as its getting slow again 
A fair point, but this is already being discussed here:
http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=162292
And here:
http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=164337&start=30