September 2005
I'm detailing this in the hope that someone may have some legal advice.
My disabled wife sent off a sorn notice in Nov last year for an off road morgan she could no longer drive.
DVLA didn't acknowledge and sent a supliment notice in Jan 05
She contacted them and in the end we had to write declaring the sorn which was finally sent to us dated 1-11-04 to 31-10-05 on the 31st March 2005.
In May 2005 DVLA prosecuted me for not declaring sorn, i was away and have a case to over turn the judgement on thursday 12.00 in reading county court.
They gave their case this afternoon, a day before the hearing, saying that despite sorn being declared for the period and a notice issued that the delay in having it declared meant we were still liable for the suppliment charge of £80 plus costs of £20.
Any help or advice would be grately appreciated
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Just a reminder to anyone who's coming along tomorrow (Wednesday, so today for most who read this!)
7.30 pm at The Wheatsheaf, which is technically in Dummer but just a stone's throw from J7 of the M3:
Come off M3 at J7 and head for the bright lights of Basingstoke.
At traffic lights, turn off to the left.
Stay on this road, pass a garden centre, a not so nice pub called the Golden Sun which has a lifesize plastic horse in the garden, and eventually you will come to the Wheatsheaf on your right. It's a dodgy turn in/out and it's attached to a travel inn, but don't let that put you off.
I have a silver-grey 04-reg A4 Avant which I'll be in or beside at 7.30, to aid recognition.
Hope to see some of you then.
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Once or twice ;-)
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Adam
Hi first post and need help have looked everywhere for a solution. My central locking is fine as are the ecu's and the key - the problem is leaking aerial washer let water into the remote locking sensor bay filling it with water and fusing the curcuit board. Can i get a replacement sensor without having to have the whole system recoded by the dealer etc and if so where from cos I have searched the net and cant find anyone who sells them. Any help greatly appreciated Read more
Its the infrared sensor thats causing the problem next to the sunroof above the rear view mirror, thanks for advice will try cleaning it all up but it happened before i bought the car and that was over 2 and a half years ago lol just decided i wanted it working as it should be !!!
Interesting new engine coming from VW. A 1.4 TSI engine combinining their FSI technology, a supercharger for lower revs and a turbocharger for higher revs. Turbocharger only at the higher rev range.
Figures look intesting for a "small" engine... 167bhp, 177lb ft torque and 39mpg (then again F1 got 1.5 litre engines with 1500bhp years ago). Meant to have very little lag for boost. And it's destined for the VW Golf GT, sitting below the GTi.
If it were April 1st I'd have thought it might have been a leg pull. Read more
Yeah, some diesels will better the mpg, torque figures etc, but for a 1.4 petrol, the figures quoted are good, where the maximum for such a capacity is about 100bhp!
Over the past few years, my weight has crept up and I recently made a decision to lose weight by exercise & sensible eating.
I have started cycling 6 miles to work & 6 miles home each day.
I am taking it seriously and intend to continue cycling through the winter, I have bought a set of lights, a high visibility jacket, a cycling helmet & a set of waterproofs. I am saving money on car running expenses, my car is safer left on my drive than parked on the street, I have lost 11 pounds in weight in 4 weeks, I feel healthier and my jurney to and from work takes only 5 minutes longer on a cycle than in the car.
The only downside is I feel more at risk during my 3 miles each way on roads (the other 3 miles is on cycle tracks) and cycling makes you much more aware of other vehicles. Read more
"The cyclists who ride in crowds on country roads do cycling no favours as they seem to have no regard for other road users"
If you've been a keen cyslist I'd have thought you'd know the reason why roadie clubs ride like this - it's to make the group as short as possible, and so that motorists have to overtake the bunch just as they would a tractor and trailer, rather than dodge along a single line of bikes, with the attendant danger of knocking someone off - it's much, much safer than riding in a big long line.
As they say - bikes (and pedestrians) are traffic.
Wheels come and wheels go... The race is on since forever and the industry is pushing hard, trying to convince everyone that the new model is way better than its predecessor. But is it always a rule of a thumb ?
Let?s take a Merc E-class W124, as an example. Nice car... then in ?96 came the W210 (the rusty one, though only at the beginning, BUT still rusty). And the current one, well... Figure it out for yourself...
Another one: Citroen Xanta, probably the most reliable Citroen ever and certainly more reliable than the C5.
Perhaps the only exception would be the Alfa Romeo as it gets better and better...
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I am the only Pole over here. Read more
The Ford Fiesta Mk IV may have been a better car than the Mk III, but I preferred the Mark III (& bought a run-out one at the beginning of 1997!) simply because the interior of the MK III felt much more airy and spacious than the Mark IV - and also had lots of flat surfaces that you could put things on.
Hi,
Looking for help on my sisters car. Its a k reg ford escort with a 1.6 EFI engine.
The fault she is getting is that the car every now and then cuts out. It does it at any speed and in all weathers. She says there is no warning, no "kangaroo" jumping, just that the engine stops and she has to pull over.
Once she has stopped she switches off the ignition and removes the keys she waits for the immobiliser to kick in (light flashes to the left of the clock on dash) disarmes it using the key fob then re-starts the engine. She says it starts up first time and runs perfect till it cuts out again.
The car ticks over perfect and drives perfect and had a quick look the other day and it was fine,never cut out sitting on the drive. She rang today saying it was cutting out again on the way to work.
Any ideas, possible immobiliser fault? could not find the control box for it when i looked.
all help will be welcome.
thanks.
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this could well be a fault with the fuse/relay box.(very common on these escorts).Dry solder joints to the efi/fuel pump relays circuit board can cause erratic cutting out.
I recently purchased a Peugeot 205 gti 1.6 and set about repairing all the bits that had dropped off. After changing the head gasket I found the car would not run. It turned over, would catch briefly then die.
After setting up the throttle position sensor I managed to get it to run and it did so for a few days. However last night the car started to cut out when the clutch was depressed, or when left idling for any period of time, but restarted at the first turn of the key. This morning it cut out at the first junction I came to and refused to start, just as it was before I set up the throttle position sensor(which may or may not be a coincidence). Just prior to it cutting out, a relay under the steering coloumn can be heard to click twice. Sometimes it clicks just once when idling without the car staling.
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ive changed my profile now so you can get my email address by clicking on my username above
chris
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I saw this quote for the first time today, at the end of the updated Mazda5 review.
From time to time, I have posted quotes from HJ reviews or the CBCB on two or three other motoring forums where someone may have asked questions such as "I'm thinking of buying a such-and-such, are they any good?" or "My such-and-such broke down, has anyone come across this problem?", etc. I always post a link to the site in the hope that this will generate more hits, and I always attribute the quote to the site. Is this acceptable, or should I from now on just say "Do a search at honestjohn.co.uk"?
PS - I thought I'd post this as a thread rather than send an email to mods, simply because I think having this clarified might help other backroomers who I'm sure have done something similar. Cheers.
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ... Read more
Righto - thanks for that.
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ...
Oh Dear oh dear oh dear!
Boone, I see you are new to the forum. Before you post again, have a good read of other people's posts and consider your writing style.
Your post was:
Offensive
Boring
A real turn off.
Hugo - BR Moderator
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www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=34...7
May I also refer to my own "send in the clowns" contribution of a few days ago in this regard.
A few months ago I would have advised to always get your SORN done at a post office as you get a printed receipt as evidence.
Now I think it can be done on't interweb and I guess a printscreen would help as evidence.
Martin