This long awaited by pass has now opened and the first thing you see as you join is a sign with a skidding car symbol saying "Skid Risk next 4 1/2 Miles". I suppose it is some Health and Safety junk but it doesn't say much for the technology of the 21st Century that a brand new road is a skid risk!
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just been out in my vaux zafira diesel and turn the ignition of to park but needed to move it again
but when started again the steering was very hard to turn so switched of and turned back on and was fine was
wondering if any one knows what the cause could be Read more

Right, I'm not ashamed to admit that I didn't know the best way to approach the enormous amounts of water on the roads this morning on my way to work. It was the first time I've encountered water that was more than a foot deep, even on the highest point in the middle of the road.

So, what's the best way to approach a flood, apart from turning round and finding another way, which isn't always possible?

High gear or low gear? Through as quick as possible (obviously I don't mean hit the flood at high speed, but once you have begun to cross is it better to accelerate?) or as slow as possible? Close behind someone else or let them completely through and the waves die down first? I'm sure I've read something about not driving turbo diesels through water, but I am totally expecting to have dreamt it. Do you still have to test your brakes or is that a bit of an old fashioned notion these days? What am I damaging if I get water in my engine?

At what point does the water become too deep to even contemplate driving through? This morning I think I would have had wet feet if I'd still been in Polo, and there were a number of older vehicles pulled up along my route.

Apologies for my stupidness, but as I said, I've never encountered huge floods before, just ones where you can usually find a dry point in the middle of the road. Read more

I drive a 2003 Citroen C5. The foam in the seat base has split right through from the front to the back, about 2" from the edge of the seat. This has happened on both front seats. Has anyone else experienced this and if so is there a cheap fix. I know im 15 stone so that could well be part of the probelem, but my wife weighs less than 9 stone and shes managed to split the passenger seat too, so im assuming its a design fault. Trev Read more

Before I get it in the neck, I have not been caught (walking at the time).

Over the past few days I have seen the most horrific usage of the "scamera vans"

First was night time rush, darkness all around and a dark blue peugeot van with no markings sitting in a bus stop. Traffic caught up as buses were unable to get into the small laybay, hence stopping in the road. 2 operators inside with the cameras pointing through the rear windows.

This morning passed another one, this time properly livered up, but stopped at the bottom of a steep hill (to no doubt catch the people who don't gear brake going downhill) which happens due to the bend in the road, not to be visible from the top.
This road has hatched markings all down the hill, so causing the traffic to not "legally" to be able to overtake the van, as they would have to go across the hatched area. Result, traffic queued up the hill while cars stopped, then overtook one at a time, very cautiously.

Whilst I agree with the requirement and the deterrents, the backhanded way that some of these work at really gets up my nose.

Thanks.... gripe over... Feel better now :)



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