February 2007
Is there a (legal?) reason why a 'VAT receipt' must be specifically asked for when paying for fuel? I need to keep them for my book-keeping, and have occasionally forgotten one.
Why can't the VAT element be shown on the receipt normally issued? Read more
I'm about to buy a car that is a cat D write off. The damage is merely cosmetic and hardly noticeable. Please let me know if this can be insured and be on the road as it is? Or must the damage be repaired? How can I remove the vehicle from the Cat D classification? Read more
That would be a cat C glowplug - D doesn't need the VIC.
Please help. I have a 2002 Mk4 Golf 1.6SE and have a pond in my near side rear footwell. There is no water anywhere else and I am perplexed. Took it to VW who kindly charged me £80 and said they had looked for one hour and could find nothing. More likely had a cup of tea and charged me for the experience. Their latest suggestion is that I pay them £320 for four hours work and they will have another look. This time they will take the carpet up. I have now cleaned it up twice but this is not very good. I do not have a sunroof, could someone please help me.
{The author of this post has mentioned there was a typo in this message. Just to clarify he meant a 2002 Mk4 Golf, and not a 1992 Mk4 Golf. The error (as you can see) has now been corrected - DD} Read more
Hey mss1tw
Did you sort out your leak? was it the windscreen?
Charles
Hey Charles, no not yet! I need to do the doors first then take yet another look at the pollen filter area. It's not got a rear wash wipe.
I took it to a windscreen place who did some bits with some liquid and an airline, they didn't think that it was the screen. It was £200 odd for a new screen - to much to just try it on a whim, sadly!
I have always beleived that its a manufactures responsibility to supply car parts for 10 years after a car has finished production.
Its come to light that a current manufacture cant supply a part (a panel) for a car that is 6 years out of production. The supplier to the
company allegedly went bust taking all the equipment with them.
The car manufacturer is still going strong, this one part is about the only thing unavailable.
Now I wondered if anyone on here was aware of the law or european directive or whatever that forces a car manufacture to supply parts
and for how long. I am beginning to think its a myth, but if someone knows different could they post the details.
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VW van anyone?, not only are spares available 30 years later,
they are cheaper!
keep it quiet
Just like my Triumph 2000 from 1964. I have never yet needed a part I couldn't get by next day courier delivery.
Yesterday, in common with a great many people, I shifted about 3" of snow from the roof and windows of my car using a clean brush (ex dustpan and brush set from the kitchen). Somehow and annoyingly the sliding down of the snow on the windscreen has produced a near vertical light scratch in the glass, fortunately near the passenger's eyeline.
Deep down, common sense tells me that this cannot be polished out without causing an optical aberration, if indeed, it can be polished out at all. However I would like to know whether anyone has successfully removed a scratch from their windscreen without exacerbating the problem? Eventually, I'll get used to seeing it when I gaze across the screen but at the moment I am finding it most annoying as it is the first time in 50 years of driving etc. that I have ever done this.
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I've had success with toothpaste followed by Brasso. Take care with the toothpaste, it's actually incredibly abrasive. Also works well on CDs.
Hi,
I need some help on removing an oil cap on a Ford KA2 99 reg (T). This is such a silly issue but I asked everyone I know and to no avail so far!
I am trying to top up my engine oil in my KA, but for life of me cannot remove the oil cap on top of the engine. All my friends, neighbours and my boyfriend has tried but it doesn't seem to want to come off! it has no finger grips so it doesn't look like it should screw off. It looks like it should just lift off, but I have tried levering it but this doesn't work either.
can anyone help me on this daft issue?????
While I'm here, I may as well ask another question that anyone may be able to help me on -
The central locking on my driver side doesn't work currently when unlocking the car (It works fine locking it). The lock doesn;t want to turn round when I try to turn the key, and I'm frightened I will brake the key in the lock if I force it any further, so I have to open the car using the passenger side. Someone has said it sounds like someone has tried to pick the lock and damaged it somehow. Has anyone idea how much it would approximately cost to get it fixed, or even be able to explain what the problem is?
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You will see a black and yellow cap above a black breather box with a black tube going down into the rocker cover. There will be hoses attached to it. The whole thing pulls out and in my opinion you cant do much damage by pulling hard.
With central locking, try squirting WD40 into the key hole. I think new barrels are something like £35 plus £15 for adapting it to keys. I would imagine that it takes between 1 and 2 hours to fit.
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I would also suggest drilling ,use the largest bit and slowest drill speed you can or even use an old fashioned hand drill cos if you break the drill bit in the hole you will have fun
I did once have success on a similer job by heating a very thin pipe to red hot with a blow lamp and forcing it over the screw by melting its way through the rawplug but it took a while
good luck
Hi,
Considering a used Skoda Fabia or Citroen/Peugeot but unsure on which diesel engine to go for.
I like to do most of my own DIY servicing including timing belts, so any advice on a suitable reliable choice would be very welcome.
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I've no idea why people keep posting 'don't get a sdi they're slow etc, I doubt whether most of these people have ever driven one, I have just bought an ex British Gas sdi, and it's fabulous not sluggish at all, it's a van. I had a peugeor partner fot 12 years, and this would leave it standing, they are a great van and very very economical
Hi,
Does anyone know how to change the Pollen Filter on a Vauhall Zafira 1.6 Club ?
It's not mentioned at all in the Drivers manual.
Any thoughts on this would be GREAT !!!
Thanks
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The pollen filter is specific to Zafira
Yes, I had forgotten that the Zafira heating system is larger on the Zafira. Also the part no's on the puravent website should have given me a clue.
Still, won't be much more, if any price difference at all to that of the Astra-G - note, if bought from Vauxhall of course ;o)
Hi All
Can anyone help me. Own a 52 Plate TDCI 115 Mondeo. Up until about 6 weeks ago i couldn't fault the car. The car 6weeks ago lost severe amount of power, and the glow plug light started flashing. Took to Ford, who diagnosed that the injectors needed to be recalibrated. This was done and the car was back on the road, except I otice a 'pinking' sound was now coming from the engine. Calle the garaged who told me the new software would change the tone of the engine (utter rubbish) Got the car to work, still not happy, calle them back and they said to bring it back in. When they took a look, they said one of the injectors needed to be replaced. Once replaced they were still hearing the noise (more obvious when cold). They then told me that Ford were aware of this problem are awaiting the issue of the new software to come out (how much i believe this, i do not know). In the last two weeks i have started to smell burning oil, opening the bonnet last week to see white smoke come out of theright hand side injector. Took back to the same garage who said it was a loose pipe. Again got fivge minutes down the road, could still smell oil. Opened the bonnet to still see burning oil, garaged told me it was steam from where it had been steamed cleaned (yeah right) The car is now at the main branch waiting to be looked at.
Can anyone shed light on these problems, and if they have managed to get things resolved with Ford, because they customer service is dreadful, no garage seems to have a courtesy car, and any mention of compensation, is dismissed. Thinking of getting a independent party involved to apply some pressure Read more
I confirm that after disconnecting the battery, my Mondeo felt and sounded very different for the next few days.
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same here daiking - we need VAT receipts which show enough VAT paid to at least cover the amount being reclaimed. In a twist of irony this has totally screwed up our mileage claim procedure which was supposed to become paperless from Monday! We are going from a manual system which was easy as you kept the sheet in the car, and handed it in at the end of a period with VAT receipts. Now we need to fill the sheet, enter it onto the computer, get it approved electronically, print it out, get it signed by person who approved it and send with VAT receipts. All in the name of 'efficiency'.