May 2008
Has anyone experience of or does anyone know whether a camera van parked alongside a 2 lanes in each direction/central reservation dual carriageway trunk road (not on the central reservation) can legally carry out enforcement on traffic travelling in the opposing lanes (in other words across 2 lanes and the central reservation)
I ask as I have read cameras can be used multi directional but not on motorways and dual carriageways - each direction being a seperate site - although it may be that if the road has junctions this may affect the issue.
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I passed a motor spare/accessories shop today and they had a promotion of solar powered battery chargers. These are laid on the dashtop and plug into the cigarette lighter. Basically they seem like a good idea. However although I would not heitate to use one on an older car I was wondering about modern electrics with anti-theft and immobiliser circuitery. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience of these? Read more
First thing you'd have to check is that your ciggy lighter was still live when the ignition is switched off. If not, then the small charge the solar panel produces isn't going to reach the battery.
Many years ago when I was a child, and also in my early motoring career, bank holidays usually meant a dash to the coast. I am sure in those days every town and largish village had public toilets available for when people needed a comfort break. Many of these seem to have been closed down or have gone completely, which can sometimes result in a fairly frantic search. Obviously there are now many out-of-town superstores but often their toilets seem out of order (and providing this service is not their main purpose in life).
These days there seem to be targets for everything and I was wondering if there was one for public toilets? My feeling is if there is it is not being achieved by most councils.
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The hooded monster who jumps out from behind the bushes and rapes a stranger is, thankfully, rare.
Most victims know their attacker in some way, even if they may only have met that evening, at a friend's house or in a nightclub.
A lone woman in a layby late at night is obviously at risk of all manner of unpleasant behavior from passing males, but rape is unlikely.
The above could also be said of murder.
Apparently according to the press, labour politicians are calling the coming hike in road tax prices the poll tax on wheels and calling for a u-turn on its implementation. Anybody think the duty on fuel has any chance of coming down or is this as I think never happen. Read more
Perhaps my subject line was a bit vague.
Just need a bit of advice please....
I need 4 new tyres for my car. Went to the tyre place this morning and said I want exactly the same as are currently on my car, which are Continental ContiSport M3, and which have a rating of 85W. So I've ordered the tyres and will get them changed on Tuesday.
Just looked in the handbook and it says to use tyres with a rating of 91V. So it looks like my current tyres don't actually agree to what's in the handbook.
Does this matter, please, or can I just use 85W? To get a higher rating will obviously be more expensive.
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Either should be ok.
V rated up to 150mph.
W rated up to 170mph.
I just bought 2 replacement door locks for my Fiesta on ebay. Just by the drain hole one is marked L and the other R.
So L for left and R for right, so my stupid question is:
Is this left and right when sitting in the car facing forward so L is passenger door and R is driver door or is it L and R when looking at the car from the front towards the back?
I said it was a stupid question but if anyone can clarify then it would be appreciated.
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Ford locks will lock with any ford key, but hopefuly only the right key will unlock them (I have in the past unlocked the an almost identical car with my keys though).
So borrow another ford key to test, I have heard of the barrels being fitted to the wrong doors so any ford key unlocked them but only the proper key will lock the car.
Passenger lock on a RHD is clockwise to unlock, anti clockwise to lock.
Drivers lock on a RHD is anti clockwise to unlock, clockwise to lock.
Hope that helps.
Hi. I own a Jan 04 Collection with Duratec engine and air conditioning. I have patiently been awaiting the issue of a Haynes manual for the Duratec engined Ka to no avail. So, could some kind person please tell me the replacement intervals for:
Spark Plugs
Coolant
Brake fluid
Power steering fluid
Transmission oil? Should/can level be checked?
I assume there are no tappets to adjust?
Does air conditioning need routine servicing?
Any other replacement stuff I've missed?
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Thanks for the link mfarrow! Just what I needed.
Back in the early 1980`s I was working with young TWOC-ers and was once in a `place`being shown a ledger book with page after page of registration numbers, all of the same make and model. Unbelievable really, but it was reckoned that just about every car of that type in the town and surrounding area had been stolen at least once.
One of the lads told me exactly how it was done and it was down to a fine art, so much that they could do it in the dark regarding the hot wiring. This info being passed far and wide across the district.
It was just the one make and model though. Blank at anything else as the wiring was different.
I often wondered how widespread this became.... the cure was reaching age 17 when almost everyone settled down a bit with more serious consequences on the horizon in Court.
Well that`s my story, people were going into local showrooms and buying these cars new..if only they had been aware....
Any little car`secrets` unknown to the general public, from your own perspective?
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Who needs keys when you can buy these things? tinyurl.com/45loq8
Hi all
Our newly acquired Mini 1000 has a problem. Well, a few actually but the main one is this.
There is a tie bar that steadies the engine, as you face the windscreen, just to the left of the carb. It looks like it originally was connected to a metal bracket that comes out from under the clutch fluid reservoir but this bracket seems to have sheared off and a crude attempt to fabricate a bracket and then use one of the reservoir fixing bolts to hold it.
The trouble is I gave away my Haynes manual with the last Mini I sold so dont know what the bracket is supposed to look like so I could maybe weld a new one on and also dont know what is involved in removing the clutch fluid reservoir.
All help VERY gratefully received, as ever!!!
Thanks!
Stuart
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I believe the OP's car hasn't a plate in place, but if there is, it would need cutting to remove it, which is probably as difficult, given the location, as taking off the cylinders. As I say, not impossible, but not the easiest of jobs.
JS
Aircon regassed last August shortly after purchase of car, no leaks found in system and all other parts working fine.
Went to drive car today, compressor clicks on but air does not get chilled.
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Got aircon checked, needs new condensor, reciver dryer and a couple of seals and regas. Is this a common thing to go on 323's or have I just been unlucky, oh well look like I'll have to raid the piggy bank.
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They can enforce from whatever side they like. BUT the angle of track has to be fairly minimal and unobstructed. Dont know what the maximum permitted angle is at this time.