September 2008
just seen a car parked on double yellows on a busy road. It was quite obvious the driver was not the disabled person but the passenger, an elderley lady holding two sticks was. I know I'm making assumptions but let's assume it was mother and son.
If he parked there because he has the badge in his car, but chose to get out of his car in order to run an errand, and the disabled passenger stayed where she was, is this an abuse of the system and if seen, can a traffic warden challenge the driver as to why he parked where he did?
I can fully understand it if the parked there to allow the lady to get out and walk a few feet to the front door of the shop/office/bank etc, but how is it perceived if this was for purely his own purposes. Read more
In recent years I have purchased all my cars with aircon.
With advice from HJ and others I run the aircon on a regular basis, even in winter. Usually for de-misting. And run it on full heat to supposedly kill off bugs/bacteria etc.
To eradicate the pungent aroma that occurs from time to time, I have tried two shop bought aerosols to kill off any bugs and get the ventilation smelling more sweetly. I won't name the two products but they are different makes. I have used both in the past and twice in the last month and have not shifted the smell.
Is there an alternative to these aerosols, and if so what. Or is their any personal remedies the BRs can recommend.
I would be grateful for your advice. Read more
Yeah thanks. The two cans I tried were similar and the process the same. Two cans in a month. And they're not cheap. Probably change the pollen filter next. Let you know if it clears it up.
I'm just changing the front brake pads on my 306. It has the Bosch calipers fitted, the pads I've removed have a hole at the top and bottom of the pads with a spring tensioner fitted in them. I've bought replacement pads from Halfords, I double and triple checked the park reference, 98 bosch caliper fitting (been caught out before at Halfords) I checked both Halfords own and the Ferrodo pads, and both now seem to use a different system. The pads don't have holes and springs but come with loose clips? Has anyone any experience of using these and how the clips work?
Cheers
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Hi there!
when I start my car from cold there is a rattle from the engine bay, sounds like the tappets are really messed up, only for a second or 2, then it returns to normal , which seems to be quite loud too!
Its an ex-moability car and has done 35k and I`m guessing its still under warranty. Also the air con doesn`t work, the light comes on when I press the button but it doesn`t seem to get any cooler, could the problems be related?
I`m just worried that the garage will dismiss the cold start noise as the oil getting round the engine from cold but I`m pretty sure that its not doing any good at all! Also get the aircon regassed and have the same prob. Is the aircon covered under the warranty?
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The oil was changed about 2000 miles ago, so I don`t think its that, I`ve just read elsewhere that motability use cheap oil, has anyone else any experience of this?
Please help!!!
My 1984 metro turbo(newly aquired) has been sat for over 10 years. it runs for about 2 min's but will not idle and eventualy dies. After fitting new plugs the car again ran for a few min's but then died. on removin the plugs again found them to be black (very sooty) I have been told that the carb is running too rich. I have a rebuild kit for the carb but would prefer not to have to strip it down(I would prob make it worse) The car has 19k on the clock.
Any advise is greatfully recieved
Thanks
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You might find this chap useful
www.su-carbs.co.uk/
He is 200 yards from where I live and is a really approachable and helpful man and has loads of spares and diagrams re SU and Zenith carbs
Hi
Just out of interest, and for those knowledgeable people on here.
My Girlfriends 08 C4 is a 1.6 diesel, having driven petrol engines for most of my life I was always familiar with the fact that having a diesel meant that when you started you waited for the Glow plug light to go out and then it started.
However the C4 (which is a very nice car to drive) has no lights and starts on the key 1st time just like a petrol engine.
Is this the norm these days (am I that out of touch with advancements in car engineering)? And how does it work? What happens to the pre-heating in these cars
Many Thanks
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it really is very nice, very comfortable and refined my girlfreinds is the auto one and while i will always prefer manual cars i do like driving it.
How do I get to this switch-car has full length console? Read more
you have to remove the console do a search for removal guides
About a year ago, by chance, I came across a website with very detailled car data (final drive ratios, steering turns lock-lock, exact dimensions). This data was listed for almost all years of almost all cars on the world market. Can anyone post the URL of such a site, I can no longer find it using Google. Read more
Does this help:
www.alldata.com/products/index.jsp
In the last week I witnessed the most extraordinary behaviour from other motorists who simply cannot be capable of linking their own actions with what they see out of the window.
On the M40 traffic slowed up with congestion ahead and the car next to me was being driven erratically by a woman on her mobile whilst taking notes on a pad on the steering wheel. I gave her my best "disgusted of Surrey" look and continued to concentrate on the road ahead. The cause of the delay was soon apparent, a crash on the other side that had only just happened. Paramedics were tending to two front seat occupants of a flattened car and the scene was pretty grim, at least one of the ashen figures couldn't have been alive.
As traffic eased, woman zips past me in outside lane still on phone and paperwork on dash ;-)
Less serious but still annoying, a hold up on the Woking Road as a council vehicle moved slowly with operatives collecting litter from the wooded verge. Car in front (10 year old Beamer) winds down passenger window and chucks a fag packet out about 100 yards behind council truck where their work had already been done.
What is the matter with some people, can they not make a simple connection in their feeble brains?
Rant over!
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>> yards behind council truck where their work had already been done.
British economics, keep people employed at taxpayers expence. As with parking and speed cameras etc.
I was involved in an accident in the early hours of Sunday morning. There was a wrecked car straddled across the road which had already been in accident. The car's lights were not on. It was a country road with no street lighting. The car was not visible until I was almost on top of it, I managed to hit the brakes and swerve a little but there was no time to avoid and I ploughed into it. I was injured also my passenger and my car is a write off. The driver of the car I hit was arrested for drink driving. I only have third part fire and theft cover plus legal cover. Okay that's the situation.
My insurance company tell me they cannot make a claim off the third party on my behalf because I hit a stationary vehicle and as far as they are concerned it was my fault. Can this be right? Is there any other recourse I can take? Thank you.
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I had to go offline for a while. I'd like to thank the last few posters who have been more reassuring. with good advice. I have contacted a "no win no fee" lawyers firm who specialize in road traffic accidents and they were quite interested. Once they get all the details - police report etc, they will make a decision on whether they think I have a case.
"disabled person's badge" means a badge in the form prescribed by regulation 11 issued by a local authority for display on a motor vehicle driven by a disabled person, or used for the carriage of a disabled person.
If the scenario was as suggested then this is abuse of the scheme and not only allow a CEO to ticket but could provide grounds for the LA to take it away.
dvd