I have just got through a light on amber as there was a speed/red light camera at the junction and I was worried I may not stop in time and go slightly over the line, I figured it was less risky to go through on amber rather trying to perform an emergency stop in wet conditions (I was only doing 25mph on approach so I wasn't speeding, and I was prepaired to stop it just changed at the last possible second).

So I went through the lights on amber and speed up a bit to exist the crossing although I can't see I could have done more than 30.

Am I right in thinking this cameras only work if you cross the line when the light is on red? Is there any buffer once its on red? or does the camera trigger the second the light changes to red? I assume the amber light is the buffer in this case.

I am just getting paranoid, I have only done 10 miles and must have passed at least 8 cameras.

This is not a debate on cameras as this had been done couintless times on here, I just want to know how the red light cameras work for future reference. Thanks.

Is it possible to get 6 points from these cameras e.g if you are speeding and go through on red? or is it all counted as one offence? I have read different things on legal forums.

I don't speed not jump lights but as humans we all make mistakes and that is what I am worried about.
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Just wondering how many other Mazda Diesel drivers have experienced problems with their Diesel Particulate Filter. My Mazda 6 2.0TS engine blew up about 11 weeks ago and now the bill to fix it is nearly up to £9,000.

I want to know if many other drivers are experiencing their oil levels rising a little too quickly for their liking? Any others that are experiencing similar problems would help my fight against this pending bill.

To date they have fiited a new engine, new clutch, new catalatytic converter and some other bits and pieces. I've just been told today that the new engines themostat is faulty and therefore needs replacing before i get it back. By the way the car is from a lease company.

If you have already read about my plight on another thread already, please add any other info that may help.

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Considering buying one of these second hand.

Vauxhall indicate that cambelt changes are 40,000 miles/4 years up to 2002 for Astras.

Thereafter it says "Check with dealer".

I think the revised interval might be 60,000 miles/6 years.

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I've had my Mazda 6 2.0 TS2 for 11 months and everything was running great. Then suddenly on a trip home while in 6th gear I started to slow down on a hill. As I was on Cruise Control - took it off immediately and tried to throttle up - foot flat to the floor - nothing! Took it back to dealer and it produced a code for mass air flow sensor. They cleared it and I drove it happily for the next week without any further incident. One week later the exact same problem happened. Back to garage - same result - fault cleared and no problems for next few days.

Driving to work started to 'feel' the car slow to respond - like having a flat spot; then sudden power loss again, engine shudders and the DPF starts to flash. Back to garage and they clean and 'recharge' the DPF. 5 days later, on a dual-carriageway doing 70mph and car suddenly starts to slow on long hill - speed drops to 40 in 4th - really hairy with traffic running up your tail! DPF starts to flash again. Stopped and switched off for 10mins. Restarted and DPF continues to flash - pull away and car runs fine. DPF then stops flashing and goes solid. Then just before destination it goes out completely. Back to garage again and they're still getting DPF and MAF codes. They replace the MAF sensor with one they know works from another vehicle. Again car runs fine for a few days and then same problems recur. They keep the car for a week and can't get it to fault at all. They've done over 100 miles and there's no fault showing up!!! I take it away and after 35 mins it's slowing on a long steep gradient - this time right down to 20 mph in 2nd - pull over onto hard shoulder and stop for 5 mins. When I restart the engine management is on for the first time ever, the DPF is flashing and the traction control light is on. After several startups later that day these warning lights are on all the time.

It's back with the dealership again and they're thinking the ECU is faulty - I'm not so sure but I don't know what else it could be and neither do they! Furthermore, they tell me that they've contacted Mazda and they can't offer any insight into the problem. Does anyone have any idea of what's going on here. The car is only just over 18 months old, with 27k. I'd be really grateful for any thoughts.

Thanks

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Anyone know of a cheap fault code reader that will cover my 2003 TDCi mondeo.
Although it has a 16pin OBDC II socket it will not read to a OBDC II reader. Suspect this is because it is pre 2004 when Euro cars were included. Car was first registered in June 2003. Mine I think uses EEC-V, or something like this.

Have found one that might work but this is Over £300, whereas the OBDC II reader that I have was only about £25.

Fault code reader or PC interface and software would be usefull.

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