November 2010
hi not sure if anybody can shed any light as my local garage dont have a clue!
my focus started playing up about 4 months ago so i took it to my local garage to get the ecu read. the fault stored said the waste gate solenoid was at fault and so changed but this did not solve the problem. 4 months on and they still dont know what is wrong.... Read more
Hi can you help i need to take my stereo out of my 2007 astra because i have pulled a plug out by mistake when i was messing around under the cover of the gearnob and now my sports button does not work and also my rear window heater. Read more
You will need the larger size double din removal pins.Available at most good accessory shops.I would guess this is an Astra H if 2007.hth
have noticed the dash lights are taking about 3 to 4 seconds to come on, when i put the side lights on the actual side lights come straight on but the dash lights still take the 3 to 4 seconds, anyone heard anything on this problem, guages and everything else is functioning ok, thanks in advance for any info, wattie, Read more
Anything in the manual?
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Hello,
There's one thig that's getting on my nerves about the startup of my Golf 3 (mechanic 1.9 TD) and maybe somebody knows the reason of this wierd behaviour:... Read more
I am doing some mot failure bits on my nephews car, one of which is play in the rear bearings, are these adjustable??
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Tapered adjustable bearings are old school.
Knock worn bearings out with socket&lump hammer(use eye protection)...
3 years ago my mum and I were traveling on M25 to Southampton when the traffic started to slow and then came to a holt. We were then hit in the rear by a corsa being driven by a young lad and a lady passenger. I got out of the car and checked everyone was ok and they said they were ok and no injuries. I then swapped insurance details with the other driver as my mum was too shaken up to do it. She had been driven the car. The other driver admitted not stopping in time and that it was his fault. We then pulled over at the next services and phoned the insurance company. the drivers details checked out and our car was booked in for repairs. The car was repaired and we thought nothing more of it. Then about a year later mum started receiving letters from various solicitors regarding the drivers injuries??? Apparently the driver had paralysis after the accident according to a report from the doctor. He had however had an accident less than 6 weeks earlier where he had also had to have medical treatment for and had exactly the same injuries (so why was he driving). A witness also then came forward which was very strange as no one had stopped at the time of the accident and made themselves known. The witnessed claimed he saw us swerve in front of the car who hit us. (the traffic was slowing down why would we have swerved into the fast lane on the M25??) Probably not relevant but my mum was a ambulance driver for many years and had never had an accident in her life. After another year of letters back and forth we were asked to make statements and provide dates we were available to go to court. We received a court date and it was cancelled at the last minute. The next letter my mum received was to say the insurance co had settled and her insurance would be going up and she had losted her no claims bonus. Although we were annoyed to be going to court we also wanted to have our say as we had done nothing wrong. Then nearly 3 years to the date of the accident my mum has just received another letter this time from the passenger claiming injuries. Please advise what if anything we can do about this? The stress is making her ill. She had legal cover on her insurance so would this current claim be covered by this?
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This is clearly a non-fault case on your mother's part and the liability should have been 100% against the other driver. The integrity of the "independent" witness should have been closely questioned at the time as that has probably swung matters.
There seems to be a very high likelihood that fraud was involved and there should have been an opportunity to test the case in court.
Unfortunately your mother's insurer seems to have acted in a spineless manner and has conceded on the damage issue ramping up your mother's premiums (which you pay to them of course) for years to come.
Once liability has been conceded on the damage there is very little room for manoeuvre if an injury claim is filed and it is likely the insurer has backed themselves into a position that they will settle that too.
Legal insurance is supposed to cover costs in cases like this but the reality is most motor legal insurance is borderline useless in issues where there is any dispute over liability. Most legal expense insurers operate solely for the purpose of selling non-fault claims on to the highest bidder which is why we came up with AutoLaw at www.24cover.co.uk which is legal cover that actually works. It is the only policy I know of which will fight it out on liability and uses accident and insurance investigators to fight the case and put a lawyer in court in circumstances such as this.
Your current two options are probably either to sue the insurer or take them to the Ombudsman. If you send your contact details to asklucy@honestjohn.co.uk I will advise in more detail and see what we can do.
I have just had four new tyres put on my Golf Estate. I notice that three wheels have new lead weights where they have been balanced but the offside rear does not have any weight at all. Does this mean that the garage has forgotten to balance the wheel or is it possible that it did not need balancing? Any advice would be appreciated before I start asking the garage silly questions!! Read more
Thanks Andy, when the tyres have run in a bit I will put my foot down and see what happens.
Hi.the passenger door wont lock with the remote.if i lock the passenger door manually all doors will lock.if i use the remote all doors will open &lock normallyexcept the passenger door,it will stay locked.If i unlock the passenger door no other door will lock with remote until i lock the passengers door.Has anybody encounteret this problem,I would be grateful for any sugestions. westport44
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Can you please tell me where I can find a lambada sensor on my 1995 P rg corsa. Read more
I would recommend Autovaux, they supply all sorts of Vauxhall spares, OE and OE quality.
Their postal service is very reliable and fast, and I have found them helpful and friendly....
I haven't incurred this but thought I would ask for opinion here. In Cheddar last week I saw a sign that said that the fine for parking there without permission or paying (sorry didn't notice whether it was private or local authority) would be £200 per HOUR.
I am wondering whether that is in fact legally enforceable? Can such a fine just be made up and applied?... Read more
Didn't you come across this in the legal section of this site?
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You have to be joking,I suggest you take the car to somebody who knows what they are doing.