September 2014

Dwight Van Driver

It is now official. The Statutory Instrument has been published

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2358/contents/made.... Read more

Falkirk Bairn

Presume that means I still have to pay the VED at the end of this month? Reminder came last week. iSame here, paid it on line and got an email acknowledgement.

Paid early as the bank pays sod all interest so just as well paying it now rather than forgetting later in the month....

carlacehigh

Cheapest/ best way to retrieve my radio code serial number V151923

Help please !!!! Read more

Galaxy

As per the reply above your own post.

carlacehigh

Hi there, anyone get me the code for my 2008 Ford Fiesta Sony 6000cd system....just bought the car but locked, radio serial number is V151923

Would be much appreciated

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Bolt

Sorry no one can supply a V code here,its main dealer or net

patrick2622

I've just got a corsa sxi 2002.
She was starting ok & running ok.
I went to start her & she's turning over,but won't start.
The fuel gauge won't move off empty,got plenty of fuel.
Also the mileage isn't been displayed.
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elekie&a/c doctor

Give the top of the dash a thump,just above the instrument pod,to see if that improves the situation.

Johnman102

Hello

I am concerned on what had happened since I done it few times.... Read more

mss1tw

Was this you?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iv8IRH3txE

oldroverboy.

My neighbour has a 13 year old VW bora/jetta 20 diesel which runs quite well, and has the usual glitch of the abs light coming on intermittently, and is disinclined to fix it due to the age of the car and cost, although using this forum have pointed him in the way of fixes.

But what surprised him most was his garage pointing out that 4 new tyres would not go amiss before the mot. car is annually properly serviced before mot.... Read more

Trilogy

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Sofa Spud

If the Ampera had been available with a diesel engine to power the generator instead of a petrol one, that would have improved its long range economy considerably.

I expect that range-extender hybrids will become the norm in the future and there's the bonus that a lot of their technology can be shared with pure electric cars and vans.

Steamdrivenandy

A fellow camper on this site flattened the battery on his new Tourneo by running his fridge overnight on 12V. He opened the driver's door with the key and the rear hatch, however the passenger door and the sliding doors remained electronically locked. Obviously he needed to get under the bonnet to jumpstart the car but the bonnet locking handle is built-in to the passenger doorframe and therefore inaccessible when the door is shut. Presumably this is a 'leftover' from a LHD design where that particular door would be the key lockable driver's door.

He got over the problem by plugging a power pack into the bootc12V socket which worked in reverse and provided power to unlock the passenger door. His power pack was then empty so he had to ask another camper to help start the car from my their's ... Read more

gordonbennet

It's possible that there is a outside key lock present in the left door handle same place as drivers side, under a plastic clip on cover.

I presume the interior door handle wouldn't open the left hand door either and no way to manually unlock from inside, i dislike this type of door lock intently, the possibility of accident aftermath and being locked in don't bear thinking about, give me proper door locks and a manual lever or pop up lock tab anytime....

Happy Blue!

My father put a CD in the Cd slot not realising he had one already in there. Pressing the eject button one came out but the other won't and won't play either.

Can anyone recommend a solution or a good ICE firm in North Manchester? Read more

Chris M

I've never inserted two CDs in a player before, but I have had units that would not eject the CD. I'm wondering whether your father's unit doesn't know there is a CD inserted as it has ejected one. In my fairly limited experience, there's usually a method for forcing an ejection by pressing and holding two buttons at the same time. Perhaps eject and power? Do you have a manual for the unit?

past_it

Hi All

The Tyre deflation warning came on whilst driving down south on the A1, at the first opportunity I stopped and checked the tyre pressures, all OK.... Read more

Bolt

bear in mind the spare is linked to the system as well so it could be that thats low?