Bit hard for me to describe this without using a photo - but I'll try:

A straight piece of plastic trim that runs along the width of the car, curved inwards at both ends came loose and fell off. It was directly under the front body panel bumber, with the curved ends connecting the bottom front of one wheel arch to the other. You can see these pieces on other cars - they're the bits that get scraped when you go over a speed hump! ... Read more

I've swapped seat belt reel [ mot advisory frayed seat belt] and now the warning light stays on. anybody know of a diy fix for this Read more

Warning light says 'possibly seat belt tensioners or air bags.. Investigation at main dealer where car came from indicates no fault in these items, but the gubbins behind the steering column needs replacing. Thank you very much that will be not much short of £500. I sulked about this at first, then asked around but couldn't find anyone who had had this fault.
As the car came new from this dealer is not 4 years old and has just over 30k registered miles should I be asking for a contribution and if so from whom?
Thank you for any advice
Colin S Read more

Back in 2009, I bought a Toyota Hiace diesel campervan to which I fitted a misfuelling prevention device. After a discussion here in the Back Room, I chose an RAC FuelSure for about £25.

It worked brilliantly until a mechanic broke it last week when he needed to add fuel from a jerrycan and was too lazy to phone me to ask how to remove it. So he simply broke it apart. Grrrrr. (Yes, the mechanic has indeed been sent to a hard labour camp in northern Siberia. Along with his entire extended family).

Anyway, I now need a new prevention device. My 4WD van is now over 20 years old, but it still drives me in comfort to wonderful places and is worth about as much as I paid for it, so I wanna look after it.

The FuelSure is no longer available, and nor are any of the devices listed in an Ask HJ from 2011

As far as I can see, the only misfuelling prevention device currently on sale is the Diesel Head as used on a 2013 HJ long-term test of a Hyundai i30.

The Diesel Head seems up to the job, but it costs a rather ouch £45. Does anyone know of any alternatives? I am only interested in those which actually prevent misfuelling. No warning devices. Read more

I'm a named driver on the bosses van.

I got 3 points in march for speeding through a traffic light camera (on green) that had sneekily been upgraded to clock speeding.
So 55 on a 40 dual carriageway to which I took the 3 points and a fine as a lesson learnt.

I do about 1000 miles per week most of which is motorways and I now use the van speed limiter on all roads to keep me legal.

2 weeks a go some t#%^ sent in his dash cam footage to the police showing my van closely following a hgv through a red light. Hgv was amber/red and my van was about 1 -2 second red.
His footage was on a next base camera showing time and date.
It was forward facing and it filmed the van passing him on the left in the same direction ( so no driver shot)
My boss says it's me but I don't remember taking that particular route on that day.
And since the speeding fine I've been triple careful so certainly not jumping lights.

Our lock up is 1/4 mile from this incident so both my boss and I both use these roads several times daily in that van.
He's adamant im taking the fine and given job security I'm short of ammunition to fight him.

There is a high council Cctv Dome camera over the junction ( traffic light/roundabout) but it could be looking anywhere.

The police seem to have gone straight for prosecution rather that questioning the accuracy of the footage.
If his date and time are wrong how are we supposed to know who was driving?

Has anybody ever come across 3rd party footage?

Help and advice would be appreciated.

The first notice arrived on the 24/7 so he has 2 weeks to accept , deny or name me.

Thanks
Dave Read more