August 2022
There's a section of the Gloucester outer ring road that's single carriageway and is always a bit of a bottleneck. I was driving along it yesterday and it was very slow, about 5 mph or so. The two lanes are separated by a strip of chevrons with dotted sides so it's perfectly legal to go into them and these chevrons go on for a mile.
So there was a bike behind me for the whole of the time we were stuck in traffic. When I was riding I'd have been up the centre like a rat up a drainpipe. I can't figure out why you'd ignore one if a motorbike's best features and dawdle along behind cars. Read more
Hoping for some advice. I know nothing about cars but needed an older vehicle for mucky jobs, so found something suitable (2005 registration) with a small dealer about 180 miles away, and arranged to have the car delivered. Paid a deposit and then the balance on delivery £4,000 in total plus delivery). As I expected, the car was quite mucky with patches of rust around the doors but that didn’t bother me. However, after putting in £20 of fuel, I noticed a strong smell of petrol when I drove the car. Had it checked by a reputable garage and they have told me that:
1. There is a split in the fuel tank seam.
2. The front subframe is rotten.
3. Fibreglass repairs have been made to structural parts of the car (e.g. the inner sills).
4. Something has been sprayed underneath the car to hide the extent of the general corrosion, which is extensive.
I wouldn’t have picked up any of these things if I’d gone to see the car before buying, although I might have picked up the smell of petrol. I’m trying to figure out if I have any rights under the Consumer Rights Act. Am I correct that even just the fuel tank issue (which is potentially dangerous) meets the definition of a significant fault? Many thanks in advance. Read more
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is that what you said to dealer. Tere is a defence for him to come back and say you gave an assurance before use on a road any defect present would be repaired to make the vehicle roadworthy and comply traffic law...
Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster.
Im on the lookout for a new petrol manual motor after my Zafira 06 has given up the ghost.... Read more
Thanks for your thoughts. It's about an 90 min journey for me to view. With that in mind, are there any deal-breaker questions you would ask the seller prior to travelling? Sorry to ask but all the cars I've ever bought have been within 10 miles of my doorstep!
The pain for EV owners will not end there. As well as further increases in electricity prices they will not stay VED free forever.
Declining revenues from VED on petrol and diesel cars will probably result in a flat rate of VED on all cars. Read more
No mention of EV tariffs offered by several electricity providers. I am paying 8.25p/kWh to charge mine for 5 hours a night fixed to next July.
Hi All
Just wondering about my Civic 2013. A red airbag light came on. ... Read more
Thank you all for your responses. Good to know it's unlikely the footballs or whatnot.
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A friend was asking my opinion about a Toledo 1.0 and showed me the advert, I showed him the dealer reviews (not the autotrader ones) and the location in the general Bermuda triangle area where a multiple time bankrupt engine refurb/supply business once was.
I showed the 4 mot tests in 14 months, 2nd massive failings on exhaust hydrocarbons and associated exhaust bits.... Read more
Wise words for any car purchase, nothing to do with the 2018 Toledo with the 1.0 litre turbo engine - this is a Skoda Rapid rebadged, and uses parts common to many other VW group cars.
I had no objections to his car or engine choice....
In these post-Brexit times, are there any restrictions/queues for UK cars criss-crossing borders between EU countries, unlike the unhindered pre-Brexit times? I'm shortly doing a driving holiday which will involve France as my point of entry to the EU (where I would expect a degree of queueing/interrogation/etc... now that we're non-EU), and I'd then like to visit Belgium, Luxembourg and possibly Germany - can I expect similar border hold-up's at each subsequent exit/entry? Read more
Enjoy your trip. We love Ghent but make sure you have an up-to-date sat-nav!
Ours kept trying to take us through the newly pedestrianised routes and we did inadvertently drive through a prohibited road....
Hi, my daughters vw occasionally cuts out and when she tries to start it it will turn over but won’t run. After a few minutes it will go. This has happened 2 to 3 times over the last 6 months at very awkward times. Someone has mentioned it could be a relay sticking but there are quite a few on this car, not to sure where to look. Hope someone out there could help or give any clues what else it could be.
Thanks sparky 100. Read more
I think a faulty relay would be the last component on my possible failure list . You really need to do a diagnostic test to go any where forwards here . Could be an injector??
If I heard this right a London taxi ev is £65k. It has a range of 80 miles but also has a petrol engine in it which dosen't power the wheels but charges the battery. Seems paradoxical to me. Read more
My heart sank a little when it was revealed the chassis comes from China.
Very East Enders
Are they taking the Micky?.... Read more
It's supply and demand. Sanctions mean no more supply...and so
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No I don't think it was a learner. I couldn't see any L plates. It's just that if there was a safe place to filter that was it. Nice 3ft wide chevrons keeping traffic out if the way. Takes all sorts