June 2025
For those who may travel, an interesting article and also on the page a map.
www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-14798559/Do...y... Read more
I have a 4 year old that has caused no problems at all until the weekend. The stop start activated at a set of lights and the car then would not restart. Being the weekend I had to have it recovered to home. It won’t start and in fact is really difficult to turn back off when trying to start it. So, two local dealers both agree it’s likely to be covered by the warranty. Earliest one can look is the 16th, the other the 27th. Local garage will have a look on Wednesday. Isitnormal to have to wait that long for a dealer, is it a ‘clever’ way of effectively stopping you using the warranty? Read more
Andrew you mentioned a competitive business world, thats exactly what both the car industry and the one i work in are, or should be.
All the promises and showroom/sales glitz means the square root of sod all if there's no back up or service worth mentioning....
Not wishing to instigate a political debate, but are we expecting fuel prices to rise as a result of Saturday night’s US air strikes on Iran?
I see now that Iran are threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes. Read more
Will fuel prices increase? Well have crude oil prices increased?
Not so far but let's keep an eye on it. ...
I didn't get a close enough look from the front but I saw a private hire taxi here in Colchester today.
Perhaps a brave optimist.... Read more
I quite liked the look of the Judge Dredd citycabs.
Not terribly practical, though!...
Not really a motoring question so forgive me if not appropriate. Has anyone had any success using plastic type repair products to mend a broken hinge or joint? If so could you recommend one please. I need something that will take a screw and some stress and wondered if anyone had used a suitable product to repair plastic on a car. Thanks. Read more
Thank you, much appreciated and will come in useful at some time I’m sure.
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Hope you are having a great day - I would love to get some advice on buying a used citreon berlingo - I am after getting a car to do some long trips in with plenty of space and the citreon berlingo looked like a good option. I noticed that there were a number of forums mentioning that the 1.6 HDi diesel is known to have some issues, especially after a significant amount of mileage if it isn't serviced correctly and timely. My price would be around the £5K mark, so I realise for the amount of money I'm spending there's always a risk of an expensive failure, but would appreciate any thoughts. If for the price I would be better off getting another car, happy to hear suggestions.... Read more
The MOT history reveals several issues with the O/S outer CV joint boot, this follows an early (39k mile) OS wheel bearing issue, and i suspect someone has used those hopeless glue together CV boots to avoid stripping the drive shaft and fixing a proper OE quality boot, so if you do consider buying it would be worth getting the OSD driveshaft stripped properly relubed with a new boot fitted.
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Got a text from my insurer with my quote for the next year. A rather large increase, I did a bit of research and apparently due to very complicated vehicles these days the price of repairs has skyrocketed Read more
Last year I had my car stolen by thieves who broke into the house when we were on holiday. LV were brilliant, they paid out very quickly enabling me to get a similar car on the road within ten days. All considered my renewal with LV of £690 after they paid out £14,000 is very reasonable. My highest quote on the net was over 2K.
Can You Appeal a Failed Driving Test?
Before we go further in this article, we need to clear the air on if you can appeal and it’s just not a wasted effort.... Read more
Yes, you can appeal a failed test, but it won’t change the result. It only challenges how the test was conducted. If successful, you’ll get a free retest, but you still have to take the test again from scratch.
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This is a 2014 car, with a value of less than £3k. The airbag light comes on intermittently, almost permanently now, and this has been diagnosed by a garage as being one of the side curtain bags.... Read more
I had a car with a faulty passenger airbag warning. An (expensive) diagnosis indicated the connection under the passenger seat. Disconnecting the battery for a couple of hours, to make sure it didn't go 'pop' while working on it, I simply jumpered the wires around the plug. Perhaps I could've got away with working the plug in and out a few times, but five minutes with some wire and soldering iron cured it permanently.
Another intersting article today.
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Most decisions to give up driving have been taken by either an optician or a GP when you visit for a what you believe is a routine check.
Covering their indemnity they err on the safe side and advise against driving until told otherwise by a specialist !...
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One more step along the road to getting rid of the ZFE's and the CritAir sticker.
The French National Assembly has voted in favour of a proposal to sc*** the country's Low Emission Zones (Zones à Faibles Émissions or ZFEs), which currently restrict access to certain city areas for older, more polluting vehicles based on their Crit’Air rating.
However, despite the vote, the process isn’t over. The bill now heads to a joint parliamentary committee, where seven senators and seven MPs will attempt to reconcile different versions of the text. Notably, the version previously passed by the Senate doesn’t mention ZFEs at all, meaning the amendment could still be removed before becoming law.
www.visordown.com/news/france-ends-low-emission-zo...h
So keep your CritAir sticker for now.