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• Temporary speed limits 13 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  We have a music festival up the road (Isle of Wight Bestival) and lots of 30 limit signs have appeared at the side of roads leading up to the site. Mostly, the traffic is such that they are unlikely to be going that fast in the first place, but one road is normally NSL and has a couple of these signs (which are at ground level, on metal frames like temporary roadworks signs) behind which the police have been hiding with their speed guns.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 2006 1.6 VCT petrol engine flat spots 1 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Engine idles normally & symptoms appear after several miles(around 20 to 30). not keen on going to local Ford dealer as they charge the earth. Next step is to change plug leads. Any suggestions please. I do not have trouble with water round plugs as experienced by some owners. Pity there is no Haynes manual yet.
• Drive way fine in petty Britain 30 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  http://tinyurl.com/mell2z 'Families along the stretch of road in Leicester paid the council to build the driveways leading from their houses to the road nearly 30 years ago.' 'A spokesman for Leicester City Council said the driveway was counted as a public highway.' Did they tell the residents that when they were shelling out for the drive ways ?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0 Diesel non starting 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  hi there .. looking for some help (AKA pointing in the right direction) my 02 plate mondeo diesel cut out on me last week and ever since has been a git to start when warm .. cold starting was ok until i fitted a new fuel filter as i was lead to believe that could have been the problem... on refitting the new unit the car will now not start at all ... turns over fine and all electrics seem ok ...(no dash warning lights appearing) i am now begining to wonder if the original engine cut out was a symptom of something more serious...
• Toyota Avensis (1997 - 2002) - 97 2.0 Battery loosing charge 8 May 2009 (Forum)
  (No charge for that one) I did speak to a guy who had heard of this with a Toyota before but couldn't give me a lead to check on. I feel it is a peculiarity to this car & am hoping someone out there might have heard of this before. Help please. Dlonglegs
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1996 1.8 Starting problem,please help!! 15 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all I have a 1.8 ADZ motor in my car,when I try to start it in the morning it winds over and over for ages then picks up on one cyl and fires up,runs a bit "fluffy" for a few seconds and all is well,drive it to work,leave all day,starts fine,leave over night and same problem. I have re-placed plugs ,dizzy cap,rotor,leads and the injector unit rubber gasket,which was split in two,which I though was the problem but no,still the same. There is a bit of oil around from the breather on the injector area,could this be messing things up?
• DVLA Medical Questionnaire 10 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I can't see any problem in completing the forms but wonder if I should add a covering letter noting that:- -I passed the IAM test (before the event) -I recently had a top-up lesson -I have attended two local authority brush-up driving classroom sessions in recent years and am booked in for a third on January 27th. -or does this look like special pleading and be likely to lead to futher complications? What does the Forum think?
• Road works. Change of road direction 23 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  It had a sign up with "no right turn except Buses, Taxi. CCTV in operation". I was in the right lane turning right with buses in the left hand lane. Left leads into a Bus area anyway. Straight ahead was closed off, and I couldnot turn around due to a central reservation. I didnot notice any road closed signs, but was following a large van closely most of the way at 10 MPH so was close behind it so could have missed it..
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8tdci starting problems 14 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  The car has only done about 30000 miles. Glow plugs have been replaced and also cam position sensor and leads without result. It has been put on one of these hand held computer diagnostics and no problem shows up. Does anyone have any possible solutions?
• Moto morini motorcycle recall 9 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Notes: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; LABELS AND PLACARDS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: OPERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE BY ANYONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF THESE INSTRUMENT CONTROLS WOULD CREATE AN UNSAFE SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. Modern Health and Safety hysteria? Build Years/Makes/Models: 1977 MOTO MORINI 350 Not really
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1999 1.8 16v occasional misfire 25 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Goes like the proverbial (well, for a 1.8l repmobile, it does), but has developed an occasional misfire - not really noticable above 40mph, but below that, noticeable (when occuring, which is not all the time) when doing any constant speed in any gear. Instinct was to give it some new plugs & leads & rotor arm... until I saw the 6-point bolts holding the top onto the engine... and realisation dawned that rotor arms went out with the dinosaurs. Engine cover put it well beyond the realms of a kerbside job with a small handful of sockets.
• Litres Per Hour / Gallons Per Hour 12 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hammersmith to Hampstead for instance is probably 5 miles, but could easily take 60 minutes, and half a gallon. 2 gallons an hour doesn't sound too bad! Which leads to another query - I wonder if real townies consume more fuel per year than rural dwellers. My bet is no. {Changed initials in subject header to *hopefully* make less vague}
• Audi - Day running lights 4 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  It's a bit depressing really - I can't help but think that this is much more about marketing than anything else, and worse still it'll lead to loads of other manufacturers following suit to get a bit of "Audi-ness" in their cars. Is it just me or are these lights an unnecessary and annoying frippery?
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 00 z18xe any tips on rear door removal? 29 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Evenin' all SWMBO's Zafira has developed the usual wiring fault where the leading edge of the rear door chews through the loom between the B pillar and the door connector - central locking and speaker have stopped working on OSR door. Having already done this on the NSR door it was a real pain trying to solder the wiring with the door still on, so this time I'd like to remove it.
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - Scrapping a driveable car: economic sense? 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  The car already has a dodgy CV joint, a front spring needs replacing, it has severely scratched windscreen (I bought a wiper blade from the pound shop -- doh!), needs new HT leads and probably a new battery for the winter. And is cosmetically bad, with scratched bodywork and front bumper repaired with insulation tape. And that's before the MOT test. It runs OK, though. Should/when it fails its MOT.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.6 would a blowing exhaust cause??? 20 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  hi, i am a real novice when it comes to cars. i have just changed oil & filter, air filter, re set gap on spark plugs, and checked HT leads for Arc-ing. car idles fine on rev counter and runs fine, however when idleing it appears to miss every 4-5 seconds (counter does not move), causing the whole car to vibrate, it also sounds like pop pop sound from the centre exhaust box, i noticed the other day that this seemed to be blowing, however it was only replaced in december.
• Old petrol disposal? 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  Appreciate outboards are a long way off topic but wondering if it's worth starting/attempting to run engine with this fuel? Believe it can lead to alls sorts of running problems! As a compromise i could put another 6 litres of fresh petrol into tank and give it a good mix! Any guidance appreciated Thanks Mark
• Citroen C5 II (2008 - ) - HJ's Road Test 13 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Just been reading HJs road test of the new C5. The most disappointing thing abut the new car is that it is much heavier than the competition, leading to a reduction in around town performance and economy, whilst overall top speed and cruising economy are unchanged. This is a ridiculous state of affairs. We are facing ever increasing road congestion throughout the world, so it must be more important to improve urban consumption by way of reduced weight and increased efficiency, rather than a massage the figures for dubious extra urban figures which are impossible to achieve.
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 95 2.0 ecotec - judder at low revs 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  hi, problem with judder at low revs especially when lifting foot off accelerator.Have done the usual ie,cleaned all breather pipes from rocker cover & crankcase,changed rocker cover gasket due to excess oil covering spark plugs & fitted new ht leads & plugs.No engine light coming on & drives really well at high speeds .Had the car 3 years now & it has 140k on it,fitted new idler control valve last year when experiencing erratic idling.Maybe its getting past its sell by date but its a workhorse any ideas would be greatly appreciated many thanks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 2.0L petrol, 128 bhp, difficult starting 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Once started, it runs fine, also starts fine when engine warm. No fault codes showing when I ran it through diagnostic equipment at local garage. HT leads? Battery? - Don't want to to start replacing items at random before having half an idea what the cause might be! Any ideas would be appreciated. Cheers.