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  Can someone park across my driveway and leave it all day? 20 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Can someone just park across my driveway and leave it all day? These drivers don't always park fully across my driveway but just enough to make it difficult...
• Dover to Weston-super Mare 11 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  We need to travel from Dover (to be more accurate, Gate services on the A2 as we are overnighting at the Travelodge after arriving on a late ferry) to Weston-super-Mare on 30th December. Given our experience at the end of October, I'm thinking it might make sense to avoid the M25.
• Ford Mondeo Tailgate 28 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  My 53(2004 model) Ford Mondeo Ghia Estate has an annoying problem with the tail gate.When relased from inside it some time does not close locked again , the lock mechanism does not locate,more by luck than know how I have managed to mess with the fob and reactivated the lock.Has any one else had this problem ? also what does the spring located rubber cushion on each side of the tail gate do ? is this connected into the central locking system ?
• Removing cresote from van paintwork? 21 May 2005 (Forum)
  My mate has managed to scrap the works van against a farm gate, which has left big black streaks of cresote and black paint on the vans white paint. Does anyone here have any ideas as to what he can use to remove this cresote mix off without taking the vans paint off as well?
• peugeot 306 - single electric cooling fan 16 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have a V reg Peugeot 306 LX and have been told i need a new cooling fan motor, however being unable to strip it myself i am not sure what sort i will need. I have narrowed it down to one in a plastic surround which i think is either an ecia or gate manufacturer. It has been to the garage and there is no make or manufacturer on it. Is there any way to distinguish which make it is? Thanks in advance!
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2002 1.8 tdci loosing power 18 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  It is accompanied by lots of smoke and if I try and accelerate a twittering noise similar to the waste gates you hear on rally cars (at least that?s what I think it is). This lasts for a 10-15 seconds and then disappears. Any ideas?
• Max car width to fit driveway 22 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  At somepoint may need to purchase another car as swmbo has now passed test. Driveway down to garage pas gates has a max width of 206cm / 81 inches / 6.75 ft, which widens out to 220 cm / 86cm / 7.17ft What would be the max width of car that would fit down the driveway without damaging the car and allow the drivers door to be opened enough for the driver to get out?
• Unusal road names 18 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Near to where I live there is a Sparepenny Lane. The origins of this were by using this road horse and carts saved paying a penny at a toll gate. Labour-in-Vain Road is another nearby, but I have never been able to find it's origins. Do you know of any other interesting examples? -- Roger I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to add to the thread.
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  Is it illegal for someone else to park on my private driveway? 4 Jan 2023 (Ask HJ)
  The same person keeps parking day and night on my driveway and I can't get my car in.
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  My Skoda Octavia has had multiple issues since the emissions fix - is it related? 7 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI has had numerous faults after the emissions fix. Erg valve has been replaced, injectors were replaced. The light has come...
• Peugeot 607 (2000 - ) - 2002 2.0 hdi Turbo boost coming in late 12 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  We have had the car on diognostics and it came up turbo preasure sensor so we changed it out. Still no joy. We then stripped the car down and adusted the waste gate on the turbo ( the car had a new turbo fitted by pug in france and the gate was at it lowest point so we adusted it by about 10 mm to the line on the threads where we could see it had been previously) We ran the car and the inter cooler pipe preasurised so we thought we had cured it.
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  Toyota Yaris turbo fault 2 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The turbo is free and turning but will not kick in on my Toyota Yaris. All the pipes have been checked with no fault found but i'm unable to find out why....
• Wasting money again 25 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  The point is, hardly any pedestrians use this road...if you see someone walking along it you throw a party....What a waste of coucil tac when you need a FWD to use the carriageway. Another sensible thing...not. The cemetery gates are open all week and cars can go in as they please, plenty of room....Not Sundays....pedestrians can get in but not cars. This means that, as all the popular visiting days, Mothers day, Fathers day, Easter landon Sundays, there are no parking facilities and cars then block the narrow road and park on the wide grass verge ( shortly to become narrower ) sinking into the ground and having to pay to be towed off......brilliant idea, and all for the sake of leaving one gate open.
• Honda Civic - What are the best options for body work fix? 25 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  HI A gate post threw iteslf at the side of my 09 Honda civic resulting in quite a bad dent (foootball sized) in the door and scrathes with some on the passenger door behind.   Should i take to the honda dealer or get some one like chips away to come and have a look?
• Famous Peoples Cars? 6 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I'll start it off: Ralph Lauren has 3 McLaren F1's Elton John had a Jag XJ220 (which is currently for sale on www.tomhartley.com Bill Gates has loads of porsches (his fave). Any more?
• Fiesta 1.4tdci - Turbo not boosting 26 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  Since then the turbo will not boost. I have checked the turbo itself and I is fine. Had a mighty vac on the waste gate and that's working fine too. All the vacuum pipes and intake pipes are fine. The four inlet manifold seals are in a good clean condition and located correctly. There are no fault codes. All the injectors have gone back in the same order they came out and it's running fine...
• Ford Focus 2007 - Sudden leak in PS plus whirring sounds 1 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Today the car started making whining noise as I drove out the gate. It seems to be the PS system. There's a leak somewhere, oily fluid deposited on the belt and wheels and dripping onto the ground.  Immediately parked the car up before more dmage is done.
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - Gearbox-what can it do? 6 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Now I have guessed (and a small wager) that the gearbox has some sort of tiptronic/manual function up the left hand side of the gate thereby allowing him to select a higher ratio from rest and giving more traction and/or being able to change up ealrier having the same effect. Will I be the winner?? Best regards.................Martin
• FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - (94-99) 1.2sx - cam belt kits, which is the best? 30 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  i got a punto mk1 1.2sx multi point inj. and i have replaced the water pump already but i was recomended that the cam belt should be replaced but looking around my local auto factors there is a few on the market and i was wondering which is the best or recomended make i should use? i seen GATES and DAYCO ect but im a bit worried of cheap foreign makes that will snap in 1000miles! thanks
• Volkswagen Passat Timing belt kit 11 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Anyone know of a good source for a complete timing belt & tensioner kit (preferably Gates) for a 1999 Passat TDi (110bhp, engine code beginning AFN)? I've found a garage that seems competent with a good labour rate to do the job. However, they said the parts would cost £120 and I'm sure they must be available cheaper elsewhere.