Showing results in  Forum [Show all channels]

Sort by: Relevance | Newest first | Oldest first

• VW Mk2 Golf - coolant system trapped air 30 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I say this because the coolant temperature dial stays at zero and the temperature sensor for the dial is fixed at the top of the thermostat housing. The coolant temperature dial has moved briefly to it's normal position only after parking the car on a hill though. The radiator and thermostat works fine. How do I purge the trapped air?
• 2 Fines for Continuous Offence 18 May 2023 (Forum)
     I received a letter dated 22/03/2023 with an out of court settlement payment offer of £85 for the offence of keeping an unlicensed vehicle, citing the date of 08/02/2023 when my car had been spotted in violation of the law parked where it was. It allowed me until 4/04/2023 to settle the fine which I did promptly.  In April I received a letter dated 20/04/2023 citing the same offence but the date of 10/03/2023 - when the car had been clamped - demanding another out of court settlement of £113 payable by 5/05/2023.
• Ford Mondeo - Ford mondeo 2001 tddi cuts out after 8 seconds 19 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Cut the wires, Put 12v directly to the lift pump and got it going, bled the pipes and car started fine. Drove it for an hour or so, stopping and starting all the while running the lift pump from the cigarette lighter, (although it seemed to run fine without the pump running). Parked up for a few hours, next time I started the car, it started fine but cut out after 8 seconds.
• Time for a parking ticket thread? 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  It’s just barmy bureaucracy.” Derek, of Hartlepool, Cleveland, had driven 240 miles to London only because he was taking a friend to a new job on a building site. The City of Westminster Council’s Parking Regulation Unit, which uses NCP wardens, refused to show mercy. A spokesman said: “We have a firm but fair parking policy.”
• Mondeo II major electrical outage. 4 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Remote unlocking OK Interior light, red LEDs OK. Turn ignition key and the whole of dash stays blank. Take key out and try parking lights and they do not work. A little while later all is fine and working. 12.65V on battery terminals and on the engine block. The battery terminals look spotless but not greased. I will disconnect both terminals, clean them with fine emery paper, reconnect and grease em.
• Some you win but then again ... 28 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Last week I was issued with a PCN for a 2-hour overstay in a local municipal car park. As the minimum penalty was a £30 fine and because I believed that I had good grounds I decided to appeal. Posted off my letter at the beginning of the week. Today I received a reply advising me that the PCN had been cancelled.
• Vauxhall Astra 1.6 - Spark Plugs And Coil Pack 31 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  He took the car off and went to collect the spark plugs , he came back about 20 mins later. No warnings light and the car drove fine. After changing the park plugs , he told us to drive around the car park whilst he kept his diagnostic machine in and his laptop. Car seems fine and we’re about to go after paying him £50 for the spark plugs when all of a sudden the ESP light comes on again.
• Nissan Almera Tino - Car stalling out 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  We'd called Green Flag and waited about 2 hours for them to arrive. He had to jump the battery but it drove home about 8 miles away just fine. He followed me home just in case.  I drove it again on the 17th and it was fine. On the 18th, it did the same again. But we'd only been on the road for 4 minutes. I parked it in town and had it towed to my garage on the 20th, and they held it there for me until it was booked in to be looked at.
• SsangYong Korando - Dog getting into car. 3 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  The Car is absolutely fine and does just what we want. No quibbles there and no doubts at all. Blodwen, our Collie has been diagnosed with arthritis and is on doggy iboprufen which is helping. She can't jump up into the boot anymore and is having difficulty getting into the back seat if I am not parked right by the kerb.
• Ford fiesta 1999, new coil pack, new spark plugs - Ford fiesta 1999 MK4 will now not start, No spark 27 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  My ford fiesta 1999 MK4 will now not start. i had a look at the engine and there was no spark, then had a look at the coil pack big crack. So i replaced the coil pack and the park plugs. there is sit no spark, coil pack, leads and spark plugs all fine and tested. if you have any suggestion please let me know.
• Nissan - Interstar Van 04 2.4 clutch slave cylinder leaking 25 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  i have a nissan interstar , same as renault master van lwb, 2004 , 6 speed gear box, it was working fine and parked it up over night, the next day the clutch peddle goes to the floor... so it cant be driven, there is some oil leaking out, but not sure from where, i think it is possibly the slave cylinder, has anyone got any ideas, and how would i change it if it is ,,, why has this happened when not in use ?
• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.6 - Starting problem. 1 May 2008 (Forum)
  can any body help my wifes 216 has a starting problem when i turn the key it turns over fires then cuts out and if you keep trying it it will do the same i was towing it home the other night and i decided to try bumping it and it started and run fine parked it up tryed it the next morning and the same will not start again when i tryed to start the car you can hear the fuel pump buzz for a little wile thanks dave
• One rule for us... 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I know that foreign diplomats get a free licence swap without the need to do a test. Then there's the matter of unpaid parking and speeding fines, congestion charge, etc... Not royal-bashing here, just curious.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - yr 2002 - Radio (model 6000) not working 25 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Upon collecting my 02 Focus from the valet parking at Heathrow, my radio has suddenly stopped holding the FM stations? MW and LW work fine, but switch to FM and the preset stations will work for about 20 seconds and then lose tune, then if you scan it goes right round the dial until finally returning ?
• PCN - What can i do more? 12 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all, Re PCN issue - its a fairly one, need your opnions. Summary: PCN issued for car parked half on road and half on footway Appealed as at the time of parking ,local traffic warden was asked and give the ok to park having called control room, noted the badge number..etc No formal reply received re appeal.
• leaning peugeot 106 4 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, Ive just bought a 94 105 XND. It all seemed fine when I bought it but Ive just noticed, parked in a car park, that it leans to the right. Or rather the car leans at the front to wards the drivers side. The car drives farly well, goes in a strait line, brakes in a strate line and goes round corners ok.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 TDCi 130 starting problem 8 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  03 model done 35,000 owned for last 2 years never mis fueled.On sunday i noticed engine race a bit for 4-5 secs on depressing clutch showing 1500 revs.Yesterday parked car in town came back twenty mins later would not start.Tried relocking car unlocking and trying again seemed like going to start then just cranked over, then heater light would start to flash not going to start.Returned to car half hour later with mates car to tow home,starts first time no flashing heater light runs perfect.Couple of runs last night everything fine,Started first turn this morning couple of runs no problems parked at friends for ten mins car wont start any suggestions.Car has run perfect for last 2 years not chipped and no after market alarm. please help dont know where to start!!!
• Even more C Class Woes 1 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  But the real worry and thank god I'd got off the M42, as I came onto the business park, approaching a roundabout I went for the brakes. The pedal didn't move at all and no braking what so-ever. Thankfully there was no-one coming onto the roundabout and I went round on 3 wheels (Didn't fancy trying the foot operated parking brake option...).
• No hiding place from car clampers 24 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Full details at http://tinyurl.com/2dbcdt The motoring organisations have raised the problem of recently purchased vehicles possibly being clamped due to the previous owner's failure to pay parking fines. Well what happens if your vehicle is cloned? Under this type of law you are guilty until proven innocent. There must be safeguards built in besides the use of a bond of £250. If you are wrongly clamped then you should also be allowed compensation for wrongful clamping denying you the right to use you vehicle and disruption to your normal life.
• Shiny Happy Traffic Wardens... 1 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Mindful of the horror stories about wardens jumping out from behind lampposts as one tries to obtain one's parking ticket, I was a little worried when, the second I had finished parking, one was ticketing the car next to mine. Contrary to normal HF wallflower behaviour, I called to him that I had only just arrived, and he responded, very politely and jovially, with a traffic-wardenly-style joke.