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• peugeot expert van 1.9 d - starting problem 3 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  won't start when it is left for a prolonged period i.e park up after work 5pm won't start in the morning with out a bump start , rest of the day when using it it starts fine and runs fine. I have had it in the garage as the first time it struggled to start it was frosty so I assumed glow plugs , they cannot remove as a alan bolt has been rouned off , the advice I got was to try pumping the small push button to prime the fuel, This has had no affect 73k on clock w reg well serviced ..
• My commute's fine - how's yours? 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  A 150 mile round trip commute was mentioned in a recent thread. Couldn't think of a reply to that, other than comiserations. But it set me wondering...
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  Ford C-Max - "Limited EPB" warning light 18 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Ford C-Max 1.6 diesel. For the past two week, the car has started displaying a message on start up. The message says “Limited EPB” but goes away...
• Honda Prelude (1983 - 1992) - Idling speed reduced and lumpy 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The idling speed appears to be half what it should be and is lumpy. This suddenly happened. RAC man whipped out the plugs and they look fine. He apologised for not having exhaust gas analyser but they don't carry them. The carb controls all seem to be free, nothing sticking as far as I know. Engine seems to run fine through rest of the range.
• 97 Astra Rear Drum Size 8 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  97 P Astra LS Estate GM Turbo Diesel Having returned from 3 weeks away, the Astra Started fine, but my wife had parked it with the handbrake on, so there was a little friction from the sticking handbrake (I normally park in with the brake off following advice from other threads on this forum).
• 2005 VW Golf S - Instrument Panel 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  i drove to the park today and the car was fine but when we got back in to drive home the instrumental panel wasn't working - so no movement on speedo, revs, fuel and temp gauges.  everything else was working - is this a fuse probem or sometheng else?
• Tax disc checks in Colchester today 31 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Regular every year just as the clock changes. Colchester traffic wardens quadrupled tickets to 18,000 parking fines since council took over. Only 42 incidents of abuse reported. Council expecting financial surplus in 2006/07 after paying off all startup costs.
• MOT advice please 10 May 2019 (Forum)
  My MOT runs out tomorrow and I can't drive my car to get a new MOT (and it will fail anyway plus will never go back on the road again). I have road tax and insurance at the moment but am worried I could be fined for not having a valid MOT. Please note that my car is parked in my driveway, not on the road. Can I be fined for not having an MOT? I was planning to get the car SORN but cannot find my logbook.
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  Can I park on white lines outside my house? 21 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I recently moved into a property where my next door neighbour has a white line outside his house. That’s fine, but the problem I have is that his white...
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  Why were drivers who were stuck in a motorway services due to snow ticketed? 20 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Apropos of one of your recent letters topics - see this from the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-21752893 “Motorists who were unable to leave...
• renault grand scenic - renault grand scenic 6 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  wanting info please on my nightmare car faults....just been to the garage for brake pad change and new key initiation now the dash is saying theres a parking brake fault and the red triangle symbol, the mechanic has tried to clear this but cant so has told me that the whole unit needs replacing as its obviously a fault along with the dephaser at a cost of £1000, the warning wasnt there and parking brake worked fine before this, can this be cleared without replacing the whole unit???
• Potential Court Appearance for Parking on the Grass? 13 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  Having had a fun but cold run around the park we returned to the the car. I was shocked to see a parking ticket.. Only it wasn't a parking ticket.  It was a NIP stating "you may be prosecuted for the offence through the Magistrates Court".
• legal requirements for 'no parking'? 16 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  But if local authorities wish to fine me they can at least abide by any relevant laws that apply to parking. Does anyone know the requirement to mark or indicate a no parking area where a PCN can be issued? PS I learned in the pub earlier that this individual is renowned in the area concerned and has been involved in many confrontations.
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  ‘Restaurant’ of no return 7 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I live in Worcester and left in the early hours to be at Gatwick airport at 08:30am. As we were a little early, we stopped at McDonalds for...
• Need help urgently-victim of Number plate cloning! 1 Oct 2018 (Forum)
    Luckily, as my father is a taxi driver and the vehicle was being used for work at the time of most of these offences, providing proof to the companies was not difficult and had been done straight away upon receiving the fines. Now 6 of the charges have been wavered by the council/parking companies after supplying proof apart from one private parking company called ‘lambeth parking’ who issued 2 PCNs to my fathers address and have not yet wavered the charges.
• Vauxhall New Meriva - Meriva Electric parking brake & hill starts 22 May 2014 (Forum)
  Have just bought a used 11 Reg Meriva with the electric parking brake, but no 'Hill Start Assist'. Has anyone got any advice on doing hill starts on very steep hills? We've followed the instructions in the manual for just driving off and letting it release the brake automatically, which is fine on flat surfaces and slight inclines, but we live in area surrounded by steep hills.
• Everybody watch out! Big Brother - Telematics and connected cars 8 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/insurance/car/insurer-knows-text-drive-make-pay/ So when we all have a sim card in our car dash we will be followed/tracked and then charged for the privilege, and then get the speding fines or parking tickets automatically!
• Renault Scenic - renault scenic hand break 9 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  I have just baught thecar and I am having a intermittent fault with the handbreak it comes up on the dash with a "check parking break" and when you put you foot on the break it goes out. I have just fitted new break pads allround and it passed the mot fine ???
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  How can I fight a parking charge notice? 8 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My son has been issued with a parking fine, despite the fact he owns a valid permit for the space. On the day in question, my son parked up and displayed...
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  Is it okay to leave my EV parked for a month at the airport? 17 Jul 2025 (Ask HJ)
  I have just purchased a Citroen e-C3 EV Max. Twice a year I go away for a month and leave my car at the airport after a month but would the EV battery...