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  Car o’ van? 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Can you explain why a VW Caravelle falls into a Car taxation bracket and therefore high VED banding when they are a derivative of the Transporter that...
• Tow Bars, Personalised number plates & the MOT 29 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Haven't seen it mentioned on this site yet to here goes....... W.e.f. yesterday tow bars will be subject to inspection in the annual MOT. http://www.tinyurl.com/d5y7yw You will be aware that it was proposed that prat plates would be no no'd at a MOT but this was dropped. Possible
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  Hyundai takes 5,400 Orders Under Scrappage 22 May 2009 (News)
  being sent to the scrapper in exchange for a new i10, while another crushed an XJ6 to make way for an i20. BMWs, Audis and Mercedes cars and vans were relatively common sights on their way to the automotive knacker’s yard (34, 22 and 32 respectively) as were Mazda MX-5s (six in total), MGFs (seven
• A motoring diary`snapshot` - you, yesterday 4/6/09 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  So we may all know a little more about each other - in a friendly (forum post enhancing) way.. A life `snapshot then - 4th June 2009 Awoke without the alarm - as usual around 5.30AM - came down to a coffee and the `afterglow` of the Punto 1.9D passing it`s 7th year MOT again the day before
• Dicky VRM plate - you have been warned 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  In addition to the re-instatement of MOT inspection in relation to VRM's that do not conform there is more: Thought some of you might be interested in this which I spotted in current edition of Police Review, the official journal of BritPol. Agreed by NPIA, ACPO, DVLA and ANPR, a new system
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  Scrappage Orders Reach 154,927 12 Aug 2009 (News)
  with matched funding from vehicle manufacturers. The scheme was officially launched on 18 May and will run untilMarch 2010 or until the government funding has been used. It applies to cars and light commercial vans (max 3.5 tonnes) . 38 manufacturers that have signed up to take part
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  Mobile moan 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My sister and brother-in-law bought an M-reg VW T4 transporter about three months ago, in order to take a road trip around Western and Eastern Europe....
• Renault - Master - 96 2.5 too much oil- no engine start 23 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Dear All, recently I put too much oil in the engine of my Renault Master 1996, 2.5 diesel minibus (110,000 miles). At the MOT check when at high revs the van started chucking out black smoke, when the tester turned off the ignition, the engine still ran. Looks like oil got sucked up into the fuel
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  Exciting Christmas Crackers in Barons December Auction 20 Nov 2009 (News)
  a standard car. This is an unrestored, original motor car, equipped with full weather equipment, spotlights, badge bar, luggage rack and fly screens. The history file contains every MoT since 1970, showing that it has covered just 8000 miles in 39 years. The estimate for this very rare car is £16,000
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.4 TDCI engine - smell of fumes entering car 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  My dad has a 2004 Fiesta van 1.4 TDCI which has covered around 45K miles. It is regularly serviced and passed its MOT recently. He is complaining of fumes entering the cabin through the vents constantly, even when he is not following another vehicle. There is also a strong fume smell when he gets
• Speeder gets away without current MoT 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  A person well known to me was flashed by a mobile van doing 39 in a 40. They were sent the appropriate docs, and took up the offer to attend the course, all fine. The owner/driver then had need to check the car's docs and found that the MoT had lapsed before the speeding incident, and had not been
• Another sneaky fine ! 13 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Well, not quite, but it feels like it. Had my SIL's Blingo van booked in for MOT on Monday. He brought it round on Sunday and informed me it needed a back box on the exhaust. I knew there was no point in presenting it as it was, 'cos of the emissions test. As it was short notice, I took it to one
• Vauxhall Astra '91 - Will taped wheel arches pass MOT?! 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  on Ebay. Apparently it has rusty wheel arches which all have what looks like some form of black tape over them. There is a bit of MOT remaining but the seller writes that the van passed its last MOT with this tape! So my question is: Is black tape over rusty wheel arches really considered OK in an MOT?! I
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  New Aftermarket Van Warranty from Warranty Direct 11 Apr 2010 (News)
    The UK's 328,000 van drivers whose vehicles are about to leave the protective umbrella of a manufacturer warranty* are now able to benefit from Warranty Direct's expanded range of mechanical insurance breakdown cover.   The Company has built up
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  Who's to blame and what redress do I have and with whom? 18 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Citroen Berlingo 1.9 Diesel van on a 52-plate (2002) with 89,200 miles from a local garage on the 30th March 2010. Within the first week, the...
• FIAT DUCATO - FIAT DUCATO MOTORHOME - CAT B 19 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  that this was a realy good old van i would keep it. So i spent a fortune on making it a modern camper and renewed the whole inetriour apliances the lot about £2000 spent plus £1000 for the van. MOT TAXED INSRURED it 6 weeks ago insurance have now canceled my policy saying it was a cat B write off . I
• Suzuki Baleno - Advice Please 1 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi there, I am new here so I hope I have posted in the right place. Back in August, I was hit from behind by a van. My insurance really messed me around and eventually my car went into repair with their approved garage. The only damage from the accident, was the bumper being damaged, not major
• Citroen Dispatch - CITROEN DISPATCH VAN, TOWING RESTRICTIONS 3 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  clutch fitted. Has one years MOT and is taxed until March 2011.  I need to know if i can use this van to tow, LEGALLY, a 4 wheel car trailer loaded with a medium sized car eg, Peugeot 206. Maybe i am wrong but, do you add the trailer weight and the car on the trailer together
• VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER SWB MOTOR CARAVAN 1968cc - intermittent over-revving 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I have had the van since new. It is our only vehicle and has only done 52k miles. It always starts first time, and no cutting out until I switch off. But intermittently I wll drive up to the main road and whilst waiting there the revs will bre revving as though starting in a grand prix. The same
• diesel - Diesel Engine remaps and emissions. 10 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  are currently subject to ridiculously lax emissions testing during the MOT. Gassers are subject to rigorous exhaust gas composition analysis, whereas diesels simply have to comply with an opacity test at maximum governed speed. Surprise, surprise, an unloaded engine not smoking-who'd have thought