| Author |
Message |
 Personal number transfer |
tim_roberts
 14th Jan 2015 11:56 am
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Forum: United Kingdom · Replies: 21 · Views: 16113 · Subject: Personal number transfer |
You have to send off the V5 of both vehicles, and the MoT certificates, if you're doing a transfer - rather difficult if you don't actually own the car.
Easiest to put yours on retention, then tran ... |
| Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
tim_roberts
14th Jan 2015 10:06 am
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Forum: United Kingdom · Replies: 29 · Views: 22865 · Subject: Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
| For anyone interested, the mystery of the contaminated diesel at my local Tesco's has been solved, at least partially. A man has been charged with stealing diesel from the tanker and replacing it wit ... |
| Power Steering Fluid Level |
tim_roberts
9th Jan 2015 3:42 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 17 · Views: 13801 · Subject: Power Steering Fluid Level |
| Am I the only person here who gets extremely angry when they hear about dealers saying "it's normal" when in fact it definitely isn't and they're simply trying to get out of a warranty claim ... |
| Oil filter replacement 2008 freel2 2.2 diesel |
tim_roberts
8th Jan 2015 12:21 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 6106 · Subject: Oil filter replacement 2008 freel2 2.2 diesel |
It really helps to have one of these 27mm flexihead ring spanners:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SILVERLINE-27mm-FLEXIBLE-HEAD-RATCHET-METRIC-SPANNER-OPEN-END-RING-GUARANTEED-/261571989358?pt=UK_Hand_T ... |
| Test drove a 12 plate freelander today |
tim_roberts
4th Jan 2015 5:50 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 10727 · Subject: Test drove a 12 plate freelander today |
| That seems a bargain to me, even with the high mielage. |
| Your views on the impact of driverless cars |
tim_roberts
3rd Jan 2015 12:22 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 32 · Views: 13097 · Subject: Your views on the impact of driverless cars |
With current technology we can't even produce a reliable satnav system - what chance of a reliable (and safe) driverless car system then?
Definitely a no-no for me. |
| service schedule |
tim_roberts
23rd Dec 2014 3:32 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 16 · Views: 9842 · Subject: service schedule |
I take those stories about main dealers with a pinch of salt, especially when told by an indy!
Here's a real story that happened to me at a local indy last year (who I won't name), when I took my F ... |
| The French government |
tim_roberts
2nd Dec 2014 2:50 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 7 · Views: 2593 · Subject: The French government |
| Interesting: France is the country where the rural community has a disproportionate say in government policy; the country where the rural community overwhelmingly drives diesel vehicles; the country w ... |
| AGM battery swap |
tim_roberts
18th Oct 2014 8:44 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 27 · Views: 28993 · Subject: AGM battery swap |
| No issues on mine when I changed battery earlier in the year (MY2010). I don't think I did anything to the windows, just had to reset the clock. |
| Hissing noise on removal of fuel filler cap. |
tim_roberts
17th Oct 2014 12:42 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 44 · Views: 33044 · Subject: Hissing noise on removal of fuel filler cap. |
| There clearly shouldn't be low pressure in the fuel tank in any car. If you think about it, if the tank is sealed, then the low pressure in the tank makes it harder for the fuel pump to get the diese ... |
| No Tax Disc! |
tim_roberts
30th Sep 2014 8:29 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 122 · Views: 58390 · Subject: No Tax Disc! |
I'm not sure if this has been covered in the preceding discussion, but I'll raise it again even if it has:
If I sell my car on the 15th of the month, I need to apply for a refund of the tax. Under ... |
| Injectors |
tim_roberts
29th Sep 2014 6:57 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 7 · Views: 5060 · Subject: Injectors |
| I recently replaced the injector seals on my daughter-in-law's Focus, and bought the special Sealey tool VS2054 that removes the seals if they get stuck. All the seals came out with the injectors, so ... |
| Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
tim_roberts
24th Sep 2014 4:47 pm
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Forum: United Kingdom · Replies: 29 · Views: 22865 · Subject: Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
Update: it seems Tesco are taking the problem seriously, even if I wasn't, and they are digging up the tanks where the problem occurred:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29340899
So e ... |
| Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
tim_roberts
21st Sep 2014 2:27 pm
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Forum: United Kingdom · Replies: 29 · Views: 22865 · Subject: Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
If cleaning solution in the tanker is the real issue, then it could have happened to anyone's fuel - Shell & BP included. It's nothing to do with the fact that it's 'supermarket fuel'
The ques ... |
| Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
tim_roberts
21st Sep 2014 1:53 pm
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Forum: United Kingdom · Replies: 29 · Views: 22865 · Subject: Possible problem with Tesco diesel? |
These stories come up every so often, but when it relates to your own local filling station you start to take notice:
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11486602.Tesco_admits_problems_with_diese ... |
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