I seem to have lost the link where you could put a registration number and car type into a website and it tells you if it's still registered or not; can anyone help please? I can't even remember who runs the website in question! Read more

Yep - today I took the plunge and have made perhaps the riskiest decision of my car-buying life and bought a Shogun 3.2DiD Auto Classic.

So why is it risky?

Its a stolen-recovered with an immobiliser problem. The interior is tidy (although the radio has been removed without care), and the bodywork only has a small dent in the wing. The leather seats are without damage. Its just the immobiliser and the fuel-pump that make it a non-starter. Oh, and its got no history with the vehicle (apart from a phone call to the supplying dealer confirming the only times they saw it was at 80K for a service and MOT).

Its got 111K on the clock, and its a 2001 Y.

Anyone want to tell me I've made a mistake? I will hopefully be having it delivered to my mechanic on Friday....

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Hi everyone,

I've got a 54 reg Renault Clio II 1.5dCi 100 bhp. It's a couple of months past it's warranty and the climate control has died. The c/c computer is still working fine, but there's nothing coming out of the vents.

It's not the fuse, as it failed once, then a few times, then permanently. It's not the heater, as if i leave it on i can feel that there is heat seeping out of the vents (but only passively) and I've tried different vents, power settings, temperatures and with/without air-con.

Searching a few forums suggested a similar problem on RenaultSport Clios might be down to a blocked fan in the overhead console, but I'm told there isn't one on a standard clio. A renault mechanic told me there's a history of rheostat failure on clios, and I've also read that a resistor might be to blame (although that might be the same as the rheostat?).

I'm quite far from my local garage, so struggling to get it booked in. I've bought a Haines manual, but while it's great at walking through a fix, it doesn't help me to diagnose the problem.

Has anyone seen this before?

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hi
had my 1993 escort diesel van about a month ago and its been great starts well after about 5 seconds of cranking when cold then first turn for the rest of the day and it does get stopped and started a lot. It had been stood for over a year when i bought it but still fired up with a jump and ran great and started great when i put a bigger and new battery on it.

However this morning it started fine so i set off down my road then had to stop as some silly old man pulled out on me then the van stalled. It would not restart so i tryed to bump it it started but immediately died and still wont restart.

It turns over fine but just wont get going. I changed the fuel filter and plenty of fuel came out, but now it doesn't seem to be getting fuel thru it when i press the self prime button.

It did do this once before in the same spot lol but managed to get it started about an hour later after just leaving it it did take awhile of cranking tho but started and ran fine since.

Any ideas guys... cheers

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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give me a spot of advice please. A couple of years ago I bought a private reg that I'm unlikely to use again. I had the sense to put it on retention and have been renewing it since.

I've had a quote off an online company (not sure if I'm allowed to mention the name on here or not) offering to advertise it - they've valued it at £1,200. I'm a bit concerned as they don't say what percentage they'd take or what the charge would be if someone bought it. I'll have to chase it up, but it bothers me it's not stipulated clearly on an agreement slip that came through by email if I choose to go ahead. I've previously advertised the plate on ebay without success and also advertised it at work before now.

The other cause for concern is that if I'm advertising this nationally, how do I make sure I don't sign over my rights to the reg no before I receive payment?

Does anyone have any experience with these reg. no. companies (good or bad) or can anyone point me in a good direction, please?


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