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• Seethe...! Parking Extortion.. 27 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Last Sunday evening, my son, age 23,a self-employed musician,(jazz double bass) parked his car in a London pay-and?display car park while he played at the R.A.C.Club. (The car park is usually free on a Sunday.) When he returned later in the evening, his car had been towed away, together
• Caravan Gross Laden Weights 26 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi there I'm new to this site but hope that someone can provide an answer to a problem. I was recently stopped by the police whilst towing my caravan during a routine check. My rig was weighed on the public weighbridge at Deptford on the A36/A303 west of Salisbury. This weighbridge takes readings
• Honda H23 blown head gasket 27 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I got my Rover 623 towed to a garage yesterday after a cursory inspection from an RAC man who was a little surprised that he'd seen a Honda H23 engine with a suspected blown head gasket. The prognosis at the garage was a blown head gasket. It's a good garage and has searched for a good price
• Worn Ford key 21 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Sister in law got stuck outside her local chipper last night in her fiesta (mid 90's I think) she could turn the key in the ignition, but with no resistance, there was no electrical activity and the steering lock would not come off, so the car could not even be towed. Sods law kicked in and where
• Mercedes G-wagen 8 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  for occasionally towing up to 1.6t and trundling down (no trailer) to the Pyrenees in winter. Must be long-lived and simple to diagnose and maintain. Thanks David
• VW Jetta - DSG Problem 17 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  to get it pushed round the corner. The engine was running fine, and the gear selector was able to be moved along the slot. On the dash their their is a guide to which gear you are in all the letters were flashing. Called out the RAC all they could do was tow me home, not to far a distance. Chap took
• Ineos Grenadier 8 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  overbuilt in the best way possible. 3.5 tonne towing capacity and 1 tonne payload capacity, whilst the roof can take 150kg. Power numbers, not finalised: Petrol 283bhp and 332lb ft of torque Diesel 250bhp and 369lb ft of torque Limited top speed 100mph. No idea of fuel economy..
• Hyundai Tucson - Tucson 2018 DCT problem 22 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  .. limp mode.. the car was towed in and after a few days of waiting game I ve called the dealrship for an update and the service op said that the clutch wheel bearing is gone and they ve tried something but wasn t working and now they re waiting for the part to arrive. From day one of my ownership the car
• BMW 3 Series Compact - BMW Owned from New to Scrap 11 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Its a hot day and my wife is sitting in the shade trying not to be upset.  Her birthday present, 18 years ago has just been towed away on its final journey. Ihave kept detailed records and it was OK to 65k miles but after that began to cost a small fortune each year with repair mainly
• Ford Galaxy - PCM problems 5 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hoping to find someone with experience of my issue that can offer some technical advice. My 2014 Ford Galaxy randomly cut out one day whilst driving. Eventually you could turn it back on, but after a few hours the same happened. We got it towed to a Ford dealer and they diagnosed a faulty
• Ford Focus 1.6 LX - Ford Focus Mk2 (2006) clutch pedal spring snapped 17 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  to tow me home, and are they known to fix the issue I have or will it need to be a mechanic that fixes it? Thanks.
• Hyundai Santa Fe - change of car - dire warnings against diesel? 6 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  " or whatever, running into many thousands.  However there are many adverts for diesels on Autotrader for diesel cars The question is, would I be mad for buying a reasonably powerful diesel for towing a medium size caravan? Is the diesel apocalypse just round the corner? Do diesel owners face
• KIA Sorento KX2 - New Kia or not? 17 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  how obvious, would be appreciated. Finally, we have consisered both the Kx2 Automatic and the KX3 Automatic, but the latter is a bit pricey. Has anyone any advice/experience of these models especially as we tow a 1500kg caravan. Many thanks in anticipation. Alan.......    
• Peugeot 407 V6 Petrol (2006) - Peugeot 407 Depollution System 25 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  . The fault did not go away and actually became worse. 2 days ago the engine just cut off and the vehicle cannot be started. Again I towed it to the dealer and it was plugged onto the computer and it gave the following faults: P0480: Fan (GMV1) high speed relay
• Peugeot 308 - How do I stand? 5 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  before replacing, battery full of charge, car started & ran for about 20 mins the pettered out,the car will now, not start I was told there was no pressure to the Injector line, I towed the car to a local Diesel Doctor, after a week due to people off for hols I ran him yesterday to be told
• Mazda 5 Petrol - Engine Blown / Irreparable 8 May 2014 (Forum)
  . Got towed by AA (guy said it sounded like the Head Gasket gone). Garage says its "Cooked" and by the sound of it, the likely damage to the engine would make it unviable to repair
• n/a - Complete Claim Solutions 28 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Has anyone been approached by the above company?   I had a trivial "accident" a couple of years ago where the car in front gently rolled back into mine at traffic lights and its tow bar put a golf ball sized dent in my front bumper.   We swapped insurance details, the other
• 04(53) civic ctdi - high pressure fuel pump bust scrap or repair 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  I am gutted my beloved civic just stopped while driving. Towed to garage. Would not start. Finally diagnosed as high pressure fuel pump failure. Car just under ten years with 136000 miles. To remove, send off for repair and refit will cost £1200.  I am guessing trade in value is about
• Mazda 6 2.2 diesel (183BHP) (2009) - Replacement engine 13 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  .  This fixed the problem for a few months however on the 26 November the engine had a major breakdown and stalled on the motorway slip road.   It was towed to Mazda and it has taken them 2 weeks to discover that there is s hole in the head block of the engine where the  original head
• 60 plate Astra- two engines in two years 4 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Been talking to my niece, whose friend's Astra's engine blew up last night due to lack of oil and they had to be towed 130 miles home. When I thought this was an old car, I was shocked to hear this was a 60 plate, which had recently had a full service, and apparently the engine blew up a year