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• Insuring a driver from and back to airport 14 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  A neighbour sometimes drives our car back from Heathrow and disconnects the battery, then a few weeks later reconnects it to drive back to the longstay pick-up area.   Any thoughts on insurance, as the fee for just a couple of hours comprehensive cover on two different days has risen
• High mileage Tesla Model S 15 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  !.  No, it isn't on its original battery, but the reason for the replacement wasn't because the original had degraded beyond being viable. No, it was replaced because a (software?) fault developed when it got to 666,666km!.  Front pads needed doing at 460,000km............
• Late to the party. 4 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  Just read this. I know Toyota have been reluctant to enter the pure EV market as they see the current battery tech as wholly insufficient for the job. If they’ve got this right as they’re suggesting then they may well have the game changer here. Fingers crossed. Lower prices, greater lifespan
• Steam powered car! 18 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  buying an electric car, when I think about the battery components, which have limited life span.....      
• Tramline HGVs on motorways 21 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  I have been reading for the last week about the concept of installing overhead electric tramlines on the motorway sometime around 2040  Electric HGVs will pick up current as they drive and revert to battery if they overtake or leave the motorway.  So Jeremy Clarkson was not too far out
• Peugeot 307 SW - Electrical fault 3 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Hi . Hope some can help For no reason my p307 electric windows and wipers have judged stopped . Checked all fuses . Ok  Disconnected and reconnected battery . Now they work , but only when ignition is switched on . As soon as engine is started they stop working
• Seat Leon 2010 - Seat Leon - dashboard illumination dies 6 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all, Intermittent problem with my dashboard - the lights for the speedo and rev counter randomly turn off while driving, although the trip display remains on. A picture is worth 1000 words...  https://ibb.co/k793de I intend to check the battery connections and reconnect
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus 2007 Radio Code help. 19 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hi All, I am trying to get hold of a code for my radio I brought the car and didn't get a code for the radio and had a battery fitted and they didnt keep the power on. Any chance I can get some help please? I got the serial Number SOCD1X7V024059 so I guess the V Code is: V024059
• Volkswagen Sharan - Sharan imobilizer preventils starting HELP 16 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Recently changed the battery and have problems with the imobilizer wich prevents the car from starting. As long as the red light in the door keeps blinking, the car wont start. Now after several tries to start the car, red light is off but car still wont start. Ive heard that mostly
• Ford Focus Zetec 2003 - Speedometer flickering 19 May 2016 (Forum)
  I was wondering what might cause the speedometer needle to flicker. It is fine 99.9% of the time but, occasionally/randomly, it will flicker noticeably for a few seconds before settling back down. When it does occur, the radio has, on an odd occasion 'surged' too. (The battery was changed
• Peugeot 407 SW 55 Reg - HELP Please 15 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  My alarm went of last night,I went out and turned it off,but when you try to start the engine the ignition lights all come pre to starting and when you go to start the engine it it's dead, the symptom sees if it as a dead battery,is that possible,As I live in the country side I cannot manage
• Ford Fiesta - Radio serial numbers and code 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  My mum had her battery go flat and has been driving around with no tunes for God knows how long. Without loud music she is going to have to replace the squeaky wheel bearing. Can anybody help with where I find the serial number on the 4500 RDS unit? With that I hope to be able to use the code
• Fors Fiesta LX - key code 16 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Please can somone help. I had my battery discnnected on my ford giesta lx  2002 an now my stereo does not work as its asking for a keycode. I brought the car secondhand in private sale on Gumtree last year an the paperwork an books that I was givem do not have a keycode written down
• 2001 VW Golf 1.4 - Resetting ECU? 12 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Over the years I've seen a few discussions on various forums about resetting ECU's, but they all seem to be guesswork. Does anyone here know for DEFINITE how to reset the ECU on my 2001 VW Golf 1.4?   Different posts seem to say to disconnect the battery from anywhere
• Honda Civic Hybrid - Dear Admin - Honda IMA assistance 14 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Dear  Admin,   I understand advertising is strictly controlled on your site however most honda hybrid owners are unaware that they do not have to be charged a fortune by honda dealers to sort out hybrid battery faults I can help with specialist advise for free
• Ford Galaxy Zetec TDI - Radio Code? 28 May 2014 (Forum)
  Hi,  Last week i was getting maintenance work done on my car and the mechanic disconnected the battery resulting on the radio needing a code to use the radio again. I bought the car second hand with no original hand book with the radio code. Does anyone know how i would
• Ford mondeo st220 - Engine sluggish 21 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  My st220 on start up the revs are fine idle about 1000 but after 1 minute drops to 800 and then moves between 1000 and 800 constantly the battery light flickers on and off it seems to be losing power as the dash lights also dim when this is going on. Is this the alternator ? Or something else
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - heater blower not working 13 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Hi ive tried everything i can think off to see what the problem is with my car its a y reg 1.8 petrol ive  changed the heater reistor checked the fan works by taken it out and useing a car battery to test it works and does .ive done all the fuses they fine and ive checked the ignition
• 2007 cooper - ignition problems 14 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  leads which it the cooper starts first push of the button.  As such I don't know whether it;s the battery, or an ignition glitch.  Anybody out there with advise?
• EV sales breakthrough? 5 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  So, it seems  the way to crack the nut of selling EVs is not price, or range, or charging point availability, or battery longevity.  Its to put a desirable badge on the front, then people take it seriously. Also, 176bhp and rwd is worth a second look too for some (like me