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• Very slow starting Bedford Turbo lorry 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have a Bedford Turbo horse lorry. B reg, SH suggests it has been cared for. It runs no more than once a week, sometimes less, and is very slow to start. It has a new 95Ah battery but that does not have enough reserve to run the starter for the time it takes, so I have an older but serviceable
• Corsa Single CD Radio (CAR 2005?) 26 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Son's Corsa ran its battery down a few weeks ago (away at university) He came back yesterday and the radio display is showing "Safe" Have tried the process in the book for putting code in (ignition on, radio off, press and hold A/S button) but nothing happens. Have tried disconnecting and re
• 306 S16 1995 Plip locks 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, The plip on my 306 S16 1995 was slowly become more of a hassle to open the car.....you had to play with it on the windscreen...eventally it stopped working from the outside, but did when you were in the car. My thoughts....battery...right, replaced the batteries, now it will not work
• escort diesel starting problems 28 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  just recently my 1995 escort diesel has become awkward at starting in the mornings. its not the battery that turns over fine. the car just seems to hang on the battery turning part for ages, doesnt want to cath .this morning after 3 long tries it finally started. when it does eventually start
• Astra mk4 central locking 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  My mate has an sri astra mk4. Since the car battery went kaput recently, the central locking won't function, either remotely or via the door lock. He's tried various methods of re-sycning the key (if indeed that is the problem), which usually involves turning on ign lights and pressing button
• Petrol into Diesel Nissan Navarro 18 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  .********* On trying to restart the engine turns but battery is flat, so wont turn , i have emptied what i can from the various fuel lines but know some has managed to get in My question now is as I am sat in airport late of course and have 6 hours until next flight , what is chance on my return
• ignition light - Vauxhall Astra 16 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  a few days ago my astra 1.4 l reg when i turned the key the ignition light was not lit, but the car started, i assumed i had a connection problem somewhere and i sprayed wd40 on the leads, battery connections, and its only since yesterday that the ignition light has lit up, my car has a standard
• Peugeot 306 remote key 12 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My other half's 306 (V reg) has what I assume is an infra-red remote key (the one with a red light next to the buttons). Batteries have never seemed to last very long, but the ones I replaced last week have already failed. There seems little point in just putting in new batteries every few days
• Peugeot 405 alarm !!! 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Hi peeps me again... My partners car, Peugeot 405 has not had its alarm and immobillizer workin for ages. Also the plip alarm armer is also broke.. shes been lockin unlockin by key only.. I put a new battery on it the other day and now everytime the doors are opened and closed and the ignition
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  What's the best 1080p dashcam? 26 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Can you recommend a good dashcam with a suction fitting which is at least 1080p resolution and has the ability to record for a while after parking in a...
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  Can you recommend a dashcam with 360 vision that is motion triggered? 25 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had my car badly scratched, but while it was all caught on my CCTV, the culprit had his face covered by a hoodie. Can you recommend a dash cam...
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  Is a PHEV a better choice than a hybrid? 17 Sep 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned Toyota hybrids for a few years now and have been satisfied with the quality and performance. My wife and I cover about 12,000 miles a year....
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  Nissan Leaf batteries are deteriorating and range is limited - false advertising? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My District Council has leased two Nissan Leaf electric cars as a contribution to a cleaner planet. Nissan calls it a zero emission vehicle with a range...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 95 2.0 XSI died and I'm too stupid to make it go 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  " sound... I didn't run away thinking this was a bomb as this happened once before and it cost me a £65 call out from the garage to be told "I just tried the key in your door mate". I tried this about 50 times along with wrestling with the neg terminal on the battery to no avail. anyway Let me explain
• 2 perplexing problems 1996 Range Rover 20 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Mysterious flat battery AND No starter motor action. I have only had my P38 Range Rover for 2 weeks when the brand new battery went flat over a period of 3 days of non-use. I thought that one of the kids had left a reading light on or something (but not so). So I fitted a spare, fully charged
• Mazda 3 & battery / tracker issues 13 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  I posted a while ago about my brother who eventually bought a Mazda 3 from a national dealer.  The car was in Mazda's workshop for most of the time he had it as the battery kept draining.  Now he's got his refund, here's what happened... He bought the car from Arnold Clark
• Logical diagnosis and guessing. 7 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  or diesel engine. Hence when I have a call about a car stuck somewhere that won't start and I'm told it can't be the battery because they've tried it with jump leads.....well then I try and find out if they were decent leads or nothing is proved. Communication is the key to helping someone over the phone
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  If an electric car catches fire who is responsible? 28 Jun 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I understand that the batteries on EVs are not as susceptible to fire as news reports might suggest. However in the event of the drive battery catching...
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  Do hybrids lose more money than petrol cars? 8 Jan 2024 (Ask HJ)
  Would an eight year old hybrid depreciate quicker than an equivalent petrol only car? And would it be worth keeping a hybrid car close to the end of it's...
• Skoda Octavia - Failing to Give Information about the driver 22 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  of mail for several days as I worked my way though it. When I finally found it I scanned it intending to fill it in electronically - I have poor writing! - and while hunting noticed my phone battery was dead. So I changed the battery (LGV20 has a replaceable battery) and is so doing must have licked