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• Parking "ticket" 6 months after the offence 17 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  in Brighton where she shouldn't have been. She recalls using this car park, but she didn't receive any ticket so toddled off home none the wiser. However, the letter, which arrived mid-October, claims she WAS issued with a parking violation ticket which offered her the chance to pay a £25 fine. She quite
• Speeding - The pleasure of living in Essex 17 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  From The Gazette http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14909133._The_road_is_a_racetrack_at_night_and_we_feared_the_worst_after_horror_smash_/?ref=ar Now that our "relief road" is fully open we have a fine new stock car racing track, as well as the high speed test track on the A12
• Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 twin registered 2006 - Car will not start 4 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Parked car which was running fine. On returning car will not start. Diagnostic check revealed code P0560 System Voltage Low Input C-04. Fuel pump not working but was replaced by a new one. Still the same problem and code showing. Can anyone explain the the proceedure for checking this fault
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.7CDTi alternator problem 10 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  hi ive a astra van 1.7 cdti 2004.was running fine today ,parked up or 5 mins ,then set off a minute later battery light come on and no power steering ,ive had van for 2 months and the last owner said it was a new alternator ,any ideas ,would a alternator off a 1.7 dti fit ?
• Can you see your bonnet? 22 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  We currently have a Corsa D loan car. Fine car in many ways, but not nearly as easy to park as such a compact car should be because even though I'm tall, I can't see any part of the bonnet from the drivers seat. Made me wonder how many other car are like this now - so, can you see the bonnet
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 1998 2.0 Wont start 24 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi - i previously posted that this would not start after stalling it - thanks for the replies to that - it was the fuel pump that needed replacing and the car worked fine for couple of months - until now. The car was parked on an incline for the first time since it was repaired and now it fires
• Ford Scorpio Computer Glitch 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  I recently parked my 1997 Ford Scorpio for several weeks at an airport, and the battery will have run pretty low. When I returned to the car, it started and everything is fine EXCEPT, the onboard multi-function computer reverted to metric units and will not reset to imperial units. I tried
• Parking ticket in France 5 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  We are just back from a tour of France in our motorcaravan and during this visit; we got a parking ticket from the local Police Municipal, in Sts Maries de la Mere. The circumstances were that we had parked in an area of a quiet road, which was prohibited to motorcaravans (this was not obvious
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.3 Brake pedal nearly to floor. 17 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Parked my sons Fiesta up on Friday, everything fine, nothing wrong with the car. He jumped in it this morning to go to work and the brake pedal went to the floor, we had a look at it and there is no brakes until the pedal nearly reaches the floor. I went a (gentle!) run in it and the brakes do work
• Toledo TDI power loss 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  was fine. After another 4 miles the same thing happened = gutless but drivable. We parked up at a shop for 3 minutes, restarted and the car was ok. I would have expected to lose power again but we were home within minutes. Any ideas whats causing this drastic loss of power. It only seems to happen when
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - Parking warning - Royal Albert Hall, Imp College 27 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  and sat behind other cars. Very curious. A week later we found out what the van was doing when the photo of us queuing was sent with a £60 parking fine. The Westminster Council van was illegally parked on a pedestrian crossing and, if I had known, I would have taken my own photo because
• Parking tickets bring a smile... 6 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  the fine with an unwrapped toy of equivalent value at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Hall. "I am one of the world's worst grinches around Christmas, (but) it transformed me. It really did, because attached to the ticket was a second piece of paper saying you could pay your parking offence by a donation
• Mondeo 2.0tdci engine starts no throt 7 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  revs pick up and the car can be driven. Once it is going it drives fine. No judders or jerks, no loss of power, no warning lights and it doesnt stall - it is as if nothing is wrong until I have parked and want to restart the engine again. It has been in a ford dealership now for 2 weeks. They have
• vauxhal vectra - Engine Dead, clicks or whirrs ,Common Fault 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  the whirring noise like a fan instead of an engine. parked up fine next day dead. obviously the weather and the battery was the obvious signs but it was more serious. Luckily this was still under warranty as Vauxhall charged £300 to link it to the computer, Result the CAM CHAIN, and with hundeds more
• Peugeot 306 (1997) / petrol - Car stalls when stopping 21 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  immediately, but I have to keep the gas pedal slightly depressed to keep the revs up. HOWEVER - when I eventually park, switch off completely, then start up again but DON´T actually move off, it doesn´t stall at all - and continues idling just fine. The idle only dies when I come to a stop from
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 98 18.d Diesel non-turbo non starting 10 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Any help appreciated. Have van which was fine on v cold morning (-12c) when I set out but died on A34 at 40mph. Recovered home by RAC. Only bought van at start of week and ran fine. Filled tank night before breakdown (Tesco).Have looked through this forum and have replaced plugs and fuel filter
• Volvo S40/V40 (1996 - 2004) - 2001 1.8 engine won't start. Clicking noise heard. 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Volvo S40 2001 1.8 My car has been starting fine no problems this winter. I used my car on Wednesday evening coming home from work and it started fine. Gets home and parks the car there. Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 14. Was supposed to go work today but had a burst water pipe so had
• 96 VW Golf 1.9D starting problem 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  no problems. Once warm it starts fine and never gives any bother and runs fine all day long. The problem is always when starting, after the car has been parked for 12+ hours or so. I had the glow-plugs changed yesterday but it is still giving the same problem. The only other thing that I have not changed
• Two PCN notices for same weekend! Help? 23 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I parked my car in a privately owned car park outside a friends flat whom I was visiting for the weekend back in august, He does not drive but has a parking space that comes with the flat so I used his space for the duration of my
• Ford Focus Diesel Estate 1.8 Endura Di - Crankshaft Sensor Location 3 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all... Parked up my Focus yesterday ...went back to it an hour later and she will turn over but will not start up? We have changed the glow plugs... The battery is fine .... There is diesel coming out of the injectors.... We have read that we may need to change the Crankshaft Sensor but where