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• VW Polo 1.4 2006 - Handbrake stuck in park 2 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, The actual handbrake moves up and down (and as I do it the handbrake light turns on and off), however, no tension at all is released and the car stays in parked mode. I try to pull forward or reverse and the car just rears up. I read that it could be rust
• Traffic Violation in Italian Rental Car 7 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  All, Myself and SWMBO went on holiday to Tuscany in July 2004 (very enjoyable it was too, we got engaged), and hired a Citroen Pluriel from Avis. Anyway, got a letter from them today advising they have received a fine from the Polizia Municipale in Florence for a 'violation of Italian Traffic
• penalty notice 28 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  and for me to pay a £100 fine. My manager has told me to ignore it as it's not enforceable, I work for the company and I'm entitled to use the car park and, bearing how long the registration number has been used by myself it's no stranger to being in the car park, their wardens surely must have seen my
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car 24 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hi  I bought 2nd hand 2014 zafira tourer from a small independent car lot. car has 7800 miles on clock of which I've driven maybe 500 miles. I bought it about 6 weeks ago. all seemed ok...but I'm no mechanic...until on a hill to multi car park when I got my
• first impressions of my new Volvo XC60 D4 Auto 19 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  should have a clearer idea about consumption. But for the size and weight I am pleased so far. Once located the electronic park brake is fine to use, it also releases automatically if you set off in D. The telephones for me and SWMBO paired up instantly. The DAB radio is excellent and the sterio also
• Car park bump - being charged 26 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  , failure to stop and report a collision. I am gutted as I am a very careful driver, driving for 11 years and never had a single accident or speeding fine. I was reversing out of my car parking space uphill at a very cramped car park at a tesco express when I accidentally bumped the car parked behind me
• private parking- new law against motorists!!! 5 May 2011 (Forum)
  parking parasites will be able to pursue the registered keeper and force them to reveal the driver, or face the fine themselves. Yes, that's right, our own Government is going to allow these vultures to harrass and persecute it's own citizens. Unbelievable, but true. The other slap in the face
• 2 parking tickets for the same offence in 24 hrs. 23 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I've just come back from London, overnight I parked in Lambeth and parked in a space which I'd been told by the person I was with was a mon-fri zone as it was a saturday night this would have been fine. Unfortunately I got back to the car on Sunday to discover to my horror the car had
• Interesting experience at shopping centre 13 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I was driving into an out of town shopping centre just outside Leicester this afternoon, and when I turned onto the access road I noticed a large plain white van parked right in the centre of the road across the chevrons that lead from the end of the centre railing. This was a long wheelbase van
• Road Manners 10 May 2001 (Forum)
  of the lowering of social politeness generally in the UK. See the proliferation of road rage. Here's a fine example, which happened to me this morning: Appointment at the doctor for my daughter, car park full, one parking space being vacated, driver taking ages, me waiting patiently (no pun intended), obviously
• Parking Ticket - UPDATE 15 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Below is a quick recap of the original post: I recently received a parking ticket for an offence that I believe I did not commit. My vehicle was parked in a residents parking bay where non-residents are granted a 2 hour parking window with a further no return
• parking tickets 23 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  There have been a few threads concerning parking tickets lately, so when i came across this "snippet" in the AOL Money section i thought it may provide a starting point if you are thinking you have been unjustly done. Parking tickets So many local authorities now benefit from money raised
• 2012 Toyota Auris Hybrid - CarPlay unit no longer showing rear cam on screen? 11 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, i bought the above unit , 3 years ago, so its outside of warranty. It was working fine with Iphone, but recently , the stock rear reverse camera, isnt being displayed on screen in dash, just the generic centered lines are visible! Its a pioneer unit, DAB, bluetooth, NAV, etc
• Ford Galaxy - An issue on a test drive 11 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hello all Well i went to available car and found a 2010 ford galaxy 2.0 tdci zetec , 50k miles 3 owners £10k fair price for a galaxy , all was good till test drive, its an automatic and idling in park was good, we gave it some and sounded as normal etc, only from PARK to DRIVE then it started
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 2001 1.5dci - ABS light intermittantly on and off. 29 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Afternoon folks. Have a problem with the old work horse. I now use this as a second car and is used for any rough / commuting jobs. Have had a problem with the ABS light on the dash. Went to a festival a few weekends ago. Parking a nightmare and due to the lake of mud in car park, had to be towed
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 petrol Exhaust Heat Shield & Hand Brake 1 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  only: When the handbrake is applied, it applies only 11% percent pull on the rear right hand wheel. 11% is below the legal minimum requirement. In other words the parking brake for the right handside rear wheel has a "low effort". The parking brake effort for the rear left hand wheel is fine
• Changing A 1998 Ford Fiesta Headlight 1 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, Ive been searching the web for hours trying to find an answer for this but ive found nothing so I thought I owuld sign up to a few forums to se eif anyone could help. I need to change the passenger side headlight bulb on my 1998 ford fiesta zetec 1.25. It turns on to parking light OK
• Citroen C3 - creaking power steering 5 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Hi... Ive recently had the power steering rack and motor replaced on my wifes C3 1.4 desire. The steering works fine now however when stationary if you turn the steering wheel lock to lock there is a creaking noise, the noise also occurs at low speeds ie manouvering of drive, parking etc
• Bigger cars harder to drive???? 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  taking a car test, and they managed fine. As Lud and others on the thread point out, many larger cars are far more relaxing, refined and just as easy to position, even in tight parking spaces.
• VW Mk2 Golf - coolant system trapped air 30 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  temperature dial has moved briefly to it's normal position only after parking the car on a hill though. The radiator and thermostat works fine. How do I purge the trapped air?