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• Ford Mondeo - Ford mondeo 2001 tddi cuts out after 8 seconds 19 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  and starting all the while running the lift pump from the cigarette lighter, (although it seemed to run fine without the pump running). Parked up for a few hours, next time I started the car, it started fine but cut out after 8 seconds. Started again, cut out after 8 seconds again. No matter what revs it's
• Time for a parking ticket thread? 23 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  for an address in central London. After driving down the same road in Westminster three times, he spotted a warden, pulled over and ran to the back of his Mercedes Sprinter van to ask for help. The helpful warden said NOTHING about illegal parking and told him the way to the nearby address. But as relieved
• Mondeo II major electrical outage. 4 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I am experiencing an intermittent major electrical outage. I have had the vehicle 5 weeks and the problem has occured twice in the last week. Remote unlocking OK Interior light, red LEDs OK. Turn ignition key and the whole of dash stays blank. Take key out and try parking lights and they do
• Some you win but then again ... 28 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Last week I was issued with a PCN for a 2-hour overstay in a local municipal car park. As the minimum penalty was a £30 fine and because I believed that I had good grounds I decided to appeal. Posted off my letter at the beginning of the week. Today I received a reply advising me that the PCN
• Vauxhall Astra 1.6 - Spark Plugs And Coil Pack 31 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  too but changed the spark plugs to see if that’s the problem. He didn’t want to initially change parts that don’t need changing. He took the car off and went to collect the spark plugs , he came back about 20 mins later. No warnings light and the car drove fine. After changing the park plugs , he
• Nissan Almera Tino - Car stalling out 1 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  had to jump the battery but it drove home about 8 miles away just fine. He followed me home just in case.  I drove it again on the 17th and it was fine. On the 18th, it did the same again. But we'd only been on the road for 4 minutes. I parked it in town and had it towed to my
• SsangYong Korando - Dog getting into car. 3 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  The Car is absolutely fine and does just what we want. No quibbles there and no doubts at all. Blodwen, our Collie has been diagnosed with arthritis and is on doggy iboprufen which is helping. She can't jump up into the boot anymore and is having difficulty getting into the back
• Ford fiesta 1999, new coil pack, new spark plugs - Ford fiesta 1999 MK4 will now not start, No spark 27 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  My ford fiesta 1999 MK4 will now not start. i had a look at the engine and there was no spark, then had a look at the coil pack big crack. So i replaced the coil pack and the park plugs. there is sit no spark, coil pack, leads and spark plugs all fine and tested. if you have
• Nissan - Interstar Van 04 2.4 clutch slave cylinder leaking 25 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  i have a nissan interstar , same as renault master van lwb, 2004 , 6 speed gear box, it was working fine and parked it up over night, the next day the clutch peddle goes to the floor... so it cant be driven, there is some oil leaking out, but not sure from where, i think it is possibly the slave
• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.6 - Starting problem. 1 May 2008 (Forum)
  can any body help my wifes 216 has a starting problem when i turn the key it turns over fires then cuts out and if you keep trying it it will do the same i was towing it home the other night and i decided to try bumping it and it started and run fine parked it up tryed it the next morning
• One rule for us... 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Charles will be able to dispense with such formalities when he becomes King? I know that foreign diplomats get a free licence swap without the need to do a test. Then there's the matter of unpaid parking and speeding fines, congestion charge, etc... Not royal-bashing here, just curious.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - yr 2002 - Radio (model 6000) not working 25 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Upon collecting my 02 Focus from the valet parking at Heathrow, my radio has suddenly stopped holding the FM stations? MW and LW work fine, but switch to FM and the preset stations will work for about 20 seconds and then lose tune, then if you scan it goes right round the dial until finally
• PCN - What can i do more? 12 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  clear to drivers. No dates, no signage , no strreet markings...etc, how are drivers suppose to know? So 2 questions i have: 1. In view of the above decision that the street was narrow and the fact that as a driver, i did ask if the parking was fine, appeal process not confirmed
• leaning peugeot 106 4 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, Ive just bought a 94 105 XND. It all seemed fine when I bought it but Ive just noticed, parked in a car park, that it leans to the right. Or rather the car leans at the front to wards the drivers side. The car drives farly well, goes in a strait line, brakes in a strate line and goes round
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 TDCi 130 starting problem 8 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  then just cranked over, then heater light would start to flash not going to start.Returned to car half hour later with mates car to tow home,starts first time no flashing heater light runs perfect.Couple of runs last night everything fine,Started first turn this morning couple of runs no problems parked
• Even more C Class Woes 1 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Why oh why did I ever buy this car??? My limp-home mode cut in again a few miles from work this morning - it had been fine on a 200 mile drive at the weekend, but the roads were dry. Today the roads were damp, but only enough for intermmitent wipers on the M40. Still, must be something damp
• No hiding place from car clampers 24 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  congestion charge. Full details at http://tinyurl.com/2dbcdt The motoring organisations have raised the problem of recently purchased vehicles possibly being clamped due to the previous owner's failure to pay parking fines. Well what happens if your vehicle is cloned? Under this type of law you are guilty
• Shiny Happy Traffic Wardens... 1 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  They exist!! Or, at least, one does. Seen in the vicinity of good old leafy Orpington, Friday around 4pm. Mindful of the horror stories about wardens jumping out from behind lampposts as one tries to obtain one's parking ticket, I was a little worried when, the second I had finished parking, one
• Citroen Xsara Starting problems 31 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  line and back before engine started) and then when it did fire the engine imediatly died. Managed to get going by giving it some throttle and reving it. Went in for sercice. Asked to check Battery and Alternator and told all OK. Fine since but has been parked up all week with the cold weather
• penalty notice 30 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  I have been employed by a company for just over 18 months who have access to a car park that's monitored by a private firm. I have from the beginning of employment registered my private number plate with them, updating their records whenever I alternated with my wife or daughters car