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  • Is it legal to take a car out of long term storage and drive it home to be garaged without tax or SORN? 26 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
    If you take a car out of long term storage and drive it home to be garaged without tax or SORN, what would happen if the police stopped you? The car is...
  • Putting a Porsche into storage - what should I do? 14 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
    A relative of mine is fortunate enough to have recently purchased a new car to use as her daily driver. She is keeping her previous car, a 2010 Porsche...
  • Storing five jerry cans of diesel - is it a good idea? 30 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I wish to store diesel fuel in five jerry cans. How long may I store modern fuels before they become contaminated or of reduced efficiency? I would also...
  • MG MGF (1995 - 2002) - storage for approx 3 months. Any advice? 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
    Hello to you all, I am wishing to store my MG MGF in my Garage for about 3 months can anyone advise me the best way of doing this? Ie to prevent build...
  • Music storage device 31 Jul 2003 (Forum)
    I recently saw reviewed in one of the broadsheet papers a device which enabled you to store 300 Cd's onto a hard disk which could then be linked to your...
  • The Dearman Engine 23 Feb 2023 (Forum)
    I love a strange engine.  Great viewing for others that do or, indeed, people interested in energy storage. https://fb.watch/iNKoxOWerW/
  • VW Transporter T4 - Accident Support Company 21 Aug 2015 (Forum)
    are refusing to pay for the courtesy car & my van's storage at the garage. It has now been 39 days since the incident. The courtesy car is costing over £400 a week, the van repairs were quoted as £1600 & the garage storage fees are over £500. I have made a complaint
  • New Volvo V90 - another badly designed car 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
    capacity of the V90 is 1,526 litres (including underfloor storage), my MK1 Focus estate has a capacity of 1580 litres without relying on underfloor storage to make the headline figure. Even by class standards the Volvo's space is paltry. Merc E-class is 300 litres more spacious while the A6, BMW 5 series
  • Which winter tyres for a Ford Focus? 18 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Have been given a very good quote by local Ford agent which involves storage of tyres that are not used for NEXEN Eurowun, are these any good?
  • not knowing who was driving 13 Nov 2006 (Forum)
    If drivers use the "I really couldn't say who was driving" ruse to try to avoid a scamera ticket, why don't the authorities just impound the car that was caught, and say "OK, we'll keep the car, until you come forward with a name, and tot up an £x a day bill for storage, which will be added
  • Ford Focus RDS 5000 VIN Number Storage 16 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    Hi, I have a '99/"V" Ford Focus with a Ford RDS 5000 Radio. All units with RDS capability have the facility to store the vehicle VIN in the audio unit...
  • noisy steering jeep cherokee 3 Feb 2004 (Forum)
    they had been in storage for a while and would be re-polished at a later date. Do alloys "go off" in storage or have I been palmed off with a second hand set. In addition alarming moaning/grinding noise sometimes on steering, is this normal for the model or am I being fobbed off again. Am steeling myself
  • Do I need to SORN my old vehicles which are all in long-term storage? 21 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I am the owner and registered keeper of various old vehicles in storage: two old Lancias in lock-ups, one being 1973 and free of VED, a 1936 Ariel Red...
  • Is it safe for a battery to be permanently connected to a mains charger? 1 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
    Is it safe for a Honda Jazz battery to remain in the car and permanently connected to the mains via a smart charger through the winter?
  • Storing summer tyres 30 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
    I have, as you suggested, just bought and had fitted a set of winter tyres on my Mercedes Benz C220 Estate. Can you let me know how to store the summer...
  • Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - Mountain Bike storage. 15 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    Hello all, I am looking at buying a Honda Accord CTDi or 2.0i Vtec. At the moment, I am looking at the touring so I can fit my full size mountain bike...
  • Storage of a classic - errr Maestro? 12 Dec 2003 (Forum)
    SWMBO is taking her car off the road next month ( 1.3l white Maestro 45K miles) when she goes on maternity leave. We're not planning on putting it back...
  • Renault Scenic 1 Nov 2005 (Forum)
    My son has a Renault scenic which constanly has wet carpet in the storage compartment in the floorwell pasenger side.The carpet on the floor itself is perfectly dry. Any ideas?
  • Any - Space savers 21 Oct 2012 (Forum)
    Does anyone know of a list of new cars that can be bought with either a full size spare wheel or the ability to purchase one as an extra but to still fit into the proper storage space. 
 

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