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• £105 to have car theft investigated 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  it. You will be fascinated to learn that this process in known as "Forensicating"! A third alternative is that your car will be moved to a place of safety and you will be charged for the removal and subsequent storage and than another £105 if you want it foresicated. Not all of these charges may be paid
• Which 7 Seater? 27 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I would appreciate any advice or recommendations on a decent second hand 7-seater about the £4-7k bracket. Majority of time I only need 5 seats with PLENTY of storage/luggage space, occasionally 7/8 seats but luggage space not an issue then. So I was thinking that most small people carriers
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  How can I keep my battery in good condition whilst my Renault Laguna is in storage? 24 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Renault Laguna Initial Estate that we have had from new. It’s now six years old. The last two winters in the Highlands have been very severe....
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  I lost the V5C to my car, which has been abroad for 10 years - how do I get it back to the UK? 19 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My 10-year-old car has been in Spain for nine years and 11 months. I've lost the V5C, so what do I say at Dover when I try to bring it back to the UK?
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  Problems with a car bought at auction 17 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a car from BCA which had a mechanical report. This shows the car has a good battery, drives well but has a bit of smoke from the exhaust. The...
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  Battery free of charge 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I’d like your opinion on my complaint to FIAT Group Automobiles UK Ltd. I bought a £35,000 FIAT based motorhome last year and after 1,700 miles the battery...
• SORN my second car? 11 May 2020 (Forum)
  I have two cars. Tax is due. MOT is due in July. Is it worth registering my second car as SORN, until the lock down is over?  It was my intention to sell it, but I the second car as storage for stuff. Car is off-road in residents parking. Still insured. It was my
• Virginmedia v6 box 24 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Apologies to anyone who salivated at the v6 in the title! We had a v6 box installed last October, replacing a TiVo box. The difference is like night and day, it’s faster, more capable and has vast storage capacity for recorded items. However, the thing packed up in July and a new one
• Advice for a moving company? 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hello guys. I'm not entirely sure this is the right place to ask but it's what I came across in a short notice, so I'll just go ahead. It's been quite some time now and I am still unable to convince myself in a trustworthy moving company that also supports storage. Yes, I've made
• something different- washing machines. 16 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  location has both hot and cold connections. I am thinking it would be more efficient to fill the washer with hot water we already have on storage, rather than cold and have the washer heat it up with an electric element. Would it affect the washing machine to do this? Our dishwasher is a hot fill device
• Any - Snooping Or? 11 May 2011 (Forum)
  as most lockups are used for storage these days being too narrow for modern cars.
• Honda Civic - Seized dust caps 16 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  A while back someone stole my plastic dustcaps from all 4 tyres (how cheap!!!). So, I bought some cheap metal/aluminium replacements off ebay. However, as I went to leave my car in storage I was going to pump up the tyres but I couldn't get the caps off. I tried turning them
• peugeot 306 - ACCIDENT RECOVERY RIP-OFF? 7 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  & £20 per day storage plus the sc*** value of the car (a Peugeot 306 TD) from Norwich Recovery.We asked around for recovery prices from other local recovery firms & their recovery costs seem to substantially lower.Can I do anything about it?Or is it just a cosy stitch up between Police
• Nissan 200SX (1994 - 2001) - 97 2.0 Not revving 8 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  disconnected it will rev fine up to 2500 where it seems to hit a rev limiter, as soon as I reconnect the the afm it struggles to idle and won't rev at all. Does this sound like the afm has been damaged in storage? The two wires in the afm look in tact. Please someone help. Thanks, Rob.
• Getting a seized vehicle back 7 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  storage compound. Now despite a long and exhaustive search, he can't find that licence. The police have confirmed that a check with DVLA reveals him to have a clean , current licence and they are happy with his ID . Yet still, they can not authorise the release of the vehicle with out seeing the licence
• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.6 Overheating problem 5 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  it i top up .It also gets easily heated up,radiator looks rusty though. I do not want to think the water pump or Gasket is gone as the there was was boiling and flying everywhere in the water storage unit. Has anyone experienced such issues pls as i am considering changing the radiator. HELP PLS!!!!
• Mystery Motorway Exit... 17 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone know where the mysterious 'Works Exit' junction lead to that's situated between J14 & J13 east bound on the M4? I've heard that it's some sort of secret nuclear bunker or even a missile storage site. The fact that the sign is permanent - and not a temporary flimsy ?works traffic
• Volvo 145 1 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  motoring in the early 70s. I can see the dash with that strip speedo, the underfloor storage in the back, every detail really. Those were the days when a Volvo was in a class alone from Cortina's and the like. Every antique dealer had one with a big flat roof rack. If it was nearer I'd just have to get
• One to watch 21 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  in the major US makers to develop the hydrogen economy in transport. What this may mean is that when the end of the petroleum economy inevitably comes, Europe and elsewhere will find themselves complying with the US technology and standards touching on propulsion and hydrogen storage and distribution
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  I had an accident in France but am getting nowhere with my claim - what can I do? 22 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I had a car accident in France in August. A lady drove into the back of my car. I was only third party covered on my insurance so am using a no win no...