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• Golf Mk2 GTi battery discharging itself 6 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  be fine for days or weeks then the same problem again. This morning the car was fine on the 25 mile trip to work and I parked up at 9am, then at midday flat as a pancake. Jump starting and all is well. The battery is new and when the problem occurs by the time the car is jump started the problem has
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  Disputing a parking ticket - what should we do? 23 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter received a parking ticket in Leeds late last year for £50. The ticket machine was out of order at the time which the car park admit, but they...
• 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
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  Excessive brake disc wear - is the electric parking brake to blame? 28 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Volvo XC70 has covered 34,000 miles and just had its second annual service. The dealer reports the rear disc pads as 75% worn, and the discs as...
• 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
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  I was fined at an airport drop off - should I appeal? 16 Sep 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently dropped a friend off at Newcastle International Airport & used their Short Stay Car Park 2 which gives the first 15 minutes free. On attempting...
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  Parking advice 21 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm prompted by PS's and AB's letters in today's Daily Telegraph motoring section to follow up my recent email re the Protection from Harassment Act. Generally,...
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  Is it fair to penalise me for parking a large van across two car parking spaces? 9 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I was out in my employer's van the other day and had to pop into my local shopping mall. The area in which I wished to park had no spaces big enough for...
• 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
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  I received a reply from my MP regarding the Protection of Freedoms Bill. 23 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I contacted my Conservative MP about Clause 56 in the Protection of Freedoms Bill as you suggested. His reply states they are aware of the problem and...
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  Why am I being issued with a parking ticket for "taking a break"? 23 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  After working a 12 hour shift at work I came home to a letter stating on 28 December 2012 I had entered Keele Services at 10.55pm and did not vacate until...