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Extract from an article published by Gizmodo earlier this month:- Source:- If You’ve Got a New Car, It’s a Data Privacy Nightmare

If you add your year of birth to your age you get this year! Happens every 1,000 years but no one can explain why. NJSS

I have two heavily modified cars, an MGB GT V8 and an MGA Convertible. My insurers have been advised in writing of the modifications & I pay an increased premium as a result. I have minor mods to my SL350, and LR Discovery 4 which have been declared & have not resulted in any adjustment of...

I'm off to Spain & France shortly and have prepared a table of speed limits. I think that I have correctly updated this to reflect recent changes. Here's a copy & I would appreciate any necessary corrections. If of interest I could upload a PDF and/or .doc file.

Ford have announced its Blue Cruise assisted-driving technology for the UK, taking over acceleration, braking, lane positioning, and steering from the driver. This means that in an extreme case the car could come to a halt in the fast lane of a motorway as Blue Cruise does not steer from lane...

Really the title says it all. If anyone has one for sale which would suite my R230 I could be interested. Many thanks NJS5

Roadside tyre repair - AirMan ResQ Kit ? My partner had a smallish puncture in one tyre on her way home on Saturday evening. Her car doesn't have a spare wheel but has a puncture repair kit comprising a pump, squeeze bottle of sealant etc... as might be expected the kit...

Apple have disclosed that iPhones, iPads and Macs are vulnerable to being hacked. All Apple users are advised to urgently update affected devices - the iPhone 6S and later models, newer iPads, Mac computers and some iPods. Source:- Apple discloses serious security vulnerabilities for...

I have been struggling to get a Brodit 'phone mount for my SL. I have used Brodit kit on other cars with great success, but can't even find the part number for my car. I have the appropriate holders, it's just the part number for the mount, or an actual mount, which I am seeking. Brodit sent...

Source:- https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-03-...nouncement Sad news - P&O Ferries currently operates four routes: Dover to Calais Hull to Rotterdam Liverpool to Dublin Cairnryan, Scotland, to Larne, Northern Ireland It scrapped a route between Hull and Zeebrugge, Belgium, in January...

I'm in the market for an Autel MaxiAP AP200 diagnostic tool. Must be the White version please & in good working order. NJSS

I view this as good news - too much personal data is captured & used by this type of social media.

Prince Andrew settles with Guiuffre out of court Breaking news:- Prince Andrew settles with Guiuffre out of court. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2...s-giuffre/ No doubt the settlement is subject to a non-disclosure agreement, and we won't know what actually...

By now I anticipate that we are all aware that for travel abroad we need to display a UK plate tin plate of the pre-Brexit GB plate. I was surprised when searching for a suitable plate on Amazon to read comments from disappointed customers that the UK plates that they had ordered were...

I have posted elsewhere that I suffer from Raynaud's disease, possibly aggravated by surgery to both hands to correct Dupuytren’s Contracture. I have been advised not to drive a car in the winter without a heated steering wheel, and preferably remote pre-start heating. Happily my Land Rover...

I have, for many years, enjoyed exploring challenging passes on the French frontiers. This has generally been done in a Land Rover, of which I have owned many over, or my faithful MGB GT V8. SWMBO wants to spend a couple of weeks in the coming Summer touring in two of my favourite areas the...

I have two MGs & have for a while been using Classic Valvemaster Plus a petrol additive which protects against valve seat recession and contains Etha-Guard an ethanol stabiliser which combats harmful effects of ethanol fuel, and prevents corrosion in fuel system & acidity in ethanol fuel. I...

What please are the options to fit a reversing camera to my 201 SL350 (R230 Facelift) please? And what else can be accomplished? I'd like to be able to link my Android 'phone to the car to show apps such as Waze etc. I'm a little relaxed about cost, but £900 inc VAT & fitting has been...

I have a friend who has a Lexus EV, who has been trying to find a decent hotel in Wiltshire for a family gathering this summer, with at least two 7Kw or faster charging points, as both he & his son-in-law have EVs. He has, of course looked on ZapMap and various hotel websites and has emailed a...

My Android 'phone connects via Bluetooth & functions well. However when I try to upload my list of, many, telephone numbers, the upload fails due to "too many entries". Is there some other way of uploading numbers possibly to or via the card slot? Entering even a few numbers manually is...