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Has anyone with their secondary cats removed had an mot this year? Just wondering if you had an advisory for this or not?

Just read on another thread a post from moonloops that caught my attention. That said, that thread is now "done" and this is a separate "issue" :) Hence, a new thread! This is the post; Now... this makes me curious, how will they check the ECU? Also, moonloops, do you know if this...

I've always hankered after a 500SL I'm in the gulf at the minute and occassionally some straight looking cars appear. The going rate is about £3-5k. Theres a fair number of imports and original gulf 500sl but most have long since left the merc dealerships and have been maintained by some...

I have been giving this a lot of thought and we are living in a democratic country (where the majority should dictate the rules) my observations suggest we need to change our rules of the road to suit this majority. I am therefore suggesting 1. It's obvious to me that front fog lights are so...

hi is there a time-window that vehicles are allowed to stop outside shops for business purposes; ie loading/unloading the vehicle? cheers Derek.

Whilst driving home this afternoon there was quite a bit of drizzle and at times fog. With my wipers on I also had my lights on. But there were still maybe 10% of people without their lights on, despite the fog. When I was taught to drive I was told; if your wipers are on so should your lights...

http://www.insurancetimes.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=13&storycode=373841&c=2 So those of you with a few cars stored and waiting for restoration will be getting a nice brown envelope asking you for an £80 contribution to the next Gummint **** up fund for not insuring the pile of bits in the...

yesterday i drove up to the petrol pump, parked behind another car so i could use the 2nd pump (2 pumps in a row and there are about 8 rows in total) it was very busy and all the other pumps were in use. when i went inside to pay the car in front of me left, so the pump in front of me was...

MORE RULES on SMOKING and CARS New anti-smoking legislation has banned smoking in the workplace – and this may also include your company car. A few points to note include: *If a company car is used by more than one person - even if they are not in the car at the same time - then it must remain...

Just had my little beauty serviced for the first time under the Service Plus contract. Shes 3 years old so I took it out over the next 3 years to protect the warranty items and spread srvice costs. £80 a month all in and the joy of my first C Service at 54K on the clock was wonderfull!! £700...

The recent changes to to MOT rules on number plates has been suspended meaning testers cannot fail a car on. The registration plate back ground overprinted with text e.g. vehicle manufacturer name. ------------------------------------------------------------------- A front plate does not have...

Saw this on a police forum I frequent. Comments invited, given how the last topic on this subject went it could be interesting!:rolleyes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/6457871.stm A Shropshire police officer has won his High Court bid to overturn a conviction for dangerous...

in a highway in Portugal :cool:

Hiya everyone, Just a thought... If the DVLA (and its agents) don't have to physically check your car windscreen anymore for road tax validity then surely there is no need for the paper circle to be displayed. Maybe its time to remove it for the benefit of extra visibility... :p