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[DeeJay]

Just did my online MOT assessment- if I didn't do it before the end of March, I'd lose my ticket. Never want to go back to MOTing stuff, but don't want to lose the ability to.. a bit daft I suppose. Anyway- I had to revert to the manual a few times and managed to pass. Cost £35 quid too!

If you failed would get a free retest within a week?

[strangeangel]

Trevor Baylis has died... I have wound up my Baygen clockwork radio by way of a small tribute. They were used extensively in Africa for disseminating sexual health information in the days before satellite internet & widespread solar power. I wonder how many lives were saved by this relatively humble invention?

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Trevor Baylis has died... I have wound up my Baygen clockwork radio ...

Given that he never made much money from it, I wonder how many times his ideas were plagiarised by those who had no intention of paying any royalties?

[strangeangel]

Given that he never made much money from it, I wonder how many times his ideas were plagiarised by those who had no intention of paying any royalties?

 

Loads, which is why he went on to advise inventors on protecting their intellectual property. He got a CBE for that when, perversely, he should have had a knighthood for inventing the radios in the first place.

[twosmoke300]

If you failed would get a free retest within a week?

10 working days

[Bren]

Slaters of Abergele to close. Their vauxhall franchise will continue.

They are blaming a pension defecit.

[egg]

I check in with the ex-forum Favorit now and again, it's 'doing well'...

 

[richardmorris]

Sunday night, eight o'clock, BBC2 - yes it's Top Gear....

Another fucking McLaren first thing. Why can't they get Goffey back to review the Supercars, that'd be far less cliched. And I'd know how big the boot was

Both those mclarens were outside work at some point- p1oov is a regular. I’m quite blasé about them now, much preferring things like the mk1 xj6 on Italian plates they had last Wednesday.

[HH-R]

If you failed would get a free retest within a week?

And were there any advisories that the answers were close to the legal limit?

[cort16]

I just removed the radiator, Water pump and thermostat on the cortina in less time than it took me to remove about 2 hateful vag electrical clips when changing the rad on Mrs c's leon. I only needed 3 spanners it was actually quite pleasurable.

[twosmoke300]

Push in the connector to remove the pressure on the clip then pull the tab back . Vag connectors are fine once you have the knack

[cort16]

Not in my experience unfortunately

[Guest Hooli]

Just had to apologise to Central Garage as I wrongly 'suggested' they fitted the strut brace the wrong way round. When you open you effin' eyes and not look when trying to stay upright in snow, you can see they fitted it perfectly correctly.

 

I am such a dick!

 

Did you find out why it was rubbing on the hose? (I think you said) then?

[cobblers]

Honestly they're easy once you have the knack. The silicone seal swells with age and oil but if you push then in and know where to press the tab they come apart easy. Definitely a pain in the arse until you get the knack because it's not obvious where to push etc, but find an accessible one and practice on it.

[cort16]

I ended up breaking a cable trying to get on undone. I googled it at the time but obviously didn't have the knack.

[Jim Bell]

[Tadhg Tiogar]

AARRRGGGHHHH

[SRi05]

The snow had just about completely thawed out here as of last night, now its absolutely battering it down again, ffs

[oldcars]

The snow had just about completely thawed out here as of last night, now its absolutely battering it down again, ffs

We have torrential rain, i have never seen my garden as flooded as it is just now.

[Bradders59]

This seems to be the standard reason given for shutting down a badly run business, now the  the novelty of blaming Brexit seems to have worn off.

[Jim Bell]

The snow had just about completely thawed out here as of last night, now its absolutely battering it down again, ffs

Ah fuck, dont say that man.

[SRi05]

Ah fuck, dont say that man.

It's to rain later, fingers crossed

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The snow had just about completely thawed out here as of last night, now its absolutely battering it down again, ffs

 

I foresee a hosepipe ban in the summer.....

[Jim Bell]

Zafira in for MOT today.

 

 

 

I must admit to my terrible ignorance and didnt even know that tow bar electrics were tested.

[Guest Hooli]

It's only 13-pin sockets that are tested, the old proper ones aren't.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....didnt even know that tow bar electrics were tested.

 

   Must get mine tested, in that case. I haven't even got round to trying to tow anything since I bought it.

[Jim Bell]

Must get mine tested, in that case. I haven't even got round to trying to tow anything since I bought it.

Me neither, funnily enough!

I did intend to get a towbar mounted bike rack though. Which of course doesnt need any electrics.

[SRi05]

My madre put her panda in for its MOT today, it's got an actual hole in the rear axle at the springs, rusted to buggery. £700 for a new one or the bridge. An 07 plate with less than 20k as well

[5speedracer]

This seems to be the standard reason given for shutting down a badly run business, now the the novelty of blaming Brexit seems to have worn off.

Shumarialto's garden being flooded!

 

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[loserone]

Me neither, funnily enough!

I did intend to get a towbar mounted bike rack though. Which of course doesnt need any electrics.

You could buy an e46 for the cost of one of those.