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[DodgeRover]

I received my V5 for the Alessi the other week, but I forgot to do the sorn thing,

I've just received a letter saying "pay tax or declare sorn immediately or be stabbed with a screwdriver "

 

So I tried online...

 

"Tell us you’re taking your vehicle off the road

Unable to use service

Unfortunately you cannot use this service yet as the previous keeper of the vehicle has not told DVLA that you are the new keeper."

 

But every letter is getting sent to me.

 

I rang the automated sorn number and it says it has a valid sorn...

Screen shots of above and voice recording. Send them a letter telling them they are idiots and to sort it out as you have proof you tried to do it and their system is at fault.

[Aston Martin]

Screen shots of above and voice recording. Send them a letter telling them they are idiots and to sort it out as you have proof you tried to do it and their system is at fault.

I rang up... "It's been declared SORN."

 

"Yes, but not by me and I have to as a new owner."

 

"It's showing as SORN on our system, I cannot make it SORN and neither can you... As it is already SORN"

 

"yes, but I haven't done anything"

 

"when did the letter arrive?"

 

"Today, I used the 11 digit code and it told me I couldn't as I am not the owner. Even though you've sent me the logbook and this letter"

 

"I mean, you can reply to the letter stating it is SORN, and they'll check and see that it is."

 

I also cannot reply to the letter as theres no address. Also the car is 60 odd miles away on For Fiat Sakes drive.

 

 

P.s. I just sent an email on their website and they'll get back to me. Mainly as evidence.

[scdan4]

What sort of economy might I expect from a Mk3 Mondeo V6?

 

 

(Although that can maybe be viewed as a worst case scenario - exclusively short journey town work with some towing thrown in for good measure)

 

3rd and 4th gears are immense however.

[scdan4]

Recommendations sought chod fans. 

 

Room at the Inn for a workhorse diesel commuting chod. 

 

Economy and probable dependability are the name of the game. Budget of around £700. Really hoping for something that's been well looked after and quite easy to work on. It will do around 400 miles each week but will have Rover McRoverface for backup should it shit the bed. 

 

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-V70-2-5-TDI/183275364957

 

 

comfy, reliable, frugal, good chunes. 

 

Yes it's a bit bigger than a 306, but that just makes it comfier and more useful.

[sierraman]

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(Although that can maybe be viewed as a worst case scenario - exclusively short journey town work with some towing thrown in for good measure)

 

3rd and 4th gears are immense however.

Seen a few mk3 V6 ones, 20-25mpg doesn't stack up enough against a 2.0 that will be quick enough and do a fair bit more to the gallon. They are cheap enough though, the ones I've seen are all sub £500. I do a fairly lengthy motorway journey fortnightly so could to with something that will knock on the door of 40mpg.

[Eddie Honda]

Amateurs!

 

...I could do that Visa trip inside 36 hours from leaving the house including changing the tyres, fixing it and getting a slab of Red Bull and a wheel of cheese from the hypermarche...

[panhard65]

Think you're looking at 4 days really, most realistic to me would be..

 

Drive to South coast, stay over, get 8am ferry from Poole to Cherbourg or whatever

Drive Cherbourg to Costa Brava (approx 1200km and probably 12—13 hours with a trailer?)

Do a small kip at sellers house

Reverse the above.

Win.

It will easily be a 4 day trip. The Poole ferry gets in about 1.30 French time and it will be at least a 13 hour drive to Barcelona. So you will arrive in the middle of the night so nowhere will be open to rest up for the night. When I drove the hearse back we left Narbonne at about 7am and got as far as Le Mans for an overnight stop at about 8pm. That is using the autoroute and sticking at 50mph all the way. The Bilbao ferry takes about 26 hours and when you take the distance from Barcelona to Bilbao it isn't worth the hassle as it is about 900 miles from barcelona to Cherbourg and around 400 from Barcelona to Bilbao if I remember correctly. Another one to remember is a car and trailer return on the Poole Cherbourg route is about 500 quid. The Bilbao route is about a grand return with a trailer. Try shiply if you can find a brit coming home with an empty trailer it might almost be worthwhile. The only viable way to buy a car in Spain and get it back here is flying over and driving it back.

[dave21478]

If you are flexible with the timescale and the seller is to be trusted and he is flexible for pickup times, then I can recommend these folk.....

 

http://www.anchorvehiclelogistics.com/

[DeeJay]

If you are flexible with the timescale and the seller is to be trusted and he is flexible for pickup times, then I can recommend these folk.....

 

http://www.anchorvehiclelogistics.com/

 

Dolly and Cats website?

[castros_bro]

Thank you for your enquiry.

 

Cost of vehicle transportation = GBP1100.00

(Please note costing is given in UK Pounds).

 

Payment options accepted: 

Cash on vehicle collection or vehicle delivery of above cost (all inclusive cash price).

We do accept euros as cash option.

If you wish to pay by bank transfer then this payment method we must raise a invoice of which is subject to vat. 

We do require cleared funds prior to vehicle release.

Debit/Credit cards or bank cheque's are not accepted.

 

Cost includes door to door service within reason - transporters are 20 meters long.

We hold full goods in transit insurance giving peace of mind that your vehicle is fully insured against damage or loss.

 

We operate a weekly service UK to Spain, Spain to UK.

 

If you do require further information re booking/dates etc then please email or call office number below.

 

 

Best Regards

 

 

Cartranspain

 

On 2018-06-20 14:49, CarTranSpain wrote:

Name: Gregory Two Pope

Company Name:

Address: Surrey
 

Telephone:

 

Transport details:car from Barcelona Spain to Surrey UK.

Collection point:Barcelona Spain

Postcode:

Delivery point:Surrey UK

Postcode:

Car Manufacturer:CITROEN

Car Model:Visa

Car Driveable for loading:Yes

If NO please advise vehicle faults:

Collection Date:12.07.2018

Delivery Date:20.06.2018

Additional Info: information for costings.

[dave21478]

If you phone them up and say you are willing to wait for an empty slot on a back load you might get it cheaper.

 

Sure, from a purely expenses-only point of view its likely cheaper to go and get it yourself....maybe....pez, tolls, ferry, hotel, food etc but once you factor in your own time, it starts to make a lot more sense to get it delivered. Plus, its someone else problem until it turns up, no fucking about on the hard shoulder of some autoroute with a flat trailer tyre or a boiled-over towcar.

[Aston Martin]

P.s. I just sent an email on their website and they'll get back to me. Mainly as evidence.

We appreciate that you have taken the time to contact us in relation to this matter.?

 

Upon checking the record, I can confirm that the information that was provided to you previously was correct.

 

It seems we have received in an application to declare the vehicle as off road, however, this was not received from yourself.

 

I am sorry for any inconvenience.

 

As this is not available to do online, you can declare the vehicle off road by printing and posting a V890 form to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AR.

 

Fuck knows why it has to be written.

[xtriple]

  https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class-w208/431448-what-brand-type-brake-fluid-flush.html

 

This is the word on Merc CLK brake fluid for the poor soul who asked above and everyone ignored - you bunch of meanies  

 

I also have a CLK related question: ABS/BAS llight has been off for a week or two but I washed te car yesterday and washed inside the arches. I now have the lights coming on intermittantly! So I am assuming I have TWO problems, one beigng fixed (brake light switch) but also something in a wheel arch and is water related. ABS sensor?

[Split_Pin]

I have tried to find the thread about the new MOT rules and diesel emissions on here but to no avail.

 

The info on the 75/ZT owners club is confusing and a bit negative, they appear to be testing their diesel cars to limits in excess of the manufacturers spec which doesn't sound right. The MOT manual states that the new rules only apply to diesels fitted with a DPF which my 75 doesn't have.

 

Can anybody in the know confirm any of the above please?

[DodgeRover]

Test to new limit - being over the manufacturers plate limit has been removed as a RFR according to a tester

[Split_Pin]

How can they test my car, made in 2003, to limits that it was never designed to meet? That seems ludicrous.

[DodgeRover]

The manufacturers plate limit was to be used where it was lower than the normal test limit, I'm pretty certain yours will just be tested to the normal limit same as it was last year. The majority of changes concerned DPF equipped cars etc.

[Talbot]

Visa in Barcelona.

Having driven to Barcelona before now, there is a better way of doing this:

 

Get the Overnight Portsmouth to Ouistreham ferry. Leaves Portsmouth at 10pm or so, and gets in to Ouistreham for a bit past 6am, You'll be on the road for 6:30 am, and even taking a fairly leisurely drive (I did it in a Disco 2 with the cruise control set at about 65mph, and went the slower route through the pyrenees) You'll be in Barcelona for 8pm. Collect car, sleep, and then be on the road for 7am/8am the next morning. Be back in Ouistreham for 9pm to be on the overnight ferry back to Porsmouth. You'll be out of the UK for 2 days (3 nights).

 

It's a lot of driving. I remember the prat-nav saying "670 miles to destination" when I turned it on in Ouistreham that morning and thinking "ah bollocks, that's a long way" but if you take the toll roads, the journey across most of France is piss-easy compared to battling your way around the M42. I stopped just the twice for fluids in and out. The most useful thing that made the journey fly by was having a couple of audiobooks on cassette.

 

If you're serious about wanting to do this, and aren't planning on doing it instantly, I have a car-transporter-trailer in West Sussex you can borrow. It's a bit narrow, but a Visa would fit on it with miles to spare. I just need to get the Berlingo that's currently on it scrapped.

[SiC]

I have tried to find the thread about the new MOT rules and diesel emissions on here but to no avail.

 

The info on the 75/ZT owners club is confusing and a bit negative, they appear to be testing their diesel cars to limits in excess of the manufacturers spec which doesn't sound right. The MOT manual states that the new rules only apply to diesels fitted with a DPF which my 75 doesn't have.

 

Can anybody in the know confirm any of the above please?

I asked about my 2007 Civic diesel at my local favourite garage and the new MOT requirements. His response is that it was too old for any of the new stricter limits. The limits it was being tested to are the same it had previously. Also, like the 75, the Civic never came out of the factory with a DPF.

[Split_Pin]

Cheers both, makes sense!

[5speedracer]

However does it work then? The fact the seller hasn’t managed/worked out how to do it, despite specifically stating it won’t be possible to get it back on the road, is potentially diddling himself on a handsome mark up on price, hence my potential interest.

Just had a bike written off Cat B. In the new groups A is crush, B is scrappage only so not to be put back on the road.

 

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[Kiltox]

Just had a bike written off Cat B. In the new groups A is crush, B is scrappage only so not to be put back on the road.

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Nothing’s changed, those have always been the guidelines. The only thing that changed recently was the introduction of S and N to replace C and D

 

Cat B CAN go back on the road BUT you need to get it out of the hands of a salvage dealer (difficult, they’re not supposed to sell Bs to the public) and no doubt navigate some paperwork drama.

[Fabergé Greggs]

A silly simple one:

 

If I’m selling a vehicle to a chap in the Czech Republic (he’s having it collected so I won’t meet him), do I fill out the exported section of the V5C and give him the new keeper bit?

 

Or do I just fill out his name as the new keeper and send it off? Only he couldn’t sign it could he?

 

The DVLA phone number is down..

[wuvvum]

I think in that situation you are supposed to notify DVLA by letter.  You can't use the export section of the V5C as that's only for if you're exporting the car yourself, and you can't put a Czech address on the main bit.  Plus he'll presumably need that bit to register the car in Czechoslovakia the Czech Republic

[Shirley Knott]

Recommendations sought chod fans.

 

Room at the Inn for a workhorse diesel commuting chod.

 

Economy and probable dependability are the name of the game. Budget of around £700. Really hoping for something that's been well looked after and quite easy to work on. It will do around 400 miles each week but will have Rover McRoverface for backup should it shit the bed.

 

The immediate car that springs to mind is the Peugeot 306 1.9 TD. I'm struggling to find many good ones though. I think they had the right balance of economy, complexity and shunt. So probably something in that mould. Wouldn't really be interested in anything that much larger than the 306, it's almost always just myself in the car.

 

Would consider something smaller and normally aspirated like a 106 but not sure if that would destroy my soul doing 450ish miles a week.

At the risk of upsetting everyone here, it has to be a MK4 TDI Golf. Preferably a VE if you can stomach the more expensive tax, but if not then the PD100's are ok provided the correct oil's been used.

 

50+ MPG, oodles of knowledge and cheap parts available and quite simple to maintain/mend if needed. That money will buy you a well looked after one with FSH etc if you look about.

[Richard]

Mk4 Golf would be my choice if I had to do a lot of miles cheaply.

[Richard]

Mk4 Golf would be my choice if I had to do a lot of miles cheaply.

[Shirley Knott]

Just make sure to find one that hasn't had the BarryBoy treatment.

 

VE/PD100 cars stand the best chance of having avoided the wheels/mapping/lowering/thrashing brigade.

[davehedgehog31]

At the risk of upsetting everyone here, it has to be a MK4 TDI Golf. Preferably a VE if you can stomach the more expensive tax, but if not then the PD100's are ok provided the correct oil's been used.

 

50+ MPG, oodles of knowledge and cheap parts available and quite simple to maintain/mend if needed. That money will buy you a well looked after one with FSH etc if you look about.

I do like that engine, I had a Mk1 superb before, it was the worst car I've ever owned, but the engine was fantastic and economy great for a big auto barge. 

 

I like the Bora of that generation too. 

 

EDIT - To that end, what's the thoughts on the Seat Leon with the same engine?

[Richard]

So this failed again on the emissions. I haven't seen the print out but I am told there was "No improvement" after a splash of vpower, some cleaner and a thrashing - and the car went straight into the test on arrival.

 

So where should I look next? I'm told the car had a new full system 12 months ago, including cat, and the car isn't an oil drinker.

I did think maybe the lambda sensor didn't get plugged back in (or got hacksawed off) when the exhaust was changed, but other than that I have no idea.

 

Was planning to double check the lambda sensor is present, and check its values with my Delphi if it will recognise the car. Other than that I'm not sure what I should be looking at... suggestions please

 

ETA, I'm told it also got a new air filter pre-test and the plugs "looked fine"

From what I've heard aftermarket cats are good for one MOT only.