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hi thanks for the honest reply. ive pm'd you. calum

yeah, i defiantly think i will get my mate to come look with me. he's a landrover mechanic but trying to convinse him to come look at defenders in his time off might be like trying to get blood from a stone! so as far as everyone in concerned, faded paint doesn't necessarily mean underlying problems? calum p.s. cheers guy for all the advice btw.

oh i c. not good. i was planning to respray any defender i got. if the paint has faded, does that indicate anything? also, any holes made by the brackets on the car, can they be filled in without rust occurring? do you think just by looking at the photos, the car is worth a look? ( assuming the engine works ok) calum

why, whats the suspicion? calum

some do! and others just become security guards........

at first it looked like it was a response training vehicle and was treated as such, but upon closer investigation, it doesn't have the police emblem on the side which is required by law. anyway, the driver approached the junction the wrong way. do you see that report on the bbc news a few years ago? calum

rear red flashing lights are ONLY for EMERGENCY VEHICLES or vehicles employed by the registered government recovery agencies. Highways Agency officers have them fitted on there vehicles for use when ONLY assisting the emergency services or the position of a broken down car poses potentially lethal consequences to passing motorists. a person with red flashing lights anywhere on there vehicle could be done for impersonating an officer of the law, regardless of there being no blue flashing lights on the car. ironically, a collegue of mine pulled over a NED in his car today with a full blue light bar on his roof. (the type you see on the old astra panda cars) but because it wasn't attached to the cars electrics, he couldn't do anything about it. he couldn't even confiscate it. however, he put an intelligence report on the car so if anybody whilst on patrol see's it being activated, he will be arrested. i find that people who attach unnecessary lights on there cars, wither they be blue or orange, have serious authority issues. if they want to ride around with lights on there cars legally, join a service. take this fool for example: the idiot posted it on youtube! and got caught! PLEASE DONT EVER BE THIS STUPID!

i was wondering that........ hopefully its just a typo. lol.

thanks for the replies, i forgot to mention, it will mainly be road miles i will be doing. whats the best engine to look out for? from an economic point of view and ease of day to day living? calum

hi there, i saw this on autotrader: http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/c...icleRegLetter=N what do people think? is it good value for the age, milage, condition? is it a 200tdi or a 300tdi? is there anybody in scotland around the glasgow/edinburgh/livingston area who would be willing to come see it with me? give me a bit of there expert opinion? regards calum

i doubt the traffic officer or vosa officer could be bothered with the 3 page report they would have to fill out. also, unless they inspected the vehicles electrics (which only certified trained officers can do) they would have no way of telling they were wired. despite what people say, officers are not solely driven by the number of incidences they deal with. a M.I.T officer (murder investigation team) would not be fired for only dealing with one incident. and a beat officer would not get a promotion for giving out 100 fixed penalty notices. it is solely done on the officers merit and the way they dealt with the incident. if they are not doing there job, it makes sense to give them a talking to.

the reason agricultural vehicles have flashing amber lights is to alert the public to there size but also that there speed is restricted. older classic cars which cannot go above 30 mph are supposed to have a amber flashing light on the rear of there vehicle of some description when they leave a 30 mph zone. if not, it poses a risk to public safety. calum

hazard warning lights should only be used in an emergency. ie im broken down. a flashing amber revolving light means more things. it warns people but it also forces road users to change there driving style. hence they are restricted to certain professions because only authorized people have the right to change traffic flow or speed. calum

very true. we have better things to do than pull someone over for something as trivial as an amber light. we are overstretched as it is. . but technically its still illegal. you wont get points, but you will get a fixed penalty notice. remember, if a traffic officer or a community support officer reports there suspicions, we would have to follow it up. best thing is, if you don't need it, don't have it fitted. and if you do, by all means have it on. calum

we are not all that bad. some of us do care about the publics questions. calum

im a police officer and this has been covered by the traffic unit a few times before. there are exceptions to the list of people listed. they are as follows: 1. they are on private property. 2. they are towing a vehicle UNDER 30 mph. 3. they are alerting other members of the public to a hazard in the road (i.e. car crash, tree in road etc.) 4. they are working something like a festival and they are moving through a crowd of people. HOWEVER, it is illegal to have your amber light attached to a power source, REGARDLESS if its on or not if you are not a professional listed already. if in doubt, ask your local police force or the dvla. calum

i am wanting to buy a defender 90 hardtop. however, i have found this one on autotrader: http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/c...icleRegLetter=Y it is a pickup version. is it possible to convert it to a hardtop? if so how easy is it? do i also have to report to anybody its now a hardtop and not a pickup and will it make any insurance difference? thanks for any advice given calum

hi there, i joined the forum just today. i have always had a passion for defenders, but wasn't to sure about the practically of it as a day to day vehicle. decided, forget that and i'm going to get one. i have a few questions which i hope somebody will be able to help me with. i want a defender (the one with only 3 doors) but what one should i get? i want the most economic engine available but what one is that? also, is it true that if you buy a defender registered before 2001, its only £185 road tax? can i just put seats in the back of a county hardtop? do i have to notify anybody of the added seats? im just really looking for some guidance here. hoping somebody with experience and knowledge will advise me. if anybody suggest a style could they if possible provide a picture of what they are talking about and what price it should be going for. thanks for any advice given calum