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All this emissions is utter BS
Yes we needed to get away from the black snot weekender that was London in 1975 but we've long since passed that point
Anything from now on is all to do with economics, develop a new engine nobody wants but make them buy it by banning all previous engines from entering cities
Make people buy new cars by making a non essential system (abs & airbag) a MOT failure
I deliver truck parts for a living, I use a 2007 iveco daily that has 230,000 miles on it, a recent MOT told me what I thought, it's fine and I don't need to change it, the MoT tester actually swore when he looked at the mileometer , having spent 1/2 an hour tapping and crawling around under it he thought it'd done 50,000 miles
The low brake pad warning light is on the same system as "your brakes have failed you're going to die" a big red light on the dash, I had to get the pads changed or it would have failed, they had 10,000 miles on them before they were anything like worn out
The truck industry is on overtime all across Europe because nobody wants euro 6 , they're registering as many new trucks as they can before the deadline at the end of the year
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It's been into the garage today, they think the shuttle valve is faulty, he's tested the servo and brake pressure and its all working
What he thinks is happening is the brake pressure is arriving at the shuttle valve at full pressure but its only letting some of it through because its seized up
£160 for a new one so I hope that's it
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It doesn't cost £6200 a year
I've just been through it, if your moving other people's goods for money and you don't qualify for the exemption you need an O licence
This means you'll need a certificate of professional competence in road transport (CPC) or employ somebody who has one
You'll need premises that'll need to be approved by vosa, a garage to do the checks, mine is 10 weekly
It cost me around £1000 for a 5 year licence, luckily for me I did my CPC 15 years ago( not driver CPC that's something different)
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It's business use, if you're moving friends cars that's not business use
There is also a dual purpose vehicle exemption that might apply to defenders but you'd need to research that yourself
There's some info on the NTTA site
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Thanks for all the advice, I'll have a look at the servo for cracking first and go from there
The green stuff pads were on it when I bought it which makes me wonder if the previous owner put them on to try and improve the braking
It does brake in a straight line, just a very long one
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My 90s brakes are terrible compared to my focus
It passed the MOT last year but is due again in the next couple of weeks
When you start to brake they bite but don't get any better no matter how hard you press
The servo is working because the pedal goes down a bit when you start it up with your foot on the brake
The discs look in good condition , it has green stuff pads which again look fairly new
Anything obvious I should look for
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I assume this new defender will be designed to comply with US safety regulations which will be a massive market for land rover
All they can buy now is a rebuilt defender 25 years old for 30k
Americans don't take a dump unless the stall has A/C so they need to beef the spec up or it won't sell
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Since this thread was started things have changed regarding towing for business
If you tow for hire or reward you now need an operators licence
if you operate as a courier or move goods that aren't yours, ie cars you now fall in this O licence group
As I understand it if you're moving your own goods you don't , the requirement for O licences for trailers weighing over 1020kg unladen hasn't changed
Something that should be taken into account when buying large tri axle trailers
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Congrats for Saturday
As most of the repair cost would be labour at £40+ pr hour if hope what they're offering would provide for more than to return it to its previous state if you'll be doing the work.
I thought the opening offer was open to negotiation
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I've had 3 non fault claims in the last 5 years, I've declared them on my insurance application but the premium hasn't got up at all
I think you need to change insurance companies if they're increasing premiums for accidents that aren't your fault
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It's all about money, all they're thinking about is new ways to fine us or make up pay for things to carry on doing what we've doing for years.
This year I've had to get an operators licence to carry on with my light haulage business, I tow a trailer behind an iveco pickup
Now I'm under the same rules as a 44 tonne artic and £1000 worse off, Kerching
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fitting those further forward will severely restrict the legroom for the occupant. plus the seatbelt won't sit on the occupants body in the correct lace.
Lace seatbelts, my god she really is going to want it pink
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They have a stockist link on the website
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Les your old one looks new, were you on a weight saving exercise to improve the MPG ;o)
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Warrington
I've just been in touch with YRM , from his description it looks like you remove the sill, drill the pop rivets out then slide the old one out and the new one in then rivet it back in
I'll have a look at the weekend and see how it looks
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I had a letter from land rover inviting me to take part in a special promotion on the range rover
It was a finance offer
I can't remember the exact numbers but it was something like 10k deposit, £900 a month for 3 years then an option to purchase for 35k
Even if I could afford it I'd sooner stick pins in my eyes rather than pay £900 a month for a car I'd still owe 35k on in 3 years
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That's the bonkers bit about it, it's nothing to do with the seatbelt mount but mot rules say rot within so many cm of a seatbelt mount is a fail
On a normal car that would apply but not on a defender
I'd buy the YRM box if I thought I could fit it without taking the seat box out, is the seat box spot welded anywhere or is it all rivets
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Which I believe is a mot failure as its within so many cm of a seatbelt mounting point , which is nuts but hey ho
It's not a massive hole, more like a crack that split
I can't weld so thought about cutting the rot out then pop riveting a plate in then fibreglass to waterproof it
I looked at the YRM battery box at Billing on Sunday, I was hoping as it was in sections you could put them in then rivet it together in situ but having read the instructions it seems it's seat box out
Has anybody fitted the YRM box and how did it go
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I was at the commercial vehicle show this year, they had a transit pickup on the ford stand, granted it had aircon and a few other extras but it was still a chassis cab with a £1500 body on it.
Their asking price Inc vat was just short of £34,000
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How do buses get insurance, most buses have some side facing seats, and nobody is wearing a seatbelt,
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it looks like you're getting a reaction , did you use acid etch primer or normal primer, if it's alloy you're spraying you need etch if there's any bare metal
You'll never get good results spraying in this weather , wait a couple of months until it warms up a bit
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I love a happy ending
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I use the £5.99 for 5 litres -60 stuff from lidl at 4-1 and so far it's ok
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That's probably what's happened , the washer bottle was all slushy so I added more antifreeze but didn't flush it through because the jets were frozen
They do some really powerful screen wash in LIDL
£5.99 for 5 litres , does down to -60 makes 20L at -15
Last year on the m1 my jets froze so I pulled into the services , there must have been 200 bottles of ready mixed screen wash outside all frozen solid
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All wheel trim should get a new website, that one looks like it was designed as a school project
I know what I'm looking for but can I work a price out, can I
They should put the cost next to a picture of the vehicle rather than everything separate
I'm looking for a 90 truck cab conversion with a black mohair roof and tonneau cover