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At risk of a slating ....... if they were actually rude then complain, ring their general enquiry number, it won't get your ticket revoked but they definately should not be rude to you. HOWEVER if you gave them attitde or where in any way bad tempered/aggresive towards them when you were stopped (for the third time) then they are likely to be somewhat 'firm and resolute' in their manner. You'd be suprised at how many people think you'll change your mind if they're aggressive towards you. I guess they think you'll back down. BIG mistake!! As for the stopped three times in one night, all I can say is some cars immediately get your nose twitching, young persons in sporty cars would start the process, a quick pnc and insurance database check brings up fast car, young person, no apparant* insurance......... guaranteed stop check on suspicion that vehicle is stolen but not yet reported or person is driving without insurance, mot, tax and/or driving licence. At which point you 'spin' the person and car confirming their identity, that the car is road legal, tyres,tax and so forth and if everything is okay a quick 7 day wonder aka a producer to confirm docs are in order and on your way sir, drive carefully etc or at least thats how it works down here, can't speak for the met but they're bound to be twitchy at the moment. Also worth noting that when the second stop occured the officers will almost certainly not have known you'd been stopped already and the third set would not have known about 1 and 2. I'll not bore you with the reason why unless you're interested! * On the insurance database thing, its a bit of a pain as it's definately not foolproof yet, some insurance companies still don't provide the data and if you're covered on a group work policy on a company car for example then that won't show either. typically it brings up private policies and ALL the named drivers on it.

you can buy a complete set of brand new corrado wheel nuts for about £20 on ebay. not sure if they will 'suit' your wheels but they are the standard size and fit and will at least get you driving while you source exactly what you're after.

Dave, what did the price work out at for these plates in the end?

Okay, have answered the yellow wire question, its the oil pressure alarm buzzer.

Okay, now I'm confused I have a 1.8 16 valve it has THREE wires that come out of the wiring harness by the oil filter. One goes to the oil temperature sender as read by the mfa presumably. Cant remember the colour but I think its blue and something. I have a blue and white wire which is terminated with a connector block but is clipped to the harness in such a way as to make me believe this is the spare that everyone is mentioning. The yellow is just hanging around as a bare end, it must clearly have been connected to something at some time but as I dont have a pressure guage I cant see what. Are there two sensors that should be connected up by the oil filter??

So, it's confirmed that of the three wires that come out by the oil filter TWO are spare???

I have two that are disconnected though. I think the blue and white is spare but need to know what the yellow wire is for

Theres three wires come out by the oil filter a plain yellow which is currently disconnected. a blue and white (i think) which is also disconnected. and a blue and something (can;t remember right now) which is connected to the oil temp sender. so whats the yellow wire for? and what about the blue and white one?

personally I think it highly unlikely they'll stop you using private plates. As others have pointed out DVLA make too much money out of it. The problem is when these private plates are monkeyed around with to make them appear to read differently through the use of illegal fonts/spacings, at this point the dvla have the option of withdrawing that number from circulation.

ahhh, the enjoyable dichotomy of the MOT. It checks road WORTHINESS not road LEGALITY

Apologies if I went o/t this thread had comments about how the police would or would'nt enforce it and other threads in this section have also made reference to how the police would or would'nt deal with certain matters, additionally the comment was raised in this thread as to why 'innocent motorists' are treated like lepers. I thought it might be of interest to those on here to know how many of us plod see things and why we act in the way we do. If I went to far o/t or offended then that was not my intention. As to your specific number plate point, the short answer is off the top of my head I dont know (I'm not traffic and certainly don't live, breathe and sleep traffic law) at this time if the spacing, colour and every other aspect of the plate is road legal then the german bit would most likely be overlooked however there may well be an offence here. Would have to ask one of my traffic colleagues to be sure. As to the future, if the current guidelines become law then it looks like you would definately be for a ticket.

1/ absolutely, initially the legislators and dvla will make the decisions here BUT unfortunately it will be down to the police to enfroce those decisions and some of the posts in this thread and others show how little people appreciate getting a ticket from us. 2/ No I dont do the ANPR thing but D&C does have it in the traffic cars. As an example of the positive way in which this is already used. We have LOTS of people who for some reason want to come to our area to commit suicide from all over the counrty. The vehicle their using gets entered on the anpr system therefore should they ping any of the fitted vehicles they're detected and helped at the earliest opportunity. Likewise various known scumbag cars have their egs in the system also (cos where ALWAYS keen to have a friendly chat with them!!). But we at ground level do not contrl what numbers are put into the system. Currently the kit used for this is too bulky to go in my patrol vehicle but it is only matter of time before I get it as well. Personally at this stage I welcome it as anything that helps me to do my job helping the public and taking scumbags of the streets is okay by me. Note though, the kit tells you a vehicle is 'of interest' the oficers having stopped the vehicle still have full discretion in normal circumstances as to what happens next! As for the fpn target, less than one a day for the intercept team I can assure traffic would be looking to do more than this because their core role is the road policing strategy of which education and enforcement form an integral part. As I said previously I am unaware of any of us on the ground having a target of tickets to issus per day etc so this may be something new for the anpr team. 3/ Dont disagree at all on the civil liberties thing but it must be put in perspective. You'd be suprised how many of us in our spare time race bikes or run sports cars, we enjoy a hot motor as much as the next person.

number plate on my last patrol car was WA03PYG last three letters were obviously dreamt up by someone with a sense of humour!! You can imagine what the local scumbags made of that

tried shell, tried bp, tried supermarket, tired unleaded, tried super unleaded. little difference if any unfortunately

please note this is not a dig at any individual but this thread has brought up points which are heard regularly on forums, in the pub and in the media and I thought I'd have a stab at answering it from my perspective. I'll apologise if this post seems preachy but hopefully it may offer some insight for you all. I'm sure many of you already realise from previous posts I'm one of the aformentioned plod. I have the pleasure of working in the beautiful North Devon countryside as a response officer, .(obviously the views below are mine alone and not necessarily those of D&C constabulary) I dont have the luxury of driving round in a plush volvo dealing with motorists all day like my dedicated traffic colleagues. I do however spend a lot of my time out and about in a patrol car. I tend to have a day of variety one minute I can be dealing with an assault, the next dealing with a road crash, then possibly fighting with drunken idiots falling out of the pubs etc etc. As such I regularly see traffic violations like these but don't always have the time to deal with them BUT if I do stop you for something like this you can be assured I do have the time to deal with it in the way I feel best. Your attitude plays a part in this decision. Oh yes and contrary to popular belief I do not have a target of tickets to issue, I do not personally see any revenue from tickets I do issue although a percentage of ticket revenue is ploughed back into road safety schemes and I only rarely eat donughts!! ;) As far as the innocent motorist goes heres my thoughts:- I passed my test over twenty years ago, I've passed the advanced driver training course and have since had various police driver training courses. I am currently a qualified response driver so I occassionally get to use blue lights and sirens. Every journey I make I am trying to assess my driving within the system I have been taught. I review my mistakes and try not to repeat them. I try to repeat those good aspects of my driving, but no journey I make is truly perfect, its a constant battle for me. I am always trying to assess and adjust my speed and position on the road. I am observing external hazards presented by the road layout, other motorists, the speed I and they are travelling at, the prevailing weather conditions, the road surface and dozens of other factors. I ALWAYS find room for improvement. Even with all that I know my driving skill falls below the standard of my advanced colleagues on traffic, and I know it. I take EVERY opportunity to upgrade my road driving skills Many motorists train to pass the driving test and then never have any form of instructional driver training again. Unfortuantely over time many motorists gorget they are driving in excess of 3/4 ton of unforgiving metal becuase they are so isolated from the sensation of noise, wind and speed within their vehicles. Some, who in all other aspects of their life are completely law abiding citizens, will drink and drive. Many drivers have an extreme lack of patience and tolerance for other road users. Others drive too fast, some drive to close to the vehicle in front, some have spent money on modified engines for their cars but have bu**er all tread on their tyres, others overtake vehicles with little or no regard for other road users, many many drivers make extremely poor driving decisions BUT because not every poor decision is instantly punished by a huge pile up they continue making these poor decisions in the mistaken belief that they are good drivers. When they are stopped and spoken too they are often beligerent and unprepared to take on board any educational advice about their driving, they often have a far higher opinion of the standard of their driving than is truly warranted but rather than accept any kind of advice they would sooner argue about how the 'innocent motorist' is targetted unfairly and should'nt the police be out catching murderers. The fact that they/ their wife/daughter/son or husband is statistically FAR more likely to be killed by one of these innocent motorists than a murderer never enters their persecuted heads. Trust me, the first time you have to go and tell someone their husband/wife/child has been killed in a road traffic accident changes you, it changes the way you drive and it changes the way you view these 'innocent motorists' forever. I've dealt with too much wreckage, too many dead bodies in pieces and had to give too many death messages to their families to have much sympathy for those that feel they are being persecuted on the road. I dont stop motorists for fun, I stop them because of their driving or their vehicle simple fact is Drive safe, drive sensibly, drive legally in a road worthy road legal car and me and my colleagues will almost certainly have no need or desire to stop you End of preaching...... for now anyway

okvr6, the mfa is at best inaccurate and mine is goosed anyway so no reliable figures at all from it, my mpg figures come from the mechanically derived mileage travelled on the odometer and the actual fuel consumption full tank to re-fill. I KNOW it's only doing about 20mpg what I can't work out is why? (sigh)

IIRC someone the other day was saying hall sender was about £30 ebay has had new complete distributors for under £50 recently

Flogging a dead horse springs to mind I'm afraid. Most number plate dealers list the plates exactly as they would appear ie in this case M11NXO normally YOU then ask the number plate maker to adjust the spacing to meat your requirements M11NX O unfortunately the construction and use regs which the police refer to in these matters make it very clear about fonts/ spacings and fixings etc etc. In the eyes of the law you would be solely responsible for the offence in this instance as the number plate manufacturer under normal circumstances would supply the plate with the legal font and spacing. most people get away with it because the police generally don't have enough time/ would rather be dealing with more serious crime than be chasing every vehicle with modified plates.

on top of the bellhousing to the right and further towards the nose of the car than the flywheel inspection holes. Not very clear but the black plastic housing pictured is what you're looking for

IIRC There are two cables that go to the starter, a really thick one straight from the battery and a thinner one which engages the starter. BOTH need to be connected, starter turns over when the thinner cable is taken to +12v Still maybe the starter motor of course but worth checking

on top of the gearbox selector mechanism is a black housing with a connector on it. This is held on by two bolts. Undo and remove and you should see a switch inside the housing. My problem was the mild steel cup bolted on top of the selector mechanism which then actuates the switch within the housing. On mine the bolt had undone so the cup did not apply enough pressure to activate the switch

Not really, being a country road I regularly get stuck behind stuff and averege 35 mph for the entire journey. I do occassionally hit the loud pedal but not often enough to drop the fuel consumption that much. Its definately using more fuel than what I would consider average BUT the plugs are not showing any signs of over fueling. I have to say I'm struggling somewhat with whats up.

been running it for about 4 weeks now. most of the journeys are about 12miles each way in duration (to and from work). The car gets warmed up relatively quickly and its a country road run with plenty of bends :))))) My mfa is already goosed so I'm going of full tank to empty and miles covered. over 4 tanks now I've averaged no more than about 20mpg fuel has to be going somewhere!

Nice one cheers for that

definately no leaks around the fuel tank, pump, filter etc, in fact I replaced filter yesterday. Is there anyway for fuel to pas through the engine without being burnt and without igniting within the exhaust pipe??