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Regrettably, I have been served a notice of intended prosecution for blocking an overtake. I’ll admit I’m in the wrong and I’m prepared to face the consequences, however I’d like to get an idea of what they may be. The letter from the police states driving “dangerously, carelessly or without...

Thanks for that, I do actually have them as part of the refurb kit I mentioned earlier, but it's good to know they're available on their own -- might prove useful should I successfully replace them and want to overhaul the spare pumps I have as well.

Thank you, I will inspect it on the bench at the weekend and look at doing this. I do want to give it a go to maintain originality and just for the achievement factor. Rimmer Bros. have actually got back to me and said they don't stock any Rootes stuff, but the one in your link looks right --...

Sorry if you stated that and I missed it! The intermediate posts can definitely be cut down with a grinder. If not those, maybe look at lintels. Ones that width would only have a single rebar in the middle.

I saw the protruding metal, I will remove this with a Dremel or Stanley blade. If Rimmer Bros. sell them for that kind of price, it might be worth getting from them -- I was seeing NOS ones for £90 which I don't want. I can't find it on their website so will e-mail them now. Most things from...

Yes they can be cut with a grinder if you have the suitable disc size and type, however why not buy 10ft posts? This will cover the whole length of your shed (at 3m long). At 60om wide, you could probably just use two posts -- intermediate posts are about 10cm wide so you would only have an...

And for a long while, too I think. The old Willey's CJ2A jeeps used them in the 1940s. Latest installation from new I can find is on a late '60s Triumph Vitesse, with the final models replacing the glass bowl with metal. I say "them" because I don't know what this model is called! I think they...

You could use any concrete post, railway sleeper, treated fence post (they will rot, but not for at least 10 years). I would honestly go for the concrete posts -- they will provide a very strong, permanent base for the shed which will be stable and secure and importantly, free from rot! The PVC...

Over the years I have attained a few of these (I have four of them) all in different states, to keep as spares. I can't simply replace with one, but there are useful things like the body, glass bowl, etc. As I have a service kit I'd like to maintain it. I'd rather keep it original (it's a...

I should have said, I have a rebuild kit which includes all the gaskets, rubbers, etc.! This kit does include two new valves which I know do fit this pump (some are 0.014" too small in diameter and there are plenty of them still out there. I've seen a new pump at £90 and I'll admit it's...

I am suffering from fuel drain back to the tank on an older car which uses a mechanical fuel pump, it's the glass bowl type one as seen in the attached image. Fuel is also leaking into the oil through the diaphragm, so the whole thing needs refurbing. The car is used weekly and each Friday the...

Is this a new thing, or is the FB algorithm doing its thing? I had a notification that 8 of my friends were in this group? I clicked on it and found myself reading the comments for 10 minutes, promptly joining it after...!

From a selfish perspective, I'm so glad this section has been scrapped. They were going to put a viaduct through the town next door to us as 70 feet in the air. This would have ripped right through the town and cut it in half, all for a small saving on time. We are served by the existing...

You would hate it here. For the past four months, we have had to endure the repair of an historic bridge with 24/7 two-way controlled lights, Cadent gas works connecting some new properties up, two separate weeks of Severn Trent closing the carriageway to repair leaks, three successive weekends...

It is interesting, I consciously note the changing use of words. I've noted: - Homicide in place of murder (possibly because of the vast array of crime scene murder investigation shows from the US) - Elevator instead of lift (again, more US influence) - "Can I get a..." instead of "Please may I...

That is very well put and exactly how I feel. It's easy to be interpreted totally the wrong way if you are against the tirade of the LBGQBT+, when really I am just not supporting of the confusing and damaging impression the movements leaves in the minds of the young.

Hoping the whole thing is a fad and will disappear when either the people supporting it find something more useful to focus on, or when the next generations coming through find it all too complicated and return to established biology. Having a child not far from school age has made me very...

Yes air, but specifically the water within it! Just looked this up and confusingly, vendors seem to measure extraction rates of air in litres per hour (litres typically being used to measure liquid) whereas air should be measured in metres cubed.

I can't remember the specs, but I bought it from the aptly-named Extractor Fan World on the advice of somebody on this forum in 2017. It's an in-line fan with the vent centered in the middle of the room, which extracts a fairly high volume of water per minute (can't remember how it's measured...

I grew a pyracantha (sp?) or May blossom. Didn't use a trellis, just screwed and plugged the mortar (with a washer at the screwhead) and then tied wire around the plant to the screws. Far cheaper! If you're growing something a little more delicate like clematis or honeysuckle, that will need a...