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There are lots of YT videos about this issue. Might be a problem with the EVAP system, apparently. But one bloke in the states used a solution that his mechanic father taught him. Blow air into the tank before filling up (when the level is below half) - this can unstick some valve in the...

UPDATE: Two weeks since I first posted. Today, the garage pump kept clicking off and refused to let me re-fuel apart from about 10 attempts when I managed to get a bit in. I left at about one third full when I really needed more for the M25 ( about 120 mile round trip). There was a very big...

I'm in my 70s and recently had to recover the operating system of a neighbour's computer after it had 'blue screened'. She's in her 30s and had never heard of Safe Mode! I find that many younger people are fine with apps on their phone but not so good with laptops/PCs.

I had a strange experience when filling up today. Micra 2020 (auto) petrol engine. I inserted the nozzle and began to fill. It felt as if there was a bit more pressure needed on the trigger. Put £15 worth in, so nowhere near enough to fill the tank. Paid and came to move off. Car went into...

The EOBD socket will be above your right knee under the steering wheel. You need to bend sideways and under and you'll see the white socket. That's the position in the new Yaris, but I doubt there's much difference.

If you google AA solar battery charger you will find lots of videos and reviews. It's milky sunshine this morning but the charger test light shows full charge. I angle it with a small book so that it's directly facing the rising sun and then if I'm around during the day I shift it slightly so...

The manufacturer has said that it needs to be driven regularly to avoid this issue and ideally left in ready mode for up to an hour once a week, not left unattended of course. I suppose it's a whole new world having a hybrid vehicle. There is a question as to whether or not the 12v battery in...

Press the start button and the car is in Ready mode = ready to be driven. There's no engine noise as it uses the electric battery to move off (usually). It's always in Ready mode when driving and swaps between petrol and electric power. By having it in Ready mode on the drive for an hour, the...

I have a new Yaris hybrid and have been advised to keep the 12v battery charged. I have bought an AA branded solar panel which plugs into the OBD port but I've also read that putting it into 'Ready' mode and leaving it for an hour is just as good. Can that really be an option? Why do I have...

One of my sensors (kitchen window 'shake' sensor) is randomly activating the alarm. No obvious reason, but I thought that this particular device needed a lot of vibration and input before it worked. Can anyone suggest a reason for it going off? Can I disable it in the app (HC 2.0)? I see that...

Thanks everyone for the interesting comments. I went back for a second test drive yesterday. When at a red light, you press a button near the gearstick ('Hold') and then take your foot off the brake. To move off, you press the accelerator lightly and the brake disengages - no need to press any...

Thanks for the quick replies. I've heard that more modern automatic gearboxes don't like frequent shifts between drive and neutral as this can cause damage. My test drive was in a (2024) Toyota Yaris Cross hybrid by the way - any owners out there to say what they do? Obviously I did as the...

I've been driving automatics for 50 years and I was taught to put the stick into neutral if I needed to stop for more than a few seconds (lights, slow queues etc.). so as not to dazzle the driver behind with the brake lights. (One video on YT says that you should use neutral at night but not...

Two questions here - sorry! 1. Over the years my friend has recorded concerts from his TV onto DVD disks - his system went back to about 2000 and he has lots of disks. His player/recorder recently gave up the ghost and he has bought a shiny new LG player. This is now refusing to play some ...

I had a new consumer unit fitted and no rewire necessary. The downlights in the bathroom had to be replaced for a reason I forget, the electric shower isolator switch had to be replaced, the lights throughout the house had to have earths fitted and the bonding to the gas pipe had to be...

Thanks to everyone for the very helpful replies. Yes, it was a speed limit warning, I think. I believe that the settings (including the speed limit indicator) can be updated - any idea how? I often drive on that section of the A20 which has been in the news recently - the limit on one...

2020 Nissan Micra Acenta. For no reason the car beeps twice when I'm going along at the legal limit, often in light traffic in good weather. Sometimes three or four times a day, sometimes never. Does anyone have this model and have an idea where the beep is coming from? The car is running...

The fuse for the pump is 10A so it must be quite powerful. The wipers are on a different fuse. Thanks for all the interesting replies. One thing I did learn from this was how to remove the lid of the fuse box in the engine compartment, which isn't ideally placed as it has cables and wires...

It wasn't dry but yes, a partly frozen pump might be the explanation.

Last week I thoroughly defrosted my windscreen and a few minutes after driving off I turned on the wipers and inadvertently the sprayer too. These worked fine, but a while later I noticed that the wipers were OK but the sprayer wasn't working. The washer water had the usual additives and...