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I don't think you can "just put the light out", for example by removing the bulb. Perhaps someone in the know can confirm this, but I understand that the airbag warning system is now checked as part of the MOT, if the bulb is on permanently, or if the bulb fails to illuminate as a check for...

I used to work for RBS, from one bank account to another bank account with a different bank it is usually after 2 working days as described above. You have to watch this over the Christmas period as there are two back to back holidays. Some transfers within the same bank also have a 2 working...

There was a guy on Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine a couple of weeks ago who had been running a brand new Toyota on used chip shop oil. When asked if this invalidated the warranty the guy said that he had been given the green light from Toyota to use it....oh and yes he also said he was paying the...

I saw a suggestion somewhere where someone suggested that all First Direct/HSBC customers should bombard their website with complaints about this on a daily basis, sooner or later this will either grind their servers or their staff to a halt, and no doubt that will make the news and give them...

Not any more, if there computer says your car is not insured then they inpound it, you have to then produce your documents or the vehicle gets crushed!

Just watched Tonight on ITV1 about uninsured drivers and it was a bit of an eye opener. One thing they highlighted was that the info on the number plate recognition system is not always up to date, the police pulled a woman in Manchester and where insistent that her car had no insurance...

Yesterday on Radio 2 I heard Chris Evans ranting on about a bloke who got fined £100 + £100 court costs for putting some junk mail in his recycling sack. IMO the councils fly tipping team would be better off catching people dumping matteresses, etc in country lanes than dealing with trivial...

You might want to have a look at this sitehttp://www.vangadgets.co.uk/. Go to lock - security devices, then lock cover plates.

They are both on the same partition. If I have to reformat and start again then it's not the end of the world, I have a 3G card that I have just installed (this was the reason why I had to upgrade) so that I can surf the net whilst I am out and about. The laptop has nothing important on it...

I have just bought Win XP upgrade so that I can upgrade my laptop from Win 98. I installed the upgrade yesterday, however I have ended up now with both operating systems installed, when I boot up I get the option of running 98 or XP. What I want to know is, is there a simple way for me to...

I still say this sounds normal for a 1.8 diesel Escort, the performance on these things is poo! People get fed up when they are behind me because as soon as you hit a gradient on the motorway the lack of power shows. Personally I would not have another one of these vans.

I had a similar problem on a fiesta a few years ago after I changed the pads, if I remember right it was something simple like a spring clip fitted the wrong way around.

I run one of these vans and can assure they aren't the quickest off the mark 0 - 60 in half an hour :lol: and then an eternity to get from 60 - 70 on the motorway. It may be that if you are used to something with a bit more poke the Escort might just "seems" to lack power when you drive it...

Tell the garage you want to see the old belt (and jockey wheels if applicable) so that you can see what they have done. The local garage that did the belt change on my Escort van did this without even being asked!

I did a quick search on Google and I found the following info for this fault code on a Vauxhall owners forum:

Good to here they check your work. Wish someone who knew what they where doing had come round to check the work of the muppet who fitted my girlfriends bathroom as he has made a right balls up :!:

Not all Ford dealers are "bad". My Dad went to our local Ford dealer when he needed a new number plate light for his Escort van, the guy behind the counter said they could get one, but they are expensive and suggested a visit to a breakers yard. Now that's customer service :lol:

New wiper mechanism is now fitted and working perfectly :D I even have a spare wiper motor now, just in case :D

Thanks for the replies, managed to source one from a local breakers yard, it is still on the car at the moment so I am collecting it later today. The guy in the breakers yard said they are simple to fit and I've had a look at the van today and it seems easy enough.

My Dad also has the same van and I have looked at his, the arm is firmly fixed but I can't see what or how it is held in place!