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My brother has a 1997 Volvo, and wants to use the lighter socket to charge his phone. We tried a standard adaptor with USB port and it didn't work. Assumed it wasn't getting power, but the lighter (which came with the car) worked fine. Turned out the adaptor has a central spring-loaded contact...

It might be elementary, but how can I transfer music from a CD to a USB stick, to play in a car? I tried doing it on my computer, looked promising, but the music is not stored on the USB, so it will play back via the USB on the computer only if there is the CD in the drive. Obviously no use for...

For some months there has been foot and mouth on the continent, so can't bring dairy products or cheese into UK. Screwed my plans for a booze/cheese cruise. But in today's paper there's reference to lumpy skin disease in France and Italy, causing a ban on imports of unpasteurised cheese...

For a few years I've been using Halfords part-synthetic oil, and it's been OK AFAIK. But I just went there to buy 5 litre for an upcoming change, and they've complicated things. It was all either fully-synthetic or didn't say which. Any idea what's going on? Is fully-synthetic worth the extra...

Anybody know the best way to fill the gaps between the blocks on a fairly permanent basis, to stop weeds sprouting? I’ve heard talk about brushing on kiln-dried sand, but I can’t see that being as permanent as I’d like. I'm thinking of adding some cement to the sand, but concerned some will be...

Can anybody explain what Alpha are getting at with the attached wiring diagram? Where it says Note: To connect external control, remove link etc….As far as I can see, you could leave the link in and put 230V on 1 or 2 (from a stat). Or remove the link and put 230V on 1. It doesn’t say what the...

What’s the current thinking on this? Some years back I had Virgin broadband, and it included F-secure free for a year or 2, then they started charging. I paid for a few years but last time I ditched F-secure and installed AVG free version. I never had any contact with F-secure except a prompt...

Does anybody know how to contact HMRC with a query? I’ve got an email address [email protected], but I just get an automated reply saying please contact the appropriate team. It includes a web address GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), which I’ve been on several times already, but which...

Going to France shortly, and wondering if any of the rumoured visa requirements etc are in force yet. It's been discussed on here a few times so hoping it's easier to ask than searching the web. TIA

I'm surprised passengers lifted off their seats (though it clearly happened). Wouldn't they be subject to g, same as the plane? An object on the floor of a free-falling lift doesn't rise off the floor. Only explanation I can think of is that there was a downdraught causing the plane to fall at...

Thinking of buying a new one Current one says 1 TB HDD, and File explorer says 465 GB on C, 465 GB on D, so that sounds about right. I've only used about 150 GB on C and next to nothing on D. And 4 GB RAM. The one I'm considering has 512 GB SSD, which should be plenty for my usage. And 8 GB...

I'm going on holiday to India in March and need a visa. The website says The 30 days India Tourist eVisa - With the help of the 30 days India Tourist eVisa, visitors can stay in the country for a maximum span of 30 days, from the day of entry. It is a double-entry visa, thus with this visa, you...

I think this qualifies as a hardware problem. I have a W10 desktop, about 4 years old. Speakers and webcam worked fine until a few days ago. Also worked on a previous computer. Now both stopped working. Under Sounds in Settings, it says no input or output devices found. I know the speaker is OK...

I currently have a lousy cold, started Xmas day of all days. Thought it wise to test myself for covid, using a kit I've had for 12-18 months. Waste of time, the sachets of test liquid had almost dried up, the small amount left, put into the extraction tube, was absorbed by the throat swab, so...

My brother is with Eon and they have emailed him saying "we just wanted to let you know your electricity meter has reached the end of its life. When this happens there’s a legal obligation to check and exchange your meter with a new one." They then go on to imply, without actually saying so...

My son had an LG fridge/freezer, about 4 years old, which failed. He spoke to LG who said if it's the compressor that's failed, it has a 10-year guarantee, but he'd have to pay for the the labour. He didn't go that route, but is it legal? I remember from many years ago a discussion about new...

I have a big (> 12" dia) wasp's nest in my loft. Doesn't cause much trouble and I was going to wait till the end of the wasp season and then remove it. But a friend tells me wasps never reuse an old nest, but if I get rid they might build a new one in the same place, so better to leave. That's a...

Dear Admin There are Thanks and Like buttons. May I suggest Don't like and Disagree buttons as well?

I planted 3 courgettes, 2 cropped conventional, the other 6-8 like the curly yellow one. I'd never heard of it but I believe it's a tromboncino. Taste is excellent! Somebody might be interested.

Seen in today's paper A month-long festival at Kew Gardens will celebrate connections "between queer people, plants and fungi". The botanic garden in southwest London has commissioned four bespoke installations that will explore how sexuality "can inform perception of plants and ecosystems"...