Recent content by Geoff5050

Turned out to be a bit of a farce,after I argued my case they duly put £49 into my account...great I thought...realising their mistake they phoned me back saying their office had made a mistake by giving me the money....ha ha ! Well they did eventually take £49 from my account as a cancellation...

The classic joke on this car was the talking woman from the dash panel giving general information about the car's servicability etc. One day a Maestro was found upside in a ditch,and naturally all the engine oil had drained out.And when the recovery men got to the car,they could hear the woman...

You take a bit of a chance on e-bay,I got lucky with a spare 18" wheel for my Zetec S. Bought the wheel for £80.00 which was identical to the wheels on the car.I had to fit a new tyre which was another £80.So for £160 I was very pleased and especially when Ford quoted me £250 just for the alloy...

The funny thing about this holiday trip was I had already mapped out a route,so did not really need the gps.Although a slightly longer route it used the better roads,and when were not in a hurry to get there.It wasn't until we were on the A303 that my wife decided to program in a new route on...

Brake merchants,people who unnecessarily keep braking going down hills etc.Don't they realise you can also use your gearbox to slow the car down when needed.People doing three point turns in the road and selfishly stopping the flow of traffic in both directions.These people are so lazy they...

On a recent trip down to the very rural,lovely Dorset countryside.Everything went quite well at first with the M50,the M5 and then onto the A303.After a dozen or so miles,I was immediately notified by the g.p.s.to turn on to a small B road ? This was the start of a nightmare drive,trying to...

I had an MG Maestro 1600 years ago.Faults the bloody sun roof would always leak when it started to rain.The bottom of the doors started to rust away very quickly.The spark plug on number one cylinder used to oil up frequently,had to take out and clean at least once a week.Remember once when...

Not something I am proud of,had a few speeding fines around the world,over the years.Florida on the US27 speeding fine.Perth.Western Australia speeding fine with de-merit points ? Oxford,UK speeding fine with 3 points (1976) and Hereford speeding fine £100 and 3 points(2014).Held a full licence...

My pet hates are number one tailgaters.People who drive so close to you,that I think they want to check inside my boot,imagine if I braked quickly they could end up in my back seat. My number two is people jumping the lights on a red,and just barely getting away with it.I have seen so many near...

After brexit would I still need a euro badge on my car while driving in France? Some UK number plates do not have a GB or a Euro logo on the plate.Suspect there will be a badge of sorts knowing the French e.g. Brexitbastxrd.

Your right this is normal practice to charge a cancellation fee,but I thought I would put my point across.Just to see what happens....my motto is : Don't ask don't get.

My attitude is if you don't ask or argue you don't get a thing.....interesting to see what happens...I will keep you posted my friend.

Did you know all aviation aircraft tyres are charged with nitrogen,because of the fire safety aspect....ex airline engineer.

Just cancelled my previous insurance after 11 months,and it was a fully paid up policy using a credit card.I received a phone call from the previous company stating they had received my cancellation letter and doc's,but they are going to charge me £47.No doubt these companies do this a lot to...

Noticed some car manufacturers have stopped fitting oil level dip sticks e.g. Volvo being one...they just rely on sensors to check oil level.Maybe I am old fashioned do not like idea.