ACFowles

Could try this method... https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5PrLJrCKc1 😀

I wonder if Land Rover sales people were told to make sure a Freelander was "warmed up" before a test drive?

#19 et al. Exactly. On different occasions I've lost drive from spline failure in the diff, failed clutch and failed gearbox (not on a Caterham I may add). Get the car on stands, test and observe.

Is the propshaft rotating normally when in gear? Could narrow down the issue to being the gearbox end or the diff.

I went for a larger wheel and got a moto-lita spacer from eBay to give me a bit more clearance for the old knees. Another option is a wheel with dished spokes, or a combination of the two

MOT done this morning at ServicePlus, Redhill. Yes, they do the MOTs for DPR Motorsport so know what they are doing. I would use ServicePlus again and would recommend. I tried to book an MOT with Caterham Gatwick but they we're too busy. Gaston Gate Garage in Cranleigh could only do next Monday and I need to be in Krakow that day.

Looking for a recommendation for an MOT station near to Epsom. I've decided that I'll do the servicing myself from now on, so just need the test. Is there a database of good MOT stations that don't fail the car because it isn't the usual domestic appliance? Many thanks in advance!

Any plans for the now redundant flared wings & brackets, Peter? ;-)

I would check the wiring and earthing of the tail lights. I've seen situations where a bad earth causes the tail light to track back to earth via the indicator lamp.

What if the switch that cuts the feed to the buzzer latched in the 'off' position when pressed, and reset to 'on' when the ignition is next activated... ?

Last weekend I also left the lights on whilst parked and needed a jump start to get going. I also bought a lights on warning buzzer of ebay that looks identical to the one pictured above. I believe it is a piezo buzzer wired in series with a diode. The red connects to the lights circuit and the black to a switched ignition feed. With the ignition on but the lights off the diode prevents current flowing through the buzzer. With the ignition and lights on both wires are at 12v. But turn the ignition off with the lights still on and current flows through the buzzer to earth via the ignition circuit. Wired it into the back of one of the instruments, all of which have a red/white wire for instrument illumination and a green switched ignition power feed. Quite an easy job if you're good at hanging upside down like a bat

Maybe this guy could offer some advice?

Thanks for the replies and PMs - much appreciated. I'm not looking for any tuning or upgrades, and am happy to do some servicing in the evenings/weekends. What I would love to find is someone local to me (nr Epsom) who could do the MOT without me taking hours out of the working day to drop off and collect - I simply don't have the time :-(

Caterham needs a service and MOT in the next few weeks. Not sure I'll have the time to travel far so looking for recommendations in Surrey. It's a 2010 with a K-Series that has done 500 miles since the last service, so was thinking about an MG specialist? Many thanks all

As JV said, and in the same spirit When I first purchased my LED bulbs I did my best to measure the position and size of the LED chips vs the coiled filaments in the Halogen - there was very little difference and neither are point sources - no coiled filament lamp can ever be. In fact, shrinking LED technology has reached the level where it can actually be nearer than a coiled filament to being a point source. I agree that the law is the law, they are illegal etc. But I don't buy into the 'they are dangerous, the beam will be different, and you will dazzle everyone' claim. I think I will have to either declare the modification to my insurer and ask them to maintain my insurance or go for E-marked units (and declare the modification to my insurer and ask them to maintain my insurance) as dim yellow halogens isn't an option.