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PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:03 pm 
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ffs , i had the dobbie in for its yearly test today, fooking failed on emissions :roll: , anyway ,have to take it back to the mechs next week to get it sorted, just had a phone call off my mate & told him, he said i could have fooking worked tonight & tomorrow as my mot is until feb & they cant take you off the road for emissions :roll: , i didn't know that & went out & bought some cans, so cant work tonight :lol: :lol: , looks like i will be in the morra :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:12 pm 
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diesel testing...

has it been serviced?
is engine hot?
was an oil temp probe used?
did it stand long before test?
what was the average over 4 high revs?

if its high, chuck some injector cleaner in, give it a damn good thrashing and a new air cleaner

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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:16 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
a new air cleaner

Or take the old one out for the test and put it back in when you get home.

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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:20 pm 
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no idea at all


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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:58 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
no idea at all



obviously :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:11 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
ffs , i had the dobbie in for its yearly test today, fooking failed on emissions :roll: , anyway ,have to take it back to the mechs next week to get it sorted, just had a phone call off my mate & told him, he said i could have fooking worked tonight & tomorrow as my mot is until feb & they cant take you off the road for emissions :roll: , i didn't know that & went out & bought some cans, so cant work tonight :lol: :lol: , looks like i will be in the morra :lol:



Regardless of the fact you have an MOT until February by putting your vehicle in for its annual test and it failed on emissions,it failed an MOT test and as such they have the right to suspend the license .


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:04 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:25 pm 
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heathcote wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
ffs , i had the dobbie in for its yearly test today, fooking failed on emissions :roll: , anyway ,have to take it back to the mechs next week to get it sorted, just had a phone call off my mate & told him, he said i could have fooking worked tonight & tomorrow as my mot is until feb & they cant take you off the road for emissions :roll: , i didn't know that & went out & bought some cans, so cant work tonight :lol: :lol: , looks like i will be in the morra :lol:



Regardless of the fact you have an MOT until February by putting your vehicle in for its annual test and it failed on emissions,it failed an MOT test and as such they have the right to suspend the license .


well you are wrong mate, i phoned my mech at home & he confirmed it , no bother anyway though, im not working anyway, cant be arsed, fooking sick of this car now :evil:


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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:34 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
diesel testing...

has it been serviced? --- yes it gets serviced ( although only done about 10k this year anyway)
is engine hot? ---- yes the engine was up to temp
was an oil temp probe used? --- dont think so, just the exhaust probes
did it stand long before test? ---- well not long but only used to pop to shops etc through the week
what was the average over 4 high revs? it was over 4 , nearly 5, 3 is the limit

if its high, chuck some injector cleaner in, give it a damn good thrashing and a new air cleaner


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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:36 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
well you are wrong mate, i phoned my mech at home & he confirmed it , no bother anyway though, im not working anyway, cant be arsed, fooking sick of this car now :evil:


Your spannerman wont decide licensing regs though... you will need a pass for the plate but licensing may not know its failed..

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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:55 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
well you are wrong mate, i phoned my mech at home & he confirmed it , no bother anyway though, im not working anyway, cant be arsed, fooking sick of this car now :evil:


Your spannerman wont decide licensing regs though... you will need a pass for the plate but licensing may not know its failed..


i agree mate,( although he is on the ball with the rules, i would say 90% of his work is taxis & has been for years) once the plate runs out & as long as the mot is valid i would have been ok, my plate runs out on the 31st, yet my mot is 13th of feb, so technically i can drive till the 31st, as i wont be taken off the road for emissions, i will check with the lads at the testing station next week & get back to you on this though :wink: need a newer car mate, but like i posted i dont see the point of lashing out loads of cash for the times i use it , & no idea if i can get credit, never had bad credit ever until the bairn died & i had to quit driving the tankers , do that clearscore thing & im at 455, ne idea if clearscore is any good anyway :lol: :lol: like i said, never had a problem all my life till now so its all a bit alien to me :wink: the only debt i have is my phone bill that's never been missed in about 10 years :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:05 pm 
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My Clearscore is 452..

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wannabeeahack wrote:
My Clearscore is 452..


& you get credit then?? is clearscore any good ?


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 Post subject: Re: Phone call
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:21 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
My Clearscore is 452..


& you get credit then?? is clearscore any good then ?



when i started taxi driving again i took out a capital one card, the limit is £200, just to cover for the odd tyre etc, never used it but its showing as a negative on clearscore, you know what this is then? like i say never used it :? oh & i am the same as you 453 not 455 :lol: see, we have more in common than you think my credit buddy :lol: :lol:

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like i say cant understand how its a negative on the report :?


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