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I noticed that mine was getting progressively worse (after I figured out the mixture knob like others ), I followed this handy guide (clicky) to cleaning my lance and it's much better now.

Definitely illegal unless the car pre-dates the change over to the white & yellow plates (1970... something I think, but I can't remember specifically which something at the moment. ).

Mine was the same on the driver's side. Jacked it up, wheel off and just prised the backing plate away from the disc slightly, wheel back on, dropped off the jack, quick test drive; no more noise.

What they all said

Strictly speaking, stickers aren't legal - although no-one's entirely sure why (clicky for example). You can get them for "show use only". I know a few people using them and the only person to have any trouble for it was the one who wasn't using a reflective background - he was only given a slap on the wrists and told to change it over though.

Show off Bought after the Budget was announced but today, I presume? I've previously bought a new disc the day after it's been announced and the Post Office gibbon explained as above (but more succinctly ) and was charged the new price. I would have expected some delay, even if was just the rest of that day, but the aforementioned gibbon insisted otherwise.

I've never paid road tax. I do pay VED though, and that's going up too... by the same amount as it happens. I believe it will go up from April 1st? So you should be ok on the old rate but don't take my word for it It doesn't matter when you buy, the price you pay will be determined by when it's valid from. If your new tax disc is valid from today, you'll pay the lower price... but lose 21 days worth, as no one's going to do this the price has effectively gone up already as your new disc will be valid from 1st April you'll be charged April's prices. I'm not sure even I understand my explanation but on the bright side I know what I mean

A bit of light reading for you I don't seem to have any pictures of any of my cars dirty anywhere... I'll see if I can find an unattended field on the drive home from w*rk tomorrow.

Looks well And +1 for Falken FK452. Black Circles and Camskill are always good places to check for prices.

I am going to have to pilfer this phrase.

I wave and I've got a 2 in 3 response wave. I was quite impressed when the 370Z driver waved back considering I was on foot and half a mile away from my own Zed at the time

There was, at some time, some ambiguity about whether a car declared SORN constituted as untaxed or not. I can't for the life of me find it now, but there used to be something on direct.gov (I think) which stated something along the lines of SORN being a form of free tax for off-road non-usage (or something as equally nonsensical...) which meant the car had to be re-taxed for on-road actual-usage before you could drive it on the road. I think this has since been addressed by someone with an ounce of sense who just happened to be passing through VOSA one day and is no longer the case though. There is a possibility that I imagined all or some of these events of course and I reserve the right to be wrong.

A real man never EVER reads a Manual Does it count if you just look at the pictures?

And ~100kg.

Ooo, shiny And I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet You need some tyre dressing on there

I just wanted to be a part of something

I've only got a mere 500bhp in the garage.

That. Or if you get the colour code, either Halfords or P4u can make you some up - the latter in various forms to suit your requirements, not sure about Halfords though.

Yes, any V5 issued now will be the new red style one

I feel compelled to do this. Apologies in advance... You missed a bit. Great results though

I've taxed my other car twice (well, taxed once, sorn'd once but who's counting...) since the red ones came out (middle of 2010 iirc) but not got a red one for that still.

Also done.

Assuming it has been removed and isn't just hiding somewhere still...

Ooer. Sorry, I have nothing constructive to add to this thread.