Discovery 1 gearbox, won't come off park

Drove it across London, stopped and put it in park, now it starts but I can't move the leaver from Park. Is it mechanical or electrical?
The car starts and I think everything works

mechanical by a bowden cable situated on lhs of the box, you can operate lever at the box with a 13mm spanner anticlockwise takes you away from p

jamesmartin said:

mechanical by a bowden cable situated on lhs of the box, you can operate lever at the box with a 13mm spanner anticlockwise takes you away from p

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Many thanks, will get me home

the other thing worth looking at is the lever you can prise a plastic cover off ,when you push the button it should pull up on the linkage via a c clip, you can use pliers to get you home

Tried various bits, called the breakdown, turned out it was the brake sensor switch on the pedal! Took it off and shorted it out, could drive home without brake lights. Many thanks for the suggestions

If you had mentioned that u owned a Japanese spec discovery, I'm sure that the selector interlock would have been mentioned along with the others.

Sorry, didn't realise there was a difference, I was told they were the same. Any other differences?

The've still got boot floors, sills and inner wings that have long gone on UK spec models.

andy parr said:

Sorry, didn't realise there was a difference, I was told they were the same. Any other differences?

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Not a lot, you can't remove the ignition key unless in P is another there's also an interlock in the N position of the disco's transfer box.
The being in the P position with brake and Ign key is the same with some off the Japanese cars produced in the UK today, which u may have found out, As I have done my company Honda that I sometimes use.

Flossie said:

The've still got boot floors, sills and inner wings that have long gone on UK spec models.

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Not all of them

I have L reg discovery auto 3.9 v8 will go in all gears but I have to pull away in 1st then I have put in .. d .about 10mph soon as stop in d nothing just revs so have to start again in 1st any ideas

Look at this link http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/frequently-asked-questions/4hp22-faq-s.html