Thank you Storm99 for your wise advice - I will take heed and stick, as far as possible, to the tarmac! but that explains it - hormones? Like I said - no plans for off-roading as such unless related to farm tracks and horseboxes but you never know. And I'm trying to get my sense of humour...

Cazb - 'discuss'......... I don't believe I said I was offended - was just a question! Am quite aware of the 'banter' that goes on here - you say giggle I say google, you say titter I say tosser! = banter!!:boxing:

Cheers Mark! :cool2:

Tosser! Keep going - you will soon have enough words to make up a whole sentence! The rest of us can help you with the grammar and the spelling :der: Thanks mjr - it's helpful for me to learn these things and reassuring that I can ask on here and get good guidance too.

Guy that did the work has 18" something or others - we got to chatting and he took them off his FL1 when he sold it. So I was asking him about wheel size and he said they gave better road holding whereas the guy I get tyres from suggested steer clear as they only cost more money and dont...

Probably a question that's a bit stupid but my td4 has got a factory fitted (I think) body kit on it which means that the wheel arches 'stick out' more - if I fitted bigger wheels this would 'fill the space' a bit more but I am not sure if there would be any downsides to having bigger wheels -...

Front and rear sensors - £80 approx from Autosense on Ebay; bill for MOT, fitting of sensors and re-setting (if that is the correct term) £220. So £300 all in and a far cry from £762.60 as previously quoted from Rover Workshop on Duke Street in Glasgow! THE END! :)

Nope, front sensor intermittent! One on the way! To be continued...........

Yes, decided to just let it go to another MOT station - see you on the other side!!! :D

I shall take that information with me tomorrow HL - thanks! Part arrived today so fingers crossed!

Am not expecting anything - just a bit traumatised from the whole last week experience and don't want any more 'surprises'!

Thanks - am assuming since its all been done officially and logged as a fail with VOSA, that they shouldn't turn up anything that hasn't already been turned up? D'ya think?

Found out today that the front sensor is fine - unplugged but now re-plugged and fully functioning! Only the rear one required at cost of £41 incl express delivery. If I had an MOT done at a garage and it failed and then re-tested at a 2nd garage, do they do the whole test again or only the...

Just to fill you in Mark, Autosense came back with £86 for both altho the fronts won't be in till later in the week. But good price and good comms from him too! Thanks for the heads up :)

Was checking regularly - about 34/5 ish then winter came and not quite sure what it has gone down to. Mainly short journeys to and from work and stuff. 2001 TD4 manual.

Alternatively - one from autosense and one from dessy? Makes it in the region of £87? With a bit of luck when he connects up the front and re-tests it I might only need one! Ever hopeful me!:D

You are a star thanks for that - its the £37 and £89 - the numbers match with what you found for me :)

The VIN number on my log book matches up with the £37 one and the £89 one. The £50 one is for up to year 2000 - mine was registered in july 2001. I hope I have read all the technical stuff correctly!

Found him and have emailed him, thanks - although have just noticed the rear one £37 and the front one is £89 -does that sound right?

Is he on Ebay Mark?