They can be a bit of a pain to deal with to buy membership but ADAC are one of the few companies who cover older vehicles throughout Europe. As a non German you'll have to purchase the ADAC plus membership. https://www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft/adac_membership/ You'll have to email them a...

No probs Paul, we've lost far to many good lanes recently.

Just been to check and it's still closed. The road to it is now passable but the fences and road closed signs are still at the bottom of the lane. More worrying is the sign at the top... There is a lot of local opposition to the lane being reopened to vehicles, and some very very expensive...

It was still closed a couple of weeks ago but I've not been past since then, however it was supposed to be reopened at the beginning of September so I may have to pop over and have a look. There is always Hurstclough Lane up by the golf club, not as spectacular as Bamford Clough but quite tricky...

Be very careful with the drone. Moroccan authorities are not very keen on them and people on some forums are saying that they are in fact illegal there. Don't fly it anywhere near the border with Algerea, no matter how remote you think you are there are military lookout posts everywhere. That...

The only border to worry about will be your port of entry (Calais, Rotterdam etc.) once you have entered the EU via France, Belgium, Spain etc. then the Schengen zone will apply just as it does now. Obviously if you leave the Schengen Countries then things will be exactly as they are now so long...

Registration (log book) must be current, and preferably in your own name as whilst in most countries it is possible to use a vehicle registered in another name accompanied by a letter of permission (translated to the relevant language), a copy of named owners passport and all vehicle documents...

I don't think the UK reference applies to Oldun as I think he's an ex pat. It's not really an issue in Africa either as UK road tax and MOT is relevant to the UK only and means nothing out there. The only thing that may be a problem is the validity of UK insurance if tax or MOT is out but you're...

I do believe that on a TD5 the injectors have to be timed/coded to the ECU. If they have been put back in the new engine in a different order to the way they were taken out of the old one you're in for fun and games. You'll need someone with a Hawkeye/Nanocom and a good knowledge of how to set...

Sorry guys but it looks like I'm out. Went laning on Saturday and all was fine but when I checked the car over on Sunday morning the coolant was low. Topped up, bled it through and took it for a run and level had dropped again. It's been in to the garage today and there are no obvious leaks so...

Britpart is ****part no matter where you buy it from..........

That's not far from 50% of it's total capacity. For no oil to show on the engine dipstick you'd be running at about -20-25%. Would you run an engine far with no oil showing on the dip stick?

Will do, have a good un.

I'm taking a friend out on Saturday for her first time on the lanes, If anyone want's to tag along they're more than welcome. Leaving the Yonderman Cafe on the A623 at Wardlow Mires at 10:10am. Not sorted a route yet but it will be a mix of easy scenic lanes, tight scratchy buggers and a few...

Ah good old BBC, never let the facts get in the way of a good story :D as of 06/04/2016 there were a total of 12524 petrol stations in France of which 11798 were active (sourced from UFIP the official French Petroleum Producers website via my somewhat limited grasp of French). Approx a third of...

The French are normally pretty effective at striking and the chief cheese eating surrender monkey is already making conciliatory noises about modifying the new labor laws. Hopefully it will all be over in a few days but worth keeping an eye on.

Might be a bit of a trek for you but Stuart at LRX Off Road https://www.facebook.com/LRX-off-road-1597905523809164/ is a top guy. Great, old school, mechanic and very reasonable with his prices. On the A515 at Newhaven, between Ashbourne and Buxton.

Been an expensive few weeks getting the old bus ready but, after new watts linkage bushes later this week, it should be ready to go. I'll see you all in Rennes on the 8th, really looking forward to it.

If you don't have air con it is easier to leave the intercooler attached to the rad. Disconnect both the intercooler hoses at the intercooler end and remove the i/c to egr one completely. Disconnect top and bottom rad hoses. Front grill off (indicators and under headlamp trims first), both horns...

Mine are BFG ATs but Coopers should be the same. As you can see they get pretty close but don't rub. Mine is still on air and ACE and get's used on the lanes regularly, both axles have been on full articulation without any tyre contact. Ignore the bit of rubbing on the front inner trim, it...