The drivers seat lifts up at the front (grab it a pull) and comes out. Under there is a hatch. Under there is the fuel tank and you can see towards the center of the car onto the top of the LT230 (transfer box), and the levers coming off the gear...

Long shot here but have you checked that your handbrake isn’t binding. Worth a check too.

Or that the earth lead has come loose and the battery is earthing through the handbrake cable?

Thanks, guys. I hadn't even considered the hand break - cheers.

Thank you - that's great advice. I'll take a look under the seat and investigate. Cheers.

Hi all, I recently bought a Defender 300tdi, and I'm getting some white smoke from under the driver seat and from the R/H undercarriage near the fuel tank. It doesn't happen all the time, but after the car's been resting for a week or so, and...