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Thats correct from march 2008 -April 2009 . Then it goes up for all cars after March 2001 to band K which is £300 per year. Then April 2010 it goes up to band M which is £455. Have a look at this and put in your car details.Road tax - Parker's

I thought there was room for changes in the autumn statement. Wishful thinking i know, but if they think they will loose millions of votes they might just make another u-turn

£455 car tax by 2010, if they go ahead with back dating to 2001.

Thanks for the info, got hold of a down pipe which i hope will do the trick.

its a discovery Td5

Thinking of taking the cat off my 04 Td5, where's the best place to get a down pipe and is it a straight forward job?

You can have my vote Pauly, And all this recycling lark is all well and good, but the bulk of it get put on a ship and sent to a big hole in the ground in china, So that the local authorities can show they are cutting back on landfill. Its all bollocks one big con and were the suckers that sit...

is the clutch slipping?high revs and no movement up hill may be the clutch.

Common problem, take the LR badge off the door handle and spray with WD40, should be ok, if not you may need to change the spring.

bought them from island 4x4 Mintex pads and the discs came in a britpart box £44.99 Partco wanted £109 for unipart.

Hi, I need new discs and pads all round on my TD5, had a look at paddocks website, great price on the standard discs and pad sets, but are they any good? or should i pay more for a performance set.

Mine was leaking at the front corner roof lining, i have no sunroofs so i sealed the top of the alpine window after a water test with clear mastic and that cured it. If we ever get another dry day give it a water test over the alpine window, apparently theres a fold in the metal that runs the...

mine exactly the same, it`s a system check on the ABS, it`s described in the handbook , if the abs light goes of all is fine. Put your foot on the brake pedal on starting and the alarm never sounds ( on mine anyhow ).

hi Need to change rear hub oil seal on my td5 weeping slightly and contaminating brake pads, did the same job on my old 200tdi. Just wondering if it is as straight forward or are there some niggly bits or special tools required.

Hi, Going to takle changing the steering box on my mates TD5 over the weekend its been ****ing out oil , he`s got a puller for the drop arm and all the tools that a diy er would have. Can this be done on the drive or are we being a little adventurous.If the drop arm is as tight as the one on my...