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What we have always known is you can't really raise tax from the seriously rich beyond a marginal increase. The reality is their wealth is mobile and if you make it necessary by going beyond the marginal they can and do move it. All parties know this. The poorer in society almost by implication don't have the wherewithal in their income to do much to support raising revenue. All parties know this. This leaves that 'meat' in the middle as the only target in town. That encompasses virtually everybody who doesn't fall into the other two groups. All parties know this. In the end you end up with a fairly simple formula. What you can raise from that group balanced against your willingness to either cut Govt spending, or increase it. Most other policies are simply tweaking around the edges of that formula. The Tory 'austerity' years speak for themselves although we could ask reasonable questions regarding that definition of "austerity". The Labour years we are now in will pretty much be a counterbalance of spend rather than cut. Here's the problem summarised. The trend for growth in the UK has been heading in the wrong direction for over 20 years and half of that was under a so called 'cut' Tory govt. Would you expect a Labour 'spend' govt to be better ,or worse in terms of it's impact on that trend? Rhetorical question from an economics point of view. Trends in UK business dynamism and productivity 2023.pdf The conclusion will be this. Increased Govt expenditure and debt will lead to an even lower trend in growth and a therefore a smaller economy supporting that higher debt than would otherwise have been the case. The Tory party did a pretty crap job of creating growth because they forgot who they were supposed to be economically. The PDF spells that out. However, in their defence they did that against the context of the greatest Financial crash in nearly 100 years that virtually brought the world to it's knees (2008-2012/3). A massive infight over Europe (Brexit) that caused so much internal disruption they appeared to have little time for managing anythingelse (2013/4 onwards). Finally, Covid a once in a multi lifetime event that brought economic/financial challenges on a scale hitherto unseen since the upheaval of the second World War (2020-2022/3). Yes, we can criticise , but also I cannot think of any party in office who had to deal with a sequence of events like that. Not in my lifetime anyway. To say they are the other party in a statement of "lesser of two evils" is a display of historic and economic ignorance.

Just to update this. Popped into dealer this morning as on my way past. Just wanted to double check I wasn’t being dense with the boot settings. He confirmed it’s not right so going back next week. Managed to get connected services sorted so that’s a plus. Will give me a good idea on dealer aftercare I suppose.

Hello Thought I would introduce myself and my new car. Wanted one of these for ages and so happy with it so far (had it a week and already done over 800 miles just enjoying it). Unfortunately, I have a puncture at present otherwise I would probably still be driving! 😛 Patrick

"In short - didn't need to call referendum, didn't need to respect the outcome of it - it was all by choice". So, to be clear all around him was a mountain of evidence that a large part of the voting electorate were unhappy about immigration from the EU. However, in the face of that you are suggesting he basically ignore it. The 'little peasants' don't have a right to a view, or a right to make their view known via a referendum ? You miss the point. It was never about whether the EU was the problem and what you can prove. It was always about what do people think is the problem and what do they think is the solution. If you work in wealth planning in London you have no idea how people in Boston feel about their community being turned into a Romanian enclave, or how people living in Trowbridge feel about being crowded out of housing and hospitals by a huge influx of Polish. Multiply those examples multiple times over across the country. and something had to give. To be frank here you are sounding very much like an elitist. If your IQ is higher than others then on that basis whatever they think counts for nothing. They will be ignored and you can "prove it" why that should be the case. Interesting view of how a democracy is supposed to work. I was fairly agnostic about Brexit in the sense that I found it hard to work out if the pros outweighed the cons. Clearer now of course and of course you are right about immigration itself and how it has been mishandled. None of that has a bearing on the Brexit issue itself. That was baked into the oven even as early as 2010 and the Tory party coming to power. It just needed a trigger. However, no matter my view on it I don't think there was any clear option other than to let people have their say and of course having had it, execute it. Otherwise it is clear to all that the only views that count belong to whom exactly? Not voters presumably. In that case we might as well drop all pretences to the contrary and be in Russia.

Brexit was not of their making actually. It was a long running issue that simply came to boil under their Govt, but you could trace it back to the days of Blair and beyond. The fact is there was a ground swell of discontent about immigration and it was years in the building. That is a problem Govts of all ilk are responsible for. They all bought into the idea that largescale immigration was good for this country. We know better now of course, but they all group thunk that one at the time. Unfortunately for the Tory party it reached a tipping point whilst they were in Govt. Indeed, the argument could well be that that issue is the primary reason for the Tory party implosion and the birth of the Reform party. With regard to taxing the rich given the former occupation of my brother I can safely say you are way off point if you think property is any kind of barrier to them moving tax regimes. Not even close. Their mobility is very real and very tangible. I am going to leave you to search out the list of wealthy individuals who have proven this point. I will start you off with one who now owns Manchester United. You may have ideas of how you think you could deal with it, but frankly if you can think of it and it could be done then it already would have been done. Out there in places you have never heard of are people who run teams of people who do nothingelse but find ways for wealthy people to shield income and assets from taxation. They are paid a fortune to do that and in doing it they save their clients even greater fortunes. The possibility that you could find ways to stop that doesn't register as an whole number. That isn't meant to offend by the way. it's just recognition of the fact that there is a mountain of expertise working 24 /7 to make sure people with ideas like you may have don't win. I should really cap that with "all parties know this". It's been tried and the tax take fell so at least they have learned not to be stupid enough to try it again.

We need to change our thinking. Tony blier used the term "new Labour" to distance themselves from "old Labour". We need to think the same. Today's Labour is no longer the representive of unionised people working in pits, factories and manual work, they are in decline. No, they are now the party of the Public Sector, that's who they represent now. They should be called the TPSP (Not TSP🙂). The Public Sector Party 🤠. Once you get that image in your head victims of the various budget sequestrations becomes more understandable as not one of the front bench have ever been tainted from working in the private sector.

I had a search around and found the links!! Have a read through these they give you some useful pointers and may even lead you to use for an old spanner!

Ok - so I had more time to analyse the budget and long story short - the more I look at it the more non-event it is. Leading to conclusion that all the people crying about it are just making political statements and attacks, rather than having any objective criticism. To start with, in my usual longwinded fashion, let's just go trough two realistic (and one idealistic) options of how UK government can budget the expenses: 1. Cut tax and cut public services - this is usually associated with tories and favoured by rich people. Quite obvious - rich people do not use public services and they should (theoretically) pay most tax. 2. Increase the taxes and increase the public services - this is usually a labour tactic and it is favoured by poor. Again, quite obviously - poor people depend most on the public services and has least amount of money, so they are unlikely to pay for anything anyway. 3. In theory there could be competent government, that uses same amount of tax, but cuts all the waste and inefficiency in the middle and still delivers either better public services with same budget, or lowers the taxes. The problem here is obvious - tories are just corrupt (although looking at last government I would argue also incompetent, not just incompetent, but fundamentally corrupt AND incompetent) and labour is JUST incompetent (and also ideologically driven). So the government that could do it just doesn't exist, never existed and unlikely to ever exist. Overall, both 1 and 2 would be alright, assuming that tax is cut for the people who are least able to pay it, or tax is increased to the people who most able to pay it... Spoiler alert - no! As it happened - tories did cut public services, but they cut the taxes to the richest, not the poorest. And this budget from labour should have reversed that but failed... I can't quite say labour increased the tax on the poor, but certainly they didn't go after the rich either. The budget was in line with what was expected from Labour government - increase the taxes and increase the services. The services badly needs extra funding (everyone agrees on that) and this is zero sum game, more services needs more taxes, I am not even convinced that the current tax hike was enough. The biggest problem is that they didn't even attempted to reform CGT and go after assets glut. Competent labour government would start from cutting all stupid exclusions, exceptions and close all loopholes (the less there are the better, ideally none), then once there is no escape they would round all the rich and hang them (just joking! - tax their assets). As nobody is talking about competent government here, they did what was expected, they went after slightly better off people in roundabout way, instead of going after really fitly rich. Remember - they are just ideological and kind of close minded, so not very creative, so they can't even comprehend how rich some people are. What I was always afraid off, and it sorts of looks it will happen, labour will go after "high" earners eventually, because in their simpleton minds people that earn 100k are the problem, yet they can't comprehend that there are further steps after that, like people who have 10s and 100s of millions or even 10s of billions in assets. You know how sometimes it is hard to visualise very large numbers, like try visualising wealth of elan the idiot mushk - $200 Billion with B (or at least used to be before he shoot himself in the foot with totally retarded acquisitions). It is amount that is sort of hard to comprehend, because let's say even if I earn $100k a year... it would still take me 2 million years just to earn it, nevermind save it! So where is the problem? The problem is that labour is poor in their soul and their imagination ends at £100k (well and £1 million in assets). They fail to comprehend that nowadays rent in London could set you back £50k a year and that average family home could be £1 million easily. In short, they setting all thresholds TOO LOW, but yet they completely fail to tax MUCH richer people. So every time they try to tax the "rich" they just end-up taxing the "above average". However, here is the deal folks - hate to break it to you, but there was never any options. We had criminally corrupt government that was wasting and stealing public money openly and even then could govern properly. Tories just had to go, there was no alternative and choosing labour was the only thing to do, that was rational decision, but it has it's consequences... and these are the costs. From two evil we had to choose lesser one, and this is the lesser evil. We can argue to death here where something was raised by 0.2%, or limited at too low of a threshold, the fundamental issue does not change - taxation system fails in it's sole objective to redistribute wealth in equitable way. Failed before this budget and continues to fail. In short - "Keep calm and carry on". In conclusion, what can we do? Not much - we need to live trough this government and hope that tories can sort it out internally, if they could get rid of rot and all scuumbags before next election, attract some actually competent and decent people to the party, then maybe we can elect them next time (chances of that not much more than 0.45%), but if not then we will have to live in higher taxation environment for foreseeable future. The second option - labour grows a pair, drops ideological blindfolds and finds courage to go after (REAL) rich and implements comprehensive and competent taxation policy, which stops runaway filth from hoarding assets and creates somewhat equitable society where everyone pays what they can afford and poorest and weakest in society are looked after... and everyone lives happily ever after (for this one to happen I will give 1.27% chance)! Otherwise, UK remains desolated wasteland and everyone will continue to suffer from dysfunctional state (I really don't want to spell it out, but chance of this is all the remaining percentages I haven't used).

I don't know how much parts would be at the dealers but there's no need to go there as there's plenty on eBay. This one for the electrical sensor or complete unit This one if it's the mechanical linkage that's gone

Thanks all. Picked it up from a dealer in Middlesbrough last Saturday. Nice people. Car has just over 89,000 miles on it at present, has at least 23 Lexus stamps in the service book, not bad for 26 years old and will probably continue with Lexus myself just for the history. New cambelt / tensioners last year with receipt - no waterpump mentioned however. Judging by the service stamps it's lived most of it's life in the London area. Looks not bad underneath rust wise, all arches in good nick. I plan on taking it to get treated with Lanoguard as I live on the outskirts of Glasgow and enjoy a odd drive up into the highlands in the winter. The roads can get very salty up here 🙂. Has the satnav (not sure if these were standard in 97-00?) but can't imagine ever using it. Purchase a CD burner for my laptop which came today and have enjoyed some nostalgia burning some CD's for the cd changer which I enjoyed on a drive up to Dundee to pick up my other half's new car 🙂. Cars ariel does not go all the way down and the headlight washers don't work. The low fluid light is on and I've been told by a fellow owner that the headlight washers don't work when it's illuminated, so he reckons the sensor in reservoir must be stuck at bottom. First two DIY issues to resolve already on the list 🙂 .

I’m getting on a bit now but “Bonfire Night” was always the 5th of November held in celebration of the foiled plot by Guy Fawkes. If that date fell on a Sunday it was either the 4th or 6th of that month. There were also TV ads advising pet owners to keep their animals indoors on the evening to ensure they were safe and not frightened. This has now gradually extended from one night to a week and with the odd banger being let off maybe a month before. Like most things commercialism has taken over, why have just one event when you can have several. The TV ad warnings have disappeared as I doubt being advised to keep you cat indoors for a couple of weeks before and after the official date would either go down very well or be very practical. My final gripe is that fireworks i.e. gunpower i.e. an explosive substance are still available over the counter to the public and I’m pretty sure that Google or the “Dark Web” would soon provide the required information to manufacture something far more sinister than a rocket. My personal view is that this should be limited to organised professional events held only on 5/11 +/- 1 day

@diabolik to be fair, there is so much material on youtube that its really easy even for someone that's not very technical. If you mean mpg, I get around 50-53. Ironically I the mpg was slightly better before the battery swap, but thats because I was much more light on the acceleration (protecting the hybrid battery) and had 0W30 oil. I now have 0W50 and am a bit rougher on the pedal, but still have 50mpg. If you mean the total mileage of car... Well its up there at 172k, but that was a thought through decision. I wanted a Premier trim car but those are rather expensive with low miles and I am quite handy with the car so took the gamble at £5k and 170k miles

It has been a hard choice to move away from the Lexus brand,but after two SC430s and my recently sold UX I have jumped ship. This forum has been incredibly helpful and the members seem to genuinely want to help(ok not all boomer54!). So I wish you all safe and happy motoring,I’ll be popping in every now and then to keep updated on everything Lexus. Thanks Ian

Rachel Reeves Gross Incompetence, Negligence, Deceit whatever in not having undertaken the essential Impact Assessment prior to wilfully cancelling the OAPs WFA Malc

You really don't get it. Democracy. You keep saying "non binding" like it is some easy answer when you hear something you don't like. It isn't. If you rightly ask for the view of your voting electorate and then ignore it because it is not legally binding you might as well just tell voters it really does not matter what you think, or what you want. Indeed, I can easily think that doing that might be just a small step away from civil war under some circumstances. I really doubt they all just turn around and smile and say "that's OK just let us know next time you want us to look like brainless sheep". You say Parliament have the ultimate say. Correct, but who does Parliament answer to ?. Who are they elected to serve? If the majority of the people they serve make their wishes clear then what exactly should we expect Parliament to do? To explain that in more basic terms. The voters of this country are the dog and Parliament the tail. The tail does not wag the dog! Whatever power Parliament has got it has because the voters of this country bestow it. I will never blame the Tory party for Brexit. I will blame them for screwing up the post Brexit immigration issue which to a large degree has meant that Brexit was almost pointless.

I got rid of the runflats on my new Ux250 due to appalling ride and noise. I have fitted Michelin cross climate which have transformed the ride. If you get a puncture in the runflats you have to scrap the tyre..beware ! Ray

One more thing,Shahpor-if your car has the water and air con radiators to left and right of the front lower bumper,you need to keep them clear of leaves and general debris.My early/mk 1 car had a plastic grille with wide slats that didn't achieve much.I made a small attachment to fit on the end of my hoover pipe to keep the area clear as accumulated debris when wet corroded the radiators.O got a friendly mechanic at Porsche Reading to make up a metal mesh grille to prevent muck getting in there. The problem has been around for years,from the start of the Booster days,but never correct ed by Porsche.The cynic might think it sells more replacement radiators.

From the handbook..

I’m simply. apolitical. and find it incredulous that any couple are worth that annual £500,000+ package working in our Public Sector and being paid from the Public Purse One would think, nay the Nation would think, they had immense value to this Great British Nation and could and would bring tremendous well-being and comfort to our Society Malc

Oh right, I’ll have a look again in that case, is it in the group of buttons above the rear view mirror, or literally above my head?

Yes I looked for a button my last car an Audi A4 had one, but couldn’t find one… thanks for the reply though.

yes.. had The same problem Chris..There is an internal Sensor Button Above your Head So When you switch the Engine OFF THEN Press the Button Once to switch the sensor Off And once again To Switch it ON A Message will show on the Info Screen to which Setting is Activated..Once you get the hang of it its simple......Handy if you have pets in the vehicle !!!! Hope that Helps.!!!

YES.. I Do Recall One Of The members Did Say They had to go Back Twice to get this Tracker Installed.....Something to do with the Geofence Part of the Installation !!!!

Power to the People eh ! Labour Govt forever 👍👋😂🤣 We’re hopefully anticipating, and all in line for comparable incomes as the Labour Govt Chancellor of the Exchequer ……. minimum £500k Plus …… we’ll all be able to pay our heating, eating and Lexus bills and not worry for our WFA and that stolen from those destitute OAPs ……. that at least the majority here worry for …….. Jeez, wots it all coming too when a Labour Govt budget kicks the desperate poor and needy into the long grass ……. and seemingly don’t much care coz they’re inept at financial and fiscal propriety for the welfare of All in this Great British nation of ours Malc

How do you check if it is working when outside temperature is lower than lowest you can set on A/C? In fact I once had this exact issue with Halfrauds - they re-gassed A/C and said it works fine, it was also November like now... I came back home, checked A/C and it does nothing. Came back and asked how did they test it, because it doesn't work... mechanic there came out with temp probe, stick it to the went, set the outside air, turn on the A/C and anounced confidently "look - it is blowing 7C"... then I pointed him out to the temperature read-out on the dash - it was 7C outside! Long story short - they refunded for A/C service. Long story short - are you sure it is actually working, because if it is anything like my issue, then compressor does not turn at all. Also... I kind of doubt it works if A/C light is flashing, flashing light usually means there is problem with A/C system. Although you said "flickering", so maybe it is not the same thing. What voltage do you get from alternator? Should be around 14V.

Hi Winstanley, So it's not just me, we'll live with it. It's a shame a great car is being spoilt by a lot of unnecessary technical rubbish, where oh where is the delete button?

Have I said anything different? Basically we mostly agree with this... except one thing... Wealth is not as mobile as you think and we should not care either way, yes there are limits, but they are not reached and a lot of wealth isn't mobile... you just can't put your Belgrave mansion into the backpack and leave the country (a lot of UK wealth is in real estate). Also high taxation is one of many things to consider, safety, lifestyle and many other things comes into consideration. On top of that - perhaps we should look into taxing them before they become filthy rich, before they get so rich that they become mobile? And yes - I guess in theory what that means is that we just take one more step on the ladder - instead of taxing 100k income and 1 million in assets, maybe we can get onto the ladder of taxing 1 million in income and 10 million in assets. Besides, all that so called "mobility" is due to loopholes that are specifically made to be exploited. Those loopholes can be plugged and we can tax any assets leaving UK as well... and we can tax them at the rate that is higher than keeping them in UK, meaning we can effectively trap wealth if we wanted to, government has power to do it if they decided to exercise it. Yes it requires budgetary revolution that labour has no competency to pull it off and some wealth will inevitably escape, so be it... but now we are just drowning middle-class to the point of extinction... and middle class is what we want to preserve most. Brexshaite was of their own doing, so they don't get credit for that. Financial crisis impacted most of developed world - yet UK has been damaged by it most and never rebuilt (at least compared to G7, I think maybe we beaten Italy which is totally useless), also covid hit all the countries in similar way... all in all UK responded to all the crisis worse than any of our peers. And that is before we even consider that they had useless governments as well... So although I agree that last 14 years of tories governance coincided with two major crisis + one that they created themselves, I cannot agree they dealt with issues competently, or at least better than their peers, quite contrary - all statistical indicators shows that they failed to deal with them. So when faced with adversity you only get credit if you overcome it and they failed... Should we be sorry for them? Maybe... if they wouldn't have enriched their cronies at the same time as the country was sinking. And yes I stand by the statement of "lesser evil" - they were openly corrupt, they were openly criminal, they were openly undemocratic and on top of that all they were incompetent. Corrupt government can stay in power when it is very competent, basically nobody really cares that they are enriching themselves and their cronies... if overall situation is improving for everyone. But if they are corrupt and at the same time incompetent, where quality of life becomes worse year over year and they become greedier and greedier every year, then they have to go. It is unconscionable that somebody could have voted for them in last election. I have said myself - it is not like labour won the election, it is more like tories lost it. Tories tried to find the limit of how much openly corrupt could you be before you lose the election and they found it. Weirdly there is something cool about very competent criminals, imagine mafia boss, but the one that is really smart and cool... he is still criminal, but for some reason we may find people rooting for him... yet if he is replaced by literal idiot who may not even be as ruthless and bad, we suddenly see him just as criminal he is. So that is the tory party in 2024 - a bunch of criminals. Sure labour is incompetent in useless, but at least I can't see how one can attack their character or accuse them of being criminal. Above all, there is no indication that they will be any less competent than tories. It does not mean they are competent, but it is simply the case of going from utterly incompetent government to slightly incompetent one.

Think of Chaos Theory Malc, you know, a butterfly's wing flapping in Brazil 🤔. Should you go ahead you may well ruin the economy of third world 🤗

Thanks Phil, good to know 👍 Strangely, Porsche service schedule for my Cayman are every 2 years or 20k miles. Since I don't do 10k miles a year, that means that my car isn't due its next service until Jun 2026! I am thinking this is too long, so I will probably take it to an independent to get the oil and filter changed. Having said that, Porsche Centre Portsmouth have been really good so far. Had a few niggles after I bought it, and even though they weren't strictly speaking warranty items, since I had just bought it, they sorted them out without question and were very helpful. It is just that they are very expensive!

I just rediscovered Keirs song, if only it could come true.

Going to see this talented bunch in March, so busy refreshing my memory. This is a classic Public Service Broadcasting track ‘Spitfire’…….enjoy🇬🇧🇬🇧

I have a UX and it also annoying drops out, my wife has a CHR with the same problem previous she had an AUDI with absolutely no problems, so I'd say yes it's a poor receiver. I read somewhere there's a setting so if it drops out it automatically switches to FM.

You forgot to mention the Govt ability to borrow a little more to plug that gap …….. especially the one that would prevent some 4000 OAPs dying at the behest of Starmer and Reeves cancellation of the WFA Malc

It depends how strong the signal is but where I drive the DAB quite often drops.

I had someone stop in their Porsche outside my house while I was out in my front garden asking if I knew the independent Porsche garage (not the main dealer). I knew there was an independent near us but at the time couldn't put my finger on exactly where but pointed him in the general direction. Northway Porsche Ltd is on Beenham Industrial Estate (off the A4) and it's close to the Porsche Distribution Centre on the same estate and so I think that's why the guy who stopped was maybe a little confused. I mention it as he seemed to have come from some distance away so maybe another vote of confidence in that independent following David's comment.

Knowing Bolton Lexus I am certain it was probably me mishearing rather than them being economical with the truth. My ears not ss young as they used to be 😂

Hi Mate i have been on Hols this week yes i got a lad at Burton on trent to fit me a CarPlay unit and have to say it is working flawlesly I am not sure of the make but he said it was a new Solution. It goes through theBluetooth as opposed to the AUX and performs very well it went completely behind the radio took about 20 mins to fit . They have not completely mastered the mouse but it took me no time at all to master it. I will PM you his number he may be able to send you one if thats what you want of course and get someone or yourself to fit it. I think i may violate the rules if i give it out publicly I can certainly vouch for the system it as completly modernised the car. Robert

Well, for those that might be interested, I suppose I should bring this topic full circle. Latest update is that I sold my Stinger last month. Sad times indeed ☹️ Had it 2 and a quarter years and roughly 14,500 miles. In that time, it was utterly brilliant, faultless (unless you include interior rattles and squeaks!) and great fun to drive. I miss it greatly. I should also point out that Wayland Kia in Reading were brilliant throughout. So, if it was so good, why did I sell it? I might be having a midlife crisis moment 🙂 A 2021 Porsche Cayman S is currently sitting on my drive. Pics to follow...

Even if you declare a modification, the modification itself is rarely covered. Not that a ceramic coating is a declarable modification. Your dealer is correct, you cannot disable lane assist - by law it has to reenable itself on every startup.

The cheapest and most economic way is to fix it yourself, however it is very tedious and time consuming. I bough my CT 200h a few months ago with the full expectation of having to do the battery and I got the dreaded PA080 code only within a month of purchase. I spend some time researching and then 2 weeks of work on the actual battery (this involved removing the battery, testing each module individually, restoring capacity, switching out the worst offenders, testing their capacity and then balancing). All in all I spent ~£200 on the balance chargers and £355 on 14 new modules (out of the 28 I deemed 14 to be unacceptable). In hindsight, I should've gotten a better balance charger OR just bought all 28 new modules and have them pre-balanced by the seller (some sellers do this on request) as it would've saved me loads of time. If all of the above sounds too technical for you, the other options are to just buy a brand new battery outright and have a garage fit it, however this will be quite a bit more expensive.

Sounds like a trip back to the dealer. Things to check which you probably already have. With the key in your pocket and no other keys in the car. Do the buttons on the inside of the boot lid work? I think there are settings for how much to open, try setting this to max. If it won’t close electrically, how do you close it. I don’t try to close manually as I think it will upset the motors and electronics. I only use the app to set when to charge. The rest of the app is useless Good luck in getting it sorted.

If it's just the top grille then they look like a straight swap but I cannot be 100% sure because the bumper itself is different. https://lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/product/lexus-ct-phase-1-f-sport-radiator-grille/ The lower grille is also different on the F Sport.

Next couple of days will tell us what the Money and Finance Markets think together with the BofE with interest rates going forward As a small business owner the prospect of hanging on to staff that cannot provide that employed individuals personal uplift in productivity and business profitability WILL result in their exit from the business ……. zero leeway to hang on to staff less than 150% effective …….. it’s so so simple ……. increased direct business costs resulting in increased retail sales prices that simply aren’t acceptable to retail buyers …….. it would be wonderful to pay lots of Corporation Tax but reality tells me the profits just ain’t going to be there going forward Not a growth fiscal environment for very many small, medium ( and even large ) businesses I’m sure …….. that business profitability will be much harder to achieve and many, as during Covid, will just simply “ give up” ……. simply not worth the bother trying to make it “ work “ …….. Joe Public generally will have even less in their pockets to spend on everything including heating and food Govt Cabinet are in cloud cuckoo land and haven’t a clue how real people have to live from day to day ……… Rachel Reeves and hubby ( NHS worker ) enjoy an annual income incl expenses of in excess of £500,000 ,,,,,,,, she hasn’t a f . .king clue 🥵 Malc

Congrats! Still on the hunt for mine. I hope the import process goes smoothly for ya. Also fingers crossed its a later model! Would be a good win

Check the heater flow valve located on the rear engine bay bulkhead ( remove the engine cover then look at the centre rear of the engine). Warm up the engine and with the climate control set to full hot check if both the water pipes are hot ( inlet and outlet). If not check if the actuator arm moves when you change from full hot to full cold on the climate control. If the arm/lever does move but only the inlet hose is warm the valve has failed internally.

Delivery & Fitting £1,795.00Price Pay in 3 interest-free payments of£598.33.Learn More Brand new genuine OEM Lexus CT200H hybrid traction battery. £1542.00 + VAT Genuine Lexus /Toyota warranty or a 3 year warranty period supplied by Hybrid Repair Service These batteries will last as long as they do in new vehicles if treated properly. Price includes delivery and fitting (UK Mainland) All prices inclusive of VAT Please Contact Mark @ Hybrid Repair Service on 0730 789 33 33 Less

I presume you never had the yearly Hybrid battery check that extends the battery warranty to 15years then?

I'd recommend you speak to a specialist. For example Richard at hybridbatterysolutions.co.uk @hybridbatterysolutions

My brother had a Hyundai with a 5 year warranty and in the 5th year the gearbox packed up. No problem. They threw him the keys to a brand new Tucson and said keep it until yours is fixed. Service indeed. Lexus should be worried.Enjoy.