Sundance

Mine for one is listed as incompatible. There are a couple of other useful threads on the subject of E10 ethanol ... https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/127448-is250-and-the-e10-petrol-exclusion-list https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/128214-e5-e10-or-super-what-to-put-in-the-tank/#comments

Here's a reminder for the benefit of those who have not read the whole thread ... or maybe just forgotten that they've not read the whole thread ... or even forgotten that they have read the whole thread! 😆. After all, April was a long time ago 😄. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e10-petrol-explained

More like fat finger syndrome if you ask me James, a bit harsh to blame the phone! 😆

When I first bought the Lexus 6 months ago I settled for the de-grease, snow foam and 3-bucket process (circa 3.5hrs @ £55) but fell short of the full clay bar, sealant and wax treatment (extra 1.5hrs + £95) which I'm still considering. His periodic visits (circa 1.5hrs @ £30) are what he calls a 'maintenance valet', inside and out, snow foam and 2-bucket, to keep it fresh and shiny. 👌 His van comes complete with onboard water and power so he can detail/valet anywhere but as a courtesy I do let him plug in to my electricity. The car can look a bit grubby between his visits for washing by other means is not recommended by him as it might impact on his efforts, quite understandable. So no more bi-weekly 10-minute £8 visits to the (potentially law-breaking) jet-wash-rub-and-dry by the Lithuanians just outside town as a 2/3-monthly professional clean is much more economical and provides far better results. Happy days. 😊

Yes, thanks for that Steve, I'm familiar with the process. My question was more directed at your costs and time spent. But if you'd rather not make that public then I shall of course fully understand. 🙂

Very impressive result Steve. 👌 As a matter of interest, aside from the labour charge (?!) obviously, what do you reckon the materials cost for that level of detailing and how long did it take you? Apportion if you didn't use the lot as presumably any remaining Zaino stuff can be kept for future use if shelf life permits. Just interested for I choose not to clean mine as I have my detailer visit about every 3 months so a cost comparison would be helpful - not that I'd ever consider doing it myself at my time of life. 😉

Here you go Malc ... extracted from gov.uk ... Exceptions for motor traders You do not need to make a SORN on a vehicle if you’re a motor trader or vehicle tester and all the following apply: · it’s only temporarily in your possession (until you sell it) · it’s being kept at your business premises · the registered keeper has notified DVLA that the vehicle has been sold or transferred to you You count as a motor trader if you’re a: · motor dealer · motor auctioneer · vehicle dismantler · vehicle insurer looking after a vehicle while a claim is being settled · finance company licensed to temporarily hold a vehicle following an order for repossession

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Colin is of course quite right, the DVLA do not clamp for parking misdemeanours. 🤓 But returning to the OP, I think he was genuinely surprised to see a DVLA wheel clamp. The way this thread has since snowballed into the whys and wherefores of zig-zag lines, pavements, private land, registration plates and how to define an abandoned vehicle is indeed a great credit to the heterogeneity of certain Forum dwellers. 😁 Given such inexhaustible scrutiny I'm amazed that it's not been picked up as to whether or not the Transit can legitimately claim to warrant an amber roof light under Rule 225 in the Highway Code ... !?! 🤔 And then there's the houses behind ... have they got planning permission to erect 4x TV roof aerials and do they all have TV licences ...or even TVs!? 🤫 Perhaps just light the blue touch paper and wait for our resident firework to do the rest! 🤭😂

What exactly have you not seen before Mike ... ? A Transit parked on the pavement? A DVLA wheel clamp? Or a DVLA wheel clamp on a transit parked on the pavement? Common as muck down South matey ...! Transits, pavement parking, untaxed vehicles ... we've got the lot! 😉

Try using standard household ingredients ... baking soda followed by apple cider vinegar. They combine and create a chemical reaction ... see YouTube or Google for guidance. 😉

Uh-oh! Yet another thread I see where our dear overbearing wealth-managing non-Lexus-driving overseas Forum dweller is making an issue that is well beyond the boundaries of not only sensible and/or reasonable logic but in this instance well outside the realms of due consideration to other road users. 😯 Linas, you have accepted on other threads that you are an impatient and intolerant road user whose driving speeds are often in excess of safety so your views on here are no surprise. It has even been suggested that your general intemperate temperament might be a contributory factor. 🤔 What you often appear to ignore is the fact that there are others on this planet who have an equal right to express themselves without your constant outspoken criticism and often tyrannical opinion. 🤨 Actually what continues to amaze me is that you have so much time to dedicate to Forum posts when you presume to be in a challenging and burdensome occupation but clearly it is not that demanding or fulfilling. That said I'm sure that many would prefer for you not to take your frustrations and vexations out on us apparently wretched Lexus owners. 😌 Due diligence when posting can do you no harm and possibly earn you more credibility. Good luck with that ... 😉

Ah yes Bob, but in all fairness he did say it was a bad line. 😉

No blizzard Phil, just a little drizzle maybe 😀. Pension Funds are there to provide a return otherwise not long would they last so they will naturally spread their investment, one direction being the use of a market that is for all intents and purposes legitimate and profitable but not necessarily beyond reproach. 😉

I think that we must all accept by now that insurance is a legalised protection racket supposedly run by professionals who organise their own random risk assessment to make the most profit whilst using contractual 'small print' to offset the risk of significant losses. 🙂 Many say it's a con and they're not far wrong, but the one thing that it does serve is to protect an innocent party from financial loss that they could otherwise not afford. 😉 Banks are shysters, pure and simple, legalised loan sharks but just make sure you pay them nothing to look after your own money. 🙂

Haha, fat chance ... not on here John! 😂

A most interesting interchange of views of which in my humble opinion those contributed by Len remain the more objective and pragmatic in that they correctly portray actuality as opposed to the somewhat more tangential subjectivity of Linas's evident dislike of conformity whether it be legitimate, contractual or implied. 🙂 Please let's not develop the discussion into 'theoretical, logical and moral arguments' 🙄 as that would almost certainly prove not be relevant other than perhaps to enable Linas to further confuse, opinionise and detract from the genuine and well constructed points that have enabled Len to illustrate the clarity of fact that Linas appears willing to ignore. But then judging from his limited driving experience he has many more years ahead in which to learn from experience and build on his understanding and wisdom. Well done chaps. 👍 Len ... A1 for exactitude. 😉 Linas ... A1 for discombobulation. 😬

Forget the horse ... I'm transferring to the wall ... 😂

Ah, fail ... I was assuming that you were 70 on 11/06/2021, sorry to have diddled you out of 8 years. 😉

As you seem to be having difficulty separating fact from archetypical 'remainer' fiction Linas, let's at the very least agree that there remains no doubt that your above statement has been clearly shown to be categorically and unarguably wrong, which casts rather a shadow upon the remainder. Don't be shy, just admit it, I promise that you'll feel better afterwards. 😄 Otherwise I think I've probably reached the point where the term 'flogging a dead horse' becomes appropriate. 🙄