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I've sold two cars through Motorway and got more than the estimate for both. No hassle really and I'd use them again.

FWIW, I'm hearing tales of Hastings Direct declining to renew cover for other people... so maybe it's not you but them.

Depends on how far you can open the door. In the UK, many parking spaces are the width of the smallest car ever made plus a gnats... which can make it tricksy.

Already there on most if not all EV's and IIRC mandatory fitment to all new cars sold in the USA from 2026. I don't know if the UK police forces have general access to such things but they've been lobbying for it for many years. The future is already here.

About as well as my 1930 BSA Sloper or my '73 H1D Kawasaki Triple :-) Greta would explode if she saw the 2-smoke fumes coming out the back :-) :-)

Malc, Police/military and the like will obviously enjoy special dispensations but Hydrogen combustion vehicles using things like Toyota's new engine (as opposed to Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles which are just EV's with a different kind of battery) cannot pass the UK ZEV tests as they emit hydrocarbon residue from their tail pipes (lubricant being burnt) and are not ZERO emissions. Yes stupid but that's the current law. I'm sure the well funded and dedicated enthusiast of the ICE will be able to continue for some time but it will be increasingly expensive and inconvenient making the prospect of the LC being a usable classic in 30/40 years highly dubious IMNSHO. I'm personally hoping that I'll be able to enjoy mine for the remaining 8.5 years of warranty!

Malc, No I don't think the whole world will abandon ICE (can't imagine Africa without the Toyota pickup) but the developed world (excluding the USA) is certainly heading that way and the UK faster than most. The UK ban on new ICE cars and vans will come into play in only six years time. In fact it will probably happen long before that as manufacturers won't want to risk a £15,500 fine (2024 figure and certain to increase) for each vehicle they sell outside their ZEV quota and will cut their ICE offerings to the bone or just drop them altogether. I would wager that in much less than six years, it will be difficult to purchase a new ICE car excluding exotica. Hydrogen and synthetic fuel doesn't work as the UK legislation mandates ZERO tailpipe emissions; only EVs can do this. ULEZ zones are going to get tougher and more widespread as it's easy money for cash strapped councils. Pay per mile will probably have to happen as the tax take on petrol and diesel diminishes and you bet it'll be graded like VED so that the nasty ICE cars pay more. Given the ever decreasing number of ICE vehicles on the road, how long will your local filling station stay in business? I fear it won't be many years before petrol will be a luxury item only available to those with deep pockets. Don't get me wrong here. I'm 100% against the stupidity of the whole thing and don't even start me on the crackpot "make the UK 100% renewable energy" nonsense but is just too juicy a low hanging fruit for politicians not to pluck it.

When they're looking at it in a museum :-( Does anyone really think ICE vehicle will be allowed (by virtue of outright emissions bans or non-availability of petrol) in 30/40 years?

The black 'Inspiration' model (2023 only IIRC) came with the carbon spoiler on the back end as standard. The only options on the Inspiration was the seat colour (black or red). And yes, I prefer the black :) (See Lexus Model over there <-<-<-<-) :-)

FWIW, I sold a couple of cars through Motorway and got significantly more than the original estimate. They imply that once you start the process you are committed to sell through them but that's obviously not true so you can back out if you don't get what you want. The only thing I didn't like is that on the second occasion they demanded un-redacted pictures of my license and V5.

A five hour drive might give you time to get to grips with the touchpad :-) Enjoy.

The tennis ball on a string really is the best value for money but if you want to go high tech there are loads of DIY parking assistant gadgets out there. This is a neat one (if a little more complex than most):

I'm probably being very thick but how to you cancel traffic announcements when you're in Android Auto? There I am, cruising along, navigating with Waze and listening to a Podcast when the local radio disk jockey presses the 'Traffic Announcement' button on his console, tells me about traffic and THEN LEAVES IT ON FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES!!! Grrrrrr. Is there a way of cancelling the drivelling idiot without going out of Android Auto?

Jeez. That's awful. How much work would have been required to make a filler panel for the gap? Given the number of LC's being built, they could have just 3D printed something and not even needed the expense of tooling up for an injection moulded part. Glad mine's a '23 and doesn't have this 'nailed to the dashboard' IPad.

Nice. Let's hope Toyota have breathed their magic and improved the reliability (SWMBO had a couple of Z4's which delighted in throwing every warning light imaginable at the drop of a hat).