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25-08-2014, 14:45
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Location: Sevenoaks, Kent
Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring
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Customs and Exercise!
So we made our annual pilgrimage to the Great Dorset Steam Fair, this time with a bit of trepidation as it was on the way here last year the lady smashed our caravan.
To make things worse, 4 1/2 hours to do 130 mile as the motorway was so bad. Finally we get to site and join the queues, and eventually we get to the gates, show our tickets and we are here...... Not quite. That man over there in the dark blue jacket wants to speak to you, so if you could pull over to him that would be great... He shows me his Customs and Exercise badge and tells me he is going to dip my tank. He then asks me what I run on, so I sheepishly say Diesel, Veg oil and Red...... His eyes light up until I finish of the ...ex... Any way we then have the 3 min wait for test tube to do its magic and have a intersting chat, before I am sent on my way. Talking to other people they have made a killing here, two people we have met before got caught, one massive RV got fined £2200, and a land rover £550, plus everyone knows of others that got done as well. I know deep down I was legal after reading all the posts on here and doing my own research, but I have to admit that those 3 mins were some of the longest of my life. sent from my phone, sorry for any typo's. |
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25-08-2014, 14:48
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Uk
Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI
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Lol lazy ferret arrested for dodgy diesel
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25-08-2014, 15:19
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
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I think you ought to stop going to that rally lol. On a brighter note, get some photos taken and post them please
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25-08-2014, 15:35
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sevenoaks, Kent
Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring
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Will do.. If it stops raining..
Currently we are sitting in the caravan watching tractors tow every thing onto site. Glad we got here early. sent from my phone, sorry for any typo's. |
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25-08-2014, 15:43
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB
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 But how many on here could be? I have never been asked or dipped in nearly 20 years of owning a diesel. But I have seen lay-bys with them ready to pounce... 
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25-08-2014, 15:51
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Uk
Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI
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Lol dip away I say, ive got nothing to loose
Thinking though...  That landrover getting fined 500 quids, he could have saved that tenfold if he's been using red diesel for a while 
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25-08-2014, 17:25
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Location: UK
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I love showmans engines 
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25-08-2014, 19:27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sevenoaks, Kent
Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring
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Yes they are beautiful, but no point in offering to tow this stuck one with my T2.
  sent from my phone, sorry for any typo's. |
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25-08-2014, 19:31
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
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Oh nice, you need to start a whole new thread just about the rally
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25-08-2014, 19:36
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Isle of Axholme
Vehicle: T2, 2.7 TDI 2002 lwb
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MORE PICS please.
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25-08-2014, 19:47
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Off road maniac
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bexhill on Sea
Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
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25-08-2014, 21:52
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Melksham, Wilts
Vehicle: terrano 2 LWB
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i thought the rally was next weekend?
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25-08-2014, 21:57
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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sent from my phone, sorry for any typo's. |
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