All done an dusted & back home...
What a cracking fella Duncan is; I got there about 09.45 to find the car in the workshop having returned from sailing through its MOT with an advisory on the OSF brake pipe (light corrosion), the back box (rusted heat shield) and a need for new wipers as they shead totally rather than move!
So we jumped in his car, shot over to Euro Car Spares and picked up an new battery, and wipers, returned and as we were fitting the wipers, Nick turned up (great to meet you) and having failed to be able to tax it on-line or by phone I jumped into Nick's car and found a post office to do it manually
Got back to Duncan's, the car was back outside & ready to go, paid the man, sorted paperwork and off I go to find a fuel station (quickly)... Well sort of as it wouldn't start without a jump! We put this down the the radio being left on and his fiddling about and lots of short runs. So I kept it running when I fuelled up and headed for the M4. Nature and age caught up with me at Leigh DeLamere services and when I got back to the car it was a no-go!!!!! I fiddled with the wires around the battery for a bit and tried it and all fine and has been since happily.
Stopped for a Bozniwash on the A12 and it cleans up ok:
So there are now two Italians on the driveway
What a bargain I have too.... Thank you Nick and Duncan.