Vauxhall Adam Installed With Front and Rear Parking Sensors

This installation was carried out on a Vauxhall Adam.  Parking sensors were installed on the front and rear of the vehicle. On the front of the car, micro sensors were installed in matt black. On the rear of the car, standard size sensors were installed in pearl.

 

 

Vauxhall Vivaro's Fitted With Parking Sensors

Watton Towing recently fitted Dolphin Parking Sensors to a couple of 2015 Vauxhall Vivaro's.  The sensors on both vans were matt black.  The kits used were rear audible parking sensors DPS400

2005 Landrover Freelander Fitted With Parking Sensors

This 2005 Landrover Freelander went in to Watton Towing for replacement rear parking sensors and they were kind enough to send us these images.

The factory fitted parking sensors had developed a fault, they were able to remove them and replace with a set of Dolphin Automotive Parking Sensors.  Matt black parking sensors mounted in the original mounts saved their customer ££££s on using genuine parts.

Huge changes are being made to MOT rules - making it harder for some vehicles to pass

New MOT rules will be introduced 20th May 2018 making it harder for diesel cars to pass.

The vehicles are to be put through tougher emissions tests and faults rated in three defect categories -

• Dangerous - immediate risk to road safety / impact on environment
• Major - vehicle less safe, impacts environment, puts other road users at risk.
• Minor -  no significant effect on safety of the vehicle or impact on the environment.

Any car that has been fitted with a diesel particulate filter that give out "visible smoke of any colour" during tests will get a Major fault and also automatically fail. If the filter looks as if it's been removed or tampered (unless it can be proved it has been done so for filter cleaning) the car will also fail.

Neil Barlow, head of MOT policy for the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency told Auto Express the new rules will "help motorists do the right thing".

He added: "We're changing the wording on the certificate. We've done a lot of research with motorists to find out what sort of information helps."

Steering is also to be looked at in the DVSA's new criteria.

A steering box leaking oil would get a Minor fault but if the oil was dripping badly it would be pushed up to Major and fail.

Reverse lights will be checked and brake discs also inspected to see if they are "significantly or obviously worn".

An RAC spokesman said they fear the changes could end up confusing motorists.

He said: "Rather than MOT failures simply being black and white, the new system creates the potential for confusion as testers will have to make a judgement as to whether faults are Dangerous, Major or Minor.

Grieving daughter furious after council issue parking ticket on dead mum's car and refused to drop it

A grieving daughter was left "crying her eyes out" after a council refused to drop a parking ticket it had given to her dead mum - forcing her to fight it.

The woman, who did not want to be named, told the Hull Daily Mail : “My mum deteriorated quite rapidly, and had not really been able to go anywhere since last May.

“She was sedated on January 14, and she did not speak again until she died on the 16th.

“A few days later, my sister was at mum’s house to pick up some boxes to take to the tip, and found the parking fine on her car.”

The woman immediately rang East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and spoke to the customer services team. She praised them for the support they gave, and they asked her to bring her mum’s death certificate into their office as proof.

The woman’s sister took the certificate in, and it was passed on to the council’s parking department.
The 42-year-old spoke of her shock, however, when they came back and said they were upholding the fine.

“When I found out we still had to appeal against the fine, despite everything that has happened, I could have cried my eyes.”

A spokesman for the council said: "In light of this information the parking ticket has now been cancelled and we will be writing to this lady with confirmation."

Toyota Prius with flush fit sensors installed

Installation of Dolphin Automotive DFM400 flush mount sensors fitted by Dennis onto a Toyota Prius in Northampton .

Mercedes A 180 Fitted With Custom Sprayed Flush Fit Parking Sensors

This Mercedes A 180 was fitted with flush fit Dolphin Automotive DFM400 parking sensors. The sensors were custom spray painted by the fitter before putting on the car. The fitting was carried out by Celtrack.