Being a total cynic, ( for which I make no apology ) I reckon manufacturers are doing it deliberately to , basically, force customers to come back to their garages for "diagnostics".
I am certain of it
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Tyres fitted with pneumatic guns can be a nightmare. I am big and ugly enough to manage most car wheels with the use of various sockets and levers I have accumulated but a couple defeated me. One was my original Fiat 500 which had a garage tightened wheel, I put my full weight on the long lever I was using and only managed to rotate the car skywards on its rear wheels.
The other was very similar but this time the nut seemed to "give" nicely. When I took the socket off to move it round 60 degrees I discovered that the socket itself had twisted by 90 degrees! Never buy a cheap socket set.
you’d think his parents would’ve brought him up properly wouldn’t you?! . )
They're clearly useless Dove.... Dinner sounds good doc - hope you enjoy it throughly when the time comes.
The dreaded words 'engine management system' is just code for, 'you're about to be shafted by the dealership, so remortgage your house'. It's a total con. We had a similar problem with a Honda CRV, and the issue wasn't the unit that slows the car down when it's icy/muddy/slppy in any way, it was the f*ckn computer telling the unit. Not funny when you're in the fast lane and it kicks in.... Trying to get past those make-up plastered wimmin at the reception desk was harder than getting to the bottom of it all too. The wee mechanic who came out in the car with us, knew what the problem was, but nobody listened. Thousand quid later for a new unit, and it still happened, because they were adamant that's what was wrong. More delivery shenanigans. Won't bore you with the detail, but whoever my lights were delivered to yesterday [driver went to wrong address ] lobbed them into the back garden over the gate at some point between yesterday evening and 8 am. How many numbers do I have to put on my property, or can they just not read? Don't think they're broken, but I haven't had a chance to test them yet...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They are paid per delivery and have ridiculously tight schedules. No interest in hunting out the proper number or waiting for people to answer doorbells. Not paid enough to do that and have to meet targets.
Unless it's delivered by the postal service we have to sign for everything whether delivered to our door or to a collection point. Seems to work.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I know they're paid per delivery Obelixx, but if they can't be ar*ed delivering to the correct number when it's clear on the label, and clear on the house, perhaps they shouldn't be doing the job at all. Hermes are notorious apparently, a neighbour had to go round knocking on umpteen doors recently because she was notified that her parcel had been left with a neighbour, but they didn't give her the number. I've had previous experience of one, when he just dumped the parcel and went, without even knocking on the door. He clearly didn't realise I saw him coming up the path, and he also didn't care.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They have so little time to get from one delivery to the next they can't waste any beingcareful. It's a ludicrous system and they're probably classed as self-employed and on zero hours contracts too. Ridiculous in an "advanced" economy and no use at all to the poor customer recieving damaged goods or nothing at all..
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
A year ago one of our very elderly neighbours came to the door asking if a Mrs AB lived here. When I confirmed she did he said "there are 3 very large boxes addressed to her down the side of my garage, I only spotted them when I was getting the bins out". Courier had left the plant supports we had ordered from Harrod horticultural, he had not left us or the neighbours any notification so they could have been there up to a week. I did report it but never heard if anything was done about it. There have been other things ordered from other companies which I have never received.
On a completely different note, did anyone else hear that the other Voyager probe has finally left our solar system. I am no expert in this but our conversations about modern cars etc made me think how we seem to be going backwards. These little probes were only designed to work till they passed Saturn, it is said, they have continued to function on the power equivalent of a fridge lightbulb for more than 3 times their design life, using computer chips that would not even work an old style phone let alone a modern smart phone. When you look at some of the Old Victorian water & sewage pumping stations that still function now, the Flying Scotsman that has been restored will any of these modern things work for half as long? Progress - really?
I contacted the online company [because you can't contact Hermes itself] and informed them, and after conatcting the courier, the records indicated the location on the hand held device was 1km away from me. so it's simple - he delivered it to the wrong address. I appreciate it's a sh*te job, but there's no excuse for delivering to the wrong address. We get them at work, phoning to get directions, because they haven't bothered looking at the sign in front of their face, and have driven past the road end because the GPS says to do that. Then you have to spell it out in letters a foot high, and they phone back 10 minutes later because they still can't find it. How do they pass a driving test? I think your experience highlights the issue AB. They have state of the art devices in their hands, but no common sense. If Royal Mail was more competitive, it would help, but they get undercut by some of these companies, and that's the reason why they can do it. Pay peanuts, you get monkeys. You often don't have a choice when you order either.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl I live in Suburban N London, not out of the way or hard to find. The other week we had a bundle of post that was not ours, same house number different road and postcode! So the mail is getting worse too.
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
The other was very similar but this time the nut seemed to "give" nicely. When I took the socket off to move it round 60 degrees I discovered that the socket itself had twisted by 90 degrees! Never buy a cheap socket set.
Dinner sounds good doc - hope you enjoy it throughly when the time comes.
The dreaded words 'engine management system' is just code for, 'you're about to be shafted by the dealership, so remortgage your house'. It's a total con. We had a similar problem with a Honda CRV, and the issue wasn't the unit that slows the car down when it's icy/muddy/slppy in any way, it was the f*ckn computer telling the unit. Not funny when you're in the fast lane and it kicks in....
Trying to get past those make-up plastered wimmin at the reception desk was harder than getting to the bottom of it all too. The wee mechanic who came out in the car with us, knew what the problem was, but nobody listened. Thousand quid later for a new unit, and it still happened, because they were adamant that's what was wrong.
More delivery shenanigans. Won't bore you with the detail, but whoever my lights were delivered to yesterday [driver went to wrong address ] lobbed them into the back garden over the gate at some point between yesterday evening and 8 am. How many numbers do I have to put on my property, or can they just not read?
Don't think they're broken, but I haven't had a chance to test them yet...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Unless it's delivered by the postal service we have to sign for everything whether delivered to our door or to a collection point. Seems to work.
I've had previous experience of one, when he just dumped the parcel and went, without even knocking on the door. He clearly didn't realise I saw him coming up the path, and he also didn't care.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Progress - really?
I appreciate it's a sh*te job, but there's no excuse for delivering to the wrong address. We get them at work, phoning to get directions, because they haven't bothered looking at the sign in front of their face, and have driven past the road end because the GPS says to do that. Then you have to spell it out in letters a foot high, and they phone back 10 minutes later because they still can't find it. How do they pass a driving test?
I think your experience highlights the issue AB. They have state of the art devices in their hands, but no common sense.
If Royal Mail was more competitive, it would help, but they get undercut by some of these companies, and that's the reason why they can do it. Pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
You often don't have a choice when you order either.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...