Gary Manuel

My sleigh is off the road again this year.

Our Evri delivery driver dropped us a parcel off this evening - and a Doggy Selection Box (pressie from him) for Maddie (our Labradoodle) 🐶🎁😀. Never had any problem with Evri (Hermes), whether it be for sending or receiving parcels (and we've done loads of both).

That's a readily available "cloverleaf" cable. Edit. My mistake, it's the DC jack socket you are after.

I just learned today that if you have a breakdown in an electric car you can still use the AA! However if it's a small electric car you have to use the AAA.

I managed to lose my loose change and had to use the West Looe loos in lieu of the East Looe loos.

I suspect that a 4in1 is a Multi Protocol Module. Nothing to do with you growing out of the transmitter. The shop just wants to make sure that you will finish up with a transmitter and receivers that work together.

Scary! This is the same country that exports the likes of motor cars, encrypted communications equipment and nuclear reactors to countries around the world.

Ah yes. That's the second thing I don't like about the otherwise great car.

Take the price of ink cartridges into account when choosing. No good buying a cheap printer if the ink costs an arm and a leg.

Hi Erfolg I assumed from you OP that you already had a pair of wireless headphones that you wanted to use with you old HiFi. It would appear from your latest post that you don't. If you don't plan on dancing around the house (I'm guessing not), I would suggest that you will get better sound per pound from conventional corded headphones.

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Progress? It's the first time they've referred to the reversing alarm as a separate entity to the AVAS system. Not holding my breath. ***************************** Dear Gary Manuel, Thank you for your question. We can confirm that we are seeking clarification on the question of the reversing alarm which you raised. This has had to be raised with a different team but we will be in contact with you as soon as we have further information. Thank you for your patience while we work on the matter. Sincerely, Jeet Customer Services Nissan Motor (GB) Limited Opening Hours Mon-Fri: 08:00 to 20:00, Sat: 08:00 to 14:00

Yes, I've thought of that. There's also the motor ombudsman and the press. I haven't made a formal complaint yet either. Plenty of options but that means letting someone else of unknown competence take over control of the situation, which will slow things down and won't be as focussed as my efforts. At the moment, I think I'm best trying to convince the people at Nissan that they have a problem. I think they are in denial - or more likely not admitting the problem due to the work / cost involved. They should have just fitted my car with a switch to silence the alarm like I asked for in the first place.

It's a 3 year lease, so I've got plenty of time.

Just an update on my complaint to Nissan about the reversing alarm. So far, it has just bounced back and forth between customer service "experts" and myself to establish which standards / legislation is applicable. Now it has been escalated to their Technical Department for further clarification. They have not acknowledged that there is anything wrong with their reversing sound, but I have repeatedly called it an "illegal reversing alarm". Thank you for raising my concerns with your Technical Department. Could you please confirm that the further clarification you are seeking is with regards to finding a mechanism for silencing the illegal reversing alarm rather than just providing further information about the AVAS system which I don't need? I am 100% clear on the requirements of AVAS and I perfectly understand how Nissan have got themselves into this UK specific situation. As I understand it, in simple terms; The Nissan Leaf type approval is based upon AVAS being implemented in accordance with EU540/2014 as amended by EU 2019/839. The sound generated by the AVAS system must be a continuous sound which is similar to the sound of a vehicle of the same category equipped with an internal combustion engine (EU540/2014 Annex VIII III.3.(a) refers). The sound of the Nissan reversing alarm is an intermittent metallic noise which is not permitted by EU540/2014 as amended by EU 2019/839 as a specific form of AVAS compliant sound. Where a reversing alarm is fitted to a vehicle however, it is not necessary for the AVAS to generate an additional sound whilst reversing (EU540/2014 Annex VIII II.3.(a) refers). In countries where reversing alarms are legal, Nissan appear to have a legal working solution. Reversing alarms are illegal on non-commercial vehicles under 2000kg at any time within the UK and on all vehicles between the hours of 23:30 and 07:00. The illegal reversing alarm cannot therefore be used as an alternative to AVAS within the UK. If the reversing alarm is silenced on UK based vehicles as I am requesting, another problem will be created. There will be no sound produced whilst reversing and a suitable AVAS compatible sound will be required whilst reversing, and this will need to be tested. I am sympathetic to the situation that I am putting Nissan into, but I believe that I am correct that Nissan are producing an illegal vehicle within the UK. As the number of Nissan electric vehicles of this vintage increases, the noise nuisance will become more apparent and the number of complains and possible legal actions will rise. Imagine a blind person in a supermarket car park with multiple Nissan Leafs reversing and the confusing / hazardous noise this would create. This situation will require correcting at some point in time and surely it is better to address it sooner rather than later in order to minimise the number of vehicles which will require recalling for retrospective firmware alterations. Could you please confirm your plan for making my Nissan Leaf legal for use within the UK. Regards, Gary Manuel

Exactly. Hopefully good for another 32 years and the amount of pollution caused by 5k miles of running you do is not worth losing sleep over.

Hi MattyB. I'm sure that your research is very valid, but I think you have also missed Don's point. He is not comparing the environmental impact of a new petrol car against a new electric car. He is comparing the impact of a new electric car (or any other form of new car) against hanging onto whatever car you currently own until it is life expired. I have always believed that the most environmentally friendly car available is the one you already drive. The amount of damage caused by burning fuel in a car is insignificant compared with the cost of manufacturing / transporting / sourcing materials etc of ANY new car.

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Swann Morton blades take some beating but I find that the open scalpel Handles are a bit of a hazard to leave lying around on a work bench. Yes you can slip a cork or similar onto the blade but I find that the Swann Morton Retractaway handles are the ideal solution. Just get into the habit of retracting the blade when not in use. https://www.scalpelsandblades.co.uk/handle-detail_166_retractaway-premium-knife-swann-morton-product-no-2806-9206-.php

You could always just get on plane and fly to Aden for the winter if you like it there so much. I'm quite happy here in Britain, dark cold winter month's n' all.

Switch position is available and it's right in front of the AVAS module behind the dashboard. Easy to find with Google. I'd be happy if Nissan offered to fit this but TBH they should completely silence the illegal reversing alarm at all times, not just with a switch.

Good idea. I know it's not a big deal but as things are going, it will start to affect more and more people. Things like this need to be harmonised (pun intended) across all brands. A publication like Which might help. I'm an eternal optimist (with a hint of realism), so I'm hoping that Nissan will sort something out. The prospect of litigation and losing future custom is what will concentrate their minds, not what 1 customer thinks.