Ford Transit Forum

Got 2G (maybe a wee bit over?) to spend, near N London but willing to travel for a decent one
Not botherd about the int or a bit of spraying but i don't want to have to do any welding if i can help it
It must be able to carry a cortina, LEAGALY, that's 1100 - 1200 Kgs not botherd about turbo or P/S i aint a wimp and i don't mind poodling along.
Would concider an earlyer Mk3/4 small chassis but only if it's mint chassis wise, spent too many years welding small chassis to last a lifetime
No crew cabs or huge overhangs please, been there done that and it must have recovery on the V5, i live right near a busy VOSA stop area and can't be arsed with all the B/S i have to waffle to get me way out of tight spots
Already checking ebay but allways worth a try in the place most of the transit drivers hang out
cheers chaps

why would it have to say recovery? and i think you mean breakdown truck, thats only for spec lifts who want to run exempt


you can also v easily change it to say what you wish

Well my first one said dropside lorry and VOSA gave me greif, the 2nd said tipper and VOSA gave me greaf every time saying it should say recovery on the V5 if it's a recovery truck or transporter i spose?
I enquired about changing the V5 to recovery at the local VOSA center while i was in for a VIC check and they said it needed to be inspected to make sure it was converted properly before they would OK the change on the V5 and TBH i thought sod that

na, when i built one a few years ago i sent the logbook off and changed it from a flatbed or whatever it was to a recovery, came back ina few weeks. vosa are just turds, keep them up together dont worry about the rest

apples26 wrote:na, when i built one a few years ago i sent the logbook off and changed it from a flatbed or whatever it was to a recovery, came back ina few weeks. vosa are just turds, keep them up together dont worry about the rest

I know this is a bit off topic but i couldn't help reading your sig, does "digital mileage correction" mean "clocking"?

you could describe it that way yes however its an offence for you to offer a car for sale with missrepresented mileage, the service itself isnt illegal

I was told that Diesel Transits before 2001 will be banned in the LEZ this October

As you're in North London that will be a big problem

captain hook wrote:I was told that Diesel Transits before 2001 will be banned in the LEZ this October

As you're in North London that will be a big problem

I thought they had postponed that till 2012

yea it was going to be oct 2010 but pretty sure they have put it back. if i need to go through the area ill do something to my reg to fook em up anyway lol

trigger wrote:

captain hook wrote:I was told that Diesel Transits before 2001 will be banned in the LEZ this October

As you're in North London that will be a big problem

I thought they had postponed that till 2012

So did I

Check your reg. no. on the LEZ Site

I dont think they are "banned" just means you will get "fined" £100 a day to go into the LEZ area.

Eggski wrote:I dont think they are "banned" just means you will get "fined" £100 a day to go into the LEZ area.

Same thing really, £700 a week to park it outside me own house but my yard is outside the Zone, only just mind you

Its just another way of making money off us, technically my dads 1.6 petrol astra pollutes just as much as my van on paper but thats not being stopped!

bortaf wrote:

Eggski wrote:I dont think they are "banned" just means you will get "fined" £100 a day to go into the LEZ area.

Same thing really, £700 a week to park it outside me own house but my yard is outside the Zone, only just mind you

I can't get an answer from TFL but it looks like 2012 is back on

It is 2012 January that all transits up to 2001 are allowed into london but after that date you will either have to buy a newer transit or put a newer engine from a 2002 onwards in and get it inspected with an engine no showing so they can check where it came from simplez as Alexanda would say