New Moggie Owner !!! :D

Post by **stephenpolhill** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:19 pm

Well we have a Haynes manual if that's what you mean?

Post by **WPR678B** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:31 pm

bmcecosse wrote:No fuses on the lights

The sidelight circuit IS fused but not in the main fuse box. There is an in-line fuse holder below the fusebox and regulator that houses the fuse for the lighting circuit.

This does not fuse the headlights though so even if it has blown there are other issues somewhere. This inline fuse was fitted to all Minors after about 1963/64, about the same time as the larger type front sidelight and indicator units were introduced

Post by **stephenpolhill** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:37 pm

Cool. Thanks. I know the garage will probably know these things, but it's nice for me to know from other owners so I am not totally clueless when they're explained

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Post by **tonicaek** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:16 pm

Wow, she's quite a find!
My Moggie is also my first car, and I'm still, rather depressingly, yet to pass my test.
I'll be intrigued to follow the restoration.
Toni

Post by **stephenpolhill** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:21 pm

Are you still learning then tonicaek?
I am 16 and have just tonight found out I can learn on a provisional as a 16 year old. Read it in the DVLA's booklet. I'm going to send off for it tomorrow

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Post by **tonicaek** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:30 pm

stephenpolhill wrote:Are you still learning then tonicaek?
I am 16 and have just tonight found out I can learn on a provisional as a 16 year old. Read it in the DVLA's booklet. I'm going to send off for it tomorrow .

Unfortunately that is the case! Knocking on twenty and lacking a driving licence far from makes life comfortable. Especially when your younger brother has passed(!)
I'm not too fussed about still learning while owning the car, it means I can get some work done to it while I work towards passing.
I didn't realise you can get a provisional at 16? Sounds like a rather wonderful loophole to me..

Post by **alex_holden** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:54 am

stephenpolhill wrote:I am 16 and have just tonight found out I can learn on a provisional as a 16 year old.

Has that change just come in? ISTR hearing something about a proposal to allow people to start learning at 16 but I didn't know it had actually gone through.

Post by **stephenpolhill** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:22 am

Well we read it in the booklet but everywhere says you can get the provisional at 16 and learn on it at 17. I have just sent off for one and seeming as though my birthday isn't too far away, it doesn't matter too much, but if someone complains about me parking the family cars in the drive, at least I will have some sort of license

Good luck with learning toni. Just think of the car you get to drive legally ;)

Steve

Post by **tonicaek** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:41 am

stephenpolhill wrote:Well we read it in the booklet but everywhere says you can get the provisional at 16 and learn on it at 17. I have just sent off for one and seeming as though my birthday isn't too far away, it doesn't matter too much, but if someone complains about me parking the family cars in the drive, at least I will have some sort of license

Good luck with learning toni. Just think of the car you get to drive legally ;)

Steve

Ah, so it's availability of a provisional at 16, but you can only learn when you're 17. This has been around for a while, thus the influx of out-of-school moped drivers.
I was refused the chance of parking Jeremy on the family drive last weekend.

And thank you, I need all the luck I can get! I wish you luck also.

Post by **stephenpolhill** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:06 am

Thanks. We live in a quiet cul-de-sac so not many cars to get in the way and our drive is quite long.

Post by **stag36587** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:11 am

Just seen Fiona on here - lovely original car and in much better condition than my own one (as yet nameless!) which I hope to have back on the road next year. I live down the A1 from you in North Herts so anytime you fancy a drive you'd be welcome to drop in.... but I don't cater for snakes...

Post by **toginthemog** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:22 am

Hi all Glad to see more young members once you own a moggy your always have a fondness for them. still got mine after 26 yrs