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Thanks Rude.

I don't get how they can say its the battery, unless they're replacing it for free in which case who cares.

The car didn't start on the turn of the key, not a click, nothing, but all the lights came on so the battery has power.

The tow start got it going so its either the immobiliser on the ignition barrel or the starter/starter solenoid, it can't be battery related (unless they didn't tighten a wire when replacing the battery, in which case, tighten it and its done).

When you stopped the car it was exactly the same, key put all the lights on but nothing more, if it was a dead cell in the battery it would have clicked or tried to turn over, but there was nothing.

I've been described as a lot of things but never a 'Beacon of light in the darkness' I love it!

On a side note. I applied for a job in your shop today Doc! Talk about serendipity.

Hi the car is Deawoo Matiz .....When I got to the garage to-day he tried to start with ignition , nowt ,then got the lad to put charger on, nowt, so said it needed starter motor....
Said it would ready for this after- noon, but it was,nt so now wondering what,s what ......will do catch up 2m

more exciting than our little "mishap" last week........took other halfs daughter to kent, she was returning for uni...and we planned to stay in hotel wednesday night and travel back thursday afternoon. leaving hotel room thursday morning, and he askes where the car keys were....................!!!

I had only gone and lost them!!!! had to ring son to come to the flat and get spare key, pay for another night at hotel and wait for mr postman to bring said key friday morning!..I went out late thursday night for my last smoke before bed, and while talking to the night staff, found out the keys had been in the office all along!! I had left them on the bar wednesday night while ordering coffees!!!! was not impressed as I had reported to the reception staff they were missing, and it turns out that whoever had found them, didnt record them in the lost property book and just left them on the desk in the office!!

Hotel manager gave us full cash refund on the friday morning while we waited for mr posty! (wasnt going to chance leaving before key arrived as couldnt chance they would deffo post it back!)

So we got a free night in hotel, and I nearly had a nervous breakdown looking for the keys and wondering if someone was going to come and nick the car while we slept!!

Thankfully, just like your adventure, alls well that ends well, and the staff at the hotel in kent were fab!

Oh No Lynda, sounds awful. It's not as even you could enjoy the extra night, being so stressed out!!!

Here i am now- tickled!!! lol xx

What a place to break down though hey` Rude,We enjoyed that Day,My old man went on about it for days,Like it was Modern state-of-the-art Bunker,

Yer, it was a great day out.

it was funny (once we got back home ha)

yep hilarious lol