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This is very common if you force the lever too hard either way or have something jammed in the blade. The gear and crescent with teeth are vary flimsey. You can get it back in the correct tooth without undoing the screw if you hold the cassette opening plate with a pair of angled grips,and give...

The Thetford Oven in our 2013 Swift and our present 2023 Swift both need to have top open to allow Oven to work. And pretty sure from memory our 2001Swift with Thetford was also the same. In fact I think every caravan that we have owned even back in the 1980’s that had glass tops the valve cut...

Our oven will not light unless the glass top is open or the one in our previous caravan being Thetford ovens

Usually if glass not open oven won’t light.

Having AWD needed a full size in the Kuga which fitted the well, but raised the floor with 50 mm polystyrene Got an Alloy so matches and can be used permanent. Wife’s Fiesta got a steel slimy and jack from the Wheel Warehouse. Once using Gunge tyre and pressure sensor need replacing, so cheaper...

With engine running check voltage with meter on pins 10 and 11. If you haven’t got 14+ volts there, by the time it reaches the fridge with voltage drop ,Thetford fridges need 13+ volts for the fridge relay for the Element to kit in..When I had Hyundai I had to run a thicker cable to prevent...

If there is power to the pump it is most likely the pressure switch in the base of the pump. Often if you take it apart you will find the switch diaphragm is stuck, usually muck behind it,

Another one for Fenwicks Overwintering keeps it very clean until washing in the Spring using Fenwicks Caravan Cleaner. Caravan is kept at home and used each month and on return home always give it a wash down with hose using the water only. Then end of November a good wash with Fenwicks first...

If you received your Redundancy payout at the end of the three months, then they are just employing you as a Casual which is a way of reducing your company retirement pension.

Yes they are original and part of the body strength, DO NOT tow caravan without them. Swift had a recall on some caravans and warned owners not to tow until fixed as the body can move on the chassis. If you watch a video of caravans being built this is the first main fixing of bulkhead to sides...

Yes gets a bit of a rough area. If you have no children and only Adults there is a small 10 caravan site Adult only at Edithmead only a few yards of M5, that we use as a break .

Try A&R Electronics for repair or you may be able to find a used one on EBay and then pair it to your control box If you do buy second hand make sure you get the correct one as there are two types. One for manual operation and other for automatic has they have different buttons, Link here...

Forgot the age, yes they will have 3 points ,and if another 3 points again in first 2years driving will be disqualified.

If they were issued with a SP 30 and had 3 points on their license then Yes, need to notify. If they attended the day course and did not have 3 points put upon license .then No. Also applies if driving any car and SP 30 issued

Mine was a 2011 and full Mk Hyundai history. Totally faultless until last MOT and they failed it on towbar lights not working incorrectly. Testers use LED testers and the car with dedicated wiring is not compatible with LED trailer lights, thus had module fitted to caravan with LED road lights...