I read Diamond Dave’s column (issue 283) about the brightness of headlights and having to wear glasses to cope with the unpleasant glare.
Welcome to the Night Drivers’ Club! You enter as a Bronze Member and begin by noticing oncoming headlights like you never used to (the bulbs must have got brighter).
After a few big birthdays you move up to Silver Member (sometimes, if you’re lucky, with hair to match) and you begin commenting to your co-driver about oncoming traffic.
You become a Gold Member when you have the beginning of cataracts and those oncoming lights start to flare like they never used to. Platinum Members get their cataracts fixed and then don’t need glasses for driving (the lenses they put in your eyes are corrective – brilliant, now you only need glasses for reading).
Now you might purchase a pair of simple amber-tinted night driving specs from a well-known company that sells everything from A-Z… and then have your 80th birthday party, happy and contented and still driving safely and carefully on well-lit roads and during the day. Roll on long summer days! Nick Rogers
The writer of our Letter of the Month wins a pair of Milenco Quattro Levelling Ramps worth £40. They’re twice as high as many plastic levels, with a high-grip leading edge, and can be mounted back-to-back for levelling tag-axles. Visit www.milenco.comfor details and retailers.
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I wonder if my experience with my van conversion and the dealer I bought it from is typical, or just unlucky?
Since purchasing the vehicle new in September 2020, I have returned it to the dealer on 14 occasions for warranty issues to be inspected or repaired.
Problems include a loose flyscreen, imploded hab door window, failed leisure battery, leaking skylight and cracked shower wall. Most significant was the detached overcab skylight valance, reported in 2021 and yet to be repaired. The ’van is with the dealer, awaiting parts for the fourth attempt.
The process for warranty claims is lengthy, and the dealers often blame the manufacturers. The customer is left in limbo. Apart from disappointment with the build quality of my ’van and frustration with the warranty process, I have spent hundreds on making the round trip between my home and the dealer. I’ve learned two lessons: don’t buy that brand again and don’t buy from a dealer 100 miles from home! Les Robinson
Editor Sarah replies… We’re really sorry to hear that you’ve had such a poor buying experience, Les. Do b
