[Laney760]

Well I am still waiting for a fuel pump from Volvo Reading! 10 days since I broke down now and 7 days since a fiuel pump was ordered from Volvos and they supplied a brand new (broken) one, the very last one in the UK apparently, and had to re-order one from Sweden

I spoke to a woman in charge at Volvos Reading who said it cannot be air freighted as it's part of a fuel system so it's taking a while to get here. I can't understand why a brand new component which has never been near a drop of petrol in it's life can't fly on a plane but there you have it!

I ought to count myself lucky as the garage has a newer Nissan than my Volvo which has been laid up in there for 6 weeks awaiting a part from Japan!

On the plus side, every cloud has a silver lining. I have learned this week that I can get to work and hold down my job even if I didn't have a car. I am travelling two hours each way and I work a nine hour day so it's very tough but I imagine I would get used to it and I am chuffed that I can be completely independent of my car and survive! Public transport is a joke, my journey should be a train and two buses but the second bus is so unreliable that my journey is a train, a bus and a 45 minute walk!