I'd leave the EAS Pressurised - at least any leaks would involve dried air leaving the system rather than damp air potentially coming in. I'd have thought the de-pressurising options are for maintenance where you don't want 150psi in the face. But, I'm no engineer so I could be talking utter carp :)

Welcome Leo - you sound like exactly the sort of nutter who fits in well here :)
I wish you many happy miles on and off road with your P38!

I have to confess that I also own a Jeep XJ (4.0 Auto) so I'm not quite a Green Oval purist - but I do certainly get the attraction.

Those Sonda Sensors are rare beasts :)

IMO we should use the method they have in NZ (I Think?) where insurance is bought by the government and paid by a levy on fuel. I think it's quite a neat system in that it incentivises people to burn less fuel* and there's no faffing around with individual policies which are a very expensive mountain of red tape.

*Or at least, the people who burn most fuel covering more distance, faster pay the most for their insurance.

8 foot diff! Small???

;)

It's a shame they're not used over here, they're a versatile mounting point for all sorts of useful things from bike racks to spare wheel carriers. Hey ho.

The automatic fine for not having VED or declaring SORN is £80 but if you're taken to court it could be £1000 or 5x the VED for your vehicle.
If you get caught driving without all three requirements it gets expensive really fast.

As Gilbertd says, insurance incurs the single biggest penalty, but lack of MOT can also invalidate insurance depending on the policy details.

It's all a nice fat pain in the butt. Suffice to say its well worth setting reminders in your phone for all these expiry dates - which are all separate.

Statutory Off Road Notification

It's a declaration that a vehicle has been taken off the road and you no longer have to pay the annual Road Tax (actually Vehicle Excise Duty). This is important because if you let the VED lapse you're automatically liable for penalties. This way the DVLA just have to check on the computer that your VED has expired and send you a fine in the post. The SORN will stop that process, but if you're caught on the road with a SORNd vehicle, you're Donald Ducked.

There's no swan-neck on my tow ball, it's aftermarket.

For illustration, here's a very bad photo taken on a phone at night...

OK, lots of input - thank you :)

I guess the front recovery point (which seems to get bad press as a tie-down point) will be fine for gentle recovery.
For the rear, I read all sorts of warnings that towballs are brittle and will snap off. Fair enough, nobody wants that. What's the deal with the mounting? Can I just wrap a strap (or a soft shackle) down behind the plate which the ball screws to?

I fancy a little mild green laning, but the local groups insist on recovery points... does anyone know what the most economical option is to provide decent recovery options front and back? Apparently the tow bar is a no-no.

Sorry to hear your news. I'm up to limit with one P38 I'm afraid - but best of luck with the sale.

I noticed that there seemed to be a bedraggled blackbird nesting in one of the tailpipes. A quick tug later and it turned out to be fibreglass wading from the back box
I snipped it off and went 1h20 up the road with the family. I checked when I arrived and found blackbirds in both tailpipe.
Hmmm
Back box is a Klarius (2year warranty) sourced andfitted by a local indy in may 18.
Whaddya reckon? I pay labour they provide parts?

ECP had them listed at £Cheap. Too cheap to be true as it turned out :/

I wouldn't bet against four more hand-labelled filters at this point - some genius must have re-labelled a whole bunch of them :/

Very handy, thank you!

Hah, no - Rimmer Bros. £28 delivered for Land Rover original...
let's see :)

I've still got mine :(
There's an ECP in York that I'd like to visit on Saturday.

Phew :)
I've ordered a new one which has a good chance of being here for the weekend. Load the parts cannon! :)