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All done! I tried to cheat and do it without removing the Coil Spring but there was no way I could line the bolt hole up. So out came the Spring compressors.
The other side can wait. There's not really a lot of movement that side and I need to recover lol.
Thanks ever so much John for your help, Johan too. You gave me the motivation to carry on with it when I thought I'd have to call it a day.
The Press I bought really wasn't going to remove the old bushing. All i did was crush about 20 washers & the bearings supplied. It was however good at installing the new bush. Took a lot of effort and you need a breaker bar to wind it in though. Feel quite chuffed now 

Again thanks for your help John. I will give it a go with a chisel first and if not order a blowtorch.

This Van hasn't had a hard life either. last owner used it for moving motorbikes about and I only use it for camping. It's done 108k. Don't really want to loose it yet. Fingers crossed.

John, can you explain to me a bit more re cutting groove into the stuck steel part of bush. I've had to return the press as it's fubar!

Thanks for the tips John. Great help.

You're right Ken. It's not the end of the world & It's definitely had the desired effect on me. Thanks mate.

Hi Ken, yes definitely better being sat at home with a Coffee rather than in a class room with a load of other offenders. And I will be able to make hand gestures out of sight of my webcam. Tell you what though my eyes are fixed on my speedo these days. Where I live is mostly Single carriageways and it doesn't half p**s everyone off when you stick to 50. I've had 2 Cars over take me dangerously onto oncoming traffic who might well not have done If I'd been doing 60mph. I really think It's a daft law for anything Below 7.5t size, Oh well.

I don't think it always make much difference Ken but the ones on mine are an 80 profile as opposed to 70 standard which means at an indicated 70 you'd be doing 73.  Looking at the table the difference changing from 14 to 15 inch steels would be an increase of 2mph at 70. I guess it's only a problem if you do around 73 as indicated on speedo thinking you're fine but you're actually doing 75 which nowadays you will get done for on an average speed camera.

Not sure what I did there

My very cheap(and nasty lol) Sunshade!  Keeps the Sun & Rain out and gives the Dog & me plenty of fresh air!  A waterproof picnic blanket (xl size) about £8  & some magnets off Amazon for a fiver. Stays where it is no problem. This was taken yesterday in Mablethorpe.

You've confirmed my fears Scotchjoe lol.  My only worry is they hold it against you as having the wrong attitude if you don't take the course and really don't fancy the thought of my Insurance doubling.

In the Bumf they included with the notice to prosecute they say and I quote... There is one group of Vans which have the same speed limits as Cars by virtue of the definitions in Schedule 6 of the RTRA 1984. These Vans that are both derived from a Car chassis & have a max laden weight of no more than 2 tonnes. This means that the weight of the vehicle & the payload it is designed to be able to carry when added together do not exceed 2 tonnes. The Van design must be a derivative of a Car body, it is not sufficient that it looks similar to a particular car.
Very few Vans meet the criteria to benefit from the same speed limits as a car. Those that do are likely to be similar to a Ford Fiesta van, Vauxhall Corsa or Renault Clio Van in having max payloads of around 500kgs so that when combined with the weight of the unladen vehicle (normally around 1.4 tonnes) the maximum laden weight of the whole vehicle will not exceed 2 tonnes.

Above info courtesy of Norfolk Constabulary!  You're right what you say about modern vans Vaz. I hired a new transit and it was no different to driving quite a decent Car and a lot nicer/quicker than a small cc hatchback.
The letter was on my doorstep within 6 days tee_cee so no hope there.
I'm not presuming you all do 60 on a single carriageway (those that have Van versions) but take note of this because it seems these new 'intelligent' Cameras know everything and although when it comes down to it i was breaking the law I do feel hard done by.

You're right not a lot of point. Just dragging things out. When I think of all the White Van Man types that speed passed me at 80/90  odd all the time it p****s me off that I get done for doing 60. I was in a stream of traffic all doing 60 with a few cars overtaking.  Just shows how important it is to get your Vans changed to Campers on v5 if possible.