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Its me again, Theo - I have been looking through all my old MLOC photos to see if I can find one of your Dad with us. The trouble is with us Lotus enthusiasts, is that we only tend to take photos of our cars! But just as I was about to give up, I found this one from a Peaks run in October 2021 with (from left to rioght) your Dad, then Ray, then Duncan then me. All looking pleased with ourselves. Happy days.... best wishes hywel

Hello Theo - you may have gathered that 5 of us went on a Clive memorial run today from Ashbourne to Hassop. Your dad was a lovely man - kind, funny and always made me feel welcome. He was a pretty nifty driver too, keeping up with my Exige on those bends. My sincere sympathies to you and your family, and thank you for having the courage to share the news with our forum. hywel

Just had my Sport 190 serviced by Jon again. Really good experience. His knowledge on Lotus is impeccable. But most of all, such a pleasure to talk to him about the cars, their niggles and solutions. Jon did my A service, tracking and sorted the MoT. Fixed my rattling doors in a jiffy too, so can take that ugly tape off the striker peg. Such a decent bloke. I have no conflicts of interest - simply an interest in sharing good experiences with other MLOC folk

I concur ++ with the previous posts. Jon Saunt knows Lotus cars inside out. I just had my Sport 190 serviced and Mot and new front tyres fitted for a good price. He immediately knew what the problem was when I went through a list of niggles eg Cobra alarm not able to arm due to corroded connection in engine bay - and he was right - now working again properly. I found Jon to be courteous and professional, and such a pleasure to have this direct personal service rather than handing your keys into some glossy reception room. I did not know where in the Midlands to get my car service, and it is through these posts that I came across Jon (so thank you MLOC). Just one tip - don't follow the Google pin on the map or Sat Nav as it will take you to the wrong side of the A5. Jon rents space at Mike Smith's units on Slater Street (very sensible as they do MoT), so follow post code of LE3 5AS rather than LE13EJ Good luck Jon