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  • Ecosse
    Member Since: 13 Jul 2016
    Location: Grampian
    Posts: 31
    United Kingdom 

    Fuel filler flap lock

    Recall seeing a thread about some cars not having a locking fuel flap - does anyone know if the wiring/connector is behind the fuel filler assembly (apparently on some Defenders it is) in which case can this be resolved (and risk of fuel theft/contamination avoided) by having the missing motor/solenoid latch installed (there is a video on line of this being done on a Defender!)....or is that an overly simple solution?!
    1st Dec 2025 9:25 pm
  • BBDisco5
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2020
    Location: Cheshire
    Posts: 46
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    This is another option- https://www.petrolcaps.co.uk/4028/land-rov...-cap/10177
    1st Dec 2025 9:52 pm
  • Ecosse
    Member Since: 13 Jul 2016
    Location: Grampian
    Posts: 31
    United Kingdom 

    Thanks, looks like a workaround.
    Waiting to check car, but can you confirm if the filler surround casing on yours has a hole where the solenoid pin would pop through to lock the filler flap latch?, as if so it may be a simple job to instal the solenoid provided the wiring is there which it is likely to be if it was just a parts shortage causing the solenoid to be omitted!
    2nd Dec 2025 12:50 pm
  • BBDisco5
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2020
    Location: Cheshire
    Posts: 46
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    If only !

    Car has been in the dealers for the past 2 weeks waiting for carpets after the windscreen leak and replacement.
    2nd Dec 2025 12:55 pm
  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: Norfolk, UK
    Posts: 482
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    BBDisco5 wrote:
    This is another option- https://www.petrolcaps.co.uk/4028/land-rov...-cap/10177


    By Eck! I remember when we all had those ……during the fuel crisis in 1970s. I’ve still got some of the fuel coupons in the drawer somewhere.
    2nd Dec 2025 4:43 pm
  • Mole HD
    Member Since: 18 Nov 2024
    Location: Orkney Islands
    Posts: 617
    Scotland 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    Yeah, I was briefly stationed at Catterick during the fuel crisis...all of us that had HGV's with a haz-chem certificate got dragged in to driving relief tankers to fuel stations up and down the country...

    During the mid to late 70's and the infamous winter of discontent...I covered the bin lorry drivers strike, the ambulance drivers strike, the tanker drivers strike (twice) and the firemans strike...

    The British army...never really wanted in government budgets, but always way too handy when civilisation breaks down for a few weeks Rolling Eyes
    3rd Dec 2025 2:22 pm
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