would this be easy to do or is it a garage jobby
Was going to suggest "bring her in for some free diagnostics" but Sheffield is quite a trek. Is it possible you can take the car to a local MOT testing centre and have the brake performance measured front/rear... Offer the tester a fiver and get some valuable diagnostics so we can help?.... Leave the knocking complaint for now, we will deal with that later.
took it in this morning got a call 25mins later that they had found problem it was a balance weight had fallen off nearside wheel had both wheels rebalanced no vibration at all, didnt cost a penny either as i get my tyres form this guy. superb. just the knocking to be sorted which the garage says is probably a off side ball joint so still waiting for estimate.
thanks guys.