Unable to add description to private car for sale advert

[v8pbn]

Anyone know why I am unable to add just a text description to a private advert? I get a message saying do not use web links, swear words and html which is fair enough, but I am only trying to use plain text. I am on an iMac and have tried three browsers none of which have solved the issue? I emailed adverts at PH a few hours ago but no reply thus far. Thanks in advance.

[RacingPete]

Can you post the text you are trying to use here and I will have a look.

[v8pbn]

Here you go and thanks in advance :-)

Very special high specification mint rare Mercedes CLK63 AMG

Classic Obsidian metallic black with contrasting cream interior

Only 34K miles with full Mercedes Guildford Service history. MOT til September 2015 - no advisories since new. Next service due October 2015. New tyres fitted within last 250 miles. Fully documented history.

Additional options to standard include

• Electric heated as well as cooling front seats
• Bluetooth telephone system ready for any Bluetooth mobile phone
• Electric Glass sunroof
• Comand system including digital TV receiver
• Electric rear roller blind
• Cornering bi-xenon headlights
• Ash black wood finish
• Harmon Kardon Logic 7 surround sound system

I have owned this car for nearly four years and purchased it from Hoffmans of Henley a highly respected dealer of special cars. My car was featured by Pistonheads at the Sunday Service at MB World in September 2011.

I am looking to sell to help fund a business venture for top money as this car is a one-off in this spec, condition, history and mileage.

Serious enquiries only please. Thank you.

[RacingPete]

It is the word pistonheads... stop phishing links etc.

Change it to PH or Piston Heads and you will be fine.

[v8pbn]

Thanks that worked. I can't be the first person with this issue. Perhaps the warning message should be more specific when entering the word "Pistonheads" in the free text as it is not a swear word, weblink etc?

[hornetrider]

RacingPete said:

It is the word pistonheads... stop phishing links etc.

Change it to PH or Piston Heads and you will be fine.

How can a word be a link? Can you not code something in to bar *.co.uk or *.com?

[RacingPete]

hornetrider said:

How can a word be a link? Can you not code something in to bar *.co.uk or *.com?

I am simplifying the solution we have in place as I'm not wanting to write on a public forum all the things we do to limit scammers.

[hornetrider]

Ah...

[v8pbn]

I have my advert all sorted now thanks. If I remember correctly there were some analytics that showed and advertiser how many people had viewed the advert. Doesn't seem to be available now, but I am going back more than 10 years I think!

[RacingPete]

v8pbn said:

I have my advert all sorted now thanks. If I remember correctly there were some analytics that showed and advertiser how many people had viewed the advert. Doesn't seem to be available now, but I am going back more than 10 years I think!

Yep, nothing on the front end I am afraid - but we do record it in the backend so is something we are looking at showing moving forwards.