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Archives for April 2005

How do people afford to run petrol cars? (or how nasty are courtesy cars lol)
Hello, I am currently driving a courtesy car. Before I start, I would like to point out that I am grateful to be mobile, and grateful to have been sorted out for a courtesy car so quickly. However - how my eyes have been opened! I normally drive a 2l Peugeot 206HDi, which is a very powerful, fast car, with a lot of extras…
buyacar.co.uk
Has anyone used these people and are they any good?
help please-trading standards question
We have a mercedes which is 3 years and 5 months old.We bought it when it was 4 months old.We have had it serviced etc by mercedes. It has developed a fault with the engine,aargghh!. Anyway Hubby took it to Mercedes today who say it may cost £1000+ to repair.They were very good in so much as the service manager said…
Car Parking Fines
My wife was given a fixed penalty fine in a local council run car park. She thought she had paid £1. 20p for 2hours but the machine either did not record the 20p or rejected that coin without her noticing. She did not notice, at the time, the recorded amount which was £1 and the machine allocated the time of 1hr ( the…
Speed camera detectors
Running a small fleet of cars I tend to have sleepless nights about the encroachment of speed cameras and have resisted spending £300 or so on the legal GPS speed camera locators. But !!!! I've just found this one which I've tried in my car for the last week and found to be 100% succesful. At £80 its a no-frills 100% legal…
Has anyone use DEKRA UK Motor Vehicle Inspection
As a driver of a (very) old car I am looking at the possibility of having to replace it, rather sooner than later. Having been told that the AA offered a good motor vehicle inspection, I checked out their website. However, it seems that they don't offer this service any longer , but recommend a company called DEKRA UK -…
London to Cardiff travel. How?
I have a dilemma...... I'm seeing my favourite band in the world (R.E.M.) in London at Hyde Park on Saturday 9th July. I'm also seeing them the following day in Cardiff. Then I need to get home to Birmingham! I need to somehow get from London to Cardiff by about 10:00 so that I can meet up with fellow fanatical fans in the…
Engine write-off
Hi guys, My engine warning light on my 2000 petrol 1.6 Focus has started flashing and I have been told that this could be a terminal/fatal problem. I only bought the car two months ago and have £5000 outstanding on it. Does car insurance or my warranty cover me for 'write-off by engine failure?' Or am I going to have £5000…
Eurotunnel travel from £19 per car
from http://www.driveline.co.uk/postcard/ but with the nice friendly note: "Day trips must not be used as single tickets. If you do not return when stated your card will automatically be charged the full return fare." Now I don't see how they can enforce this - i.e. my car had a flat, there was traffic, etc - so if you…
London with a baby...how?!
How do you do the underground with a pram? We have friends to visit and am just thinking through how the whole travelling in central London thing works? PS: Guessing this would be the most useful board to post on...I hope!
Smallish car with cruise control for disabled driver - any suggestions?
Hi, does anyone know of any smallish cars that are available in automatic and with cruise control? Around town I am fine, but on longer journeys (over about half an hour) I get totally exhausted having to keep the accelerator pedal pressed down. I know a car can be adapted for hand-controls, but that isn't suitable for me.…
Car insurance, students and addresses...
Hmm I don't know if anybody can give an answer to this... I'm trying to work out whether I can afford to buy a car next academic year - there are various reasons why it would be useful to me. I'm also aware of the drawbacks so I don't need a list of those... at the moment I'm doing this mostly as a paper exercise... As you…
Scratch Remover?
Hi guys Some b*stard clipped my car this morning and has scratched the bumper. They haven't taken loads of paint off just left a few nasty scratches (possibly slightly below the surface of the paintwork). I tried T-Cut this afternoon (which I dont find to be very good anyway) and it hasn't really done much at all. Can…
Cheap Car Hire in France
Can anyone recommend a place for cheap car hire in France for a week in August?? Thanks Mark
Petrol Engine and Oil Additives
Ive got a 1.1 L reg Fiesta (Its red, so it goes a bit faster) Im just about to replace my rocker cover gasket and filler cap, as well as doing an oil change. Can anyone recomend a good oil. My car has done about 135k. Also, ive seen many additives on the market, various thing to help clean the engine by putting them in…
Petrol Loyalty Schemes
I spend at least £140 on petrol a month, and there's few ways I can reduce this bill as it's my transport to work! As the prices between petrol stations don't vary much where I live, I wonder if anyone can recommend the best petrol loyalty scheme around at the moment? If i'm spending £140 anyway I figure it may as well be…
Children free on Underground - ticket barriers?
Were planning to take the tube into London soon to show the kids the sights. I believe children under 5 travel free at weekends. If this is correct do they still get a ticket? If they don't, how do we get through the ticket barriers on the central London stations? Carry them or ask staff perhaps? :confused: Any advice on…
Satellite Navigation
Hi all Looking to buy a portable satellite navigation system , anyone know of any good offers or any personal recommendations thanks
Satellite Navigation
Hi all not sure where to post this request but looking to buy a portable satellite navigation system anyone got any info on best type or any good recommendations ? thanks
www.findcheappetrol.com instead of aapetrolbusters
this website is listed in a article today(saturday) in the times. It looks like it may be a replacment to aapetrolbusters, but it is updated by motorists. If the prices looks wrong just contact them with the correct ones. The more people that support this site the more accurate the prices will be and we will all benefit.…

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