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Archives for August 2005

Free Travel for Under 16's on buses and trams in Greater London
The Mayor of London has announced that under 16s will be able to travel free on buses and trams in Greater London from tomorrow, 1st September 2005. if your or you know children who are aged 14 or 15, they should go to there local post office and apply for a child oyster photocard. Link:…
Buying car without logbook
I have recently put a deposit with a Toyota dealer for a used car. I was due to collect it soon only to get a call saying they had lost the log book and will have to wait for a replacement/duplicate logbook from the DVLA. Does it matter that it is not the original logbook. Or should I just ask for my deposit and waqlk…
petrol prices going up, fill up now
I heard that petrol prices are going up atleast 5pa litre at midnight tonight so fill up now if you can.
Nissan Primera or Ford Mondeo
Hi, I'm looking to purchase a 1 - 2 year old hatchback in the next few weeks. I'm currently looking at either the Nissan Primera 1.8 SX or Mondeo Ghia for around £9500-£10000. I'm very tempted by a Mondeo Ghia X 2.0, but it's a bit more expensive... £12000... should I push the boat out, or go with the sensible option and…
That ALDI £49.99 cd/mp/radio player...remember?
I got one of these a while ago and got and my mate to fit it on saturday, we got it sorted but just found out today it wont take the CD's. they go half way in and thats it? wont force in either? hope some1 can help? NJO.
New Car Key Cut
Hi, i am after a spare key for my old (j reg) fiesta, but where do i go and how much should i expect to pay? please reply if you know. Cheers NJO.
Tesco fiddling petrol calculations?
I don't know whether anyone else has noticed this, but recently, Tesco have stopped printing receipts at their petrol stations. I didn't notice till I thought I'd been charged incorrectly. But, there was no way to prove that I'd had x litres of petrol so I couldn't do anything about it. :mad: Otherwise I'd simply have…
One day car insurance
Does anyone know of companies who insure a car for a day? Dayinsure.com offer it but only for cars made after 1994. Reason I ask is because I am looking at buying a 1991 Ferrrari. Due to the cost, he wont let me test drive it unless it is fully comp insured. He wont accept my drive other cars extention on my policy as its…
Help! Car MOT & Road Tax
I was just finding the paperwork to renew my road tax and have found out my MOT runs out tomorrow. Any suggestions on places in Bracknell where I can get my car MOT'd quickly and cheaply. Also if I don't manage to get it done by the end of tomorrow am I allowed a 'grace period' to get the car mot'd and taxed or am I likely…
Advice on insurance for hire car
I have hired a car for a family holiday in Italy in mid-september. I am keen to be fully covered against theft/accident as I've never driven abroad. I know I can buy all the extra CDW/TP packages on arrival but this will come to something like £110-150 based on the figures given on Avis' website. That's nearly as much as…
Best Value Used Car For £10,000? Which would you choose?
Hi All, We're looking to change our car soon for something a little larger and we've been looking at the Nissan Primera 1.8 SVE or a Mondeo Ghia. Ideally we're looking for something on a 04 plate, 54 if possible with a max budget of 10,000 including the trade in of our existing Audi A3. What would you recommend? Should we…
Advice re probs with Clio automatic
Hi there, I have an automatic Clio which is about 10 years old. Of late, sometimes when I accelerate the car hardly moves - it seems to just get stuck, splutter and eventually picks up speed again. I get some very irate drivers stuck behind me! This seems to happen mostly in the mornings when I drive it from cold. I admit…
Advice needed on Suzuki Vitaras
Hi I need to sell my Terrano 11 as i have to cut costs [single Mum since May.] I love the look of Suzuki Jeeps especially soft tops and also feel safer being higher up. Can anyone give me their opinion on the jeeps including dependability;running costs;if parts are expensive, at the moment i pay £80 a tyre! Also what it's…
Eurostar to Paris
I have fallen in love and have to get to Paris as often as possible. Is there any way cheaper than booking Paris-London-Paris?, eg there are always empty seats on Eurostar, are there any ways (staff, buying shares or absolutely anything) to get one of those empty seats for less money?.
Wannabuy a motorcycle
i need to buy a bike to get in and out of oxford every day,but i cant post on ebay 'cos i dont have enough feedback yet-i need 5-also no ebay account although i have one with paypal. I can spend around £500ish and want up to 500cc.Age is not to important as long as the bikes sound. Is there one out there??
Citroen Xsara or Toyota Corolla
DH and I can't decide between the above two cars for our new (second hand) car. Same age and mileage. Which would you buy? And I'm not telling you who wants which so you can't take sides!
i wanna buy a car advise please
Am looking at trading in my car worth about £4500-5000 against a newer one about £11000. I have some cash I could also put down as deposit [max 3500] :confused: Just wondering if anyone has any advise on how best to come up with the other 3000. A loan is the obvious one but can anyone suggest any alternatives. Can you put…
is warranty still valid.
i have a suzuki car whick is due for its first 12 month service in september. if i go to another none suzuki dealer and get it serviced does that leave the remaining 24 months warranty invalid. can anybody help please
Airport Parking Stansted
Hi, does anyone know about cheap parking at stansted, or anywhere round the area, we have got a flight going next week, last minute for a week i have tried a few websites, but when i ring them the price goes up, any ideas Thanks
A Plan to Reduce UK Petrol Prices
This is going the rounds - don’t know if it will be successful, but the theory sounds OK - I'll give it a try anyway - db See what you think and pass it on if you agree with it we are hitting 95p a litre in some areas now, soon we will be faced with paying £1 a litre. Philip Hollsworth offered this good idea: This makes…

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
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