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Archives for October 2005

Megatrain - Single Train Fares From £1!
Update Note 1 June 2006: Virgin Trains (Cross Country) is now also providing Megatrain routes. Stops include Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Carlisle. Official Insert: Megatrain has just expanded its routes. As well as Portsmouth and Southampton you can now also book tickets to London Waterloo travelling from Bath,…
Where to get cheap car seat covers from?
Just popped over to my local Lidl to pick up their Car seat cover special offer - full set of car seat covers for £14.99 - and of course they are sold out. Apparently there was a queue outside the shop when it opened this morning at 9am, just for the seat covers. Having missed the boat here, where is the next best place to…
Broken driver's wing mirror- MOT failure?
Hi there, Some kind person smashed into my wing mirror on the driver's side (and drove off without stopping - great!! - what a schmuck!). Anyway, the mirror itself is cracked in a few places. Halfords say a new one is about £45 which I can't really afford to spend at the moment. However the MOT is up soon so my question is…
HELP SAT NAV CD for BMW 350i
HI I have this car but it does not have a cd for the sat nav does any no where i can get this cd is it a DVD or a CD. I Need a UK and europe one or just UK please help thanks
ideal 1st car?
has to be hatchback preferred 5 door good for a 6ft + person low litre low insurance group decent plate, within last 10 years.... manual anyone know any? £2,000 MAX....
Driving test
I am going to take my test in January. I like driving but I do lack confidence. People tailgate me and park right up in front of me knowing i am either in a learner driver car or driving in OH's car with L plates. They even rev up behind me. OH and instructor say i am a good driver but lack confidence if people rev I…
fiat bravo
any ideas where i can buy one of these for less? need top buy this car asap looked on autotrder, exchangemart,ebay,desp.seller to no avail req. max 2k with decent plate on it... manual low litre preferred.
Mondeo Stereo Code
I wonder if someone can give me some advice . Something happened to my Mondeo and the electrics had to be sorted out . They have been but now my stereo needs to have a code inputed to let it work.. I have called the Ford garage local to me and the want £20 + to attach it to something and get the code for me. Does anyone…
Specailist insurers?
Hi I am due to get my license back shortly after a 3 month ban, I also have 3 points on my license for speeding. Are there any insurers out there that will not clobber me to heavily with these kind of endorsments being on my lisence? Thanks, Pete.
Car Rental - Phoenix (going to mexico)
Hi, I was thinking of going to Phoenix (arizona) and getting a hire car then driving to mexico. I have looked around but have not found any companies which will allow me to go over to mexico. I want to pick the car up in Phoenix and then drop it back off at Phoenix. Anyone know any good car rental places that could help…
Can't find the advertise on your car thread!
I've searched for half an hour and I still can't find the thread that someone posted about using your car to advertise companies on your own car. Can anyone help?!
Stansted + Tube
Hello Anyone know if there is a ticket package available that includes a tube travel card with a stansted express ticket? Thanks in advance Steve
which satnav system
I want to buy a satnav system that i can use in the van for delivery work and also maybe use in the car sometimes.Has anyone got any recommendations?? Things to look out for? -bad value etc! :confused:
Navman ICN510 for £229 is this good?
Like it says - I have seen the MAVMAN in my local tesco for £229 - only £30 dearer than the smaller navman - is this a good offer? Can the maps be updated? Is the garmin better? cheers they had 2 left
Fuel Cards for private motorists
Every now and again I have a look on the web for a fuel card that is available for the private motorist but cannot seem to find one. I would have thought that this would work on the same principle as company fuel cards and there would be some savings for the private motorist while the company providing the card would be…
Melbourne car hire
I'm going to be in and around Melbourne for a week in mid-December and would like to hire a car for five days. Does anyone have any recommendations for good cheap hire car places around there (including liability waiver and unlimited mileage)? Car hire seems pretty expensive in Australia...
points being removed
points removed hello again i will soon be having points taking of my driving licence for speeding in the past i know i was in the wrong doing 33mph in 30mph zone so how do go about taking the points off as i done my time . ive been on dvla website not very clear on the fee as i ve a photo licence :confused: and what i have…
Car Service in France ?
Has anyone made savings by getting their car serviced in France? I need to get a new cam belt fitted to my Renault Laguna soon and I am being quoted over £ 400 , most of it being labour costs.
Late MOT and Tax - fines?
Just came across our car tax reminder - it is due at the end of this month so went to get all the paperwork together to pop to the PO and discovered to my horror that the MOT expired at the end of last month ooops (I was in hospital having a baby and we'd just moved house so it was the last thing on our minds that month!)…
Are lower petrol prices here to stay?
Petrol prices look like they are finally starting to fall - about time too. The last time this happened, only ASDA kept their promise and reduced the fuel price by 4p (it eventually went up 2p again). Tesco was on TV saying it was going to drop its price too, but they only appeared to drop it by 1p. I try and use those…

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