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Cheapest Place to have number plates made?
Hi I need to buy two replacement number plates for my car and I have noticed the price in Halfords are really expensive and mainly supply fancy looking number plates. I only want a pair of standard font and standard spaced number plates. Any ideas on the best deals? Thanks in advance Adrian
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Speakers
How do you wire speakers at the back of an Renault Clio? there is no speakers at the back at the moment. Is it hard? thanx
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£19 AA basic vehicle breakdown cover.
Join the AA today and get more for your money Call us now on 0800 294 2015 Quote ref. 0500 £39 is for Option 100 Vehicle Based Cover, and is only available to new members for their first year of Membership paying annually by continuous Direct Debit or by credit card under a recurring annual transaction arrangement. We…
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Euro Car Parks "Parking Charge Notice" - can they get £70?
Does anyone know the law about 'parking charges notices' on private pay and display car parks? We have just landed a ticket headed "Parking Charge Notice" from Euro Car Parks after being 20 mins over our 2 hours pay and display. They say we should pay £70 (£50 for early payment). Have they any legal right to enforce what…
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Apex Fares
I am hoping to travel from Abergavenny to Manchester on Sunday 15 October but cannot find any cheap fares. Does anyone know if they are available on this route or are they released nearer the date? £35.50 for a single trip is a bit steep.
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speeding ticket appeal procedure
unfortunately got a speeding ticket. plenty of info on how to pay but they dont tell you how to go about appealing or contesting. i was done in chiswick after the roundabout from north circular coming onto m4/a4. says i was doing 47mph, it is almost impossible to get to such a speed in such a short stretch of road form the…
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Oil Change
I've just been quoted £146+VAT for an oil change at the local dealers. However in the interests of saving money i've bought some manufacturer approved synthetic oil and a filter at a 3rd of the price and now all I need is to find a local fast fit centre or independant to change the oil and filter. Very few of the garages…
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2nd hand car car seller with pictures of my house and car in background??
Hi, Unfortunatley I live opposite a 2nd hand car dealer on a private estate he does have a lock up where he "allegedly" trades from but regularly takes pictures of his cars for sale on our estate of nine houses in the background of his pictures are mine and my neighbours houses clearly showing alarm boxes on walls ,whether…
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MOT fee question
My MOT expires on 9th August and I want to get it tested beforehand in case there are any faults. I have read some of the closed thread about council MOT test centres, and I am going to ring the one in Essex tomorrow for an appointment. My question is, assuming there are NO faults requiring work at (at a local garage, I…
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MOT emissions and Biodiesel
My 1994 Peugeot 106 has failed it's MOT this morning on the emissions. I don't want to spend a lot of time or money for it to pass,so does anybody think if i put Biodiesel in it,it would pass because of the zero/low emissions ? The guy at the test centre didn't know,but thought it would be an interesting experiment. I went…
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Any ideas why it takes so long to get your excess back
I was hit in November 2005 by a Spanish wagon driver, till now every time I phone the claim people or the solicitors who are supposedly working for me they are waiting for the MIB?........................................................they don't seem to both doing anything between my phone calls. I supplied all the…
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Code for Ford Mondeo Radio
I have a 1999 Ford Mondeo and the Battery died last week. When the guy fitted a new one he said that I would lose the radio and then I would have to insert the code to make it operational again. I have spoken to my Ford dealer where I bought the car and they want to take the car in and spend half an hour doing this with…
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Discounted New Cars
Thought I'd share my new car experience with you. Needed to buy brand new (pre registration) car so, after doing my research I decided on a VW Touran. Went to VW dealership for a test drive and their best price after much haggling on my part was somewhere in the region of £17,500. I then went away and looked on…
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Booking rail tickets online
Wheres the best place to book your rail tickets? Are there any sites cheaper than others? Also when you book a rail ticket online do you have to print your own ticket out or do they send them to you? I havn't got a printer so if you need to print them out yourself it will be no good for me. All useful replies will be…
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Full UK and European Breakdown Cover for £44.99
Hey, I have posted this as an answer to several forum threads, so I thought it was about time that it was mentioned on it's own thread! The cover is through Europ Assist, and the policy covers Roadside Assistance, Recovery and Homestart - in the UK and in Europe. They also offer Breakdown cover for cars over 15 years old,…
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Mot at National Tyres
Has anyone had their Mot done at National Tyres? On looking for a local Mot National seem to be the cheapest at £27, (£30 less 10% for booking online) but I have only ever used them for tyres previously. Any comments appreciated. Thanks.
