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Speed Camera Notice (Peculiarities??)
Hiya, I recently recieved 'Notice of Intended Prosecution' for ALLEGEDLY exceeding the speed limit (35 mph in a 30mph zone) - but can anyone provide any insights as to whether aspects of the notice, as indicated below, are inappropriate, insufficient or peculiar to the point where it is not possible to be sufficiently…
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Dropped Fuel Costs!
Heard yesterday on the news that fuel prices were expected to drop. What a nice surprise I got today when I drove past the local BP to see that their petrol was down by 6p a litre and Morrisons had dropped it by 5p a litre (still 2p a litre cheaper then BP here).:j Absolutely delighted - now for the dilemma - do I fill up…
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how cheap can you motor for
cars are expensive . repairs are expensive. fuel is expensive . insurance is expensive. personally i have better things to spend my money on. my current car is a Mazda 323 which i purchased for £250 Two years ago. 85k on clock when i brough it. 15k later and still starts first time every time. insurance= £120-£140 a year.…
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Mot question
HiI didnt want to hijack anyone else thread but hoped you could help me answer this query. My MOT is due on saturday. I took it to the MOT garage on Tuesday and it failed. The only problem is my mechanic can not do the welding work that is due to it and the guy that does it for him is not due back to next week. Once this…
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MOT due
I've had my first car for nearly a year and the MOT is due. I had the car tax form in the post when that was due. Do you get notified when the MOT is due from the relevant authority? Also, what documents does my garage need to see when I take the car in? Thanks for your help.
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3 door instead of 5?-with children
Hi I`m still looking at cars- hubbie wants me to buy new-3 years warranty-no mot etc- but I don`t want to spend that much money- i would have to take out a loan. Just been looking at a local garage website- the garage has a good reputation and has been going 30 years. Any how they have some Corsa`s at around £1500, looks…
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Advice needed on changing over 2 cars
Hi I don't know if this is sensible or not, any advice would be much appreciated! I have an 03 Toyota Avensis Tx3D, 35,000 miles on the clock, which is a great car, really comfortable and pretty good on the old diesel too - I do about 16000 miles per year with work. I just feel it is a little too big for me now, as I…
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A tip incase anyone gets caught 'speeding'
I found this on another website, I know we all from time to time do 51mph in a 50mph zone... but should anyone feel hard done by FOR GETTING CAUGHT 'speeding' UNDER THE LIMIT (this has happened) then perhaps this could be helpful; 1, Ask for the calibration certificate for the last three years of the camera that caught…
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Audi A6 2.0TDI SE 2 year Lease - £281pcm
Ive been monitoring the below site since I started leasing my car in June 2005 The below deal is one of the best I have seen yet and includes VAT. Anyone after a prestige motor should consider this way of "financing" http://www.lingscars.com/car_detail.php?make_model=233&id=633&status=1
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Ford Focus Central Locking Problems
Has anyone had problems with this ? A friend of mine has a 4 yr old or so car and a couple of weeks back the central locking failed totally. He checked the fuse, took out the locking unit etc but no luck. He popped into a local independant garage to find the owner with his head under the dashboard of a Focus with the same…
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Quote for new cam belt ?
Hi, My OH had his car serviced today (using Tesco deals :D ) but it came back with a few recomendations ... They said the cam belt needed doing urgently and quoted him £185 +vat to do it :eek: that seems an awful lot. But then i'm not a mechanic so wouldn't really know. Also does it really need to be done urgently? What…
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Opinions/experience new style Skodas?
BF has a Toyota Celica which we're planning to sell eventually, and hope to replace with an estate car. We're thinking one of the newish Octavias, would be second hand though and preferably diesel. We like these because we're effectively getting a VW Passat for much less cash (and he used to drive a Passat which was ace).…
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Pothole damaged my car
I drove over a pothole and it cause damaged to my wheel. I had to pay over £100 to repair the car, made a claim to the local council with a detailed description of what happened and photos. They wrote back saying that they won't pay for the repairs. I wrote back to them saying that their decision was unfair. Can anyone…
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All Day ticket
Is there such a thing. The children love trains and i thought it might be nice to have a day out travelling between some of our local stations with breaks for lunch and perhaps a wander around the local parks. If there is such a thing as a one of day price whats it called, is it expensive. My children are all under five…
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Test Drive
I went to see a car today at a private dealer. Strange thing was they didn't want me to test drive it. The lady said that I could only test drive it if in every other way I was totally happy with the car and agreed to the price advertised and I would buy it today subject to a satisfactory test drive. I said that I would…
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Smart Repair Cambs Area
Can anyone tell me where I can contact a good S.M.A.R.T repairer in the North Cambs Peterborough area?:confused:
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new clutch
the clutch in our car is on its way out. our mechanic has said it would be cheaper for us to go to Mr Clutch than use him. has anyone used Mr Clutch? are they fair? only theyve estimated over the phone 300-400 quid.
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Rise in insurance premium after passing a test
My son passed his driving test last week. I phoned his insurance company today to ask if he would get a reduction now he has a full licence. I was rather shocked by the answer, apparently he has to pay another £73, it has actually increased the premium. When I questioned this I was told that it was because before he…
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Reprogramming Renault Laguna Keycard?
My Keycard for the Laguna has just quit on us. I noticed on ebay that people are selling second hand ones and say they can be reprogrammed but I was led to believe that they could not be reprogrammed if they have been used??? Anyone shed any light on this for me??? Thanks in Advance!
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Car smells
Hi all i'm teaching my cousin how to do drive.. we did a hill start and now the car is giving out a burning smell... is the clutch burned out? i thought it would go away but it hasn't.. any ideas on what it could be?
