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Impending house move - need to swap Travelcard!
I currently live in London Zone 4 and work in Zone 1. I have an Annual Travelcard which I purchased at Charing Cross overground station with the 5% discount for poor service on the South Eastern Trains network (so I paid £1200.80 out of the full value of £1264) ... I will shortly be moving to Zone 2 and will need to swap…
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Car finance
Can you get finance on a car if you are not working even though you have savings in the bank? Thanks
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International Driving Permit?
I've to apply for an International Driving permit, but wondered where is best to get one from? The AA offer one for £5.50 + £2 'processing fee'. RAC offer it for £5.50 Green Flag same at £5.50 How come the AA charges an extra £2??? Is there anywhere else I can get an IDP cheaper? The Post Office perhaps? Or is £5.50 the…
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looking for first time insurance
hi all i was looking for insurance and read martin tips about using confussed and then try to haggal you way down i did this best i could and cheapest quote i got was £708 with £250 excess but then i got a phone call for a company that i treid a online quote with that was £1400 the bloke was very nice and asked me a few…
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help - need cheapest New 5 door fiesta
im not fussed if its a studio or a style or any other spec. Im after cheapest 5 door fiesta around. dont want to pay more than 6,250 grand for it - happy with the 1,25 engine. but must be 5 door. please post if u know of any good deals.
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Y reg Ford Focus problem
I have had my Focus for 4 and a half years. It was 10 months old when i bought it. It now has 72,000 miles. Over the last 3 months or so i've noticed a really bad smell coming and going. It came again this week with all the rain. I then realised the smell was damp. I found the carpet in the passenger footwell very damp. I…
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I wanna get over my fear of driving, help!
Has anyone tried anything to get over the fear of driving? Looks like my hubby is going to have to surrender his liscence so if i don`t drive the car we`ll have to get rid of it. I`d like one last bash at driving again. Can anybody help? val:rolleyes:
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Parking in Birmingham Centre - Cheapest/best?
Where is the cheapest/best place to park in birmingham city centre - must be withing a few minutes walk of the hippodrome. Thanks.
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Parking Problem
Hi ... :) Was clamped earlier, and had to pay £117.50 to be released. I feel that my clamping was harsh and unjustified and that the signage displayed was not adequate and not detailed enough. It was through a private company on a pub car park. I wish to appeal, could someone point me in the direction of suitable free…
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Insurance for "imported" car
Hi all, Trying to help out a friend in need. Cross-posting this to the insurance board too in hope of a quick response as I might not have net access later in the day. My friend has had her car insured with (I think) Halifax for about 3 years since she bought it -- however they're now refusing to renew the insurance…
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5p off fuel at Tesco / Gift voucher
I understand that if I do a big shop at Tesco (e.g. GBP 75) then I'll receive a voucher for 5p off fuel because I'm spending GBP 50 or over..... seems like a waste of GBP 25 to me..... In order to receive the maximum number of 5p off vouchers versus the cash spent at Tesco, has anyone tried to purchase a Tesco Gift voucher…
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Cost of ownership of a BMW over other makes of car
Hi, I am looking at options of buying a newer car than the one I own. I know it probably is not too moneysaving a decision but I would like to consider a BMW 3 series compact which gets very good reviews. I spend a lot of time in my car and would like something nice and comfortable. But I would like to ask you…
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breakdown cover
Does anybody have any comments on the best breakdown cover, who is the fastest and most efficient and who is cheapest. ive noticed AA are doing £40 with a £10 marks and spencer and have been great over the free service ive recieved with car so far. in the past i was with green flag and they were good too (my dad paid for…
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Toyota- no base model Aygo?
HI Went into local dealer yesterday to look at the Aygo. They only had special edition model in show room. Asked to look at a basic model 5 door, they did not have 1 and salesman says he has never seen 1. I understand that they can not keep every model in but is this just a ploy to try and get me to spend more? Was told if…
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Head Gasket gone how much to repair
Hi Just been informed by the garage the head gasket has gone on the car W Reg Vauxhall Omega does anyone have a rough idea how much this will cost to repair - garage can't give us a price till later on this afternoon thanks
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Renault Clio Grande 1.2 2001 y reg
Just wondered if anyone can help, sorry for the lack of technicallity i dont really know much about my car. for about 3 weeks now car has not been starting randomnly, after a few attempts it finally starts. For the las 5 days it has started perfectly then tongiht the problem returned. we have noticed the problem only…
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child bus pass in London
Off to London tomorrow with 2 daughters aged 15 and 17.They have photocards to prove their age on our bus`s.Would they be able to use these to get free fares(15) and the £5 weekly ticket for the 17 year old?.It won`t be worth the hassle of getting TFL photocards.On the last trip,the youngest just smiled and walked straight…
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Renault Megane problems...
Anyone got any idea how much i'd be looking at thereabouts to get the tappets on my P reg Renault Megane 1.6 RT fixed? They are not hydraulic tappets but adjustable ones. The garage I took it to said they had not worked on one like mine before and so didn't seem to keen to take the job on and said I should see a Renault…
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Half-price railcard
Hi, Soutwest trains is offering its railcards at halfprice (£10 instead of £20) until 4 September. Fill in the form at take it to your SW train station: http://www.cheapertraintickets.co.uk Railcard info: http://www.railcard.co.uk/ ~Andrew~
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Tom Tom 300
Went to an Argos clearance warehouse today and saw a TOM TOM 300 for £189.00. Now is that a bargain/:confused: :j :j :j :j
