-
Repair costs- Main dealer or not
When your Car needs a repair is it cheaper to go to Main dealer or an independent garage? Thoughts welcome!!
-
Get 4x4 Car Tax Due 31st March Today! ... Pre Budget ... £190
Hello Everybody .... Not sure if this applies to the Grabbit ... but me can't think where else to put it ... My Car Tax expires March 31st ... and you can get your new disc from the 18th of the month I believe ... Now I drive a small 4x4 ... which may be affected by the budget ... some commentators are suggesting £400 per…
-
Roof box question..
We've already got a Halford Roof box (sort of middle of the range size) and need to buy new roof bars etc... to fit our new car, a Honda Accord 4 dr Hatch '99. My question is, as Halfords don't make roof bars for the Accord, will any other bars (Thule for instance) fit? I know I could probably go to Halfords and ask but…
-
New and Used car advise
:money: .Since starting my own company within the Motor Industry and joining Money Saving I am willing to advise anyone with any queries at all in buying/selling or any subject, I might know everything but will try where possible.
-
car service
im wanting to take my car in for a service ive only had it about 3weeks its 14yr old fiesta diesel im just wondering cos its first time ive taken 1 in do they change the glow plugs or do they just check them
-
Car Radio Unlocking/Decoding Program
Just browsing the forums tonight and noticed a few threads about lost car radio codes and remembered I had a program to do this a while ago. With a quick search on floodle.net I found the software again and thought it may be of use to someone. http://www.floodle.net/extra/ebayinfo/car_radio_decode.html Download and unzip…
-
Car Failed it's MOT - should I scrap it?
My little N Reg Nissan Micra failed it's MOT last week, due to the cross member being really badly corroded - I knew it was going to fail, just not quite as badly as it did! Problem is, the car's in brilliant condition (apart from the cross-member), only got 59K on it, just had 4 brand new tyres last month at a cost of…
-
Notice of intended prosecution, speeding
In the post today I recieved a Notice of intended prosecution, for speeding. 36 mph in a 30 zone, it was an industrial estate (no houses & not much other traffic either) on a Saturday afternoon:mad: . I really don't speed & I do know the camera is there, so I'm wondering could it be faulty (the camera)? Am I likely to get…
-
Any insurance savvy bods out there - advice please...
My 18 1/2 year old son was on his way home from work last night, hit a patch of black ice and put his classic mini in a ditch. Thankfully both he and his girlfriend walked away with just bruises and shock. The police and an ambulance were called and they were both taken to the local hospital. He had purchased a Berlingo…
-
New Car Deals with Free Ins
Ok im looking to purchase a new car on HP that comes with free insurance. Wheres the best place to look for some good offers? Is there any websites that show the latest deals or is it just a matter of contacting my local dealers? Cheers.
-
Train fares - sometimes it's cheaper to "travel" further
Hello everybody. I hope this hasn't been posted before. As a new visitor I'm finding it slightly confusing! Anyway I noticed this slight flaw in the train system while on holiday in Scotland over the summer. I was staying with my cousin in Stirling and we got the train down to Edinburgh every day to see the festival. The…
-
New Dipped Bulbs, Too Bright!?
Both dipped bulbs went out recently on my Focus, have replaced them with the spec in the manual, Halogen H7 and now these are causing a problem! Driving at night last couple of weeks everyone who has been in front of me has complained (in many different ways, Some nearly coming to blows) that the glare is obviously very…
-
Car tax and the budget
I've been hearing a bit on the news about the proposed increase in car tax for the bigger "gas guzzling" vehicles in the budget this week. I own, what is probably considered to be low to medium emission car - a 1.4 peugeot 206. Car tax last year was £100. Seeing as I have to renew my car tax before the end of the month,…
-
£12 for London zones 1-3 off peak Travel Card
Hey all, This is more a sort of warning then anything else. I used PAYG on my oyster card the other day (saturday). My Journey:* Went to wembley from upton park to watch the stadium. * Returned from wembley to Liverpool street. * From LS to Rectory Road (National RAil) * Return Rectory Road to LS in a couple of hours * LS…
-
AA Option 400 or RAC Solution 4?
Can anyone give me any reason to choose one over the other? Prices are similar. Cover looks similar too (unless I have missed something small). Anyone had any specific good or bad experiences with either? Also, please dont tell me about any of the other cheaper companies. My company are paying and I have to have AA or RAC.…
-
Parking Ticket received by post
Hi all, I just received a parking fine "PCN". The crime was that I stopped for about 5 minutes (I was in my car all the time) on a single yellow line during peak hours. The council says that they saw me through the cctv and have sent me a PCN about a month after I had done that (I had been in the area about a month back…
-
Bmw & Mot
Apologies if this is the wrong place for this but would appreciate your help on this. I have a 318 ci and the MOT needs renewing at the end of this month as well as an Inspection 1, I think!!! So PLEASE can any of you wonderful people on here recommend me any garages where I should go to get it done. Looking for some…
-
Short term car breakdown cover
Are there any breakdown companies that will cover me for only 3 or 4 month? Not bothered with they cover the driver or the car. thanks in advance!!
-
car breakdown for 3 family members
car breakdown for 3 family members would have thought there's loads of households where there's 3 or 4 cars in the family .. and requirement therefore to lump them together for a better deal. i went via the moneysupermarket.com search facility . which lets you put in up to 3 cars (suprised not 4 ? ) for best coverage for 3…
-
looking for quality 2nd hand motor
Hi All, For the past few months i been looking at getting myself a 2nd hand BMW 325ci Sport, but with these cars in limited supply second hand, been finding it difficult to find one with the spec i want, or maybe somthing closely resembling my desired spec. I've got a pretty reasonable budget 14.5-15k, ideally should get…
