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'Used' car buying... What to look out for?
I'm in the process of buying a car and, because my husband and I know next to nothing about things to look at, I thought I'd ask all the knowledgeable people on here. I've been looking at cars under my £3000 budget and we are due to view another Skoda Fabia Comfort on Saturday. It's 51 plate (Nov), has done 43,000 miles…
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Car Insurance 'Admin' Fees
I have moved house and need to update my policy details. Irrespective of any changes in premium, my insurance co. want to charge some where in the region of £20 everytime I make an ammendment to my policy. £20 to key in some new details, print the new documents and post them to me? Does this come under a similar category…
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Motoring tips.
Hi people, my first post here so forgive me if i repeat anything thats been covered here already. As it is getting late i will update on all my ideas tomorrow. I work as a motor vehicle technician for main ***** dealer. As you well know the upkeep and maintainance of a car doesn`t come cheap, well hopefully i can give you…
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Car insurance
I used to have a sporty car, which was a group 12. Last year my car insurance cost £371. Due to a combination of the car being impractical with a new baby, and wanting something cheaper to run as I'm going to be earning less money, I traded the sporty car in for a family car in group 7. I've made no claims or convictions,…
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any mechanics here ??
hiya , my hubbie had a new gear box fitted about 6weeks ago .in his golf now yesterday we broke down due to the gearbox going on us . he phoned up the garage that did the fitting , apparently 6 long bolts were not fiited properly by a mechanic . my hubbie wants to know if this could have beemn dangerous as the day before…
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Hire Car to take overseas
Hello, Quick question - does anyone know of a hire car company which will allow you to take the car out of the country? My partner had an accident and the other guys insurance co have agreed to supply a hire car, but we are going on holiday to France, and taking the car abroad appears to be a problem fo rmost hire…
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HELP- I need a MOT for my coach!
Last year I bought a coach- It was a PSV (53 seater school coach)- I converted it to a motor home. I desperately need an MOT station in or around Camberley area (GU postcode) that can fit a full sized coach- as the earliest VOSA can fit me in is 15th July and we're going to Glastonbury festival 19th June! Can anyone help?!…
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Where is the best place for cheap car parts?
Hi there, Can anyone recommend a good place to get car parts at decent prices? (specifically for a VW Polo). My Dad gave me a catalog, but I've heard about car parts supermarkets - are they a better deal? Are there any really good online sites anyone else uses? Any guidance hugely appreciated!! Thanks, F.
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Ford ethylene glycol antifreeze/coolant
To save my new local Ford main dealer's parts department Neanderthal looking even more gormless than usual, do Ford do a bog-standard old fashioned ethylene glycol antifreeze/coolant, what is it called, and (ideally) what is its FINIS code number?
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rail ticket +family railcard
This may sound like a stupid question , but I have noticed that on many rail fares it is actually cheaper for me to buy a ticket for me and my son with my family railcard than for me just to buy a ticekt for me at standard price. now I was wondering if i purchase the tickets for us both do you think he would actually have…
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Renault Scenic boot size????
Does anyone know the dimensions of the boot space of a Renault Scenic. We are going to be hiring one and are trying to work out how many cases we can fit in.
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Mercedes A Class/ Audi A3
Hi I am looking at buying either a Mercedes A Class or Audi A3 not brand new - my budget is about £8k. I am defintiely after a diesel either Automatic or Semi-automatic as I can drive anywhere from 250 up to 1000 miles a week, both motorway and around town for my job. I have to park about 10 times a day (on appintments) so…
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London International CIV Ticket
This was mentioned on another thread, but it's a bit side tracked atm about something else so I thought I'd start a new thread. Sounds like it's a way of getting across London cheaply if you're using the Eurostar - all I can find is this site http://www.seat61.com/Europe.htm#UK%20train%20tickets The TfL and Eurostar…
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Selling wheel trims on ebay but not sure of size!
Hi, I have 4 wheel trims that I bought for my fiat punto a few years ago but the car sold a while back. Unfortunately I cannot get the details about the trims when I bought them. My car was Fiat Punto MKII. Is there a way of finding out the size..is it just a matter of measuring the width from the outside or..... cheers…
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Tyres - Cheapest I Found......
..... is at http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ Having realised this morning i need 2 new tyres, this site has come up as the best value for money after getting quotes from garages this morning and surfing the net. The fitting is done from a selection of centres, with the nearest to me being a National Tyres Centre, which their…
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Picasso Help - Anyone else have this?
I love my car but there is one thing that is driving me nuts - any time I go above about 50mph and I have the windscreen wipers on, they appear 'bang' on the side of the windscreen and make a loud thudding sound. As you can imagine, motorway driving in the rain is really hard work. Does anyone else who has a Picasso have…
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can insurers penalise you for not disclosing speeding offences?
Ive just been involved in an accident which wrote off my citroen Xsara.Directline Insurance valued it at £3050 and asked me to send mine and my partners(who is a named driver) driving licenses. They now want to penalise me a £1000 for not having disclosed speeding offences (SP30). Can they do that? Has anybody experienced…
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Skoda roomster ????
I have a motability car due for a renewal thinking of getting a skoda roomster has anyone got one ... good points .... bad points ????
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Skoda roomster ????
I have a motability car and its due for renewal , been thinking of the new skoda roomster has anyone got one ? good points ? bad points ?
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Niffs's motoring dilemma
Hello lovely Money savers, OK, I have a wee dilemma which I have been stewing over for quite a while (my decision-making ability is poor)... I have a little green car which I have become very attached to. However, a couple of weeks ago it decided to break down leaving me stranded on a busy A-road alone at night with no…
