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Cheapest Fares from London to Preston
Hello Does anyone know the cheapest way to travel from London to Preston. Our party consists of two adults and two children (one 4 yr old and one baby)? Are there any discount codes we can use? Travel is not until September. Many thanks
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Free petrol?
Hello all, this is my first proper post on here and I'm sorry if this has been posted before anywhere. I've just found a link to a site that is giving away a "free" fuel card worth £100. You have to fill in your details before you actually get any proper information and I was wondering if anyone on here has has had any…
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Taking your car abroad.
Hi. I am going to take my car abroad for a period of at least 3 months, probably longer. Do I need to inform the DVLA? What do I do about insurance? If I get normal breakdown cover for Europe is it still valid? Also a non British national will probably be driving the car while I'm over there. Would it be a good idea to add…
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wrong new car documents - help
Could anybody please help My daughter bought a new car Friday. She was given registration documents with another persons details on. Was assured the car was registered in her name, it was just an admin error. We now find out that it isn't as we were told,the car is registered to somebody else. This has taken the shine off…
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National Tyres - Oil & filter - 10% online discount?
I've just been checking the National Tyres website in advance of my forthcoming routine oil & filter change. On the main online ordering menu, it looks as if the 10% online booking discount is no longer available for this. The only options are for tyres, exhausts, batteries and MoT tests. However, if you click on the links…
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Head Gasket-Peugeot 206
Peugeut 206 1.1lx (V reg- 65000 miles) The Head Gasket was replaced by a local garage last July at a cost of some £360. It has now gone again (10 months later) The same garage state that there are reluctant to do it again as the say there could be a fault somewhere within the engine that could cause it to go again. Have…
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Should The Clutch Belt Be Checked In A Service/MOT?
I know nothing about cars and wasn't very happy today when my partners clutch belt broke and we had too be towed home. The main reason I was not very happy was the that the car had just had a Major Service and MOT on Monday and was supposedly in full working order, with NO recommendations for any work to be carried out.…
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buy new or second hand??
Hi there I currently have a 2 year old clio (bought new) which Im now finding is a bit small in the boot, now that we have a baby in the family and need buggies etc wherever we go. I dont know whether to - 1. get another new car - maybe something like a megane, or similar size 2. buy a second hand 'better' car - such as an…
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17 year old speeding, will he get banned
My son was out riding his motorbike with 2 mates, basically they went double speed limit and got stopped by police. All 3 are going to get done for excessive speed, Dont get me wrong it was his own fault and motorbike is up forsale, and basically he could have killed himself! But as soon as got stopped by police decided to…
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12v Portable Power station
Hi, after an embarrassing evernt last weekend that left my car with a flat battery i have decided to get a portable power station with a 12v socket. Can anyone recommend one and wheree to get it from. Cheers Rich
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car tax on larger engined cars
Been a bit out of touch with car tax changes etc lately as had the same vehicle for far too long, now looking to change cars. I know that all new larger engined vehicles the car tax can be up to £400 a year I think (what i heard the other day), is that right? I guess if you can afford a £60k Range Rover then you can afford…
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What happened to LPG?
About 5 years ago, everyone was banging on about getting LPG cars and wanting to get existing cars converted. Now I hear nothing about them and people are talking about diesels mainly and occaisonally hybrids in particular, the Prius. What happened? I know the drawback is that you lose your bootspace but what was the…
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AutoAid 24 hour number - what is it
My husband is stranded and I can't find it anywhere onthe website. Anyone know it. ta
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Due to fail MOT - Advice needed
As I have previously mentioned in another post, my car was crashed into by a stolen car which I have now put a claim into the MIB for. The MOT is due 16th June and I was wondering if it's actually legal to drive the car now I know it will fail it's MOT in a month's time? I want to be able to use it to go look at new cars.…
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Parking on pavements
Down my road we are starting to have an issue with people parking on the pavement. It is just out side my house. This has only started up in the last few months and I have been living here for over two years. We do have a few more cars in the road now. Sometimes they are right on the edge of my dropped kerb. When I want to…
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Lotus Elise 111s price
Hi all Im thinking about selling my Elise or trading it in as trying to get a family of four in to it is impossible and quite unsafe and illegal. I've got an idea what its worth but i was quite suprised as to a couple of websites giving out used car prices priced it much higher than i thought. If i remember rightly im sure…
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car clamped on private property
My car was clamped on private property today (university campus). I fully admit I shouldn’t have parked there but ‘everyone else does’ and I have done so for about 2 years without hassle (I know that’s not a particularly good excuse! :o ) Anyway, does anyone know (or know where I can find) details of the law about…
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Should I buy this car?
Hi everyone. Just been to look at my local Nissan dealer today as I'm looking to get a new Nissan Note 1.6SE automatic. I'm learning to drive but hopefully will be taking my test soon and want to get a car now so I can practice in it. The dealer has an ex-demonstrator model available with the spec I want, metallic paint…
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New petrol or diesel car?
Hiya, I am thinking about getting a new car but can’t decide between a petrol or diesel engine. I live on Tenerife and drive approximately 2,250 km a month (approx 27,000km a year), most of this is done in short journeys, under 20 minutes, the longest journey I do is approx 80km there and 80km back again, this is probably…
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Car Leasing / Contract Hire ?
I'm seriously thinking about getting a car on lease rather than buying one, I'm newly self employed so might as well have a decent car. What are the catches, besides the mileage cost if you go over the contracted miles or any damage to the vehicle? I know there's the monthly payments, but is there any specific questions to…
