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Warning: buying tickets on Southwest Trains.
See Times story at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1969212.ece
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Parking Ticket Problem
I was issued a Penalty Charge Notice in a pay and display car park, the problem is I had purchased a valid ticket which had obviously become unfixed from my windscreen so was not able to be seen ( as their poor digital photographs are suppose to prove). I appealed against this as I was under the impression that because I…
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Road pricing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/22/nroads122.xml
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Which 4x4?
Can anyone recommend me some makes/models of 4x4. I have a Mazda MX5 at the moment but as I'm pregnant its becoming less practical the bigger I get !! I want a 4x4 mainly for the extra room, with a baby, a dog and most weekends away camping with kayakes and canoes it seems to be the best option. I would prefer a diesel and…
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New Clio - Is This The Best Deal I Can Get
my mum is looking for a new small car, she is interested in the clio, the local dealer has an offer on just now sellng the clio 'dynamique' 1.4 with metallic paint for £8750 3dr and £9400 5dr. i was unsure if this was a good deal or not as we got the usual speil from the salesman, i have checked many of the sites…
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HELP - Picking up a new car from dealer
Hi I am picking up a new car from the dealer tomorrow but they have just said I need my insurance details... I got my insurance today but it will be a week before the documents come through!! Can I take a 1 day insurance out just to pick up the car? It says on these websites that this cannot be used to purchase road…
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Nissan Almera Timing Chain
I have just paid £674 to have the timing chain replaced on my Y reg 2001 Nissan Almera that has done 48000 miles. Having read various forums, it seems that Nissan are aware that there is a problem and are putting it down to poor servicing. I have a full service history for this car and am going to contact Nissan UK to see…
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HELP! Fiat Punto Finance Owing & Failed MOT...
Help urgently needed! We have a Y reg Fiat Punto with some finance still owing. The tax is up at the end of this month and it has just failed its MOT due to several reasons and will cost in excess of £1,000 to repair to pass the MOT! :eek: We don't think its worth paying so much as the car can't be worth much more than…
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3% off Shell - New Credit Card
Hi All! This is copy of post on Credit Card Thread Not read thriough all the info yet, but just had long awaited literature from Citi, who will be operating the Shell Credi Card from July. Briefly... 3% cashback on Shell fuel purchases (max £5000 per year) 1% on other purchases extended warranty on DOMESTIC appliances -…
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Disgusted by Manchesters Congestion Charge Proposal
Hi Guys, The manchester congestion charge scheme finally has a website and tarif. http://www.gmfuturetransport.co.uk/testimonials.php?caseID=1 This is going to cost me roughly £100 a month. I urge anyone who feels strongly about this to let their views be known here http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Manccongestion/ and…
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3% off Shell fuel with new Shell Mastercard from CitiFinancial Europe plc
Just had notice that my old Shell VISA card will be replaced by Shell Mastercard from Citi in a few weeks time and that will automatically give 3% off Shell fuel bought in UK apparently? Might just be enough to keep my fuel business with Shell:)
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Money Saving Car Buying Consultancy - opinions please
I usually contribute to the property board, but would like the opinions of you motoring moneysavers please. Would you be prepared to pay a fee for a service that would source you the new or used vehicle you wanted at a price cheaper than you could find yourself? Effectively the fee would be more than covered by the saving…
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parking ticket - warden error
I got a ticket last week, but on closer inspection I notice that the warden wrote down the colour of the car completely wrong, (brown instead of metallic blue) theres no way anyone could make that mistake in broad daylight. Have I got enough grounds to appeal on this technical error in the ticket? bearing in mind that the…
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Car trade in question...
We have traded our car in, and have got a really good trade in price for our car. When I've been looking through some of the documentation, there is a page saying what essentials to bring when we trade the car in. The usuals are on there V5, locking wheel nuts etc, but it also mentions tax disc. The tax disc has about 5…
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possible flat battery question and help if possible
I'm hoping someone might help me My car (a 4 year old renault megane) won't start. Nothing works. So I attached some jump leads, got the lights etc working, but the car still wouldn't start. It turned and that's it. With in 24 hours nothing works again The car has only been used 4 times this year due to a move to london…
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tom tom question
http://www.tomtom.com/products/section.php?ID=233&Section=417&Category=0&Lid=1 i was wondering if got that tom tom i linked to , would i be able to upgrade so i can use it in usa? if so whats involved? if not what machines will work in uk and usa with a sensibly priced upgrade
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Rail Ticket Prices?
Does anyone know if the pricing of advance tickets has changed recently. There seem to be far fewer available than when the same journey was booked back in March (the day before travel). Also using the National Rail website on a journey for tomorrow I am not getting any discount with a young persons railcard, looking at…
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Help needed, No log book DVLA will not issue one
Hi, I have a 1972 Ford Escort which I am in the process of restoring. When I bought the car after being sat in a garage over 10 years the original log book was not available. The car is wearing its original number plates and an old tax disk but the vin tags are not present due to a repair carried out many years ago. The…
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Pls tell me how to get better deal on new car with finance?!
I have found a new car that I want - Merc A class Avantgarde & want to take advantage of their current offer (runs out end of month) that gives contract purchase finance for 5.8% APR. Have been in to try to get money off as I am a moneysaver! However Im not getting much luck really. The 'business manager' who deals with…
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claiming petrol allowance
my company currently pays 25 p a mile if i use my own car to go to work in another branch. i always thought this to be very low and according to the official hmrevenue site it should be 40 p a mile for less than 10,ooo miles a year. can anyone clarify this and tell me if i am being short changed !
