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DVLA Clamping
Hi I have a van parked in the car park of my flats which has unfortunately broken down and I am in the process of trying to sell it. The tax has expired and I declared the vehicle as SORN to the DVLA, and as it is parked in a private car park, therefore off public roads I thought this would make it legal and above board.…
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MOT failure- advice pleez
Advice needed urgently. I am the proud owner of a 1999 V reg 1.4 focus CL. It failed its MOT today on 2 points: 1) Emission 2) Blue smoke from exhaust I know it needs a new cat and exhaust system. I've been told that failure point 2) means a new or recon engine. Not sure what value of car is. Looked on ebay and they've…
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Has my "new" car been accident damaged?
Hello, I would like some advice if possible. Just over a week ago I bought a car from a local dealer, which I had to finance via welcome finance, We did all the paper work which went through fine and collected last Saturday (25th Aug) and seemed ok at the time. This weekend I noticed that one of the doors was a slightly…
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Zafira Exhaust Emissions Light
Hi, I have a 2002 1.8 petrol Zafira. A guy changed the water pump when he put it back together and started it up it would not idle properly and the exhaust emission/engine management light came on. When he checked the timing again he was one tooth out on the timing belt.Having corrected that it still does not idle properly…
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Small Car - Which One?
I am interested in getting a small car for around £3K - £5K Automatic Social use in the evening and at weekends. I too like the Yaris but it is pretty expensive. Others I like include 206, Clio etc... What would you get?
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Small car for a tallish guy
Following the birth of my son, my wife and I swapped cars and I've given up my lovely Mazda 6 for her VW Polo 1.4 Match. I commute approx 90 miles a day and, as a 6-footer with quite long legs, I'm finding the lack of legroom and reach adjustment on the steering wheel to be quite uncomfortable. Because I have to have the…
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L Plates Motor bike / Scooter
Looking for some advise, I have held a full Car driving licence for just over 30 years what is the highest cc motor bike or scooter that i can ride with L Plates. Do you have to take some theory or training before you can ride with the L Plate's. How long can you ride with L Plate's before having to take a test. I'm trying…
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Help - '93-'95 Vauxhall Corsa Questions
Hiya I am currently looking at buying myself a Vauxhall Corsa, I would really like an SXI model either 1.2 or 1.4 engine. Can anyone offer me any information as to the MPG I could expect, either petrol or diesel. Also are there any common faults with them, I currently have a 51 plate Vectra and have experienced the cam…
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I wanna buy a new car
I dont know where to start. I have got a nissan micra to either sell or use for part exchange its currently worth about £2-3000. I am looking for a similar size car can anybody recommend anything to me. I went to a local garage today where they had a ford KA for £4695 with 3yrs warranty and brand new. I really like the…
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what are my rights concerning a vehicle falsely described?
I bought a rover 416 on August 14th, the car was described as having a new head gasket and cam belt. Two weeks later the car has seized, due to head gasket failure! I have asked the woman for the reciepts for the work which she has none, but gave me the garage number where she had the work done. I have phoned the garage…
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Changes for Learner Drivers?
I was wondering if anyone could set me straight here. I've been told that as of January 2008 learners will have to take lessons for 1 year before taking the exams. I've searched for information to no avail. Does anyone else know about this or is just chinese whispers?! Thanks in advance! Nat.
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Car Rear Tyre slowly losing pressure.
Hi there, My honda Civic rear tyre keeps on losing the presuure slowly. The pressure loss is very slow. Drops by about 2 PSI over a weekfrom 30 to 28. It has happened over the last 3-4 weeks. What I can think of it is either a very tiny puncture or a valve leak. What I want to ask is that whether my breakdown policy will…
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Taking a long journey? Save your money, your clutch and your sanity!
What's it about? If you've kids you'll know a lengthy journey, especially on motorways, can test your patience and your wallet. The last thing you want is to get stuck in traffic jams. So what can you do about it? There's a nifty little tool on the Highways Agency website called Traffic England. It'll let you know where…
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No longer 13 month MOT?
I've just got my wifes car MOT'd. The current MOT expires on the 3 oct 2007 so I took the car in a month early in case there were any problems. The car passed and I was given a new MOT certificate that expires 3 sept 2008. I thought if you did this the new MOT would run for 12 month after the current one expires.That is…
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Petrol or Diesel
I am looking at getting a new car, not going to say what it is because as you all know, 70% of all the replies will be "omg thats not moneysaving!!" which I know and don't need reminding of But anyway, the car I want is £4k for a petrol model, or £6.5k for the equivillant diesel, so what should I do? Diesel gets better…
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Book on car maintenance?
Can anyone recommend a good book on how to maintain a car? Thanks
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how much should i offer for car share??
Hi, this sounds a bit like one of martin's financial dilemma's but i would be interested in what people think... i was just about to renew my train season ticket when a friend rang up and offered to car share with me (him driving his car, me passenger ) on a regular basis if i split petrol costs. key facts* The journey…
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need a car cant get a good loan???
[FONT="]Hello, i have a fair/poor credit rating, I am looking for a loan for a car around £3000 to £4000 I have applied for loans online but all i seem to be offered are high interest loans of 40 - 60%. Is there any company out there who offer lower interest rates than this? Or would I be better getting the loan on…
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Old style driving license - are they valid abroad?
I have heard that the old style driving license is not accepted in some places abroad (in particular Majorca). Does anybody know if it would be accepted in Majorca? Thanks. S.
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RAC and %&!^ing pigsback!
I'm trying to get RAC breakdown cover and was wondering if anyone knew whether you could go through pigsback to get money back. I hate the pigsback site with a vengeance - it doesn't turn up sites through the search which I know it covers!!! If I'm doing something wrong please tell me as it is making me rip my hair out!…
