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GEM Motoring Assist - my experience
Hi, Have been on GEM recovery reclaim policy for last four years. Never had to call them out till last week. I have a 2001 Ford fiesta (1.25), done 62,000 miles. I bought it three years ago and have done nearly 20,000 miles in the three years. Coming to the point. last saturday whilst driving on the motorway, a rattling…
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Season ticket query
I hope someone might be able to advise me. I am starting a degree down in London and will be commuting from Leicester by train to st pancras and then on to paddington. Lectures start at 9.30 am and go on to around 5 PM which means I will be travelling in peak time. I will get a monthly season ticket for leicester to london…
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Renault Magane Not Starting In Cold Weather. Renault Can't Help Please Can You?
Can anyone help. We have a Renault Megane 1.9 Diesel. Had problems since we bought it. When it's warm it starts fine but when it's cold it's a nightmare. Had a diagnostic check, by an independant garage and they said they were sure it was a fault with the ignition. Said the part had to come fromm Germany. So had a new…
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Company Car Damage Not My Fault
Some good advice needed pls! Another driver reversed into the front of my company car while it was stationary and I was sitting in it. I took the details of the driver, but unfortunately there were no witnesses. When I told my boss he said that I had little chance as the damage was to the front of my car and the insurance…
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isofix child seat mounting points
do any of you guys know when ford started puting isofix mounting points in the focus? thanks? kevin
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V5 Logbook Question?
I bought a car from Car Giant 2 weeks ago, I haven't received the Registration Certificate yet? Does anyone know, how long the DVLA take, to post them out? :confused: Many Thanks
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Selling car
Just had a young chap round to see my Wagon R Suzuki. First to show an interest in two weeks. "It's for my uncle, he's looking at your car now". Well, dilemma all round, in his late 70's , dribbling, incoherent, Alzheimer's or some similar. The car suits, driving position and so on. He fell over on getting out of the car,…
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Paying insurance with no car
Hi, i recently posted about having a courtesy car and having it taken off me cause it was costing too much. Well my car was written off and i was supposed to be getting a cheque but because the other side is disputing the claim i scrapped the car but still waiting for a cheque. At the moment im paying around £75 a month to…
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Forklift Licence
Evening all, Im looking round for a few jobs and alot are asking for FLT drivers (and its good money) however i dont have my FLT Licence. I did a quick "Google" but couldnt find anything specific apart from another thread which someone has put if you are currently unemployed the jobcentre will put you through it??? just…
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HELP my car radio wont accept code
I have just bought a Metro (to get my son's insurance down) I have the radio code but when i switched radio on it showed 'err' how can i get radio to work again, my brother advised that i would have to disconnect the battery but is this true ANY HELP GRATEFULLY RECEIVED. thanks:confused: P.S. the battery was replaced…
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Has anyone ever bought a Kit Car.......
I'm buying a new car and I was thinking about getting something different. Can anyone give me advice on Kit Cars; Are they reliable/safe Are the expensive to run/service Is insurance high Anything else I should consider
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£18 day return Dover-Calais, car +9
P&O currently have a special offer on their Dover-Calais service, a car and up to 9 people from £18 return. There is plenty of availability at this price, even at weekends. If the time you want doesnt show at £9, try earlier or later. To book use this LINK, it takes you to the offer page direct as these prices dont seem to…
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Parking ticket appeal help.
Hello, Can anyone here give me some advice on appealing a parking ticket? My friends and I parked in a designated bay in Notting Hill a month or so ago, and got out of the car to pay, only to find that the meter was out of order. A big sign next to it told us to "Pay the fast and easy way, by phone" so that what we did. My…
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Garage rip off
Hi Bil recently lost the chip out of the key for his P reg Mondeo he contacted local garage who said they would look at it. When Bil went back he was told the car had been taken to the main dealer who could not fix it the car was useless and handed him a bill for £200 saying he'd paid the main dealer £120. I told him to…
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Benefits for insuring more than one car?
Hi, My husband and I have 3 cars between us, that cover between 5,000 and 18,000 miles each pa and all require AA/Green Flag etc cover too. Does anyone know if I can make savings by insuring them all with one insurer? Many thanks!
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How can I find the car I want?
I'm looking into buying a 2nd hand car within the next 12 months, and being a novice at this sort of thing would like to ask for some advice. Is there any websites I can go on to browse 2nd hand cars in my area that I can input specifics that I would like? i.e. I would like- Not bothered about make/model. Low Tax Bracket.…
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Can't sell my car - help!
I got a new job last Easter and, to cut a long story short, the excitement of having a bit more money than I'd had for a few years, sent me over the edge and I bought a new car. Well, secondhand, but new to me and fairly pricey and luxurious. By my standards anyway. A couple of months on and I'm not enjoying my job and my…
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Car Insurance advice
Hi I'm going to buy my sister's car this saturday as she will be purchasing a new car. I've gone to confused.com and did a search on insurance quotes under my dad's name [policy holder] for me, my brother and sister [3 drivers]. The cheapest I've found is at £342 and its with Ecar and it says Refer to Company for the…
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Leaving the car at Gatwick ... silly question but ..........
I'm thinking of leaving my car with one of the Gatwick car park operators for 2 weeks. The problem is that I'm gonna have a few things in the car (like sat-nav and mobile phone stuff) that I don't particularly want to have to take overseas with me, but I'm reluctant to leave it in the car. Does Gatwick have secure lockers…
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PLEASE HELP?? we need to get a car asap!
hi we;ve been without a car for almost a yr its a nightmare it takes so much of our time up walking miles for shopping, we need another car asap before winter comes in!!!! but what about mot, tax obviosly ours ran out some time ago, as it was 'off the road' if i was trading it in, or selling it what would i need to do???…
