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car cutting out
hi, wondering if anyne can offer any advice beofre i take my car to a garage. i have a x reg astra 1.4 it starts fine but after a few mins it loses power and when i brake i cuts out. it will start again but happen again fairly quickly. the first light to come on is an orange rectangle with a star in it. any advice greatly…
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Hire car fuel rip off
I was recently given a hire car by the insurance company while mine was being repaired. The deal was it came with a full tank of petrol and must be returned with a full tank. I had no problem with this, but... We used the car for a total of 58 miles and the petrol gauge dropped to show a quarter usage. Fair enough, the day…
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learning to drive any advice please ? (automatic or manual same routine ?
hi yeah i know too long enough but i;m 31 and want to learn how to drive it would benefit our family now :) so i aint got a clue on where to even start lol, so anyone could advise me on what to do first or any paperwork i need to get that would be awesome. And i;m not sure i will be good at manual drive as never driven at…
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Train - Norwich - to London
Hi, I tried searching but couldn't find much about this route. I'm wanting to go to London for the day with a friend (who is a uni student), and the train prices just seem rediculously expensive. Looking on 'One' website or thetrainline.com for a weekday in March, just after easter they both come up with the same prices of…
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Car insurance help please?
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I wanna think about leasing a car
Any reccomendations? good bits bad bits etc.. what's classed as a business user as can't seem to find out.. thanks
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Garage recommendation?
Hi can anyone in the Medway, Kent area (typically rainham) suggest a decent trustworthy garage to go, was a bit disappointed after our last service from our current garage, prices gone up, oil level light came on within 3 days and return trip needed to top it up, and a few minor issues. Need a full service, MOT etc and…
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Range rover vogue
My best friend has moved abroad now for a few weeks he called me yesterday and offrered me his 2001 range rover vogue with 43000k on the clock full range rover service history for next to nothing rather than trying to find another buyer. Ive checked insurance there is not much between that and what im paying now so thats…
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free parking could cost dearly
Traveling round I have noticed a practice which appears to be on the increase. When parking As you go to the machine to pay sometimes only about £2, Some kind person offers you a ticket with say one hour left on it, as they are now going. Some even leave there old ticket by the box for you to take. You see Lots of people…
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When 1st MOT due on new car
Hi, I bought a car a year or 2 ago and I was wondering if anyone knows when you have to get the car first MOT'd ?
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Car crashed by garage whilst being returned to me, advice please?
My car was crashed whilst being returned to me after some diagnostic work by my local main dealer. This is the latest in an ongoing saga which has seen me get overcharged (admitted by them), have the wrong work carried out (not admitted as yet)have a hub cap missing upon return, I have also had a 'half price service'…
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Car crashed by garage whilst being serviced, advice please?
My car was crashed whilst being returned to me after some diagnostic work by my local main dealer. This is the latest in an ongoing saga which has seen me get overcharged (admitted by them), have the wrong work carried out (not admitted as yet)have a hub cap missing upon return I have had a 'half price service' voucher…
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Red Fuel Payment Card
Does anybody on here have a Red Fuel payment card? Let me know, because they are trying to charge all their customers £1.18 a litre.
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V5 Logbook Question?
If you lose your Logbook, is it possible to get a replacement? :confused: if so, is there a charge??? Many Thanks
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Oyster card query
I have a pay as you go Oyster Card. I ordered it at the start of December with £15 credit on it. I used it across 2 days and got charged £5.20 each day so my balance was at £4.60. I am going up to London tomorrow, so on Wednesday I added £10 to the card which will be added when I 'touch in' at my designated tube station. I…
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Halfords Trade Card
I've recently managed to get my hands on a Halfords Trade Card. These can get you anything between 0% and 80% discount on Car Parts in any Halfords store. The problem is that you don't know how much discount it gets you until you take your card and the item to the till and ask them to scan it through. Rather than doing…
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Car accident -who's fault?
The other guy was parked at double yellow lines and went into a take away shop, i thought I could get through between his car and other cars and I scraped my rear side and his car aswell. We exchanged details. :confused:
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Car Damaged At Work
I wonder if someone could please help me. I finished work yesterday and when I got to my car which was parked in the car park of the works I noticed that someone had damaged my passenger side wing, basically there was quite a large dent and it would have been impossible not to notice that you had hit it,because of this my…
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Hyundai Accent 1.3 and new driver Insurance
Hi, My son is just about to sit his driving test. He has just turned 18 and really fancies a Hyundai Accent 1.3i,1341cc, something around the £750 mark. This car is more suitable for him as he is quite tall as opposed to the smaller cars like fiesta,saxo etc. Ive tried to get some idea by contacting a couple of Insurance…
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Season tickets...again....
Hi, I have just been quoted a shocking price of over 6200 pounds for an annual season ticket between Rugby and London (including underground). Researching season ticket costs I have found that by purchasing 2 season tickets for the route (Rugby to Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes to London) would save a considerable amount.…
