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Selling a Jaguar
Evening all :wave: Dont think I have ever ventured in here before but I figured that you would be the best lot to ask :grin: Where would be the best place to sell a 1998 xj8 3.2l jag? eBay? Autotrader? Or is there some *jag specific* place? Thanks for your ideas in advance. tigtag
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Police, Road Tax/ Works Van
Looking for some help please, my OH was pulled today for not having road tax in the works van he was driving. It is not his usual van as his is being repaired. He knows that it is the companies responsibility to pay but he was wondering if the Dundee Police will fine him anything or points on licence? With the van he uses…
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Fine for parking in a residents bay - no signage
Well a good start to my OH's first day of teacher training at her new school. She parked in street that had a 'Controlled Zone' sign at the end of the road and parked in an open bay. She spent ages looking to see if it was pay and display or residents parking and could find any signs anywhere to indicate that. Coming out…
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Cheaoest car for insurance
I'm looking at saving up for my first car. I'm not too sure which sort would suit me best - something small with good MPG would be great (something like Corsa). I'll be buying second hand but I'm trying to find out what is the cheapest car to insure for those that have newly passed their test (0 years no claim). I'm 26 and…
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Help with buying a car privately..
Hello, I have seen a vehicle in auto-thingy, and i want to go see it, and maybe buy it. So how is the best way of doing this please. I have spoken to the seller on the phone and they seem ok. The vehicle is about 90 mins drive away, so i will pay cash, as i don't want to go all the way back again. Car Value is £1500. I…
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Citroen C3 screen washer problems
I really hope someone can answer this for me. I've had no washers working since before Christmas. I think it's possibly the fuse that's blown however, try as I might, I cannot get the clip to undo on the fuse box. Does anyone know if there's a special tool for taking it off as I've tried just about everything to get into…
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Lorry/Truck driver tracking on your PC.
Hi, I know this is'nt really money but does anybody know the website which lets you do this for free? My friend drives a tanker and has seen it done on his mates PC but is himself totally computer illiterate. All he can remember is driver 1. Thanks
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First Great Western workers vote for strike
Rail guards & drivers at First Great Western have voted to strike. More than 600 workers at First Great Western (FGW) had been voting on whether to launch a campaign of action after the RMT union said industrial relations had broken down. The executive of the RMT union will now consider whether to call strikes over the…
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petrol v deisel astra 5 dr hatch
Got to get a new car sorted today as mine has gone completely - decided to get vauxhall astra hatch 5 dr - cant decide between 1.7 deisel or 1.6 petrol. I do about 11k a year very urban driving ( takes about an hour to do 15 - 20 miles - i know i could walk quicker) Worked out the saving on deisel about 200 a year over 10…
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Insurers don't seem to be bothered in making their prices competitive for me?!
Just got my renewal quote from ecarinsurance.co.uk at £514.07. I was impressed as not long ago I got a quote to check what it might be likely to be and this is definitely not an inflated renewal. I am also happy this is cheaper than the last premium of just over £700. However, I have checked confused.com,…
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Off Topic - Looking to buy a certain car, is it a zetec or not?
Hi all, My young lady has bothered me so much i finally agreed to get a new car. So as young ladies do they want the first one they have seen and we have put a desposit down (£50) And i have 1 doubt and no point asking the guy selling it as they are all bent :) So here goes.....Is it a Zetec or not? I was wondering if…
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Ford ka radio code
Hi, Can anyone give me my radio code for my ford ka as the one I have seems to be incorrect. The serial cod is M021992 Thanks, Lizi
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Ford Radio, Code needed
I'm locked out of my ford's radio. And i need to unlock it since it's been locked. However i don't want to have to pay tonnes of money for something i can do on my own so if anyone knows how to unlock the radio and has the code it would be awesome if you could post here. This is the make of the radio: Ford 5000 RDS E.O.N…
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Learning to ride a motorbike
I have been riding a 50 cc scooter to and from work for the last year and have been happy with that. As I am living with my gf and we only bought this flat a year ago and saving for a wedding money is a little tight. BUt I have read that in october 08 the motorcycle test is going to be made longer and guess what More…
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Buy a car from mainland GB?
Hi, I Live in Belfast, N.Ireland and am thinking of buying a car from england. Prices seem to be so much higher over here. Is this considered an import? The car I'm looking at is an ex-demo. What is the correct procedure to bring the car into N.Ireland. Does the dealer in England take care of all of this or do I need to…
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Car repair through insurance
Our car was rear ended in December. The other car had the front quite badly damaged, but ours appeared to be undamaged apart from some scuff marks on the rear bumper We did however want it checked out incase there was some damage that wasn't visible and the car went in yesterday to the insurers approved accident repair…
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Ford Fiesta 1.4/1.6 TCDi
Hi all, Don't know much about cars, but my girlfriend is looking for: Ford Fiesta 1.4/1.6 TCDi Silver/Black Air Conditioning 5 door Something like: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/used-prices/Valuation.aspx?deriv=22774&plate=77&issue=0 I have been told that 5 door diesel Fiestas and small cars in general are particularly…
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Insuring a car you don't own
I just bought another car. I still have my old car. It is off road and uninsured. At present my brother does not have a car and wants to use my old car. He wants to insure it in his own name and use it. Can he do it while the car is still under my name? He is aware he is responsible for any speeding tickets etc?
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Trading in my old Cavalier for ?
I have a 95 cavalier done 110k,its a 1,8 engine and its a bit heavy on petrol to be honest,need to change now before the mot comes round again. Been looking on ebay ,have 2500k to spend tops,looking at a fe Golf's and Audis,trouble is they are all very high mileage,how risky is it to buy such cars. All i want really is a…
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vauxhall zafira exhaust?
the rear section of my zafira exhaust needs replacing...the vauxhall dealer who suggested that wants £250:mad: ...i know this is excessive but how much should i expect to pay?
