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Private number plate sale ideas welcome
Hi I recently bought a private number plate from DVLA for £799. It reads MR08OND. Hopefully to a James Bond fan or Mr. O Bond it should be worth something more. The big question is how to go about marketing the plate so that I can sell it. Ideally I'm anticipating a sale after James Bond's new film is released. I've…
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EcoFlow/MotoFlow
Hi I was wondering if anyone has any experience (positive or negative ) with this system? I'm thinking of getting one. Costs about £ 50, but if it does what it claims, this could be recouped against fuel costs.
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Would my car fail its MOT?
Ive got a car that i only drive about 2 miles per day which is an old banger tbh. The reversing light doesnt work - ive tried the bulb and fuse with no joy and where i drive i never actually reverse - is this checked for its impending MOT? In addition a small hole has appeared in the sill - about a 50p coin size - would it…
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Green Car Recommendations
Hey guys, I was just looking for some help and decided you were the best people to ask! I'm looking for a large family vehicle in the price range of £15,000 and it has to be the "greenest" car available within that budget..ie. producing the lowest carbon emissions etc I've looked on a few website and they all use different…
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Unsatisfied with repair work
Plan to make an insurance claim to have my car repaired. If i am unsatisfied with the repair work what shall i do? do i refuse to collect the car and ring the insurance company? am i supposed to collect the car and tell them i will be complaining? Would like to know beforehand what my rights are before i take it to the…
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Ads on Cars...
Has anybody on here used this website or similar...? http://www.adsoncars.com/ Getting paid to drive around advertising stuff. Hmmmm... Bit of extra pocket money I guess...?!
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Help with car advice on px!
Hi Need some advice, just been given a car by my dad as they are moving abroad. Its a Citroen C5 exclusive, 2002, personal plates, 45k, excellent condition but its far too big for me. Rang the citroen dealer and they said they would do a straight swap for a C3 with the same mileage and year. It seems like a bad deal as…
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Cheap train tickets with Daily Mail tokens - starts next week
It looks like Daily Mail's cheap train tickets promotion is back again this year (for last year's thread see http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=360487&highlight=daily+mail+train). Virgin Trains, according to their website, are offering single tickets from £2.50 (or £10 if you go across all the 4 zones…
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Cost of Perol v Diesel Ready Reckoner
Price £1.01 £1.08 MPG Petrol Diesel 25 183.66 196.39 30 153.05 163.56 35 131.19 140.28 40 114.79 122.74 45 102.03 109.11 50 91.93 98.20 55 83.48 89.27 60 76.53 81.83 65 70.64 75.54 Sorry the formatting falls appart but should be just about legible now The above are based on 1,000 miles (so for example if you do 12,000…
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Timing for cheap advance rail tickets
Hi, Does anyone know when the various cheap advance singles are released? I'm specifically interested in the National Express east coast service from London to Dundee, I'm travelling on 25th April. Question is, have they released all the cheap tickets now, or will more come available later on? Thx John
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car insurance and no claims
Please delete me. Posted in wrong place and I don't seem to be able to delete my own message as theres no delete button.
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Photcard Driving Licences.
Hi,Are you aware that the Photocard Driving Licence is 10 year renewable.The photo has to be renewed every 10 years ,for a fee of course. The licences came into circulation in July 1998 and therefore the first ones are due for renewal in July 2008.You can find the renewal date next to your photo along side no.4b.There is a…
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is this the best time to buy a used Ford Focus
Hi, Will need to change my car in the very near future (starting to cause a few problems and likely to be costly to fix). Basically I have my eye on a Ford Focus diesel, but wondering if this is the best time to buy. I am looking at a budget of around £5,000 and was looking at the old style, 04 plates and earlier. However…
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Best Breakdown Cover?
I've never had any breakdown cover & don't know which company would be best for me. I don't need homestart or a partner to be covered as well. Have been doing longer journeys with my kids lately and I really think I should get some cover. Are there any good offers at the moment? :-)
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Mechanical Breakdown Cover - is it worth it?
I am buying a car from Cargiant – Peugeot 607 05 reg, 85,000 miles. Everything is electric\electronic – many things can go wrong. The full price is £7k and I am paying in cash. Cargiant are offering a Mechanical Breakdown Cover from AA at a price of £459 for a year with max £500 claim at a time. My questions are:* Is it…
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Useful buying a used car advice site
http://www.usedcarexpert.co.uk/ free site has make & model specific faults list & exactly what to look for when buying a used car, excellent!!
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reporting no car insuarnce
Hi whom do you contact about an individual who is driving without insurance, inc dangerously at high speeds?? The individual has been stopped by the police several times but gives someone's else's identity? Fear he will soon kill someone
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dvla clamping
Hi all, Appoligise in advance for this post if it has been raised before had quick look but nothing came up on a search Anyways my car was hit by a lorry so i parked it up out the back off my (privatly) rented house on a concrete car park directly behind my rear garden thinking this was classed as "off road" it has taken 2…
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Dave Gorman - America Unchained
I watched Dave Gorman's new documentary last night - "America Unchained", where he attempts to drive from one side of America to the other without using any chain-garages, chain-supermarkets, chain-hotels, etc.. along the way. I don't know why this bothers me, but I'm sure they said the car he was driving (big American…
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Get from Manchester to London late on a weekday
I was looking on many sites, but there seems to be no service for trains or flights leaving Manchester at 10.30pm or later for London. Can someone reccomend me how to get back to London? Any coach service people can reccomend? Thanks
