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Thankyou...
Thanks to the posters on this board I have managed to half my train travel next month by splitting the journey tickets. If it wasn't for this board I wouldn't have tried and just bought a straight through return ticket and paid more instead I have 4 single tickets and more money in my purse.:beer: Cheers
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Bought a car with finance on it...
Okay Im not sure if this is the right place to post this so if its not the right place i apologize (and would be grateful if somebody could point me in the right direction). Okay here goes: approximately three- four years ago I bought a car from a salvage company that dealt in insurance write offs. The car was a BMW 7…
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Car vibrating when idle...any ideas?
Hi All, I have a Ford Focus 1.6LX(02 reg) and I have noticed something strange happening over the last few weeks. When I stop at the lights I put the handbrake up and press the clutch pedal down with the car in first gear. However for the last week or so I have noticed that the car is vibrating, I think the vibration is…
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public transport from london to sheerness- help please
i hope someone can point me in the right direction. i need to find a cheap way of getting from london to sheerness on the isle of sheppey. i have checked megabus and national express but no luck, and the cheapest rail ticket i can find is 16quid. does anyone have any ideas? i dont have a credit or debit card so am unable…
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Message to millions to help slash fuel prices!!! EVERYONES HELP NEEDED
Petrol at £1.04 - £1.12 a litre Diesel at £1.10ish a litre Can we really do anything as consumers? If this site is as much about Moneysaving as it claims, and gets 4 million plus viewers, lets unite and take some action. IT CAN BE DONE. If we finally stand up and stop ghost walking into more and more rises. We can slowly…
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Petrol consumption problem - average Fiesta MPG?
Well i've been using MSE for ages now, though up till now never posted on the forums. But i've got a bit of a car problem, so i'm hoping this will be a good place to ask a question and get a little bit of advice. I just bought a W Reg Fiesta from a garage. It had 72000 miles on it, and is a 1.3 petrol engine. It's got a…
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Advice Needed re Car Repairs
Hi people, Id like a bit of advice please from you guys. I have a W reg Clio which I purchased in September. I took it into my local MOT centre last Tuesday (5th) and the garage called me to say it had failed with the following: 2 new tyres Emissions test - they couldnt/wouldnt test this because they say there was water…
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can i get european breakdown cover for one day
i have a current breakdown policy, which doesnt cover euro travel, i am taking the family to france on the £20 offer (that was in last weeks email from martin) and want to cover my car for one day, i have checked with my current company (lowest available), but they require £34+ to change policy from uk to euro, which is a…
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Manchester Picaadilly-transport to airport
hi i am going to florida in April and need to travel to Manchester from london. I am looking at the cheap deals with Virgin trains £5 single ticket. There are 3 adults and 3 children going. My question is that is it easy to get to the Airport from here. If I buy a supersaver ticket it will cost us £50 in total, to the…
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van hire for overseas move
I currently live in Berlin and am planning to move back to the UK in April. I am trying to find the cheapest and easiest way to transport my furniture back home, does anyone know what the cheapest options are and any good deals on international van hire and insurance,
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DVLA are vigilant just lately
A few weeks ago I saw several cars/vans clamped with bigger sticker from DVLA for road tax evasion in my area (private housing). Then again yesterday more cars and one transit, are they doing it in your area. They seem to be clamping down
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Volkswagen Golf
Hi, I'm looking to buy a new Volkswagen Golf Match 1.4 TSI, Shadow Blue. I have surfed net and looked on sites to save as much as possible as this is a large sum of money. I'm now slightly curious to see what other people have managed to save on this particular car. I am planning to buy online as the prices are fairly…
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Could I have some opinions please (MPVs - shortlist of 2/3)
We're coming up on our 3-yearly Motability changeover, and so hubby and I spent the weekend doing all the garages. We need an MPV for various reasons - mainly medical/access, but there's also the fact that we have three boys and need to cart around a large wheelchair and a buggy. We now have a shortlist of 2, the Ford…
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Cheaper Petrol and Free Lottery Ticket
I'm not sure if this is UK wide, but in Wiltshire our local Total garage gives you a 3p per litre saving on fuel if you buy a lottery ticket. As my Ford Focus takes 50 litres of fuel I bought a ticket for a £1.00 and saved an extra 50 on my purchase. This could be worth millions if it comes in:j
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Van Drivers Beware!
Just wondered how many of you van drivers realise that the speed limit for a van on a single carriageway road is only 50mph? On a dual carriageway and motorway only 60mph? This is unless the van is car derived... i.e. Escort van, Astra van but anything like a Vivaro, Transit, Sprinter, etc has the speed limits as above!…
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Report those smoky lorries
Just to let you know you can report smoky commercial diesels lorries etc You need: Registration of vehicle Manufacturer of vehicle Business name of operator Location - road name Time - Date You phone 01792 470470 then option 6 manufacturer + operator are not so important
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Company Car Tax @ 40%
I have the opportunity to take a company car from 1st April, but I am not sure about the tax implications. I am looking at a Ford Focus 2.0TDCI Titanium and when I look at the running costs in what car http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-costs.aspx?RT=692&ED=53698&U=0 there is a big difference between the 2 tax brackets. My…
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Do-Gooders with Speed Cameras
Recently noticed where we live, some people (do gooders) with nothing better to do than stand in a yellow sleeveless jacket pointing a speed camera down the road. They are not police officers, what are they doing? Are they trying to drum up evidence that they need a speed camera? What happens if someone was going to fast?
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Car bumped - any chance of structural damage?
Bumped my 1999 Ford Fiesta a couple of months back, just sort of tapped another car. The light on the passenger's side has been "pushed" in about an inch but not smashed at all. I've had a butchers and it's attached to a piece of metal which has bent in a bit. This used to have a clip to hold the grille on that side but…
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Best first car and where to get it?
I'm looking for a car for my daughter (18) who passed her test almost a year ago. She is a student so something very cheap to run. I was hoping to get something for less than £1k and expect insurance to be about £700 - £800. She won't do much driving but I do want her to keep at it because she passed first time with very…
