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Anyone used raileasy.co.uk?
Hi folks Just wondering if anybody has used raileasy.co.uk? It's another commercial train ticket booking website, like Thetrainline, and they do seem to be coming up with cheaper prices for me. There is a £1 booking fee. It would be great to hear people's views on the site and whether they could find cheaper tickets…
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Car rental
I want to rent a car next week for travel to Northern France. I am currently 22 years old and have had no luck finding a site that rents a car to people younger than 23. Can leave from either Bristol or London. Anyone have any ideas?
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Red Lights Red Lights
I have a 306 diesel 1.9 at the garage being timming belts and having a oil change. I parked the car and provided to imbolliser number. After a shot time i had a call to say that none of the engineers could start the car. Any idea of how to start the car so that it may be started with the correct code again after it wash…
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Legal Cover on Motor Policy
Hi, can someone tell me if it it totally necessary to pay extra on a motor insurance policy for Legal Cover? I'm at a bit of a loss as to what it is for..... Chreers!
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Peugeot 206 problems
I got a 206 from a dealer last year in December, and while it seemed a good buy at the time .. its recently started causing serious problems. I haven't been driving it much since I bought it (just local shopping trips that happen once in a week), and only started using (more trips) last week of February. Had had it fully…
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What does this taxation achieve?
So I have a moderately polluting car, my tax doubles.... so now I am going to stop using the polluting car just on the weekends, I will sell the economical run around which was used for commuting and I will to triple the miles in my gas guzzler. Net cost to me is nothing because I now have only one car, effect to the…
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Penalty charge notice advice
Hi wondering if anyone can help with this please? I've been sent a PCN from the council but it was my partner driving but that doesn't matter that's not what i need advice on. It's for Failure to comply with a give way to oncoming vehicles sign Now the road they say it's from i think can only be one place.I think they are…
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Iam -Skills for Life - going up £24
If anyone is interested in getting their Advanced Motorist qualification (from the Institute of Advanced Motorists) and getting some extra learning, then I just wanted to let you know that the "Skills for Life" package is going up in price from £85 to £109 very shortly. So if you are dithering then you need to get moving.
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Recommend a Scooter?
I'm considering getting a scooter just to ride to work and back, but I don't know the first thing about them!! Can anyone recommend one for a first time rider?
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www.cheap-cars-online.co.uk
Anyone used these or know anything about them. There is not much to be found on the web other than their own site and the WHOIS record doesn't give many clues. They have some good deals but would not want to send them several grand for them to do a runner! TIA R.
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Odd message & button on my Focus!
Hi all I've just bought a Ford Focus Ghia. There's a button on the driver's door that looks like something to do with the alarm. When the ignition is off & I press the button a message appears on the menu "Interior scan deactivated". There's nothing about this in the manual. I can see that it means the interior alarm is…
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Transport For London Oyster Rip Off
Did anyone see the report on London Tonite news programme last month concerning Transport For London rip off Oyster Card? Passengers who use a PAYG Oyster Card touch into the barrer of a London tube station. A passenger may go to a plaform, discover there are cancellations or delays from the monitor and exit the station…
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Vehicle Leasing
Hello, I have seen sites on the net that advertise car leasing as an alternative to purchasing a car, but I have been wondering.....Does anyone know of any companies that do motorcycle or scooter leasing? Mandoo.
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I'd like to check BCA Auction View
Hi does anyone have a promo code for BCA Auction View or can someone check something for me please. For my sins (and growing family) i'm trying to find a: Fiat Mutipla Diesel 1.9 (110 or 115 bhp) Spec - ELX (alloys and aircon) Colour - dont mind price - upto about £4500 Mileage - low as possible below 80k Service History…
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petrol prices
I recently received a forwarded e-mail from a friend that suggested the government is screwing us, the general public, over fuel prices. They said the 'stay away from the pumps' day last year would never have worked because it hurt us (the consumer) more than it hurt them(the supplier). However they also suggested that if…
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Daily Mail Train Tokens
Does anyone know if the cheap rail travel with the Daily mail tokens can be reused for a second trip. What does the ticket inspector do with the coupon that has the three tokens attached
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Van Road Tax Cut...Euro 4 vehicles down £60 so don't overpay!
Just noticed something on the DVLA website. Euro 4 compliant vehicles have had their road tax cut from £180 to £120. If you have tax discs running out at the end of March it might be worth checking you pay the new price. If you have reminder letters, it will show £180 probably, and I don't know if you can get a refund if…
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Problem car
My colleague has recently bought a year old car. He was told at the time of the sale that it needed a service and was outside of the service window (+/- 500 miles). He took it to the local dealer for a service and rectification on a couple of electrical problems. These were covered under warranty. Less than a week later…
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Ford Fiesta
Not sure whether this is the right forum to post but I think there must be some ford owners here. On sunday Ford Fiesta Finesse displayed this sign on the board Electronic Accelerator Control failure. Hubby was able to drive only at 16 miles an hr, luckily it was near home. Later on, he tried the car and it was ok. He…
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They crushed my sisters car!
My sister was involved in a minor traffic accident, there was no problem with the other party, they admitted liability and their insurance company contacted my sister to arrange to collect her car and inspect it. Her vehicle was a fairly old (K reg) VW Golf but was reliable and was perfect for her pottering around town.…
