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Car a write off - advice please on options
Hello all, someone ran into my rear door at the weekend while I was fastening my daughter in her car seat. Luckily we were not injured. The other driver admitted liability and has been very apologetic. The door was crumpled and wouldn't initially shut. Today the insurance company have said the car is a write off as the…
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Bangernomics: Is this the cheapest possible motoring?
I travel about 20,000 miles a year and need to do so as economically as possible consistent with moderate reliability. For the last several years I have bought cars off ebay for around £200* with at least 6 months MOT, then run them until they break or the MOT runs out; repeat as required. I don't spend any money** on…
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When will you next change your car ?
Will you change it for a lpg/diesel or will you change it for a hybrid vehicle and how would you choose ie by giving what priority over what ?
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Oyster Card - weird
Hi Can anyone explain the following: I have an Adult Oyster card with a Young Person's railcard loaded against it (no relevance as journey was not started in off peak but strange scenario so thought I'd mention it). I took a trip today during peak time (about 9:05am) from Angel (zone 1) to Uxbridge (zone 6). It was…
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car tax question answer needed asap
my son has brought a car and picking it up on thrusday but no tax on it. can he get it taxed for before he drives it home
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Any inside advice on my car insurance claim conundrum?
I had an at fault accident three months ago. My car went straight to the insurers (Direct Line) preferred bodyshop. Work didn't start for some weeks, apparently because they were snowed under. I had paid for two weeks car hire, which Direct Line agreed to extend because the delay was with their repairer. However, some…
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From 1 June: Free London bus & tram travel rules change for 11-15 year olds
Updated: Monday 19 May 2008 What's this about? Heads-up! From Sunday 1 June, all 11-15 year olds who use London's buses or trams will need to have a 'Zip' (photographic Oyster card) to get free travel. From then on, anyone 11 and above who doesn't have a photocard will be expected to pay the adult cash rate, which, at £2 a…
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East Midland Tickets with more extra charges
Hello , ive been a regular user of the Midland Mainline train service which has now been taken over by East Midlands, and yes the prices are higher now they have to get their money back for what the franchise costs. Ive found that booking thro First Capital Connect the hidden charges can be avoided, so no £1 ticket postage…
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Kia Carens help needed with back seat catches.
Hi We have a Kia Carens 2004 reg automatic. My dh used to use it as his work van as well as our family car, so we had the back seats up and down quite a bit. The thing is both the handles on the back seats which you pull to unlock the catch have no both broken so we are stuck with the seats in the up position! Does anyone…
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When is a good time to buy a car?
I am looking to buy a second-hand car, I do not have a part-ex vehicle and will be paying cash. It is actually gonna be a Christmas present for someone. Obviously buying a used car I will not have the choice that I would if I were buying a new one, but the vehicle I'm looking at is fairly ubiquitous and I do not have my…
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Car dilemma that was sold Dec 2007
Hope this makes sense as it's the 1st time i've posted on this board. Me and my oh sold my car at the beginning of december 2007. the logbook was sent off to dvla and everything. we bought the car from a salvage site a few months before and we ended up getting 2 logbooks for it-one from the salvage site they sent to us (a…
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car insurance claim help needed
Hi I Got an email yesterday from my insurance company saying: We were sorry to learn that your vehicle was involved in an accident on the above date. A claim may be made against you and we need more details about the incident so we can decide how best to protect your interests. Costs may be increasing daily so we ask that…
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Considering an Automatic
My present manual 1.2 Nissan Micra is getting on (4yrs, 93K miles) and, it having been far less troublesome than anything I had previously, I was going to get a younger model but am interested in automatics in order to let my gear-change-averse missus have a fair crack of the whip with it. I've no experience with…
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Compare vehicle fuel consumption
I've been looking for a website which gives a rough idea of fuel consumption for different cars. :confused: cant find any
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Car clamped due to DVLA mistake
My partner has had her car clamped on our own drive. When she phoned the number, she was told by the people at Harrow council that she was fined for a bus lane offense committed over a year ago but the DVLA gave them the wrong address so all the correspondance went to the wrong house (a few doors away). They are now trying…
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Should I scrap my car? If so, how?
It's a 94 Citroen ZX. It's still running, but I ran into a post and the fender and bumper would need to be replaced to be considered roadworthy. Rather than spend that money (plus whatever money I'd have to spend to get it to pass it's MOT in June), I've decided to go carless through the spring and summer at least to save…
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Advice following an RTA
Hi I was recently involved in an RTA; I went into the back of a van but my car bore the brunt of the accident whereas the only damage to the van was to the tow bar. The third party have put in a claim, what advice can anyone give? Can I get the third party's contact details from my insurance company as they were given…
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credit for new (second hand) car
I have recently stated a new well paid job in liverpool, about 50 miles from home, I currently use the wifes car but that leaves her at home without transport which isn't good if she needs to get nipper anywhere or just wants to go out. So i'm looking for a new jamjar, was going to get something for £500 max from paper but…
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fined for deliverying in a hospital
Hi all sorry about the title spelling mistake I was typing in such a hurry - will now write it out 100 x as punishment xxxx any helps on this much appreciated...... Hubbie was delivering in a van to a hospital - items they had ordered, he parked outside in one of the parking bays -(not marked for ambulance only etc) and…
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Ford Service...
...or lack of. I need to know what to do in this situation. My ford focus went in for a service 2 weeks ago with a ford dealer, it was the big 3 year service. Anyway they said everything was fine so I paid my £225.00 and was off on my way. However within the last two weeks I have noticed the steering shaking a bit so…
