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Weekly travel card London - Reading plus zones 1-6
Hi This pass cost me around £96. Does anyone know if I would have recieved a discount if a Young Persons card was used? Also is there any way to register these in the case of loss?
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UK Car Insurance for Aussie
Hello; I am an Australian citizen who will be in UK in June. I have one daughter (aged 21) in Scotland at present who bought a car (for 200 pounds!) in England, only to find she needs insurance of her own. She should have checked first, but I said I would try to help rom this side of the world, which is not easy. The car…
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Virgin Trains Online Rip-off and Scam
I am writing to bring to attention VirginTrains.co.uk unfair and unclear terms, the way they are ripping off the average online UK consumer, and to ask advise on what action I should take next in claiming a full refund. In March 2008 I booked in advance to go from London to Birmingham on a same day return journey. I used…
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Help with buying car for 18 year old
Hi, Hopefully someone can help me. My partner is 18 and about 7 lessons short of passing her test. We are looking to buy a car now so she can drive around and maybe pass her test quicker. I have been driving for 10 years but have no no claims bonus as I have a company car. My questions are; 1) What car should we be looking…
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Ford warranty versus others
Hi, I have just bought a used Ford Mondeo and would like help with chosing the warranty as Arnold Clark just give one month warranty when you buy the car. Does anyone have any suggestions which warranty is best to buy Ford or others e.g. warranty direct ?thanks :beer:
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Car Crash Incident
Hi all, I am seeking a bit of advice with regards to having a bump in a car. On my way to work about two weeks ago, I was driving round an island which has two lanes, the left hand lane for turning left and going straight on, the right hand lane for turning right or going right round the island. On approach to the island a…
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fiesta heating prob
I have just bought a mk5 fiesta 1.3 When i got the car it was leaking anti freeze from the thermostat. So decided to get a new thermostat and swap it over which i did. the thermostat looked slightly difference, but it fitted ok, i didnt bleed the thermostat, but seemed to take alot of fluid, since I did it I have not ahd…
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Cheapest way to 'hire' a car for two months?
My first post, so Hello all! My wife's due our first baby later in the year :D . We don't have a car, so I'd like to hire a car for a couple of months around the time of birth. Anybody got any ideas about the cheapest way to do this? Would leasing be cheaper than hiring? Thanks in advance....
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Network card query ?
I'm going from stevenage to eastbourne( return) with girlfriend, going to buy tickets on day or nearer time with network card -my mum is meeting us at victoria, is it o.k to book her ticket on line using network card -and if questioned by guard be o.k ? thanks
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Need a 2002 Nissan Micra key-fob - can't afford expected £100 cost.
Hi, I need a new (possibly two, for both remotes) electronic “blipper” part of a 2002 Nissan Micra key-fob as shown here (http://www.remotekey.co.uk/cars/nissan/) (2nd from the bottom, on the left) – the ‘remote’ part and not the complete ‘key and fob’. The Micra doesn’t have an alarm, although the manual says it does have…
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Ford Fiesta Water Pump
Can anyone advise how much it should (roughly) cost to have a new water pump fitted on a 2004 1.6 Ford Fiesta Ghia? Also any suggestions on the best place to approach to have it done?
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Insurance, comparison sites and cashback
I just used a comparison site to find the cheapest quote, it came to £145. Quidco do £45 cashback for that insurance company so I went through them to get another quote with the same details to save some more money. Only I found that I was given a new quote of £195 and the minimum excess I could choose had gone up as well.…
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just sold car what do i send to dvla
hi, can someone please tell me what to send to the dvla. is it the full registration certificate.the new owner has filled his details in. and where do i post it to
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GSF car parts (most german cars and french) free posty via online orders
http://www.gsfcarparts.com/ just a top off that gsf are doing free postage on all internet orders, they carry decent quality service parts for most german , swedish and french cars ..often oem quality too :beer:
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Moneysaving New Car
Im not a car expert but anyone buying a new car should surely consider this. SEAT have just made a new Ibiza called the Ibiza ecomotive. Its free to tax, does a phenomenol amount to the gallon (74mpg I think) and is a good sized car for anyone who needs something bigger than C1 aygo etc. A 1.4 engine gives a bit more bite…
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Ford focus pollen filter
I noticed over recent months we get a lot of dust in the car despite cleaning it almost every week inside and out I since found out that it has a pollen filter on passenger side under the grill in front of the windscreen. It is attached with one screw and 3 fastens which you can only get to when you open the lid I thought…
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Dazzled by dashboard.
I have a upgraded a few months ag from my old banger to a 2001 picasso, it has a very large dashboard and is creamy in colour. I have not had a problem until now, but when the sun shines i am getting a reflection of the dash on the window, it does'nt sound that bigger deal but i cant see didly squat! As the dashboard is…
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Car windscreen scratch - Glass Doctors
I have a scratch on my windsreen right in front of the driver (probably deliberate, though I can't see any other damage.) Anyway, Autoglass only do chips. Searching the Web I keep coming across an outfit called "Glass Doctors" and on their site they remove such scratches. My questions are:- Anyone had a similar problem and…
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Bangernomics - cheap motoring - new section on MSN UK site
http://cars.uk.msn.com/bangernomics/ Be green, drive nice cars, and save money! :money:
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Cheapest tyres for Ka?
Who has the best deal on at the moment guys? Looking for them to be fitted at same time, so not looking at internet firms. Thanks in advance