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vehicle owner and insurance question?
hello to all. i have been driving for over a decade. I have bought a new car and not yet insured on it. My previous car is with me and its in my name. the missus wants to learn to drive and has just applied and received the provisional license threw the postand. I am thinking of passing my old car to her so she can learn…
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Payment At Petrol Station - Undercharged In Error !
About an hour ago, I filled up my car at a Tesco service station approx 40 miles from where I live. As usual I requested a receipt, upon checking that receipt 5 mins ago it appears that I have paid for somebody elses fuel as the receipt is £50 less than it should be. I used pump number 2 (£70) whereas they've charged me…
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car with low or no tax?
HelloCan anyone help, I need to get a new ( to me) car soon. I have about £2000 to spend but would like to get one as economical as possible. I am not at all fussy but a reliable make would be good. Can anyone suggest a website that has a list of the most economical cars. I have seen that some cars only pay £35 tax a year,…
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The Car Bank
Hi, has anyone bought a car from The Car Bank? Their offers of 0% finance on used cars seems almost too good!
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Americans saving fuel!
I heard on radio 4 this morning that an increasing group of Americans are trying to get a very high MPG out or their cars sometimes by extreme methods. Google (hypermilers) to find out more.
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What happens if car is stolen..
Hi I am covered fully comp for my car, and this enables me to drive another persons car, but obviously 3rrd party only. I am guessing that if i was to use another person's car, and it was stolen whilst I was in possesion, then the car would not be covered for theft? Sorry if this is an obvious answer, just wondered where i…
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Lost car key (the only car key...) Help!!!
Hi everyone Some bank holiday we're gonna have...my husband has lost my car keys. It's causing a bit of tension as you can imagine (to say the least..!) It's a 1996 Mazda 323f - I only had one key, and I have no idea where to start. I googled 'replacement Mazda keys' and the threads from forums seem to indicate it'll cost…
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Skoda Felicia Exhaust-spare Parts ?
Hello, I have a very forgiving P-reg Skoda Felicia(laugh now, everyone)whose exhaust pipe broke from back end of muffler. Local scrapman put a bit of pipe in(pending arrival of suitable corpse to yard)but it is not more than a stopgap. I feel mugged by 2 years of MOT repair @ local garage(a fair amount scaremongering and…
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Navman S90i TSV on QVC?
Hi this is on offer today with QVC, does anyone have any experience of this sat nav? I'm quite tempted. www.qvcuk.com Thanks
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In-phase XT speakers spotted cheap, are they any good?
Came across this Cheap In-Car Entertainment I understand that the company itself is renowned for poor customer service and used to be called savastore.com, but £17.40 delivered for speakers that cost £75.98 delivered here is a deal that can't be turned down if the speakers are decent and they turn up. Have searched the net…
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Self employed -New van - Lease or buy ?
Hi, could any one tell me if in general it makes sense to buy a new van or to lease one. Do the advantages/dis-advantages say go one way or the other and are there any hidden drawbacks to leasing. Thanks Bigted :smiley:
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Gah! I've been bird-pooed
I had my car supaguarded when I bought it a couple of months ago. Something like a passing ostrich shat all over it big time earlier in the week when H parked it under the tree and when I cleaned it today, I was horrified to find that it has really marked the car as the sheen has been stripped! I've never had this before…
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Early MOT question
Hi, I think this is the correct board, if it's not, feel free to move. My MOT is due at the end of the month, I am trying to sell my car and obviously this is putting people off. I have no reason to think it will fail, it passed straight thru last year & I've had no problems since. Anyway...If I ask the garage to do an MOT…
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how long have i had a licence??
hi i need to rent a car after someone plowed into me on friday but i'm confused lol i passed my driving test in sept 2003 but had it revoked in aug 04 i retook my test and passed september 2007. when i was added to my husbands insurance they asked me how long i had held a licence and i told them the situation and they said…
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Bad diagnostic service.
My partner took the car to VW for a diagnostic as the clutch is sticky and the car seems to have lost power in 1st gear. The left side doesn't lock properly and there was a rattling noise form the engine. The diagnostic cost £95 took all day today and they have just said there is nothing wrong with the car. The only thing…
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Peugeot Finance: 'Passport' - Acceptance Criteria/Rate?
I'm on an ongoing quest to find the best new car finance or arrangement deals to suit my pocket at the moment; Peugeot Finance is one I'm looking at currently. I was offered a deal via Ford today, but have turned it down as I'm not happy with the APR and I'm not desperate either (as I informed them too, lol)! ;) As I'm…
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Is having children or just being fat a disability ?
I have just been to the local Sainsburys with my 81 year old mother who is severly disabled and restricted in her ability to walk. There are about 20 disabled bays near the entrance, unfortunately all were full, I therefore dropped her off at the front, then went and found a parking bay. After the shop I had to leave her…
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Disposing of old car batteries
I'm planning a trip to the tip in the next week or two, and it's the perfect opportunity to dispose of the two old car batteries that were in my garden when I moved in. They've been there at least three years and have been rained on, snowed on, etc. They're also wedged into a difficult spot, so will probably take a bit of…
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Going to buy brand new car - any tips?
Am going to buy a new car, well, have 90% made up my mind. I currently have a Honda S2000 which is lovely, but costs £750 p.a to insure and is in the high tax band, as well as going through petrol. Think I have decided on a Fiat 500, because it's really cute and a lot more practical, costs £35 p.a to tax and does 53mpg.…
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Advice on new old and old old cars
Hi all, I currentley drive an R-reg peugeot 306 1.4 petrol. Not a bad car but the seats are not so comfortable and it lacks a bit of oomph, specially when asked to go up a hill. I paid £2,600 for it 2.5 years ago I know its a lot but it came from a reputable dealer with a very good 6 month warranty (which was good as the…
