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Archives for June 2008

OMG!! Help? Damsel In Distress!
Hello! I have a vauxhall corsa, and im about to 'fix' it with a sledge hammer! :rolleyes: Now, i dont want anything about how crap corsa's are or anything, i just need some help. Its my first car and its doing really well. Until my OH got his hands on it. We noticed when we brought it, that it didnt have any valve caps on.…
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company van tax
Hi all. (I have posted this in "Cutting Tax" as well as I wasn't sure which best suited it) My company has just started sending out declarations for us to sign for the Inland Revenue about being taxed on our company vans between April 07 and April 08. Every month I have to email a spreadsheet to my manager declaring my…
Buspass holders in Beds & Herts
Little advertised but a handy way to say money for holders of bus passes issued in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. This isn’t advertised by the TOC as it would cost them quite a bit of money. Holders of concessionary bus permits issued by [FONT=&quot]Bedfordshire[/FONT] County Council (including Mid Beds District Council,…
Not my fault but might get blame
I was in the local Sports Centre Car Park on Saturday dropping my daughter off. I checked round about me and there was nothing in sight. All to be seen was the guy in the car further back (also parked in a space) was talking to his son who was further over the car park. I started reversing, continually looking around me…
private number plate
this may be a really silly questions but bear with me i am very blonde at times!!! am buying a car hopefully to collect on fri and was hoping to put a personal plate straight onto, so when i buy the reg from DVLA can i just give them the name of the person who is on the registration at the moment or do i have to wait and…
Free Technician's "How to?" guides
I just stumbled upon this free quarterly newsletter, from an American company, they give detailed descriptions of how various electronic gizmos on your car work and how they can be tested. They are aimed at the US market so some of it will be different to our stuff but a good read and a good source of information none the…
diesel or petrol focus
I wondered if anybody could give me advice on whether a petrol or diesel focus would be better for me? I do about 13000 miles a year split fairly evenly between city driving and open road driving. I'm looking at cars under 5K so the diesels are pretty high mileage (90k+) but there are some decent lowish mileage petrols.…
6 Seater Car
Hiya everyone, we are after a 6 seater car, my hubby doesnt believe that they exist but i am pretty sure ive seen them on the telly!:D Our car is on its last wheel and a 7 seater car is to big for our family so a 6 seater would be perfect. We cant afford to pay full price, an used car would be great other wise depending on…
New Car
I want to buy a new car as I'm fed up with 2nd hand ones breaking down all the time. It must be: 1. Cheap to buy 2. Cheap to run 3. Reliable 4. Preferably have 2 x isofix in the back I will probably sell it when it is worth £500 in many years. I don't care what other people think of it or of me as a result. I don't care if…
Run your car on Water
Now, i know high oil prices are quite topical at the moment ($143 a barrel). PM me for the link. Dont think i can post it here. Has anyone tried to run their car on water, or make a hybrid?
Tonight prog - "Priced off the road?"
It's on ITV1 tonight (30th June) at 8pm...... "Quentin Wilson investigates ways to beat the current crises at the petrol pumps, asking whether using chip fat can slash 25% off a company's fuel bills and exploring the future of gas-guzzling vehicles."
what can I do about Coach trip debacle?
Hi my wife and daughter went on a day trip on a coach this weekend. The coach was broken into and everyones purchases ( fags) was stolen. several Thousands of pounds worth The coach driver had not parked in the main car park and was away from the main coach park. The driver)s) would not report to police where the crime…
UK Road Atlas for Disabled Blue Badge Holders £3.99 (worth £12)
MoneySavingExpert.com Update: Please be aware this offer was originally posted in June 2008 and has now ended. Back to the original post.... What's the deal? If you're disabled and have a blue badge then ayou can get a UK road atlas for Blue Badge Drivers for £3.99. The atlas normally costs £12.99 on The Pie Guide website…
Car auctions
Morning all, looking to buy a mk5 5 dr golf tdi (1.9 or 2.0) at auction. anybody in the trade that can advise me what i could get for approx £7k and also any advice? many thanks
Alloys as standard but no alloys
Hope this is the right forum - if not please let me know and I'll [try to] move it. We bought a car from one of those car supermarket places in Enfield a few weeks ago. On the whole, quite happy with it - window price was £6,800 and we eventually paid £4,400 for it. Its a Citroen C3 SX model - based on the model it should…
New Megatrain Routes
New Megatrain routes are starting as from 14 July 2008. All on the following Virgin West Coast Voyager Trains: 04:58 Manchester Piccadilly - Glasgow Central 08:03 Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh Waverley 11:03 Birmingham New Street - Glasgow Central 21:03 Birmingham New Street - Preston 12:51 Edinburgh Waverley -…
Mondeo fog light
Hi, I need to replace a damaged front fog light (lens is smashed) on my Ford Mondeo (reg 53). Apart from getting a replacement from a Ford Dealership, what are my alternative sources where I can get it at a reasonable price. I'm assuming that as the lens is broken, the whole unit needs to be changed. Thanks in advance for…
Explain no claims discount
I'm thinking of giving up driving for a while to save money and travel by bicycle and public transport instead. I might go back to driving in the future but I'm quite confused by the no claims discount rules. If I have a break of one year from driving am I allowed to enter previous driving years as a no claims discount?…
VW Golf Steering Wheel
Hi all, I have a very stupid question, does anyone have a VW Golf, with the multifunction steering wheel. If so how do you change radio stations or cd tracks on it? The only button i can get to work on audio is volume up/down, im sure it cant be this differcult but nothing works?!?! Thanks!

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