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Car Accident/Insurance help..dont know what to do!
Hi everyone, Last december my OH was in a minor collison in our car, a fiesta. The people who bumped into him fromt he side were absolutely awful to him. They were threatening to beat him up, sweaing at him and all sorts of other things. Anyway I then spoke to the delightful lady that evening and she now said she had…
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Wrong make of car on parking fine
I parked in a permit only zone today, by mistake, one side of the road was "you can park for 2 hours" and the other "permit only". I parked on the wrong side, so stressed. Got back to my car and found parking fine on it. Car reg was correct but make of car was wrong, I drive a Vauxhall Corsa not a Volkswagen. Can I dispute…
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Cheap reliable servicing in Nottingham?
Hi all, As the title may suggest, I'm new to nottingham and Monty (m reg fiesta) needs a service. I don't know much about cars and am wary of being ripped off... Can anyone recommend a good cheap reliable garage to car for Monty please? Also, Monty's suspension feels a bit floaty. Friend suggests it might be the bushes.…
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Seats in a mini
Hey, can someone confirm how many seats a mini has in its rear across the range please? Thats the new minis! Ive looked at the website and on google images and all ive seen is two across the back. Just wanted confirmation! thanks
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I've sheared a bolt..... advice required..
I changed two coils on my mother in laws car tonight and one of the retaining bolts sheared off, as I tried to losen it (10mm head). Basically, it's snapped flush and I've just stopped swearing 2 hours later. The coil still sits on the plug, but is popping up about half an inch, but is still driving OK despite this. I want…
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Puma: Crankshaft's pulley broke in a cambelt change!............MORE UPDATE !!!
Hi all The PUMA has been booked today to have the first cambelt change at the Ford dealer. I dropped the car off last night and left with a loan car. Today, I heard nothing till afternoon. They said that while they were getting the crankshafat pulley's bolt off, the pulley fell off into two pieces!! Can this happen? I…
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Budget Airline Troubles
Earlier this year I started making arrangements for a family weekend in Vienna. The plan was that we would fly from Luton to Vienna on 25th September and return on 29th September. In the middle of February I started checking flight availability and fares on the airline website. On entering the return date as 29th September…
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free motorshow tickets
Found elsewhere .. If go to http://www.seetickets.com/bims/ and enter one of these codes: FREEHAYMARKET FREEITV FREEMSN FREEYAHOO FREEAOL FREETFL FREEBAUER FREESMG FREEGLOBAL FREEFUTURE FREEASSOC FREETNL FREEVISIT FREESMMT limited numbers for each code- although I've tried a couple ( start at bottom of list!! ) and still…
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bringing diesel prices down
what if we all boycot the fourcourts of shell , bp and esso and buy our diesel from the little fish like asda/tescos etc. surley the lost trade would make them lower prices...:beer:
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Official Fuel Tax Petition
sorry if already posted i did search and nothing came up Official e-Petition from the British People to HM Government to lower the duty on fuel. At 50.35p a litre, the duty paid on diesel in the UK is the highest rate in Europe, where the average level is 22.7p a litre. Did you know that around two-thirds of the price of…
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Bus Travel for Over Sixties
Now I am the proud owner of a bus pass that I can use anywhere in the UK I wanted to find out how far I could travel on the bus for free. Unlike the trains it seems there is no way of finding out all the connections needed to go from town to town across the country. Has anybody else discovered how to do this??:confused:
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Diagnosis on a juddery Megan please!
My V reg Megan had a new gear box and clutch last year and has been serviced. During the last few months it has started juddering a bit in 1st gear when pulling away (as if I wasn't given it sufficient revs). It only does it for the first 5 mins or so of the first useage of the day. I'm just hoping it isn't anything…
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London Sightseeing
Hi, i'm new - sorry if i've put this in the wrong section. Please be gentle! :eek: Well i've been looking around this site for a bit and i've got to say, I don't know how I managed without it! Thank you - but now i've decided to pluck up the courage to register and ask for some help myself!:j I'm going to London with a few…
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Company Car - Petrol or Diesel
Anyone have any thought on which fuel to go for
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How do you work out MPG
ok, blond moment here........ I record the litres of fuel into the car I record the miles between fill ups Anything else and how do i work it out
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Hiring a bigger car occasionally rather than owning it all year.
Bear with me on this! My trusty 8 year old Astra was in the garage yesterday for attention to the Air con and the proposed price of fixing it (which I declined and will use the windows down for now!) led me to start thinking it might be time to consider replacing it. As background we bought this one as a one year old car 7…
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Appealing a Parking Charge Notice (private car park)?
Hi, Our local supermarket's car park is controlled by Euro Car Parks. Somewhat stupidly, my wife parked there the other day, didn't have any cash on her, so didn't buy a ticket. Returning half an hour or so later, she found a Parking Charge Notice had been left on the vehicle. Fair enough. But, the penalty on the ticket is…
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Shell drivers club vouchers
A note for anyone about to redeem their drivers club money off fuel voucher. The small print on the back says you cannot use the voucher and pay the balance with the Shell Mastercard. I was quite happy with my £16 off but not so happy that I had would miss out on rebate for the rest of the tankfull. The attendant suggested…
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Legal requirements for signage for yellow lines
HI there, I am asking this question on behalf of residents that have a yellow lines outside their houses, which were put in temporarily 10 years ago when a large construction project was underway nearby. The local council agreed at the time that residents would never be targeted and that when the building had finished they…
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Sat Nav
Not sure if i'm in the right place. Bought a Garmin nuvi200 today with 30 day free trial on safety camera's the guy in the shop said he got the same sat nav and if i know the website you can get unlimited safety camera alerts for life for free. I am all for saving money and it will be handy for me travelling from England…
