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How to find out if a car has been involved in an accident?
Hi, When buying a used car is there a way to find out if the vehicle has been involved in any previous accidents? Thanks
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Not technically DIY or home.....
.... but can anyone recommened any good online car parts retailers? I am looking for a fan belt tensioner for an R reg Peugeot 306.... I found a couple on eBay, but need something else to compare it to. Any ideas/help much appreciated! Sarah x
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Renault Scenic or Toyota Yaris?
I am looking for a newish car and I think it is between these two. I will be needing an automatic/mmt gear box and 5 doors too. If anyone has anything good or bad to say, I would really appreciate your opinions. Thanks in advance.
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Commuting from Chatham to London
I need advise on how to save money on travel cards. At the moment the travel cards cost £263.10. Also to include a monthly travel card within chatham costs £43.00. I desperately need to cut costs on my travel. Any ideas?
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Best way of getting to teddington by car ??
we are going to the bon jovi concert on the 27th june , its a friday and have booked a room at the park hotel . we live in Harlow and really want to avoid driving into central london . Any suggestions greatfully welcomed
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Buy or Lease
Hi, I'm considering leasing a car as opposed to buying one. Just wondered if anyone has experience of this and could give some feedback, potential positives or pitfalls! Thanks, Sarah
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mercedes c class diesel whats the difference?
Does anyone know what the difference is between the mercedes c200 cdi and the c220 cdi?
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Norwich Union "Pay as you drive" insurance withdrawn
Thread I started in Insurance forum: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=975347
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AA Breakdown repair cover
Hi all, I was wondering if any of you folks had used this service at all and if its worth having? Its an extra £6 per month on top of my usual breakdown cover and covers repair bills of up to £500 parts and labour, if you breakdown. Im on an extremely tight budget and have a ten year old car and would really struggle to…
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Car Hire & Visa Electron
Hi all I need some help with car hire in the UK and was wondering if anyone on here could assist. I am trying to book and pay for car hire for July/August of this year online and I can only pay with Visa Electron. I have a credit card to use for the 500/600 deposit they want when I arrive but due to the limit of the credit…
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Car finance
I have got a car on finance roughly 7ks worth!i have had it two months and i really dont enjoy it for the price i paid what can i do about getting out of the finance agreement?its with ford and i want to buy a cheaper car once i get rid of this one whats my options?
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Buy a car v rent a car ???
We have a second home in France and a couple of our neighbours are English/Irish who like us spend as much time as possilble there. We all rent cars while we are there but a lot of the time the car sits there for days on end not being utilised. We're thinking of clubbing together to buy a car that we can share but we're…
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The ultra-small cheap car club.
A friend and myself have spent hours "window shopping" for the ultimate cheap and efficient car. I originally said 106 Diesel. Today I was thinking about the Fiat Cinquento and the Citroen AX. Meanwhile he's advocating a old Polo 1.3. The prices we're looking at are around £400-£600. The ultimate car will be as small and…
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change of car, but what to?
Hi, I currently have a BMW 3 series but want to change as the petrol is costing far to much, also the tax will be going up soon!! I need a family car, not to big but not to small, I also use the car for work and do quite a lot of shortish journeys, also it has to be reasonble for insurance and new road tax rates! Anybody…
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Used sunflower oil
I have gallons and gallons of used sunflower oil to get rid of. Can anyone please tell me if it's ok to take it to the council tip and put it in the waste engine oil bin?
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Car repaired, now a right off, any help please?
Hi All, l was wondering if anyone has an opinion on this. My Dad had his car ran into and the insurance company sent it away to be fixed. On it's return it had 2 dents more on either side so Dad rang the company who denied all knowledge of it and said they were already there.How ever the manager then rang him back and…
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Pulse and Glide driving technique - the forum says NO! ;)
Disproven by MSE, pulse and glide is strictly for the Hybrid cars. Although its an interesting theory none the less. :D Pulse & Glide or P&G for short originally started in the Prius hybrid cars which automatically shut the transmission off when going below 40mph with your foot off the revs but can be emulated to a good…
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Blackcircles tyres - 5% discount
Hi All, Just found a discount for https://www.blackcircles.com/. Use 'CSMA' in the promotion code and you get 5% off. I do not think it is 5% the total, but the price of the tyre. For me they are more expensive than E-tyres, who are also very competitive. I hope this helps.
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Help with SORN
Wonder if anyone can help me with a SORN problem. My car ran out of tax at the end of March, a couple of days before which I sent the SORN form away. In the preceding couple of months, I lost my job, a close family member, and was forced to move house. Luckily, things are a little back on track, having secured a new job. I…
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How does SORN work?
Hubbys scooter has been in his mums garage for ages, unmoved. Tax ran out end of last month. Hubby can't renew tax as it needs its first MOT. We go on holiday on Sunday week. Would much rather leave MOT till we get back. Do you need to notify them for it to be 6 weeks over or how does it work? Will he get in trouble for…
