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Finding Out If Someone Is Safe To Drive?
I have a friend who is partially sighted in one eye & has all the sight in the other. According to the DVLA & his mum, he has to prove he's safe enough to drive, but how would he do this? He can't take any lessons until he proves he is safe. He can read the number plate from the required distance.
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Sell or Scrap My Car?
Hi all, Wondering if anyone can help me! I've got a 1996 P Reg Vauxhall Corsa, 59,000 miles which unfortunately is seriously corroded underneath, needs new oil sump etc. Basically, it would cost about £500 to fix and wouldn't really be worth it. So I want to either scrap or sell the car somehow and get as much money as…
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Tyres - Budget or known brand?
I'm going to need some new tyres on both mine and the wifes car in the next couple of months. Previously I have always purchased top branded tyres e.g. Pirelli, Firestone, Continental. I have been wondering if it is worth it getting top brand tyres though. My car is a 1.8 diesel ford focus which does around 22,000 miles…
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got cheap RAC cover but they can't come for 3 1/2 hours!!!
I got my RAC cover (full) through Tesco clubcard but now I've broken down and called them out they can't come for 3 1/2 hours surely that can't be right can it??? I've walked home now as I can't wait in the road for 3 and a half hours. It says on the website around 40 mins!!! Anyone know the rules how it works? Thanks
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Car in accident - Repair or sell?
Hi all I got some really good advice here when I asked about buying a car, so I'm hoping someone can help me now. I've got an S reg Nissan Micra 1.3 16V which unfortuately I recently had an accident in. I skidded into the back of another car in the rain (my first accident in 18 years of driving), and as my insurance is…
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Where can a get a cheap Golf TDI Mk 5 ?
Since March I have been looking to replace my car which has and still is falling to bits. I have been looking at VW Golfs, the Mk5 GT TDI models. But they are so expensive ! The cheapest "TDI" I have seen was £10k, but that had 50k+ on the clock and was over 4 years old ! Most seem to "start" from at least £11k to £12k,…
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Parking fine problem, need help
My dad drove my car down to Romford on the 26th of May. What happened is he got a ticket and then he called up and asked where he could park with a disabled badge and made it clear he got a ticket with a disabled badge. The person told him he could park in a resident’s bay. This is what he did and when he came back to the…
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Car rental without a one way fee?
Hello I need to pick up a hire car from Glasgow International Airport and return it to Glasgow Prestwick 2 days later, at the end of August. I can find car deals (with air con) for about £50, which isn't too bad, but because of the different pick-up/drop-off points, i'm being charged an extra £35 or £40 on top of this!…
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Cheapest Oil & Filter Change
Some time ago I started a thread about low cost oil & filter changes. At the time National Tyres & Autocare were the cheapest and personally gave me good service. Things have changed a bit. A. their prices have shot up, mainly due to oil price but also they have changed from Duckhams to Castrol. I was quoted £41 for a 2…
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breakdown cover choice help
hi , i'm looking at getting breakdown cover this week and needing advice. first off . i want single cover ,and have no tesco clubcard points , and uk cover im looking for total cover. i also dont want to claim back cost at a later date i've been quoted £78 at greenflag £135 at AA i'm put of first call by the feedback they…
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Learning to drive - Any deals ?
Hi all ! I will be 17 in 4 weeks. Had my documents back from the DVLA today, birth certificate and national insurance as i sent off for my provisional 2 weeks ago. So my provisional should not be long :j . Anyhow, was wondering if anyone knows any good deals where i can look please? e.g. book 5 lessons and save a bit, or a…
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Help! Need advice about best car for family of six...
Hi there, We are a family of five with a new baby expected in January. We need to change our car to fit everyone in but we're not sure what to look for. Our budget for a second hand car is only about 5k-8k. We what something economical but safe too. Any ideas? Thanks, Michelle
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Tips On Pumping Fuel
Have Been Given This Info By Someone Who Was In Petroleum Business. Only Fill Up Your Vehicle In Early Morning When Ground Temperature Is Still Cold. Fuel Storage Tanks Are Below Ground And Fuel More Dense When Colder. Expands When Warmer So Less Fuel. When Filling Up Do Not Fill In Fast Mode. Pump At A Slower Rate…
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Cheapest NEW small cars in the UK
My daughter is taking her lessons & is hoping to pass her test in September. Shes looking at small cheap new cars. If you post advising her NOT to buy a new car you are wasting your time, she wants it & I think there are worse things she could spend her money on & its good for a young female to have a safe reliable car.…
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Vauxhall Warranty - Should i pursue
Hello, A friend of mine has a Vauxhall Signum 2.0 Diesel, it is a 54 plate. To start off with going back about a year and a half ago, he complained to Vauxhall about a fault with his car, where he would be driving along at any speed and then all of a sudden the engine would cut out and he would loose all power to drive,…
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Thetrainline.com - Charges
Ever wondered why tickets you buy online seem more expensive than what the screen says? Here's why .... To buy tickets from the train line, they make surcharges for the following. Using a debit/credit card - £1 Having your tickets posted 1st class - £1 Collecting your tickets from a Fast Ticket machine - £0.50 It's cheaper…
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Fiesta needs headlight bulb change - can't find handbook!
Just bought a new headlight bulb for my Fiesta Zetec 1.4 2003/4 model but don't know what to do! I can't find the handbook and don't know where to start. It's the driver's side bulb that has gone. I did a car maintenance course a while ago and changing a bulb seemed fairly simple then but that wasn't on this car. Can…
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Any advice on cheap car hire?
Hi! I need to hire a car in the UK for a weekend at the end of August. Can any one recommend a good hire company with reasonable prices? By the way I'm not exactly sure what is reasonable (my budget is £60/70). I'm based in the East Midlands. Any advice would be valued. Thanks!
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mot reg plate question
I know they check your reg plate when you have an mot, but what do they look at?? my back one is cracked around where the screws go in. Surely they wont fail me on this, my mot is due soon, dont want it to fail on something so silly. I've already changed my back tyres and a wiper coz they would have failed it, just trying…
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cheapest train/bus travel from middlesex to swindon...
1 adult and toddler under 5. thanks