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renault megane code
wonder if anyone can help me ...i have a megane and had to get it serviced so i did but took it to a different mechanic than a renault garage...now the problem is i have the wee spanner sign and a oil light and service sign still there how can i get rid of it can anyone help ...the car has been serviced but when i asked…
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Manchester to London this weekend- trains???
Ok I am really fed up. I have been planning a trip to London for ages for an event which is happening this Sunday. I have priced up a timetabled route and was waiting until I could afford to book online. However I go to check on it and the journey is not there- the only option it gives me is to travel via sheffield which…
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Motability - deals on new cars?
Hi all, wonder if anyone can help with a query. My parents are considering getting a motabilty car, and tried to negotiate on the price/or get mats thrown in/ or anything extra but were met with a straight NO! And told as it was a motability vehicle 'NO OFFERS/DEALS' were allowed..............any ideas of ways around this…
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Jacking up my Rav 4 to change tyre
could you tell me where the jacking points are located,i had a look below but cant see anything obvious model is 1999 cheers
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DVLA appeal
Hi, I had a car through Renault Finance that I could no longer afford the repayments on, so I returned it on 07/03/08. I just received a letter to say that I failed to relicense the car - the tax expired 25/04/08. As with so many other people, I sent off the relevant section of the V5. I've looked for help with writing an…
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Super cheap AA & RAC breakdown cover loopholes.
For a rundown of some top breakdown discounts see the Breakdown Discounts Note If you've spotted a better deal, or you've feedback on those I've listed, please post below. ... just click 'post reply' to report new offers Thanks for your help Back to the original post.... What's the deal? There are currently a number of…
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Avoiding extra charges on TheTrainline.com
Last night I was booking some train tickets and found that Thetrainline.com now charge 50p to collect tickets from the station and £1 to have them posted to you. They also charge £1 for using a debit card and £2 for using a credit card when there is no other option to pay. I went to the First Great Western website and…
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Getting to Stansted Airport from Nottingham
Hi, We have flights booked from Stansted for a weekend in September. Friends were originally going to come with us and drive to the airport but they are not coming now so we have to get there (and home) on our own. I have done some searching and it all looks a bit crazy. Getting there Thursday afternoon/evening from…
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Taxation Class...
I recently purchased an 03 plate Vauxhall Astra 1.7 LS DTI, on the documents the taxation class reads Private/Light Goods (PLG). Originally the car was owned by the Ministry of Defence so when it was sold it was given a new registration plate due to security or whatever, now could this be why it is registered as PLG? I…
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Car Upholstery - Best way to Clean please
Hello all. I have a ford fusion and the interior upholstery is a very light grey. In hindsight, with 2 small kids, I would have not bought it, but I love the car and the upholstery colour really didn't come into it! I will learn my lesson the next time! :rotfl: I need to clean the seats because they are really very grubby…
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Season Train Ticket prices - help needed
:j I am due to start a new job in London so need to find out the cheapest train ticket from Kings Lynn to London - weekly ticket/advance tickets/season ticket or whatever they are called now? Where do i find out about all the different prices? :confused: Can anyone help? Thank you :beer:
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Car written off as Cat C - how do I go about getting it 'roadworthy'/insured again
My car has been written off as Category C. I'm keeping the car + cash settlement. I've been told the MOT is no longer valid, therefore I have no insurance, depsite the fact I haven't recieved any paypout yet (can they take my car off the road without me recieving a settlement from them?) The car is mechanically sound and…
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driving untaxed vehicle home from car dealer
hello, one quick question... I am buying a used car this week from a car supermarket type place. All the cars are sold without tax (pretty standard) but was just wondering, say I pick it up on Friday I can get insured from that date/time and the car is MOTd - how does it work getting it home. Obviously I am driving without…
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Am I right in thinking fuel is going down?
I'm sure I didn't dream it, but i'm sure that I heard that the major supermarkets were entering into a price war on petrol. Can't seem to find it on the BBC news page though.
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Scored brake disk and MOT
I have to take the car for MOT tomorrow and it has a scored brake disk. Can anyone tell me if this would be considered "excessive" for MOT purposes.
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Car finance
Hi, i'm not sure if this is the place to ask about this ( I'm new to this!!), i need some help and advice on car finance! My car is on finance but i want to get rid of it but i think the car is worth less than the settlement. Is it easy to get new finance on a new car that also covers the rest of the old finance??? Who do…
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really angry with Nationwide AutoCentre
Nationwide Autocentre have Serviced and MOT'ed my car today. Throughly disgusted with them. I selected them purely on the basis that i could pay with tesco clucbcard vouchers. Apart from an outrageous list of "defects" they wanted to fix on my car (totalling 800quid, only 2 failed the MOT) they have also broken my bonnet…
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Eye Opener
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897
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Drop off for Eurostar at St.Pancras
Hi I have to drop someone at St Pancras Eurostar in the morning can anyone tell me where its easiest drop off point is.. I will be travelling in from the west on the Euston Rd...
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Details on driving licence is wrong!!
I have just realised that the only thing I didn't update when I moved 2yrs ago was my driving licence! Easily solved I'm sure, but, am hopefully moving house again in 4wks (not exchanged yet) and I want to hire a car in 3wks time. Will this be a problem when I hire the car? If it is hired in my 28yr daughter's name, will I…
