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What do to with unused rail ticket?
My sister came to visit me and I bought her a return from London-Nottingham (saver return, so she could get on any train, £50), but due to the engineering works on bank holiday Monday and our travel plans she caught the train back to London from Oxford instead, leaving me with the return part of her ticket unused. I know…
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Peugeot 206 boot not opening
Hi, I have a Peugeot 206 hatchback and the boots not opening. The remote locking opens the doors no problems but the boot doesn’t unlock, unfortunately the boot can’t be opened with the key its only operated by the central locking. Any thoughts what it could be or what I should look for? I can crawl in to the boot and will…
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Great Deal ...."You'll either love it or hate it"
There are currently a load of deals on just now on the Dodge Nitro 3.7 Petrol from about £138 + VAT via 3 + 23 months deal. Obviously not selling but who cares you don't own it. It will work out at a years motoring for £2108. All VED should also be included in that price and if you stick to the 10,000 mileage limit you…
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Skoda Fabia - is this a reasonable quote for works done
We own a Skoda Fabia Y reg. Recently the ABS light came up as well as the engine management and another light on the dashboard. We took it to a mechanic who has said they need to replace a faulty value and replace the computer which has a fault in the relay. They have quoted us approx £550 including labour and parts and…
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Cheap van rental Birmingham
I'm looking for a van to rent in Birmingham. I am moving house so I am looking for a van that could take several large items at a time such as a washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge-freezer etc.
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Car Clamping
Not sure if anyone has any advice but I would appreciate some. I woke up one morning to find my car had been clamped. Having telephoned the number on the sticker I found out that this was for an unpaid parking ticket which was issued by Portsmouth City Council over a year ago. I enquired as to why I had not received any…
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Superdoupa new Tom Tom?
My husband thinks he heard somewhere that a new Tom Tom is soon to hit the shops. Aparantly this one is so good it will tell you what lane you need to be in. I was going he get him the voice one for his birthday (or a watch) & the other (the one I don't get for birthday for xmas;) ) The good thing about buying him the Tom…
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ugh, how can i be insured for a couple of days on a car that is not mine?
I need to drive my mother's car to get it fixed at the garage, thing is it's an automatic and I've never driven one before. On top, I'm not insured and I'm just bit scared that the one time i take it out, something may happen. I need to get it out to the garage to get it fixed as she is unable to do so. This maybe a silly…
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Help a student in driving down commuting cost? (Stevenage-London)
Hi I've been suckered into commuting from Stevenage to London every day (something I thought I would never do) in order to finish my studies, and I can't seem to make sense of what the cheapest option of travelling is. The employees at the local station in Stevenage are UTTERLY useless, offering me only one piece of…
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VW dealer discounts? or Not
Hi All, I have £14K to spend on a used Golf (I am after a GT sport). From past experience I manged to get 5% (roughly £1K) knocked off price of a used car one was a £17K Mitsibushi (Dealer) and one was a £16K Merc (Independant Dealer). I emailed a coupled ov VW dealers who said they don't give discounts and can't…
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Any web sites for car valuations plz ?
Hi Hope this is the correct forum I have a car in my possesion which i bought for somebody & there was a fall out and i do not drive myself ! so now i will have to sell it. I know nothing about cars so iam stuck with a car and a credit card bill which i used to purchase the car. Where do i start ? Anybody any advice please…
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Can anyone find me cheap train tickets? Lancaster - Colchester
I'm going on holiday next week with my girlfriend before she goes off to uni, and need to travel from Lancaster to Colchester, and basically I can't find a ticket less than £80, and that is using split tickets and going via Leeds, not exactly the most direct route. Does anyone have any tips to reduce the cost? Information:…
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Auxiliary towing Plug
Can someone please help me please? My car has a tow hitch and two electrics plugs, road lights and auxiliary plugs. The auxiliary plug does not appear to be working anymore (it did) ie I can not keep the fridge going in the caravan whilst travelling. I have put a meter on the terminals of the car and it appears the power…
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Free car checks?
Is there a website that allows you to check info' on used cars, such as write off date, number of former keepers etc, for free? I'm sure there was a linky on here previously..........:confused:
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Car allowance and mileage allowance
Hi, I have a query here that I am hoping someone can help me with. When I joined my employer about 5 years ago I was given a car allowance on top of my salary. I use my car for business miles, and initially my employer paid me £0.40 per mile for mileage. However, soon after this they stopped doing this saying that they had…
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Manual v Automatic
I am looking into getting a car within the next 6 months, hopefully but am unsure what to go for. I passed my test a few years ago in a manual but havent driven since. I am a nervous driver and recently had refresher lessons in an automatic and loved it. But obviously automatics are more expensive to buy. Should I try to…
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caffyns repayment scheme via GE Capital Bank
Hi all I've made a mistake and wonder if any of you have any suggestions? I should have taken out a loan with lower interest rate to buy a 1 year old car from Caffyns last week. I have signed the contract which is through GE Capital Bank and myself to repay what I owed (£3000). the interest is 8% and APR 16.4% with a…
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Fuel prices have affected some people THIS badly...
http://www.holymoly.co.uk/news/28/p-diddy-complains-about-petrol-prices-4032.html The poor guy. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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is it cheaper to buy a rail ticket dover london
online on the same day or at the ticket office? thanks in advance.
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AA Membership
Hi, Im a new young driver and just bought a Ford Focus 1.6 Zetech and paid for insurance etc... but now im buying AA Breakdown cover and it says this: So does that mean if i am the driver or passenger in ANY car and a car im in that isnt mine breaks down i can use my AA membership to get it recovered/repaired? Also if…
