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Size of Boot on Hire Car?
Can anyone help me? I am hiring a car on holiday and I need to make sure the boot will take a pushchair and also 3 medium size peices of luggage. The cars I am being offered by rental companies are: Renault Laguna Toyota Avensis Volkswagon Passat Which would you recommend as being the roomiest in the boot? Thanks in…
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For anyone trying to sell their car without fee's...
Hiya, i am currently selling my car and after spending days checking them all out, i have a list that might come in handy for anyone trying to sell their car and attempting to do it without forking out any advert fee's like myself, so thought i'd post it. One suggestion i would also make is to firstly join a site like…
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POSSIBLE LOOPHOLE on First Transpennine Express Advance Purchase Tickets
TransPennine Express currently has a promotion on their advance purchase tickets for holders of 16-25 railcards, in that the railcard discount is upped to 50% rather than the usual 1/3, when booked using this link. Full details can be found on this page of their website. As a railcard holder I have used this promotion a…
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Help - "Traffic Violation" in Italy
I went on a fly-drive holiday to Italy back in may. Just recently I had my credit card charged by the hire car company because they had to supply my details to the local police for some sort of "traffic violation" which was not specified. I was very careful to stick to the speed limits over there so I dont think it was for…
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y reg golf third brake light
This is hopefully going to be promptly answered by titheref... My mates got a golf on a y plate, the third brake light seems to have a faint glow, this is without the brakes being applied and with the lights off Any ideas?
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Club55 Travel between 2 stations in Scotland for £15 return
Like the heading says, from 20 Oct 08 until 31 March 09 (excluding 19 Dec 08-11 Jan 09) you can travel anywhere in Scotland, now including to/from Carlisle for only £15 return if you are 55 or over. book at staffed First ScotRail stations or online at www.firstscotrail.com/club55 or by calling 08457 55 00 33. Proof of age…
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Parking near Ealing Green
Hi, I am due to start my new job on 6th October in Ealing Green (W5 5ED) Parking is a real problem around here due to restrictions and due to difficult personal circumstances (hence reason for changing job) I really cannot afford to park in the car park everyday. I have hunted around through google all day today but not…
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TopGear back end of Oct! YEY!
26th October @ 8pm! YEY!
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Great "Cutting the Cost of Driving" Hunt: Liftshares, carclubs and more.
With fuel costs sky high, as well as Cheap Petrol there’s a growing number of ways to share the burden. I’d like to tap MoneySavers' knowledge and experience on the wider areas of car cost cutting. What ideas do you have, what’ve you tried and how good are they...? [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner]
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Economic write off
Hello, I had my brother added as a named driver so he could get to work after the head gasket went on his. To cut a long story short - I've learnt my lesson on being helpful - he " swerved to miss a cat at midnight" and the car has been declared a write off. This was three weeks ago and I'm waiting for the offer…
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Advice on where I stand with second hand car problems (Sale of Goods Act?)
Afternoon all. I'll paint a brief picture of the background to this and then explain my problems!! About 10 weeks ago I purchased a second hand car, a Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTI (75k miles). Bought due to high mileage on the motorway to and from work. The cost of the car was £5.5k and I traded in my old Picasso. The car came…
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Just bought a scecond hand car from a dealer it rand for a day advice please.
Hello all. I have made a huge mistake and was hoping for some advice. Last week (Thurs) I went to a dealer down the road from me to buy a second hand car that was on the fore court. I paid on my credit card for this car (hoping this might me a redeeming feature!) It was a very cheap car as I cannot afford alot and really…
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car battery
hi, can anyone give me a rough idea of how much it will cost for a new car battery, in a citroen xsara, 1.4 petrol. Mine has totally died, am hopefully getting it jumpstarted tomorrow so i can at least drive to a garage, but am panicking that it will be way beyond my means! many thanks
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motorbike experience day
its my father in law to be 60th birthday and he loves motorbikes. we were wanting to get him something along these lines i have had a look on a couple of websites but prices are really expensive we live in northwest but would travel a little if price was right. hope you can give me some ideas of where to look or presents…
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Wana Rally driving experience day?
Hiya I am looking to book my girlfriend a rally car type experience day. Can anyone recommend one? Pref in South West England? Ta
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RTA Advice Needed?
My partner had an accident yesterday, his fault, and the car is now almost certainly a write off. It's been recovered to the recovery compound and the insurance company have advised that they will contact us on Monday to do the necessary. Can anyone advise what happens next? I have had accidents myself in the past but have…
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Renault clio radio code
Hi Can anyone help me with the radio code for my Renault clio took the battery off and when i put a new one on radio wouldn't work. Numbers on radio are RN279FY0046085 TOU244 8200029541TU244 Thanks for any help:beer:
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Can you explain a courtesy car & car insurance to me please?
Can you explain a courtesy car & car insurance to me please? My insurance is up on 17 Oct, so was looking for a good quote today. I paid (Diamond) extra last year for a guaranteed courtesy car in case I need one last year, one of the firms I spoke to today, told me their is no such thing as a guaranteed courtesy car, its…
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Sunday Mail City Link codes please?
Hi, I was just about to book City Link bus from Dundee to Glasgow and found that there was a recent promotion in the Sunday Mail for £5 return travel and that my journey is one of those in the promotion :( If anyone has these codes I'd really appreciate it as it cuts it to less than half price for 2 of us :) How to Book To…
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Missing Radio code
Just had a new battery fitted to car i asked them to bridge to save the code but they messed it up....Is it possible to get one here? Ford 5000 Serial No. M092326... Many Thanks
