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Spare fiesta key
I wonder if anyone can help. My N reg Fiesta only came with one key and having had a friend drive off with it in his pocket tonight, I realise I really need to get a spare. I've never had to do this before - do I just go to Halfords or a key cutters and get them to copy my key? or is it more complicated than that? I don't…
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Lucida engina stall ?Gear box?
Any mechanics with knowledge of toyota lucida 2.2td. Driving home tonight the car suddenly stalled...It fired up straight away again and then stalled again shortly after. It is an automatic. We managed to get halfway up the hill in 2nd when it stalled a third time. We had no warning lights on the dash prior to this.…
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parking ticket in disabled bay
Hi everyone, Last week my mum got a parking ticket for parking in a loading/disabled bay too early. My step-father is disabled and used the blue badge while they went shopping and came back to find a ticket timed at 10.58am. The bay they parked in has double yellow lines but has a sign up saying loading before 11am,…
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Petrol is not just petrol any more
Hi, Has any one noticed that when the likes of Tesco do a discount offer - the milage you get per gallon really drops off? In my Honda JAZZ I usually get about 47 mpg - but when I filled up at Tesco on the 5p offer it goes down to 41mpg. I've noticed this several time. (when I filled up at a non supmarket petrol station it…
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Just bought a car thats developed a fault, Should i take it back?
I bought a car on 4/11/08 and its developed a fault. Should i take it back to the car sales or just get the problem diagnosed (at £50) and then get it repaired? I've managed to save about 1/3 of the cost of other cars this age with some mighty fine hagglin but now i'm wondering if this is the reason why and if i should get…
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Manchester - Save £20,000 in 10 years for 5 minutes work this December
Manchester residents. If there is one thing you do before December 11th, a simple five minute task - its post your ballot form off voting AGAINST TIF, vote NO! Were being bullied into accepting this new tax on the motorist http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article5168114.ece…
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Money Saving challenge via public transport - Falmouth > Bognor Regis
Hi all, My brother goes to uni in Falmouth but is coming back to Bognor Regis via public transport for the Christmas break. I've been doing some research for him with regards to train times and coaches etc but want to see if anybody has any other suggestions based on price being the key factor. He's leaving on either…
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Durham to Nottingham?
Hi I'm trying to go to Nottingham from Durham on Thursday 4th December, departing around 9am and coming back around 4pm. However when I search on various website I get the times but no information on fare prices. I have a young persons railcard, any ideas how else I can find out?!
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On the hunt for a low price bicycle
Hi, Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place, not sure where is best for it really. I'm looking to buy 2 adult bikes but am on a tight budget so just wondered if anyone knew of any sites to look at. Sterling house seem to be the best I have seen but I've never ordered from them so not sure how reliable they are.…
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What if trains are late or cancelled etc on specified train tickets?
Hi, Myself and my mum (who has a disabled railcard) are looking to travel by train from Middlesbrough to Brighton next month. I have played on the web and it worked out easier and cheaper somehow if we buy separate tickets for the journey (Middlesbrough to Northallerton - Trans Pennine Express , Northallerton to London KX-…
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£75 parking fee!!!
:o So I drove 10miles down the road to get my cheap hair cut and parked where I've parked before (only the second time I've been there) came back a couple of hours later to find I was clamped! Had to ring and get them to come take the clamp off and pay a £75 charge!! :eek: It was a private car park where you are supposed…
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How much should I expect....
....to pay for new head gasket on my Toyota Yaris?
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Second Driver Question
Hi, Just wanted to know if i put somebody on second driver on my insurance policy (fully comp) will the second driver be covered fully comp aswell if they were to be driving the car and have a accident. thanks
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Park and Ride into London?
Hello, Does anyone know if there is such a thing so that you can leave the car a night? Im from the midlands and we were going to get the train there and back but at £120 i think petrol will be cheaper (well done to the governement for making public transport so economical! :rolleyes: ) Any advice much appreciated!
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skoda no hot air
We have an Octavia 1.9 diesel 18 months old. Today DH said he had no hot air or volume on the radio:confused: I have just been in the car and the radio is working fine but only warm air after 15-20 mins. Obviously need some hot air to keep window clear etc. It has air con but no hot from that either:confused: No idea about…
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Defunct Battery?
Had a call from F in-law this morning, his car engine wouldn't turn - flat battery. AFAIK it's same age as car, Honda Civic (petrol) 2000W, so must be past it's sell by? He had a problem a couple of weeks ago after leaving lights on and had to beg a jump start from a good Samaritan. This morning his car started using my…
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NEW YOUNG DRIVER Best brokers anyone?
My grandson has just passed his test and I am buying his first car but it looks like he will finish up with a cheap motor and very expensive insurance. His parents have been checking on line and some quotes are over £6000. Can anyone give any advice/tips about getting insurance for a small car for a sensible student age…
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car battery - really necessary to use distilled water??
hi, this has been bugging me for a number of months (yrs!): I have a very old petrol car (N reg) and I always top up the battery elements with distilled (ironing) water. Is this really necessary, or it it safe to start using tap water? thanks all:)
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Insurance claim made against my wife, how to respond?
My wife was recently involved in a minor accident, the other lady admitted liability at the the time saying "i didn't know where i was going" but later that day on the phone had changed her tune after talking to her husband and now insists it's my wifes fault and she is making a claim. I'm not really sure how any of this…
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Car has been keyed - repairs?
Parked our car in the local shopping centre car park only to find out on our return that some little tw@ had keyed one of the back doors, very annoying as the car is only a year and a bit old. It has gone through quite deep but not quite to the metal and is 'only' a single scratch which is about 18" long. A couple of…
