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Car tax due?
I just renewed mine online, easy now isn't it eh? Anyway just as a reminder, and I hope I've got this right, road tax is due to go up next year so I made sure to buy 12 months rather than the normal 6 months. This way I save about £20 anyway buying it for a year instead of 6 months at a time but I also avoid the increase…
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What do you (need to) take when driving?
Hello! I was wondering what do you take when driving /what is legally required to have with you when dirivng in your car. Your tax (y/n) Mot (y/n) Proof that you own the vehicle (y/n) Insurance document (y/n) Driving licence (y/n) I realise you need all of these to drive I just mean what you need to have on you/in your car…
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NEW CARS - Can you make them a daft offer???
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience of making a dealer or even a car manufacturer a daft offer.... i.e. a £15,000 car.... writing them a letter and offering £11,000...... do you think this would work in this current finacial climate. There doesnt seem to be huge discounts on new cars even though certain…
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Renault Megane (knocking noise, front wheel area)
hi there. i have a Renault Megane (W reg) it has around 60 thou on the clock. A while ago i noticed a knocking noise around the front some where, i took it to the garage and he said it was the RV joint (velocity joint) so he changed them. its still there but i think its getting more frequant now, this only happens when i…
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How to defend this speeding fine?
I'll attempt to keep the background as short as possible :D In a nutshell, my Father asked me to sell his car for him on Ebay last month (he's a technophobe). He drove the car from his home in Devon to my home in N.Wales and then went off on a 3 week holiday abroad. Whilst the car was in my keep and up for sale on a…
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Toyota Aygo Blue
Hello people, Having visited a Toyota garage recently, I am interested in the Toyota Aygo Blue - can anyone offer any feedback in terms of what the car is like, reliability, etc. the quoted MPG seemed very good - is this realistic? Thank you.
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Kerbed Alloy
Hi, Unfortunately I kerbed half the rim of a front alloy tonight, after doing a search I found Honestjohn recommends www.wheelwarriors.co.uk in Chester. I was wondering if anyone has used them and can provide any feedback as to the quality of their work. The alternative is a company called Smart Wheels, any feedback here…
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Any Airbag Experts?
Hi guys, took my car today to a garage to get the airbag fitted and seat cover fitted and faults cleared, they had the car for approx two and a half hours. He said he could not clear the faults and didnt know why. I found that strange and it got me thinking. I thought he robbed me and did not put new bag in and left old…
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Help- all sorts of weird things going on with my car
Hello. On Saturday I switched on my car to find that the heating had stopped working: no fan at all, not on any setting. Also the electric windows did not work and the display read Bonnet Open, which it wasn't. Then after a few hours it fixed itself with all of the above working again but this morning they're all not…
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Any Toyota bargains?
Is now a good time to buy a Toyota? They have just announced losses. Has anyone bought one recently and been able to get a good deal because of economic climate?
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Hpi Check
A few weeks ago, there was a site posted on here and you had to use the code 'VALUE' to get free checks... I've searched but can't find it... anyone help??
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Smart Car...A good thing or not
My wife wantes a soft top Smart car. I was wondering if anybody had an experiences of them (safety, fule consumption, reliability etc. Also roughly how much are they. Many thanks Lu
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cheap taxi from guildford to Heathrow on Boxing Day?
Hi, The topic pretty much says it all... thought I'd check here, in the off-chance that someone from Guildford knows a cab company that charges less than £40 (which is the cheapest I've found so far). Thanks!
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Cental London to Stratford upon Avon
I have to get my OH from central london to Straford upon Avon in a short period of time (about 3.5 hours). He is in London for the day and has an Oyster Card, so we were thinking the the best option will be for him to get on the tube and go to a outter london staion where I pick him up in the car and drive him up to…
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Swiftcover
Has anyone had any experiences of claims through Swiftcover please? I'm going through making a claim at the moment and they do seem to be rather slow to sort things and if I wasnt ringing them myself there would be little contact between them and me. Any other experiences please?
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Buying new (used)car - better with/without part-ex
As title says, we are going to buy another car - budget around £5k, hoping to get a Ford Focus. We currently have an R reg Fiesta 1.25 around 80k miles. My dad thinks we are better off not part-ex the Fiesta and will get more of a bargain without. Anyone have an opinion? Thanks
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LandRover Freelander -comments?
I know the petrol engine is to be avoided. Have seen an 05 plate with 100k on clock with TD4 engine. Is the TD4 engine well respected? any general comments welcome,,ta
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History of a car
Our son will be 17 in February and we have been on the lookout for a little car for him. I found one a couple of weeks ago and it is still for sale - in fact, it has been reduced a little bit. Does anyone know of any websites where you can find out some history of the car before we make an appoinment to view it. It is…
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Where do I get a new wheel?
Please forgive my complete girlyness about this.. I know very very little about cars. We need a new wheel for a 52 plate Nissan Almera Tino. My hubby avoided someone coming round a corner on his side and has bent one of the wheels out of shape on the kerb. It is the actual wheel itself that the tyre goes round, behind the…
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Help - luggage left behind.
DD(23) is on her way home for the week from Oxford. She somehow managed to leave her suitcase on the platform at Oxford station. I phoned them thinking they could send it on to Leeds or York station for us to collect if we paid a fee. Instead I got told to phone back tomorrow at 6p.m. when if they have it they will give us…
