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Sold m/bike on Ebay...buyer wants to take bike to Poland need advice
Hi! Sold a motorbike on Ebay. Buyer was Polish and has paid cash for the bike and now has the bike. V5 filled out and sent to DVLA.The buyer wants us to fill out a 'Motor Vehicle Purchase Sale Agreement' as he wants to take the bike back to Poland. The seller says that he needs the form filled out so he can take the bike…
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Contract Hire / Leasing
Hello there. I need some work done on my car and think it may be time to get a new one before it becomes too expensive to run. I was thinking of entering into a contract hire agreement. I do around 15k miles per year and would like it over 3 years with maintenance and road tax included. Not bothered about the type of car,…
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Honda CR-V 2.2 CDTi ES Leasing
Has anyone seen/taken up any recent deals for better than £199+VAT including Metallic on a 3+35 profile for leasing this vehicle?
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Having major car trouble??
I recently bought an X - Reg Vauxhall Corsa from my Uncle and I have had nothing but trouble with it from day one. Firstly I was over £200 to replace front brake disc and pads, repair an oil leak in the sump tank, replace perished back tyres, amongst other things. My uncle told me it had been put through a full MOT (he is…
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Veg Oil, lease hire car
Is there any new desiel cars on the market that will run on veg oil? Even 50/50 mix or something? I want to lease hire a car for tax reasons but only if I can use veg oil.
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Car insurance claim
Hi All. Went outside today to find my car had been broken into, nothing taken but the door had been forced open and the steering wheel broken off - presumably in an effort to free the steering lock. I have contacted my insurers - elephant.co.uk - to be told there is a £150 excess on my policy and that one of their…
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Parking in someone elses road.
Don't quite know where to put this but we have a few people who live in a road 'off' ours who like to park their cars up our road due to the fact that they live in small terraced houses with crap parking obviously. Now I know people can park wherever they want unless it's over a driveway or otherwise signed on the road but…
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Oil Filter? how old do you think it is?
This is a picture of the oil filter in my car - was brought in for a service last week and this was supposed to be changed... does this look like a 4 day old oil filter to any of you? - thanks
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Pre-MOT test scam warning
A large local main dealer, who should know better, is offering free Pre-MOT inspections. Nice idea but the trouble is that they did one recently on a customer's relatively elderly Land Rover, found nothing apparently wrong with it, then when he went back for a full MOT test the same mechanic who had inspected it failed it…
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Opinions please Looking to buy a Citroën Xsara Picasso
Hi I wasn't even considering a new car but the clutch has gone in my MOndeo and it's gonna cost more to keep going than it's worth so am looking for another vehicle as it's essential for work, as it is I have 3 children who all need car seat so in the back my hubby is squashed between 2 so we thought perhaps something with…
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New VW - cheapest place to buy
Hi, looking to buy a new VW Golf but dealers wont budge on list price. Looked at a few websites and they are offering discounts which vary quite a bit. Does anyone know the best site to look at for the best deal.:confused: Thanks in advance.
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Renault clio rear door wont open from outside
Hi. The passenger side rear door of my Clio(2000) wont open from the outside, Ive stripped it down and the central locking pump is there ( which also does not work!) Linkage was loose(now totally off) about 4inch long with a bent end on each end! Is this a major job to put right? Just dont want to get ripped off.
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Number for DVLA fine?
Hi, I can't find the number to pay a SORN fine. Does anyone know it? I think its different from the general number on the the dvla site Thanks
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is my car safe? possible steering prob!
Hi all experts! I am the proud owner from today (?) of a 1994 Fiesta cost £250. I don't expect there to be no probs with the car - it has an MOT til Feb 10 - but!! the bloke i bought it off took me for a drive - about 10 mins and all seemed fine - I know less than nothing about cars - he said he had recently replaced the…
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Car radio unlocking code
Hi All, Can anyone help, the misus put her car in for repair and they disconnected the battery without asking if she had the code. The number is M265583. Can anyone help getting the cde please. Kind regards :mad:
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Anyone booked TWO "overnight" return tickets on Eurotunnel?
Hi All, Eurotunnel charge ~£49 for a "day/overnight" return, and ~£150 for a "short stay saver" return. Has anyone tried booking TWO "day/overnight" returns, with the intention of only using one journey from each return? It would save ~£100. Their terms and conditions state:- Failure to complete both the outward and return…
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Hypothetical question. Someone steals a car without working brakes...
Ok so say you're doing some DIY on your motor and you leave it with the brakes in a non-functioning state. Say if someone is stupid enough to steal such a car and spins off at high speed down the road breaking the speed limit etc, they go for the brakes which don't work and cause untold damage. I am thinking in terms of…
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Travelling between 2 Bristol train stations
My husband travels from Bristol Temple Meads to Parkway or Patchway every week day, which costs £3.80 return. Does anyone know if there is a cheaper way to do it?
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Re-registering an inherited car
My wife has basically inherited her recently deceased, Mother's car. We're just wondering how to transfer ownership, as the V5 requires two signatures? Is there a special form to complete for this purpose, as it can't be so unusual a request? By the way, this is in Northern Ireland, but the process/forms I'm sure would be…
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CD player not working
I bought a car last August, a 2001 Citroen Saxo. It's a great car and I loe driving it. At the time I bought it I didnt check the radio or the CD player (dumb I know) Anyway the radio is fine but I cant get the CD player to work, when I insert a CD it appears to try and read the disc but then nothing happens. Is there…
