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bought a car no tax can i drive it home
I've bought a car but its not taxed and i wont have the cover note in time for when i collect it. can i drive it home with no tax its a 100 mile trip
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Garages Beds/Herts
I have always owned new cars and got them serviced at the dealership to endorse warranty etc. I am now going to buy a cheap second hand run around due to theft of my car and I need a good recommended garage to do a service and repairs etc on my new car. I work in Letchworth and live near Biggleswade in South Bedfordshire,…
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Car valeting - worth it to get rid of smoke smell?
How do you rid a car of a previous owner's smoke smell? OH has washed inside as best he can and we have the usual air fresheners but it's still there. Is there anything in particular we can do, or would a professional valeting make any difference? I'm assuming it's clinging to the fabric etc. Does a proper valeting deal…
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Car Insurance Claims
Just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this. I had a lease car with the NHS for 3 years and was hit by an uninsured driver so made a claim and had two other claims within the 3 years for damage caused by people in my work car park.. I have had insurance for the last year (not lease) but crashed my car so i know my…
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Car scrappage petition
Hi guys,we really need to get behind this petition for car scrappage. You can register your vote here:-http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/scrappagescheme/ Here's hoping! Martin could you please put this in next weeks email, because it will save us money! Neviboss1
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learning to drive?
Hi, I need to learn to drive. I am quite nervous about it all and have no idea how to find an instructor who will understand how scared I am, and at the same time teach me properly. So, where's the best place to find an instructor? I don't know anyone who's recently learnt, everyone I know has been driving for years lol,…
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East Midland Trains and Megabus
I have today travelled from London with a connection at Nottingham for my final destination. We were exactly on time until East Midlands Parkway were the train was held for 9 minutes. It was announced that the delay was to enable a Megabus connection to be made. I missed my connection, and had to wait another hour. Anyone…
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mot and tax
Hi everyone, Have recently moved so my 'renewal reminder for a tax disc' has the old address on it so I can't renew it online. My tax runs out on 30th April and Mot runs out on 26th April. Can I take the Vehicle Registration Document V5 (ready completed with new adress and signed declaration) to the post office along with…
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Cat D write offs
Due to my car getting stolen I am looking for a cheapish second hand car, in the past I have bought from new using a bank loan and then kept for 6 to 7 years and then traded in. I am not "turned on" by cars and usually had something small and reliable, my stolen car was a 5 year diesel 206, always serviced and looked…
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Petrol thief - :(
Hey guys, Someone cut my fuel line on my VW Polo and probably got away with £3 worth of fuel. :( As I have 3rd party, fire and theft cover I can't claim this on my insurance. I got lucky and I found a piece of rubber tube that fits perfectly inside to temporarily bridge the gap until I can get it repaired. Does anyone have…
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Extra charges by garage
Our car recently failed its MOT on various things. My dh asked the garage how much it would be to fix and the owner of the garage said approx £300. At 5.15 that day the garage phoned to say everything had been fixed and the bill was £514 :eek: My dh obvioulsy queired it and the guy said that while it was up on the ramps…
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Car Insurance Query
I got my insurance from egg this year - because of my age (22) and the fact I only have 1 years no claims means that it cost £600. I decided to pay this on my credit card as the interest rate was less than the insurance company were charging. It's a tesco clubcard credit card (15%) I think and was wondering if I could use…
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My Audi had no oil in it!
I brought an audi TT at a local audi dealership three weeks ago it was a 57 plate with 20,000 miles on the clock. It had the audi 110 point check (well they signed to say it had anyway!) and i was away. After 500 miles of motoring it starting playing up and cut out on me. Then the oil light came on and i could smell…
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car failed mot fixed at the garage but they did the wrong things
:eek:my daughter took her car to kwik fit for an MOT it failed on a number of things totalling approx £300 one of the things being that it needed a new headlight she went away and booked it in at kwik fit 2 days later to get the things fixed and a retest anyway basically kwikfit replaced the wrong headlight but then passed…
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Philips Radio Code?
Got a radio/tape with my car but wasn't connected. Having just connected it with a cable bought from ebay I now need a code for it to work. Radio details Philips Serial: PHACCFW9043152 Anybody help?
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Electric Cars
I am quite keen on the idea of an electric car (not a hybrid) but wonder is someone can point me to an authoritative source which might address the following: 1. How long do the batteries last and what is the cost of replacement? 2. I presume the batteries and hence the range degrade with time. Any information on this? 3.…
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car price
my friend has been down to a garage to buy a car which was advertised at £9000 on their website he was given a price of this on a card with the sellers name on but lost it when he decided to buy it the salesman said he made a mistake and the car was £9995 but it is still advertised at £9000 on their website can he ask for…
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Service costs
Could anyone advise me on what a reasonable cost for a service is? I'm on my third lease car from Renault - I keep them two or three years, then trade in for a new one. The previous agreements have required a service after two years, but this has changed to yearly. I have a year old Clio, with 8,500 on the clock, which…
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Main dealer scratched our car :(
Hello, myself and my OH are in a bit of a tricky situation. When our old car was slowly giving up the ghost we started saving and brought a 'new to us' car 11 weeks ago (a 05 ford focus estate diesel). After 8 weeks it developed a fault with the central locking, the car was locking and unlocking itself of its own accord…
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Anti-dazzle mirror - how do they work?
Hi, You know those rear view mirrors with the lever to manually switch to anti-dazzle mode? How does that work then?:confused: I've wondered for a while what's going on mechanically inside and what it is that changes/moves in there. I've noticed that if you duck your head down low when they're set to 'normal' mode, you can…
