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Hit by a Polish lorry with different number plates?
Hi, Driving home Thursday, I was clipped by a LHD Polish Lorry pulling out, which caused me to spin round on the M25 and smash into the barrier. Thankfully I'm ok, battered, bruised and hurting all over but thankfully still alive, and full marks to Mercedes for building an blooming strong car. Anyway, the lorry that hit me…
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Manchester to London Train
Hello, has anyone found a cheap way of getting to London from Manchester by the train, leaving on Friday (not sure if this makes a difference). Perhaps booking from different stations or something. I have been quite a few times in the last couple of months and it always costs me around £66 usually booking a couple of weeks…
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Railcard Price Increases
According to the Daily Mail new prices for Railcards, and in some cases changes to discounts given when using Railcards, come into effect on May 17. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1178628/Railcard-holders-facing-50-rise-ticket-prices.html When the £10 minimum weekday fare with a Network Railcard was introduced…
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OFS Elec Window Freelander reg 2000
Quick one for a budding MSE. Tried to open the window today. Struggled to go down... Then struggled to go up. Then went down & now only goes half way up. There was a noise like grit in a runner. Stripped the panel off. On the left hand side upward runner it feels like the wire is threaded behind it & is the cause of the…
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I need advice on buying a 2nd hand Lexus LS400
Hi i have been toying with the idea of buying a 2nd hand Lexus LS400, i have a budget of £2,500, so what should i be looking at? Do i go for a older model with high mielage or a newer model with lower mileage? What should i look for when buying? Also been thinking about a Lexus GS 300 with a budget of around £8,000. I…
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speed awareness course
hi ,just received conditional offer of fixed penalty for speeding at 38 miles per hour in 30 zone, they wont me to pay £60 with 3 points ,can i go on a course somewhere evan if it is in another county , if other people get this option ,shouldnt i , i dont wont the 3 points . the fine is in the county of bedfordshire, any…
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London Public Transport
At the risk of sounding a bit flat cap and whippet can anyone tell me: What time to do the tubes shut at night? Is there a reduced service on Bank Hols? 1 adult (with no sense of direction) and 2 children under 13yrs (Family Railcard) staying 2 or 3 days (Travelodge). We will need to travel from Kings x to possibly:…
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Help - mystery over car breaking down! Mechanics/car "people" please help!
HI, I was wanting to ask for some advice ...... my Ford Galaxy TDI 1.9 (V Reg), started emitting HUGE amounts of cloudy smoke after visiting a local supermarket petrol station. At first, I didn't have any idea of what was wrong with it, so managed to drive it about 2 miles home - smoking all the way. At home, my father had…
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Carsandfinance.com
Afternoon All! I've had a really good quote from this company on a Nissan Qashqai Acenta 1.5dci, the dealers cant get close to the price and its pretty much an unbeatable offer. Has anyone brought a car through this company? i'm looking for reviews good or bad on the company as its obviously a big spend and purchase to…
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vw polo 1.4 match TDI
Saw a 6 month old demonstrator yesterday at main dealer at under £9k and 1k on clock. Metallic paint, mats seem to be the only extras but still a new one comes out at about £12.5k as far as I can make out. Its diesel, low emissions so £35 a year tax. They have also offered me £1250 for my 8 year old fabia, which seems fair…
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Price of petrol can..... 99p @ Tesco
Good time to buy a can, Tesco is usually the cheapest at £2.48, now just 99p each (5Ltr green). Picked up a new one today as a spare.
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Does anyone know how 2 get cheaper stagecoach bus travel
someone help i am trying to get cheaper stagecoach bus travel but can't find any anywhere can someone help me find a cheaper one, the fare i am looking for is from leeds dyer street to newcastle upon tyne st james boulavard can someone help please
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To the idiot in the black Vectra.........
To the idiot in the black Vectra who on Thursday morning at around 07:45 am nearly caused a crash on the Parkgate Road roadabout, coming from the M56 and heading towards the A5117. Maybe next time you are driving to work, you will take the time to consider why it is illegal to use a mobile phone whilst driving. Could it be…
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Family and Friends railcard? Some help
Right I am hopefully travelling to London from Leeds on Sunday 24th May if the mighty Leeds United can get past Millwall and get to the Play off final at Wembley on the 24th. There are potentially 9 of us travelling down but I am looking at buying train tickets for 3 of us. I have checked prices and cheapest is around 70…
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Tesco Car Insurance - SDP & Commuting
I cant find out if they cover Commuting into work from home, i can see they do SD&P, but the rest im sure im missing it. Will have to ring them tomorrow morning, but im off on holiday in the morning & the car cover runs out next friday. Not really an issue, as the car is off the road (private driveway), but its nice to get…
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Faulty Yaris under Warranty
I have had a Yaris for about 2.5 years, so it's still under warranty. It's broken down for the second time last week with the same fault. The first time the dealer (who sold it to us] carried out a repair saying it was "electronics !!! software" and returned it without any paperwork provided. This time the fault was even…
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No MOT on PX but got new car.....
Have today traded our old car whose MOT ran out in 03/09 for a newer model. We were unaware the MOT had expired as the car was taxed until 06/09 and we therefore did not know until we visited the dealers and had a PX value put on the car. At no time did the dealer question the lack of MOT when discussing the deal on the…
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MiniBus Hire In The Birmingham Area
Hello everyone, i was wondering if it would be possible to list me with a few numbers and a few prices for a minibus to seat 14-16 people. if you could do this for me i would it would be kindly appreciated. Thankd in advance II D2 II
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Advice needed - BMW Dealer
Hi, I need some advice on where to go with this problem. I won't go into full details, but apologies for the length of post. I purchased a approved used car from BMW on the 15th May 2008 (just under 1 year ago). The car came with a 1 year BMW Approved Used Car Warranty (AUC). Since about 2 months after owning the car I…
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used car at arnold clark, tyre problems
I purchased a used 54 reg Megane Scenic at arnold paisley (vauxhall). As part of the deal the garage agreed to give it a service and that if any tyres needed changed then they would do that too, the policy for changing is if the tyres were at less than 3mm. I had the tyres checked independantly after purchase and was…
