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Old car - economically viable
Just want to talk this though as I know sometimes you guys can throw in things I haven't thought of. I have an H reg car (1990). It's a Subaru Legacy which IMO is a well built and quality brand, however it's 19 years old and has done 140K miles. I have a husband and we have another (2005) car at home, 2 motobikes between…
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Bmw mini drivers read this
As you may have seen on bbc watch dog, there is a problem with the power steering on minis . A petition has been started on the number 10 site to get vosa the goverment agency to recall the minis and have the fualt fixed for free. the link is below petitions.number10.gov.uk/bmwmini/ lets show bmw we wont take no for an…
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Quality Number Plates
Hi All Am looking to purchase some new number plates for our motor as the last ones are bobbly and look awful. Could anyone recommend aby internet suppliers that supply good quality plates that will last!!! Thanks in advance to all that help/read
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Daylight robbery!!!!
Hi nice mse'rs, Im fuming just got off the phone to my local honda dealersThey want £180.00 + VAT for a spare honda key:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:!!!! The car is still inder warranty. Is this right? Is this how expensive spare keys are its the honda one with two buttons on it.
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Need to tap your wealth of knowledge please...
In Aug 2007 we were given an old van by my husbands uncle. He had had it for years and for the last 2 he hadn't taxed it, just left it to rot in his garage. Anyway, we had the van off him, sent off the registration form, then put it as 'SORN'. We never actually used the van so after 12 months we sold it, I informed the…
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Insurance for under 25?
I have recently been purchased a Freelander TD4 SE in which to learn to drive. I've managed to get 'learner' insurance from a company which equates to around £850 a year and will do me fine for the time being. As the car is group 11, with a 2 litre TD engine and I am only 23 however, I'm really struggling to find a…
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Eastbourne to stevenage
Can sometime tell me the cheapest way to get train seats from eastbourne to stevenage we are going monday to friday we both have network cards mon we can leave after 10 (off peak) but fri need to be back in london by about 11.15 so will have to leave eastbourne before 10 on the friday thanks
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i need my ford fiesta stereo code :(
hi im just wondering if anyone would know the code for my ford fiesta stereo, i took it in for a service and when i got it bacck i needed a code. i went back to the garage and he wanted to charge me for it even though it was his fault all other garages ive tried want to charge me too :mad: if anyone can help the serial…
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Car Scrappage problem
Don't know if anyone can help but i thought my old Hyundai would qualify but it appears it was registered a day late. I've got 01/09/99 on my logbook, grrrrr.. Is there anyway around this or are there any manufacturers offering deals for cars that will be 10yrs old in Sept? Any help would be most appreciated.
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road damages car - not potholes...
Not sure where to go with this - last night I was driving through a local town which has been having roadwarks to part pedestrianise it when there was an allmighty bump. I pulled over and my 200 mile old £130 tyre was flat as a pancake - so I was all efficient and managed to change my own tyre at the roadside in the dark…
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Street parking at Gatwick
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to park for free anywhere near Gatwick (say 2 miles) and walk to the airport? Having to do a weekly commute from Gatwick and am trying to cut costs on the weekly parking. I see there are a lot of residential roads within a couple of miles of Gatwick but guess there must be parking…
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no claims bonus help
hi , in feb 2006 ihad 5yrs no claims bonus , i then recieved a company van up to know without any claims . will any insurance company take this into account when reapplying for insurance, with the company insurance i think i am not a named driver, but have drove approx 20000 miles per yr ,is there anything i can do to…
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Driving Lessons - Any good deals??
Hey, Can anyone recommend a driving school that isn't to exspensive. I live in the county durham area if the helps??
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Car Stereo Codes
Hi Can anyone help me with a Clarion car stereo for a Peugeot. Model number : PU9983B Serial Number: 0042328 Would be grateful for yourhelp!!
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London to Bournemouth
Hi, Can anyone please advise on the best way to get from St Pancras (sp) to Bournemouth. I am presuming I would need to get to another station (train or coach) and that it would proberbly be cheaper to use the tube but, I am not good in crowds. Any idea of the cost of a taxi from St P to ?. Many thanks for any help. Carmen…
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New Car????
Hi everyone i dont know what to do. I am about to start my new job, i have to drive 48 miles a day round trip. I drive a puma, which uses petrol. Its going to cost me about £140 a month to get to work. Then £30 insurance and Tax at £15 plus MOT and servicing. Should i really consider a diesel? If i did i would have to take…
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Rail Season Ticket - can I save any £'s?
Just wondered if anyone had any tips on how to save some money on my rail season ticket. I travel from Maidenhead to Paddington and then all zones on the tubes. I have just asked about renewing it and it has gone up to £3088. Any tips on saving some cash?? Obviously not to work in London would be one J
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Walkers school of motoring
Hi there, I decided to take some driving lessons, and decided to go with Walkers. I booked up 5 lessons, which were discounted from £23 per lesson to £100. I had two lessons so far with the instructor. I had my third lesson booked for Tuesday at 19:30 and rung up Walkers office on Monday morning, and left a message saying…
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TFL Customer Charter for the tube
I long suspected that TFL were avoiding paying out under this scheme, so noted 3 occassions when I had posted claims and not received the relevant compensation in February. I had a reply today that stated I had not completed the forms fully, when pushed for what details I has left out because I have logged all the info…
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307 - Depollution Filter /System
Hi All, First off - yes I know that some of you have opinions on French cars and reliability - fair enough. Just looking for some objective advice on this one please. Have a nearly 3 year old 307 2.0 petrol (24k on the clock) - had for 8 months now, very happy and no problems. But the warranty is nearly up (in a week's…
