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Scrappage Extension
As soon as the government announced the scrappage sheme we were keen to take part but upon reading the terms and conditions our V reg car missed out by one day having been registered on 1st September 1999. However, now with the extension being announced we are still very keen to scrap our car and have a brand new one. I've…
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lost car hire deposit
whilst on business in sweden recently i was involved in a minor car accident. the back of the car i was driving was run into. there is no dispute with regard to fault, the other driver has admitted blame. however, my deposit has not been refunded to my credit card. has anyone any advise as to what action i can take?
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MOT Failures?
Hi, Wondering if anyone can help? My car is booked for MOT on sat and it NEEDS to pass or I will be in trouble!! There are a couple of things that are worrying me: 1. The airbag light is on permanently - I believe that the airbag is not tested so would this be a fail? 2. The exhaust is blowing a bit - will it just depend…
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The Commuter
I am, like many others, a commuter into London. My aim is to get a groundswell of opinion and even a movement, I do not feel there is enough of a voice for the average commuter. Hopefully, a sub board for Commuters. Put pressure on the Office of the Rail Regulator, which is a toothless and meek lamb int he face of the…
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Car Insurance - other party claim denied in court
Wife had an accident about 18 months ago. At the time, we claimed on insurance and then we paid the excess etc and had the car repaired. Anyway, other party denied liabilty and it ended up with them taking us (inc insurance co) to court over it. This was last week and the judge denied their claim. Our barrister told us…
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Where do Jeep auction off their lease cars?
Whilst we are on the subject of leasing today. Does anyone know where Jeep (or Mercedes Benz finance; whom are the finance company behind my lease) sell their ex lease cars. My lease is up in February on the Grand Cherokee and I might keep this car if the price is right. But I need to know what 2 year old models are going…
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Ford Finance
Hi guys, My first post and hope it’s in the right place, Im writing for advice with my girlfriend’s problem. Cut a long story short, we went to Fords Used Dealers on Saturday, seen a nice 3yr old focus, of course we was a lil naive and went straight for it. We agreed all the GAP and warranty cover and the part ex on her…
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Does anybody lease their car?
What are the downsides? I can't really see any other than the fact at the end of the 2/3 years you don't have an asset to sell. I've found a car i really like for about £159 p/m for a 3+23 month deal. equalling a total of £4134 for the 2 years which must be equal to or better than the depreciation of a £17000 car over that…
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pequot 306 radio code
Hi All,please help me to find radio code for blaupunkt PF3/C BP2774S7828817 7642774392 made in portugal for pequot 306 thank you for your concern,kind regards :beer:
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Car Dilema
Hi there, i'm a moneysaving virgin so my lingo may not be up to speed. I am in a bit of a dilema about my car. I bought it a year and a half ago when we were in a totally different financial scenario. We lived in a big farm house which we didn't have to pay a mortgage for, had our own flat let out, and so decided that we'd…
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Parking in Birmingham - Recommendations
Just wondering as I have a one-off visit to B'ham this week (near Snow Hill station) I wondered whether anyone had recommendations on where to park? I'll be there from 9am until late afternoon. I'm thinking Livery Street as this seems the most convenient and likely to have spaces given it's a multistorey. Cost is £9.20 for…
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Interim service - what to expect?
Hi Guys, Basic question, but not knowing a huge amount about cars, thought I'd ask more knowledgeable people... I'm going to book my car in for an interim service. Any ball park figures on how much it going to be and what I can expect to be done to it? It's going to a fairly reputable garage, but it's still good to be…
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Co-op car insurance
Trouble at mill! My wifes car insurance expires on the 13th Oct and renews on the 14th Oct, the car tax expires on the 31st. I tried to renew the tax over the phone with their wizzy auto renewal system but the robot told me there was no insurance in the DVLA database. We have a valid Insurance certificate for now and a…
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Cheap parking for Nuffield Orthopaedic centre, Headington/Oxford
Any suggestions? I'm on a course there later in the week and my letter says there's not much room for parking and its expensive. I'm already having to pay the accommodation myself so could really do with cutting other costs. Thanks
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Cheapest diesel with scrappage? 1.4 or 1.6
We have been looking for a second hand car for quite a while, but having looked there appears to be lots of unscrupulous dealers out there, so managed to borrow some money from family and going to try and get a new car through scrappage scheme, we have 2 that qualify! Got to be lower tax band and family sized, focus sort…
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Car service question
I've just had a call to say my car is due its 3 year service on 28th October, but I am due voluntarily terminate the HP on this car the first week of November so really dont want to spend £200+ on getting it serviced. I just wondered what the law was regarding this, am I legal to drive the car if the service hasn't been…
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theory test
I want to book my theory test, how do i do that? Also, is there any preparation material you can reccommend?
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Used Car Inspection - AA, RAC or Other
We bought a used Honda Civic at the weekend and had looked over it as best we could with our limited knowledge. All seemed ok. On buying it, we were given the HPI check which showed 6 previous owners (2001 Y reg) which was a bit of a surprise, but it goes well and seems in good nick. After getting it home, my dad had a…
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Warm/Hot hatch for under £7k.
Hi All, Finally got some cash saved up and am looking to buy a hot hatch of some description so I am going to start test driving a few cars over the next couple of weeks. My Criteria is as follows: * Close to 180bhp * 6k budget * Nothing too thirsty 35mpg+ * Petrol * Fairly comfortable ride * Decent looking * 2004 reg…
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Car Purchase
Hi, Hope this is the right section. I need to upgrade my 10 y/o Laguna. It's due it's MOT this month and hopefully it will pass but if not I will be in a right mess as I have no savings really. The car is not worth much so would be pointless having a lot of work done on it. I applied to Sainsburys and Halifax for a…
