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Do the DVLA want your money or not!
I have an awful month in January with cars. Tax, MOT and insure the Panda. Replace the Jeep which might need a service and needs some paint done. Just bought a CAT D Cherokee so I need bits for that and I have to take a trailer and collect tomorrow. So trying to be one step ahead I tried to tax the car last week.....no joy…
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Crewe to London by train for £39.70 at peak times
For a Crewe-London ticket at peak times you can pay £82 in advance or £200 on the day to go on Virgin Trains' Pendolino service. However, there is a much cheaper option available. If you take the Arriva Trains Wales service from Crewe to Shrewsbury it costs you £19.70 for a return ticket. From Shrewsbury an open-access…
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Help
Hi there Was wondering if anyone has got a rough idea how much it would cost me in petrol to travel from Glasgow to Liverpool and back (around 420 Miles), thanks in advance for any help!!! :T
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97 Ford Fiesta - Where is the hazard lights button?
Hi, sorry for such a silly question. I have a 1997 Ford Fiesta LX 16v and I can't find the button to switch the hazard lights on! Haven't had the car long and don't have a manual. Can anyone help?!? Thanks, Debra
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Need some advice
My Dad a self employed plastered went out the other evening to quote a job. Skidded and twanged another car, apparently not alot of damage. Anyways he drove off - I know better & so should he! Anyways he had a pang of guilt and went back to the car but it had gone. He has received a letter this morning from the police to…
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Cheaper Commuting
Hi all, I have tried searching for similar threads, but don't think I am very good at this whole search facility - if there is another similar thread feel free to guide me to it. My husband and I own and live in london spending £74.50 a month each to commute by train to work. We are looking to move out of London but still…
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Useful Site for Traffic Cams
I have no idea how I have missed this site in the past. No doubt everybody has used it for ages and I am the only one who wasn't aware! When looking for traffic cams ahead of my journeys I usually stumble through the BBC or AA Websites, which although have the info, is a bit of a pain. I found the Traffic England Website…
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Charity Vehicle Insurance.
Just a general query for anyone who has had cause to purchase car insurance for a charity vehicle (not a van though, van insurance is surprisingly easy to find:) ). Our local First Responder group is looking to acquire a vehicle for use of any of the members of the group when on call. All the drivers are over 21 (maybe…
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Car tyres.
Can anyone offer an opinion regarding the brand and quality of MAYRUN tyres? Have been quoted a good price but never heard of them.Kind regards.
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Land Rover Discovery VS Volvo XC90
Any suggestions on which to go for? only looking to spend upto £15k Please advise in terms of cost not whether you like one car more than the other. i could do with a comparible on the below Average Service cost Tax Tyres Parts Fuel (will be going for the 2.4 D5 Volvo and the 2. TDV6 for the Disco How well they retain…
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c3 reverse gear problem
hi hope someone can help i have a 03 plate cotreon c3, it drives fine no problem, except when i need to get it into reverse gear.... sometimes it reverses fine, othertimes as soon as i try to treverse the gear jumps out, other times it can take numberous attempts to get the car to stay in reverse gear....but it will…
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Lease Car Servicing Before Return
Looking for any thought on this. And before anyone asks yes I am trying to avoid paying it :) . Background Leased a Grand Cherokke for 24 months (arrived 2 February 2008) car due to go back 29 January 2010 according to finanace company I dispute this. Broker who arranged deal told me it was taxed for length of contract it…
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AXA Breakdwon or AutoNational Rescue
Its that time of year when I need to renew my breakdown cover. Been with GreenFlag for 2 years, but they are just not competitive, neither are RAC or AA and I have tried them with discounts. 2 companies are coming up with good prices Autonational Rescue and AXA Breakdown. Anyone had any dealings with these companies or are…
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Keighley Trade Centre
Hi all, Does anyone have any direct experience of Keighley Trade Centre in West Yorkshire? I tend to browse Auto Trader during my lunch break and notice they seem to have some decent prices on their cars... However, when I've searched the web for feedback I've found largeley negative comments about them which is obviously…
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pothole issue with council...need to chase up
my case. what is the law on maintenance on road in case they try to get out of it!! and anything i should know. thanks in advance.
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Cheapest Place for Lubricants
Can anyone recommend the best place to purchase power steering fluid, particularly CHF11S. I'll need about 2 litres of it (possibly more) and it's bloody expensive? Halfords are asking £15 for one litre, although I have a trade card so I'll get a little bit of that price but it's still dear. Edit: Just found this…
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Worst driving conditions, this morning I have ever known
I live in Nottinghamshire. This morning, has to be the worst driving conditions I have ever known. Almost every road was like sheet ice..........and my citroen c5 estate was left parked at the roadside, half way to work:eek:
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Rover 200 problems.
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experienced these problems with Rover 200s. My car has started to judder while it is being driven. It feels like the juddering that happens before a car stalls but it happens in almost every gear, at variable speeds etc. It is fine sometimes, othertimes it happens once or twice and more…
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What muppets
Are people really this stupid? http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/12/men-arrested-after-driving-frozen-canal
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MOT failure data from 2007 released
Haven't seen this posted here yet, so please forgive me if this is a repost. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8456116.stm and look for an xls file link on that page. I think a free excel reader is available off the Microsoft site or you could use Open Office (free) if you do not have Microsoft Office. This data…
