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MSE News: £1 coach deal to Stansted airport
"Holidaymakers heading to Stansted airport from London can get there for just £1 in March ..." Read the full story: £1 coach deal to Stansted airport
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Mot avisory
Hi, I have just had an Mot advisory notice for my Toyota Yaris (Y reg, 1.0 engine) - it said that 'coil pack number one is loose', I was told at the garage that this wasn't a safety issue, just for advicem but I am concened that I might need to get this fixed urgently, or can I live with it a bit longer?
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The correct Range Rover battery?
Is this the correct battery for my 1995 petrol 4.6 HSE Range Rover? Unipart GBA3072 EN 590 A/hr 72 R/C 130 This was fitted by Kwik-Fit but after being away on holiday for a week my battery was flat, the breakdown recovery man said the immobiliser had drained my battery as it was too small and should be a "heavy duty" one.…
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Daihatsu Stopping New Car Sales?
I had an email from Which Car last night and it says that, due to the poor exchange rate, Daihatsu stopped bringing in new cars last November. It doesn't say if it means all models or just specific ones, but it did say that the total number of new Dihatsus sold in January was 22! If true it's a shame as I'm on the point of…
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Cheap car insurance
I use quidco to try and get cheaper car insurance. Have had reasonable success, but how do you get insurance for 96p? I would settle for £1.00!! I am probably just cynical, due to my age.
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safe to buy used car from unregistered owner?
Looking to buy a used car. Everything seems in order. Seller claims to have all previous MOT documents, spare keys etc. Only thing is, seller is not registered owner or keeper of vehicle. Claims he is selling on family friend's behalf, who live in the midlands. We're South of England. Is this standard practise?
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Why won't my car start?
I was trying to get up a steep hill in snow, a couple of people pushing it. It was sliding about too much and reving. As I live just round the corner I decided to get my brother, less of a wimp then me. He went to start the car and wouldn't start. I only put some petrol in yesterday but the light was on and thought that…
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Service prices
UPDATED: I had the car serviced at the dealers for £260 including MOT, Brake fluid change and coolant change. (supposedly my car doesn't have a cabin filter).But anyway, I have a few questions...again. How do you know whether the brake fluid and coolant change was done properly? Apart from looking out for obvious leaks…
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HELP!! Inter-credit DVLA
Hi, I sold my July 2008, filled out the log book, sent it off. Come to think of it I havent received any correspondence from DVLa confirming change of ownership.. however, one would presume the new owner may have chased up the log book if they hadnt had it... Today I have recieved a letter from "Inter-Credit" stating as I…
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Car Accident advice
Im really not having a good month. It has been snowing here and the roads were very slushy and slippy I miss judged the distance between me the car in front and the gradient of the hill i was going down.(note to self double the distance when going down hills in ice) I ended up glancing the back of the car in front. No…
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Cheap train tics required 28/4/10 Leics to Stansted Airport
Hi all, I´m hoping someone can help me with this. I´ve just managed to find reasonably cheap flights for us to come back to the UK for my son´s birthday. I´ve been able to find cheap rail tickets from Stansted to Leicester when we arrive in the UK but am having a problem finding cheapish tickets for our return journey. We…
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Advice needed - London City travel
Hi All and many thanks in advance!! It's my birthday tommorow :rotfl: and the family is having a weekend in London. I need to know the cheapest travel "card" I can get for the Fri-Sun duration. We will be parking at Gidea Park, getting a train to Liverpool Street and the tube to St James where we are staying. We will be…
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Drink Driving
Hi all, I've just had some news about a friend and I wanted some advice so I hope you guys might be able to help me. My friend has been an idiot and got caught drink driving. I say caught, he actually completely wrote off his car in the process and from what I can gather he passed out in the car. He woke up in the police…
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Buying a Vauxhall Astra Twin Top
Hi, Tomorrow I am going to look at a 56 plate Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.8 VVT Design (35000 miles and part leather). The asking price is £9999. Earlier today I went to look at a 57 plate VAUXHALL ASTRA 2.0T 16V Exclusiv (27794 miles and Sports and Leather pack). Dealer said he could do it for £9995 and 6 months tax. I am…
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please help ....need prices ??
Hi... Im in the middle of tring to buy a catering van, im in belfast and can only see ones in england/scotland/wales ( nothing over here ) now the problem.... i want to get price for to get which ever one i go for over here to belfast ...has anyone any idea of prices or the best and cheapest way to get the trailer over…
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P vs N + handbrake in auto
What is the difference between these two modes in automatic cars? * [P] mode * [N] mode with hand brake applied :o
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Old cars are inefficient etc
I regularly read threads where people want to buy a newer "more efficient" car. Well, I've been doing some tests in my 1997 VW 1.9 TDi and by driving in a slightly more careful manner I've managed to obtain 53mpg. This is a mixture of motorway, A, B and unclassified roads. Generally I've been paying more attention to…
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E.C.U Repair
Hi all, I need to get my E.C.U tested and repaired on my Ford Focus. I have looked locally and only heard bad things about our local couple of garages that deal with this sort of thing. There are a few online companies to which you can send the E.C.U. for testing which are very well priced. Does anyone have any experience…
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RED Driving School in Administration
Looks like Red Driving School/Instructor College has hit the wall today! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8522446.stm
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Recommend a car for under £2000
I am looking to buy a car for around £2000 and was wondering what sort of age car should I be expecting to get for my money. I am a new driver but would prefer a bigger car like an astra or something but not sure what kind of age to expect. Any advice would be great.
