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I want to start a coach trip business - who owns bus stops?
I'm looking to go into business with a friend doing coach trips. We are going to start small with day trips, and perhaps build up after that. I need some help on bus stops, if I have a mini-bus/coach can I pick up & drop off at bus stops? Do I have to contact the council? Can I put a notice board at the roadside? If this…
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Secondhand car recommendations for £2000?
My car has just been written off and I'm basically looking for a new car. My budget is £2200 max and I need something which is economical. I had a V reg ford fiesta ghia but fancy something a bit bigger as I do 40 miles a day to get to work and most of that is motorway miles. Insurance isn't too much of a problem as I have…
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Need to Park in London on Wednesday
Hi Have to take the car into London on Wednesday morning - where can I park cheaply (somewhere close to a Tube Station & still avoid Congestion Charge) Not miles & miles away as I have visitors with me & want to show them around for a day trip. I'm not really familiar with the city! Travelling from South Wales on the M4
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Peugeot 206- ideas please
The other day my Peuguot 206 wont start, but it was ticking over and all the light came on, ie the battery light and that. So I thought that it was the battery and went out and purchased a new one. The day after I put the new battery in I got into my car and it wont start. No lights came on at all. After several pushes of…
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liverpool street>victoria
i am planning my train journey online. got every other route except 'london Liverpool Street' to 'London Victoria'. where can i purchase these tickets for the lowest possible fare?
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Peugeot 306 washer pump fuse?
Can anyone please help. The washer pump has ceased working on a mate's 306 estate (1.6 petrol V reg), and he cannot find the fuse (2 fuse boxes, one in the engine bay, one under the steering column), because it is not marked in the manual. Does anyone know which fuse it is? Thanks. Andy
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Peugeot 206 Radio dead after new battery fitted
Hi all, Had a new battery fitted on Saturday in my peugeot 206 (Y reg, 2001) and since then my radio has been completely dead (I've had to put the code in previously when battery had run flat then was jumpstarted). The display is completely blank and nothing happens at all! We've looked at the fuse box under the steering…
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Frozen door
Hello to you all, Hope someone can shed some light on my problem, I have an '02' Hyundai Coupe and since we've been having the bad weather my drivers door lock is freezing, the passenger side opens, luckily, with the central locking so I'm having to climb over the gear stick every morning :mad: not a pretty sight. Any idea…
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Advice needed on quick car sale
Hi everyone, I'm in one of those pickles where I've seen a car for sale, and I need rid of mine quick to pay for the new one. What are everyones recomendations for best way to sell the car? It's a 318ci with 51k miles. Half leather interior, years mot, 9 months tax. It's up for £5200 at the moment but on the advert I've…
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Car Leasing Sites
Does anyone know of any good car leasing websites to compare deals?
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Fancy a change, advice on hire purchase req'd
Hi I am looking at changing my car what I'm posting for is I could do with a little advice regarding hire purchase. Now the car I presently have I bought with a 0% credit card and when I sell it it will cover what is still owed on the card with not much left over. I want a new car on hire purchase so I can hand it back…
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MOT test due - chip/crack in headlamp
Does the MOT requirement for lighting require that there are no chips, or cracks, in any part of the headlamp? Or only in the beam path? My car (a 1995 BMW 3) has a rectangular twin headlamp assy. (main and driving lamp, with sidelight) which has a stone chip/crack on the top of the glass (its the part that sits under the…
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Ford Warranty Confusion
We have a Ford Fiesta which was purchased from Evans Halshaw in Oct 2008. The car had 2,500 miles on it, and had been registered in Jan 08 - from memory I think it may have been a demo car?? It does not have a previous owner on its log book. Not sure whether this falls into the New or Used car bracket? The car has a…
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How can ensure/find out if, my car was scrapped?
Recently had a new car under the scrappage scheme. My car wasn't in too bad a condition but all things considered it was the best thing for me to scrap it. Is there any way to check that my car has been scrapped and that the garage I signed it on to hasn't just sold it on etc?
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My brakes don't work!
Can any of you kind people offer any advice re my brakes? When I put my foot on the pedal it feels really hard and the car takes ages to come to a stop, which is a bit scary when you live amongst steep hills! Sometimes they react normally to a point then it gets hard to press the pedal and other times it's hard full stop.…
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clutch gone after 4 days
I was wondering if anyone has any idea of any rights I may have in regards to a car Ive just bought. I bought a R reg Nissan Almera on Monday 8th Feb, from a registered trader. When driving it home, I noticed the clutch seemed a little high to 'bite'. Took it out for a first spin on Saturday, and low and behold, the clutch…
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Cheap(ish) first car...any suggestions?
I have my theory test booked for the end of February and my driving instructor said I should book my practical as soon as the theory is passed, so I've started looking for cars. I want an Automatic car (I just feel more comfortable driving it) and have a maximum of £1500 to spend. I'm also quite a large guy so a corsa or…
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Peugeot 307 - Anti Pollution Fault, CD Player fault & Windscreen Washer! Help please!
Hiya. I recently purchased a 52 plate peugeot 307 which has been a great runner. However as I was going to sell it (to make me debt free funily enough) a few problems have seen to have cropped up. First of all I have suddenly had an engine light come on with a warning of antipollution fault. I have googled this and have…
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East Acton Zone 3 Overcharging
Last Monday 9 February 2010 I exited and later re-entered the tube at East Acton. I was charged at a zone 3 rate. TFL agreed that East Acton should be zone 2 but was (and maybe still is) incorrectly tagged as being zone 3 on the Oyster system. TFL have agreed to refund to me the overcharge. They have not yet agreed to…
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Parking Ticket on Yellow Line for taking Mother to hospital
My Mother inlaw caught her finger in the car boot and it would not stop bleeding so myself and husband took her to hospital. We did not have enough money for the car park as we are struggling financially. So in rushing and panicking and she was crying and saying oh my finger, she is 85 years old. We parked on a single…
