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Price of replacing front discs...
and also how often this needs to be done on the average car? We have a nissan note. It is just 3 years old and during its first MOT, the advisory comment was that the front discs are slightly worn and will need replacing. The car has done 26k miles,,,, is this a normal condition, it sounds very early to me? It does a lot…
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Where should I go to buy new tyres in London?
I put my car in for its MOT today and it's failed as the rear nearside tyre needs replacing. The Toyota Repair Centre I visited is booked up till next week and I need this sorted sharpish so that I can get my tax disc. I could try a national chain but I'm wary. I had to go to a local independent when I had a punture, but…
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Citroen C2 and towbar - possible?
Hello All, Not really a moneysaving question (although it could be if I end up doing it and wreck my car!)...... I have a Citroen C2 1.1l petrol car just now, and I'm considering getting a boat next year. The boat I'm thinking about is a 14ft Dory - essentially an open speedboat with an engine on the back - quite light in…
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New Car & Insurance question
Hi guys, I'm about to buy a 3-month old car and wanted some input please. I have received insurance quotes if taken out today - but my birthday is within the next week and so I then applied for quotes as if I was that age now, and amazingly it goes down by around 15%! I don't want to delay purchasing the vehicle in case it…
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Peugeot 206 - Engine cut out problem
Hi there, I have a pretty dangerous fault with my Peugeot 206. It started last night. I'd been driving for about 20 minutes, at about 50mph. My engine gave a small judder, almost like I'd hit a small bump in the road, and my engine warning light came on. About a second later, the engine warning light turned off. I decided…
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1st Central car insurance
Having received a quote for double what i paid last year on my car insurance, despite making no claims, I had a look on the comparison sites last nite. The company that has come up with the best (not cheapest but still over a hundred cheaper that my renewal quote) is a company called 1st Central insurance. Does anybody…
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help please Manual for peugeot 206 hdi
Can you advise where i can get a copy of the above, or does anyone have a spare they no longer require. Thank you
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Non DPF diesel family cars?
Hi I own a 2.0 Mazda 6 diesel (06 plate). When the DPF system regenerates, any unburned fuel is returned to the sump thus diluting the engine oil and giving potential for all sorts of problems. It is vital to keep checking the oil level to ensure the sump doesn't over fill. IMHO it's a silly system. Any way my first…
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MOT help
Are HEADLIGHT wipers part of an MOT test? mine are very erratic and sometimes park in an upright position. I was hoping to disconnect them for the test and then get them fixed during the summer. Cheers
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Mamas and Papas Primo Viaggio IP Car Seat in a 06 Plate Ford Fiesta
We've bought a Mamas and Papas Primo Viaggio IP Car Seat with a Surefix Base (one that fastens through the seat belt). This system fits fine in my car (07 Plate Honda Civic) with the spirit level gauge showing correctly. Unfortunately when we put the base in my wifes Ford Fiesta (06 plate), we couldn't get the gauge to…
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Car insurance groups?????
I am looking at buying a second hand car at the and a lot of the ads quote 'low insurance group' as a selling point. I get that this means it's cheaper to insure, but can anyone give me perspective on this? For example 'Insurance group 4' doesn't mean anything to me as I am not sure how far the scale extends or whether '1'…
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Garage - bit dodgy?
A few weeks ago I noticed the headlight beam on my car looked out. Took this as an ideal opportunity to upgrade to nice blue-white Xenon headlight bulbs - just in case one of my original bulbs was faulty. Anyway, looked better, much brighter but alignment stil the same. MOT was due last week and I sort of knew the…
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Help! Lost documents?
We moved in February and since then I have searched high and low for my husbands van file - it had the log book, MOT and insurance documents in it. I have paid my £25 to the DVLA for a replacement logbook, and called the MOT garage to find out when the MOT is due but I dont know how to find out the insurance details? I am…
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Congestion Charge Question
Hi, I was driving in London on Friday afternoon and took a wrong turn looking for an address and I think I may have gone into the congestion charge zone for a few seconds. I can't remember the name of the street and don't want to pay the charge if its not necessary (i.e. if I didn't go into the zone) - is there anyway to…
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New car tax bands
Apologies if this has been covered, can't seem to find it. My car is due for taxing on 1st April, have received renewal reminder and rate is £120 for 12 months of £66 for 6 months. According to the new tax bands, my car will go down to £90 per year . I understand these come in in April, so surely I should only be paying…
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URGENT Help - Just had a crash.
Hi guys, Im a newbie driver and just had my first major accident. I arrived in work about 20 minutes ago and parked on the 6th Floor Building Car Park. The spot where I park is directly in front of the ramp that leads you the next floor e.g. you drive up the ramp to level 6 and right in front of the ramp is a spot. Like a…
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Car Leasing
Taking out a personal lease on a new car seems to be getter more and more popular recently, especially during the credit crunch with people struggling to get a deposit together to buy outright. Just wondered if people had experiences with leasing cars, if they would reccommend it and what positives and negatives there are?…
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Upgrading car driving licence from automatic to manual
Hi A friend of mine has had an automatic licence for several years and would like to upgrade to manual. Would he need to do the theory test again? He did the original theory test before they brought in the hazard perception test. Is the practical test the same as the standard manual test, ie not a shortened version? Is his…
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Driving test scams for teenagers!
BEWARE- if your teenage son or daughter is trying to book a driving test on line. If they type DSA driving test or similiar into a search engine(google in our case) they will be directed to a sponsored site "BookTest.co.uk". My daughter did not realise that it should have been a .gov website and has paid them £82 (driving…
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Toyota yaris on swappage deal
Just returned from Toyota garage. Thinking of purchasing a new Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVTi 5 Door, metallic paint on swappage deal. £12152 so £10152 with swapping old 9 yr old Avensis. My question is can I ask for discount or extras thrown in under the swappage deal? Is it too cheeky? Also I am torn between the blue & grey.…
