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bought a secondhand car, need to get tax sorted, how?
Hi there, Had to buy a new "used" car yesterday as my current one suddenly become less than money saving! being worth a £1000 and needing £1500 of work to get through next weeks MOT! This car I have had this car for 10 years. Anyway I bought from a local car dealer who friends have bought from and are very reliable but…
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Advice On Selling My CAR..Please...
I need to sell my car to free up some money...I spoke to the finance company yesterday they told me I can hand back the car and that will have my agreement terminated and I have paid over half for the car OR I can sell it myself... Where is the best place to sell my car I did look at ebay but not too sure how much I would…
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Which 7 seaters have stow and go seating?apart from zafira
We have a zafira which we brought quickly as our car was written off, we love it but we need to change it to a diesel and also want to get a newer car now we have sorted out more cash now i really like the seating in the zafira which you can pull up and down as needed, but as we are wanting a diesel,pref an automatic if…
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Bought new car - No tax disc, but it's taxed!
Sounds dodgy I know, but hear me out. I've bought an ex-police car from a trader that specifically deals with ex-police cars. I noticed on the way home that it had no tax disc so I presumed it was out of tax. Went to Directgov website when I got home but when I put in reg and document reference from the V5 it says: Tax…
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Approx. cost for timing belt replacement
Hi there guys, My car (Renault Megane 05 Diesel) needs its timing belt replaced. My local, trusted garage doesn't have the needed equipment so I have to look elsewhere for this. Can anyone give me a ballpark figure I should be expecting to pay please? I've been told its a time-costly procedure and could be expensive - I…
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radio code for ford wanted
Please could anyone give me the code for my mondeo radio the seriel No. is YS6F 18K876DA and the part No. is M13051. I have a 3 hour drive on monday so any help would be grately appreciated. Thanks
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ford ka 1.3l
what specs come with ford ka 1.3l what does that L STAND FOR ON THE 2002 MODELS PLEASE?.
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Peugeot radio keeps turning itself down, any ideas?
Hi. I've got a 807 54 plate 2.2 hdi. The problem is that the radio keeps turning itself down randomly. Will be fine for say 30 seconds, then go down a bit, then a bit more, then nosedives to zero. If you turn it back up it just keeps turning itself down. I have had the digital display dash up and disconnected the plug and…
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Lift Sharing...
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Is there a law that states how long a car part should last for after MOT?
I have the CV joint changed on my car during it's MOT last year (kill me now I had it done at Kwikfit!:(). Roll around MOT this year only to find the same CV joint needs doing!:mad: The mechanic that did it had to double check our MOT from last year as at first he didn't think it had been done last year, he then told us…
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DH had accident. Which way forward ?
DH was shunted up his rear end on the motorway coming home last night. He exchanged details with the other driver and they both deemed their vehicles okay to drive so off DH came home. DH took his car to a shop this am, to get a quote, but they reckon that the back has been pushed in. anyhows, dh phoned insurance co and…
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Travel from Liverpool to Newcastle
My daughter is currently stranded in Germany because of the Volcanic Ash problem. Long story short, after her flight back on Friday was cancelled Ryanair have booked her on a return flight due to go out on Tuesday. However it's to Liverpool rather than Edinburgh where she originally flew out of. So in the hope that the…
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Riped off in Italy what are my options?
Hi I have just arrived back from a holiday to Europe and have a sad story. Myself and my wife decided to take a trip to euro Disney with our two children and take my 70 year old mum then surprise her with a trip to Italy for 7 days. All was fine but 4 miles from where we were staying in Italy my car head gasket blew. I…
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Which car to use?
My sister and I are planning a trip to Alton Towers, from Kent it's about a 400 mile round trip. She has a 1.8 Ford Focus, and I have a 1.2 Renault Clio. She is under the impression that my car would be better to take for petrol costs (or is it that she won't have to drive?!?! :D ) but I'm not sure. Which would be the…
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GAP insurance - which type?
I'm about to take delivery of a new car on a PCP and I'm getting confused about the best type of GAP insurance. Looking at a few of the websites, I don't know if I should go for Return to Value, Return to Invoice or Replacement. In a nutshell, what's what?
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Has anyone ever used Broadspeed or Uk Car Broker?
Hi all, About to buy a Renault Megane Coupe Diesel, and the price from UK Car Broker is a lot lower than anywhere else. I'm slighlty concerned at this though as it appears to be a one man company, although cars are UK models, not imports etc. I've also used Broadspeed to get a quote, which is about £700 more, but this site…
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Alamo failed to honour booking please help
Hi. I need some help and advice regarding a booking I made through Alamo/Europcar. Apologies for the length i have tried to edit it down. My sister was travelling to Cardiff Airport. Unfortunately she had a breakdown and required a hire car to get home. The only problem being her driving licence was at home. An agreement…
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Hit By Flying Dirt
Sorry if this belongs in the insurance boards but I felt motoring was a bit more appropriate. My dad and I have just got home after quite an eventful journey. Will traveling on the A27 a mini coming from the opposite direction lost control, and hit the central reservation at quite some speed narrowly missing us but…
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Failed MOT - Omissions
Hi My 10 year old Beetle has just failed its MOT due to high omissions. Is this likely to be an expensive job? I just need it to pass the MOT as I am trading it in for a new one in a months time. Gutted! Any advice welcome Thanks
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Ford Focus damage - cheapest way to repair.
I am looking for some advice as i am unsure of what is best to do. My focus has two small, but incredibly deep folds in the metal over the rear left tyre. This is over two panels, i think. I took it to the place that the insurance people go through and they have said that the damage on the left side would cost approx £1300…
