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Problems with used car bought from garage
Hi Guys, I'm looking for a bit of moral support and/or advice from anyone who's had experience of this. I MAY be going down the small claims route over a car I bought. Short version-->* Bought a car (52 reg mercedes slk) end of Nov/early Dec 09 * 6 days later (<100 miles), engine management light comes on * The garage (xyz…
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Renault car Radio stopped working during bad weather
My Renault Car radio stopped working for a few days in December due to the really bad weather. Took it to Renault dealer early February and I am still waiting on it to be returned. Has anyone else had the same problem and are they still waiting on their radio to be returned.
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Charge Certificate from Athena ANPR
Got issued one of these but it wasn't the registered keeper who was driving. Should I contact them to tell them simply that, or just ignore right from the start? Has anyone ever really been taken to court over all this? I know there is quite alot of information about this but I'm just wondering whther to make any contact…
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Car Service - Who do I trust?
I have a Peugeot 307 cc which has done just over 20k miles. I was wanting to book the car in for a service and wasn't sure whether to take it to a small local garage or a Peugeot retailer. Previously I have had company cars so I have not had this problem before. Over the weekend I decided that I would be safest going to a…
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Gear Box Failure - Should I Complain?
I bought a 12 month old Vauxhall Astra 1.9TDCi in December 2006 from a well respected 2nd hand dealer in Cheshire for around £11,000. I do a reasonable amount of mileage both to and from work and as part of my job (approximately 15,000-20,000 miles per year) so I wanted something reliable, with the Astra rated highly in…
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tax disc envelope arrived already opened
Just curious and checking to see if there are known scams with this. My tax disc arrived after ordering online. It turned up a little late and the envelope had been opened and taped back up with a note that it had been delivered to the wrong address and opened by mistake. Now I'm reasonably happy it was a genuine mistake…
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Free downloads for TomTom Start
Hi all. Not sure if this is the right forum or if it should be the techie one. Bought one of the TomTom Starts from Tesco at £37 but it doesnt seem to have the mobile speed cameras on it (unlike my old Evesham one) does anyone know of a free download site where I can get it. I looked at one site (cant find it now) and they…
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ford in car audio unlock code
can anyone please help me get the unlock code for my 1998 ford escort in car cd player,and tell me how to enter it in to headunit. its a 6000CD RDS E.O.N - serial number M188818. any useful info on this subject would be gratefully recieved & very much appreciated. i do a fair amount of driving and miss my music alot.need…
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Got caught speeding in France?
Hi Folks My OH regulary drives to France for business. Last week on the motorway there his registration flashed up on the L.C.D:eek: display signs! he was aware he was going fast, & is now wondering if this will result in a fine etc or was just a warning?. Has anyone else had any experience of this kind of incident or know…
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Tap or de-ionised/distilled water?
Which is actually best in an engine? Is there any difference? I know that tap is free, but de-ionised/distilled isn't that expensive. I rely on my car and don't want to "spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar".
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Air Conditioning
Yes Air Conditioning. Too cold to think about it now. BUT Do you realise, that a lot of vehicle air con engineers tend to have good deals, early in the year, also at the end. Substantial savings over the normal cost. Most people, and hence most business, for vehicle A/C engineers, is in warm weather, Logical, really, you…
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can motorcyclists have rucksacks on while riding
can motorcyclists have rucksacks on while riding obviously i don't mean the huge ones just a normal school bag type
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time to say goodbye?
I have an N reg diesel 106. Its got me to London to Newcastle several times but since Dec its had: a) a new battery and alternator b) new CV joints on both sides c) work done to pass its MOT 6 weeks ago including new fuel line, new tyres and new wiper blades I've spent (well my mum has paid for) about £350 for all this.…
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Stoplock Original LED -timed or not ?
I've started using the Stoplock Original steering wheel lock which I've had for years, don't have instructions. It has a switch at top to switch on Flashing Warning LED. Is this LED on a timer, can someone check ? I noticed it wasn't flashing when I came back to car days later. When I switch LED on, it flashes for few…
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Toyota yaris problem
Had a problem with the car y/day, pulled up at a set of traffic lights & the engine started to race without my foot on the pedal. It done it twice more before getting it home. I have been on the toyota website & my car(2004 model) is not one that should be on recall. Now i don't know a lot about cars, what could be the…
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Taxi Fares - Is it time for them to be restructured?
In the past most people did not work on a Sunday or Bank Holidays. Also some of those that did work on a Bank Holiday got a premium for doing so. Taxi fares still seem to be structured in this way, as an example a fare on Good Friday was £10.20 when normally it would have been £7.20. Given that lots of businesses now…
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17 yr olds...learn to drive now or wait?
Hello. First time on this board....not sure if the question is more insurance related but interested in your thoughts... My 17yr old twins (boy/girl) have about £1000 each put aside towards the cost of learning to drive. They've both decided NOT not to start lessons as they feel they can't afford lessons and to buy and…
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Car Leasing Recommendations
We are thinking of looking into leasing a car, prob zafira or galaxy and just wondered if anyone could recommend some good leasing companies we have looked into the pitfalls and finances and this still seems like it would be the better option for us but would love peoples advice on any companies to look into/avoid! Many…
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Driver on Phone on Google Street View
Found this on street view just now: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.503998,-2.500892&num=1&sll=51.423097,-2.575898&sspn=0.018954,0.06174&ie=UTF8&ll=51.497813,-2.47871&spn=0.001623,0.004699&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.497671,-2.47854&panoid=QEbRIA_tEPioRRj1kK2qSg&cbp=12,30.91,,0,14.6 Clearly this guy is breaking the law - I…
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Anyone recommend a decent car valeter in North West
Hi. I've just bought a peugeot 807, 7 seater and to be honest it stinks inside. The previous owners have smoked and had dogs in it. Has anyone used, or know of a good valeter in the North west. Im in St helens but a mobile one from Liverpool/warrington/widnes etc would prob travel. I'm after a decent one that uses all the…
