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Peugeot 206 timing belt change.....
Anyone any idea the recomended mileage for changing the timing belt on a 206 1.4 HDi Service book says to speak to Peugeot but hoping one of our experts would know. Thanks
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Hit and run on a parked vehicle
Hi, I'm after some advise... My car has been hit by another driver whilst at work, and they have done a runner. It was parked on the road but, in a parking space alloted to my work. There is damage to the front wing (paint damage - heavy scuffing) and also a nasty dint in the wheel arch. I don't know who has hit me,…
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Off peak times.
In June I want to travel from Paddington to Didcot. Off peak price is £26.80 but does anyone know what the off peak times are please. Also want to travel from Didcot to Birmingham, Birmingham to Leeds, is East Coast Trains, Virgin, National Express all of a muchness.
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Help with Citroen C5 VTR HDi 110bhp Estate
We are thinking of purchasing the above car which we have seen at a used car dealership, it has done 80,000 miles and is 2003 model. It has towed a caravan, I am a bit concerned about this, I have heard bad things about cars which pull caravans e.g. pull the engine, bad for the axel etc. The car looks and drives well, it…
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Insane rail fares
I’ve been looking at fares between Balham and Durrington on the south coast for myself and my three kids using a family and friends railcard. Thetrainline.com quoted me a fare of £53.60 So, my sister recommended I put in Victoria rather than Balham. Didn’t make any sense to me, as it’s further away, but it’s where the…
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car repair nightmare - what are my rights?
I took my Chrysler cruiser to a local garage 10 weeks ago. The power steering had gone and they diagnosed that the pump had gone. Repairing that and replacing discs and brakes on front wheels cost me £800. I drove it home and the steering went again. I rang them and returned the car the next day. They gave me their…
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ASDA cutting fuel prices from Thursday
From tomorrow at ASDA petrol will be 115.9 a litre(drop by 2p) & diesel will be 118.9 a litre(drop by 1p). http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2010/05/19/asda-announces-petrol-price-cut-115875-22269758/
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Guaranteed Car Finance
Hi, We have been looking into getting a new car (mainly due to the distance my wife needs to travel for work.) However, we have both had some problems in the past and our credit ratings/profiles are less than ideal. I have seen some of these guaranteed car finance website and was wondering if anyone has used them and can…
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Company Mileage Allowance
I feel our company mileage allowance is too low especially with current fuel prices, inflation etc and wondered if anyone had any info to back up a request for a rise. The situation is we use our own cars when visiting customers (therefore have to insure for business use etc) and claim a mileage allowance of 27.5p per mile…
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Penalty Fare notice received
This morning a Penalty Fare notice from Revenue Protection Support Service came in the post. I am not pleased. I am a season ticket holder and one day a few weeks back, I arrived at my usual terminus having left my ticket in another jacket pocket. I explained this to the guards at the gate, who gave me a 'Failure to Carry'…
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V5c Logbook Returns
Hi all. Am just after peoples experience on this. I have found and agreed to purchase a new (to me) car. My current vehicle has private plates on it, and was also registered to my old address. I have been to the DVLA office, filled out the paperwork to put my reg on retention, and to change logbook etc to new address. I…
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radio code help
i have a fiat punto with a blaupunkt radio, but i disconected my battery, and lost the code, serial number is bp937213863645, please can any1 help, thanks paul.
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Car recovery scheme without a premium
Don't know if anyone else has seen it but theres a new car recovery scheme that isnt insurance and doesnt cost anything up front but you pay a much lower price when you need to be recovered.:jseems a windscreen badge has been handed out by some football clubs to their supporters.I heard from one at Huddersfield. Sounded…
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Used Car from Dealership - Your Rights?
Posting this on behalf of a friend.... She recently purchased (about three weeks ago) a 58 Reg Vauxhall Corsa. After collecting her purchase a few days after first viewing it, she discovered it had not been serviced as promised. There were also several small marks on the body. All they appear to have done was clean it and…
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any cashback sites for admiral insurance anyone?
just read this in previous thread...not sure what i am supposed to do: as i already know i want to use admiral "None of the normal cashback sites seem to do cashback for Admiral, but you can get £25 through a bit of a loophole. The Independent newspaper has a re-branded version of the insurance comparison site…
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Want to change car but only had it a year on finance - advice?
Hi all, This is probably one of those situations where the answer is basically "grin & bear it", however, it can't hurt to get advice! In Jan 2008 I got a used Renault Clio on finance from Arnold, but due to our baby being born & my increased driving distance to work I went back to try & change car a year later - it took…
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train ticket question
I am trying to book some tickets, but dont want to book advanced tickets as I dont want to be tied to a specific train. If i get a supersaver off peak return, but book onto a train (using the trainline) can I use this ticket on any train if I happended to miss the one booked onto? I know it will be a bit more expensive,…
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car insurance question...
i am looking at getting my car insurred without my partner on it as it may be expensive. he was insured under me. he had a few claims . one now closed (no claim), one a claim from the other party (there was oil on the road so not really his fault as such) , and one we are makign a claim for as someone bumped into us. but…
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Car hire abroad + documents
Hi all, Last year I went to Majorca on my hols and wanted to hire a car - I lost my green counterpart licence so applied through the DVLA for a replacement, and received a new photocard and paper part. Im going away again next month, and somehow managed to lose the new green counterpart, but found the old one I originally…
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radio code for mondeo
Hi i am looking for a radio code for ford mondeo 2006 serial no. M175859. I hope someone can help. Many Thanks