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which car for 19 year old?
Any chance of advice? We want to upgrade the car my eldest son uses (S reg Peugeot 306 at present) without heavily increasing the insurance premium, which at the moment is £1500. He was a named driver for 2 years on a policy that had no claims made and has had his full license for 18 months. He now has a policy in his own…
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No rail fare available!
I was looking for a fare from St. Albans Abbey [SAA] to Shepherds Bush [SPB] via Watford Junction [WFJ], apparently there is no fare for this journey! There is, however a quoted fare from the next station on the line, Park Street [PKT], which the train stops at on its way to Watford Junction. I would have expected SAA to…
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Which Car?
I am looking for your opinions My OH is driving me mad (pardon the pun!) about changing our car. We have a budget of around £10-12k. We currently have a V70 Volvo Estate (our 3rd or 4th one) and are looking for a change. No young children to consider and we don't do a great deal of mileage. OH is now looking at Range Rover…
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parking in St Helens?
Hi, I am going to St Helens and would like to find out if there any places where you can park for free?
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Anyone own/owned a 2000ish Hyundai Accent?
I recently bought a 2000 Hyundai Accent and noticed today that the fuel gauge didn't go down when I switched the engine off. I then put some fuel in incase it was stuck and I didn't really have that much petrol! After I refueled the fuel gauge went up but veeerrrrrryyyy slooooooowwwwwly. I've only driven three cars before…
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Train Season Ticket: Out of one station back to another on a different line?
Hi I'm starting a new job in London and looking to buy a weekly/monthly ticket (the monthly is only about £7 less so I think I'll just buy weeklies). Now, from my nearest station (tunbridge wells) it costs £83.80 per week on a southeastern train. From Eridge (a tiny Southern railways station a mile further away) it's only…
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is it true that if there is a car incident even if
it is not our fault that the insurance company will consider this as our fault until this is sorted? we are having major issues with more than insurance company and it has caused us nothing but headache. from logging wrong info on us etc etc...thanks in advance. any tips appreciated and has anyone else had problems with…
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Skip hire liability
Hi we hired a skip which got delivered to outside our house on the road and my neighbour reckons he reversed into it and is looking at suing as he reckons there werent enough cones etc around it he is third party fire and theft who is liable for the skip - us or the company and also I rang for the skip my partner signed…
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knocking drop links - mot fail ?
Hi My 307sw has a knocking sound from supension which from previous experience i believe to be the drop link. Its due for MOT soon, would this be an MOT fail ?
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keep moving fuel checker
Hi I ca't find thekeep moving fuel price check on their website anywhere. does anyone have a link please?
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motorway accident compensation claim
i was in a motorway accident earlier in the week with a lorry from Bulgaria. He pulled out from the inside line and hit me whilst i was in the second lane. My insurance company have instructed a firm of solicitors to represent me. Would you advise that i use them or seek an independant solicitor that I will pay for myself…
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Where is the best place to get new tyres for my car ?
Hi I am in need of 4 tyres (185 / 60 R14 H82). the cheapest fully fitted price for 4 - I can find for a good brand "Courier (by Pirelli) K Drive" is £169 from https://www.blackcircles.com . Their budget brand is £150 Quidco offers 2.5% Can anyone suggest any better options ? I only do approx 5,000 miles a year - and want…
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citroen c4 or renault megane
Hi guys, at the moment we have a mini but are getting a bearded collie in the next few weeks and plan on doing lots of camping and dog showing over the summer including a camping trip to Ireland. Obviously the MINI is not really practical for this so we are selling it and have narrowed down our choice to one of the above 2…
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Citroen 3yr manufacturers warranty - oil problems covered?
Our Citroen picasso is 3yrs old in July but has developed a fault with the oil pump. The oil light has been beeping and when hubby took it to a local garage this morning they said that the oil is not pumping out. Should this be covered by the manufacturers warranty? Thanks.
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Getting worried no one will insure me
After more than ten years of no claims, in the last year I've had a scam claim against me, a ding in a car park and now someone else has hit me but claims it was my fault! The insurance company are saying they are going to pay making three claims against me in less than a year - will I be uninsurable if anything else…
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Legal expenses insurance is a scam
Here's an interesting post from The Motley Fool boards from someone who I guess is a solicitor dealing with accident claims - "Legal expenses insurance (“LEI”) - particularly in relation to motor claims - is a scam. In motor policies it's used as a means for your insurance company to find out that you've been involved in…
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car log book
i have lust bought an old vw beetle but it had a private reg and the owner wants to keep it. question is how do i go about getting a new log book
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Urgent Question! - Station parking
[Problem Solved] - FCC website mentions that if you pay for parking by phone you can extend your stay whenever you want by phone up to max 31 days. You might be wondering why this is such an urgent question at 3am. It's a long story, I just hope some of you are awake enough to answer. I want to part at Elstree and…
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Car Leasing
I'm considering getting a small car on lease for a short period. (6 months ish) Anyone recommend good deals with companies they have had good experiences with? Kev
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Screen wash in radiator !
:o I seem to have put half a mug roughly of (ready to use) screen wash in my radiator filler, as opposed to the screen wash filler... I've put a whole bottle of plain water in there now to dilute it, and it's full to the brim. What else can I do? Is it a problem? What a numpty I am.. :o
