-
best way to get to london
hi all, we are travelling down to london on sunday 9th and travelling back to leeds/manchester on 10th may. we would prefer to leave early on the sunday and arrive home later on the monday. we have booked megabus tickets but the time it will take is putting us off yet the trains seem to be coming in at least £80 each.…
-
someone bashed my drivers side mirror
Yesterday out and about OH driving my car as i wasn't up to it, (he's a named driver on insurance) Driving down a back road and a car was i assume doing about about 30 lots of room on their side of the road, at the last second swerves towards us and knocks the drivers wing mirror, and didn't stop, we know they would of…
-
Items being stolen off my car
Hello Just wanted some advice please I have noticed items being taken from my car - I wont give all details but recently I have had number plates taken, amongst other things too. Just wondering whether this has happened to anyone? My car isnt the newest - I am worried my car will be taken next. Any advice appreciated
-
car tracking question
Hi all, well I've done a dumb thing and gone near a curb. I touched it at about 25mph, I didn't go up it, but it was 50% there, almost like I went sort of up it a little but pulled away. I don't know how but I did. Well now I'm paranoid my tracking is out. It's a 59 plate hyundai i30, so should I just go back to hyundai…
-
car breakdown cover - cashback??
Hi im looking to take out car breakdown cover and looking to get some cashback:) Im a member of cashbackkings and greasy palm but nothing really on there, i cannot go with AA, cause thats who ive just cancelled with. Any ideas on cashback on any other sites??:D
-
1986 Merc - should I???
Hello, Just had my beloved Smart blow up, and am looking at a cheap car for summer as I need a car just a few days a week and come Spet/Oct I'll know if I need something for more days/longer distances. I have found a Merc 300 1986 plate with 133000 on the clock, and MOT for the next year, it is £1000 (tho hope to haggle).…
-
Brake Discs - mark on them.. MOT fail?
From when I have a problem with my ABS.. the ring had bent and this marked the inside side of one of the discs. This hasnt effected performance of the brakes.. but would this mark on the disc cause a MOT failure? If so I will replace it. (I presume brake discs dont have to be warn to the same level?) Thanks for your advise…
-
Contract Hire?
How does this compare to buying a car with a car loan?
-
driving school which one
Hi Im after a driving school for my 17 year old ,we live in the Devizes area of Wiltshire .Can anybody recomend one
-
car door dented in car park..claim or not?
this morning i parked my one month old car in a supermarket car park for some shopping...I always park away from busy areas to avoid irresponsible people damaging my car. came back an hour late and the passenger door was dented with clear evidence of paint from the car parked next to me. I was furious as the other driver…
-
Wipers for Suzuki GV VVT+ '57
Need new wiper blades for my 57 Suzuki GV. Mine are desperate:o They suddenly went on the passenger side - I think it was down to clearing ice & snow with them. Can't get on the Suzuki website to find out what they put on it:( & can't read what they are from the wipers on the car:( Looked on the web, the "aero" ones seem a…
-
Breakdown cover swindled me out of £100+
Dear moneysavingexperts! I was hoping you could help me with a dilemma I'm having at the moment: I had a blowout on the motorway at 70mph yesterday. I did have a spare wheel and the tools needed to fit it but I've only been driving for 3 months and I didn't have the mechanical confidence to fit it myself so I called "First…
-
MOT Failed (Adivce Req)
Ok so i booked my Car in for an MOT test today 03/05/10 It came back as a fail as i knew it might. reasons for faile are followed: Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) Offside Front Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.5.A1c) Offside Rear…
-
Radio code
Help please ford ka key code model:6000 cd tuner rhd serial:m012759 thanks in advance
-
Question About Breakdown Cover (Fleet)
Hi Might be a bit of a silly question :o but I have Fleet AA cover through work & I'm struggling to find out online if this covers my car or myself or both. I'm not sure if 'fleet' suggests the car (it's my car not company)? and therefore my husband just needs cover for his car, rather than himself, as he does drive my car…
-
Rust on car - minimising/repairing
I hope you can help me with a quick question, I have a small amount of rust on my car in front of the back wheel, where the paint had previously been scraped - it's about 5 spots the size of 20p pieces. Is the best solution to use a car paint pen to cover this up? Will this stop the rust spreading?
-
Renault clio n reg model?
Hallo again everyone I recently had the pleasure of driving an n reg Renault clio that u was given as a complimentary car whilst mine was being repaired at first I ridiculed the scruffy looking thing and I remember saying to the mechanic I don't think it will take me to coventry and back but to be honest the garage was…
-
Best place to sell car parts...?
Apart from eBay, where is a good place to sell some car parts? I've decided its time to clear the shed out...
-
train tickets for august'10
Hi, I am travelling to London on 24th. August, with 2 others, returning on bank holiday Monday. Can anyone suggest a way of finding the cheapest return tickets from the North East, any station is good. Thanks, Happi
-
Rough cost of repairs - guesstimates please - pics included
My car was involved in an accident yesterday (not my fault if that's at all relevant), the garage won't be collecting the car til Tuesday so I was wondering whether the knowledgeable car people on this board could try and give me a guesstimate of how much the repairs will be. I'm fully comp but the car is probably only…
