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Kids damaged car - advice on how to get adult to pay
Hi all, I'm looking for a bit of advice. The next door neighbour had visitors who had foster kids in tow who damaged my car. I don't know how and the only reason that I knew the damaged had happened is that the adult responsible for them knocked and explained. I have had the car repaired but cannot get this person to pay…
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Parking - private property
One of my neighbours has just come and handed me a letter announcing that they and another three sets of neighbours have bought half the lane in front of our house (from the developer of their four houses opposite) - where I normally park my car. In this letter it states that they are having their part re-tarmaced and will…
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Protected no claims bonus
Hi everyone, just registered here so this is my first posting. Need some help. I have a car which has 9 years Protected no claims discount. I just bought a second car (it was a bargain so had to have it) to use as a back up for puliing a trailer. When i got a quote online of 200 pounds (and four pence) using my protected…
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Most cost-effective way to run a van for work?
Due to me buying a new (new to me) car my husband is having to make do with his W reg Combo for the time being. Its got £150K on the clock and running ok, but when the time comes when something spectacular goes what is most cost effective way of replacing it? He's a self employed electrician. I'm not sure how buying a…
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Faulty diesel auto after MOT
My turbo diesel automatic went for MOT last Monday, unfortunately it failed the smoke test. The garage put an additive in the fuel and told me to use the car all week (car not usually used much in the summer). Car went for retest on Friday and passed but it now has delayed gear changes and is particularly rough from 1st to…
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Which tomtom sat nav?
Hi all, We were broken into early April, we have now been paid out, so we are looking to replace the tomtom that went, as well as a lot of other things, We had the tomtom xl Europe, can anyone recommend which tomtom to go for now, we need Europe with travelling to Spain, looking at the £200ish mark I found this one…
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number plate
hiya thinking of getting a personal number plaet apart from dvla can anyone suggest the best place to buy from or should i stick with dval
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Just passed test -insurance!
Hi, could anyone recommend a site I could go to to look for insurance for my 18 year old who's only just passed his test? The best quotes I can find so far are over £3k and he doesn't have that sort of cash:( He hasn't got a car yet but he's going to see a T reg Saxo and a 51 plate Clio (which will prob be too expensive).…
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Help needed selling used car
Hi, i am really lookng for some more advice re selling my car, posted a few weeks ago, and still not sold it. I have had it on ebay, and really brought my price down but it still hasnt met the reserve price i set. Its a chevrolet tacuma 2006 with only 33500 miles on it and mot until april 11. I have driven around with a…
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Equity car insurance, cheap but rubbish
Hi all, I had a accident on Sunday 6th June. there was some paving between my parking space, and the parking space infront. After driving off, i did not remember the paving, and went over it damaging the exhaulst. Called the Equality car insurance company, and this is when my troubles really came to light They dispatched…
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Roof boxes
Hi people, I am looking to buy a roof box from ebay for my focus. I have the bars that go in the correct holes for the roof fitting but does anyone know if roof boxes are universal fitting please? Cheers CS
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van lease hire wear and tear bill
:mad: leased hired a vw van for 2 yrs returned it about six weeks ago. just recieved a bill for about £975 for wear and tear. not happy about this amount and could anyone please advice me on what i should do
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Can dealer withdraw part of deal after I agree to buy?
I offered to buy a new motorcycle from a franchised dealer, based on their published deal which said in black and white that it included a free first service. They've also given me a good PX deal on my current bike and some freebies. When I asked them to confirm some details they said the service is half price (£150) and…
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vauxhall astra fault diagnosis
our 2005 automatic vauxhall astra went into limp mode and transmission/electrics warning light came on this has happened before and was a loose switch (near the accelerator) that the rac man jiggled and fixed for about 8 months. same happened again today but when the rac came out they could find no fault. but he suggested…
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Change of address
Hi, I need to change the address on my driving licence. Could anyone please tell me if it is possible to print the application form online? I have one of the old paper ones so will need the new photo one that requires a photo. Thanks Carmen x
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Anyone else had problems with Kwik Fit's Air Conditioning recharge?
We recently took both of our two cars into Kwik Fit to get the air conditioning recharged and on both occasions they said they couldn't do it. Once because the Compressor seemed broken (on a 3yr old car) and second because of a leak. The strange thing is that both cars seemed to be working ok before we took them in but…
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UKautosite, anybody ever used them.
I'm thinking of getting a car from them and want to know if they are a reputable firm. I can put a refundable £75 deposit to secure the car i want, and when the car is available then we collect it. The car we want is a ex-mobility car and it's not due in untill july, but we can reserve it by putting down the deposit. Are…
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Where would you break this long journey?
Hols this year is in a cottage about 45 minutes northwest of Fort William in Scotland. We'll (2 adults, 2 teenagers) be starting close to Gatwick airport and on TomTom the journey is showing about 10 hours driving. We are planning on stopping one night on the way up and one on the way back, but can't agree on where to look…
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RFL for blue badge holder
69 year old woman (and her husband) in receipt of the higher rate of Attendance Allowances) . Should they be getting free RFL? Can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks
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Wrong diagnosis of car fault cost us over £300. Do we have any rights?
As some of you may have seen on another thread from a couple of weeks ago, our '91 VW Polo had broken down and we took it to a franchised VW dealer for a diagnostic check. They told us that the fault was with the diesel distributor pump and would cost £1550 to repair. as this was about the value of the car, my husband took…
