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Tyres - which brand
Its thats time of year.... i need 2 new front tyres. Local a garage said they can supply me tyres at £38 for a mid range, but wont tell me brand till time of fitting dep on their stocks. Kwick fit have decent online prices, but i notice they dont sell their own brand now. Are Marangoni agood brand? Tried black circles and…
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Car Tax Help Pls
I've just got in from work to find DH effing and jeffing because he took his black cab to the local hand car wash and they seemed to have over zealously cleaned the inside of the cab and sucked up his tax disc. They couldn't find it inside the vacumn cleaner so it is now missing. I've found online how to replace a tax disc…
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What else can I do?
I had an accident about 6 months ago, it is still not settled. This is what happened. Sorry if it seems long but I'm trying to be clear. I was driving in the left hand lane of a 40mph duel carriage-way and had to stop for a parked vehicle blocking 1/2 of the left hand lane. The car next to me (a taxi) in the right hand…
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Car insurance overlap and no claims bonus
My car has recently died on the motorway and the cost of repairing it was too high so I decided to scrap it. I still have five weeks of insurance policy left to run on the scrapped car. Now from experience I once scrapped a car before and because I told the insurance company it was scrapped, they cancelled the policy (10…
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Failed MOT
My car has failed it's MOT. Need 2 new tires, brakes pads and arms. They gave me a quote of £209.77 inc VAT. Is this a fair price?
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Advice Needed URGENTLY
I dont know whether anyone can help but I need some advice. Having major problems with our car. We see it as faulty workmanship. We have complained to the manufacturer but they have bounced it back as the responsibility of the franchisee/retailer. Basically, I think they will try to brush me off with some excuses but we…
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Giving way to oncoming traffic
So there I was, yesterday morning, on my way to the station at 6.30. As I drove through our village at 30MPH, on the nicely marked road, in perfect driving conditions, I saw another car approaching in the distance. As the other car went through a width restriction a couple of hundred yards away, it maintained a course on…
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Priority disembarkation on P & O Ferries
Sorry wrong forum
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Car insurance claim - likely to deny liability?
Hi all. Will try to keep this brief. On Saturday, while in a drive-thru queue, a guy in a 4x4 reversed into the front of my car. I was stationary at the time. Obviously I contacted my insurers, etc etc. I have never had to deal with this before so unsure of the whole process. I have received an email from my insurers…
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Insurance companies writing off classic car
Wife recently bought a 1987 mini. Special edition imported from Japan. Paid £3500 for it. Anyway, with Aviva, changed insurance over. At the time, I made a point of saying it was worth more than normal i.e. £3500. Some sill cow went into the back of it in the car park the other day. Not a great deal of damage but needs new…
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Black/White plates on 1987 classic car
Yes, I know its not allowed but realistically, will I :- 1. Get pulled over by the Police 2. Fail the MOT. Got another car with the logo on the number plate (also not allowed) and never had a problem with police/mot. You see so many people with strange fonts/dodgy spacing these days anyway.
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car insurance + medical condition = ££££££££
does anyone know of any insurance companys that deal specifically with people who have medical conditions i.e. epilepsy??
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garage making work for themselves?
I have a Vauxhall, its been 100% until Feb this year when I took it to a vauxhall dealership for a service. first the brake pipes needed changed (fair enough) because they were badly corroded (8 yr old vehicle) they changed and charged me, then: -then the brake pads and holders needed changed (done maybe a yr ago) -then…
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Insurance cost
I live on a main street within a city centre and because of this my car insurance is around £600 more expensive every year than my previous address! However, the car is mainly kept in a rented off the road parking space 10minutes away which won't carry such a premium for insurance if I had lived there. Is there a way to…
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Insurance claim
Hello, I'm quite worried because I had a car bump today. I was not moving and someone came into the side of me. They said it was their fault at the time, but then their insurance called me and said that he said we were both moving and therefore the blame was to be divided?? :( I know these bumps happen often but it's not…
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gutted,misled by audi, now going to have a car spec not as expected
Hello there, I ordered an audi TT in May, this Monday dealer called me saying the order is gone through the system and going to be built in end of July. the problem I have now is, the Car will not have LED headlight, and the dealer said once order is gone through the system, and I can not upgrade to s-line to have LED. I…
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Train Ticket fine, very worried :(
Basically, i had insufficient funds to purchase an adult train ticket home, so i did something stupid and decided to buy a child ticket. As i went through the barriers i was stopped by authority and asked to show my ticket. One thing led to another and i gave a statement, basically telling the truth and admitting my…
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Leasing a 4x4 Pickup Advice sought..
Hi Guys , I am Self Employed HGV Contract Haulier and for the past 5 years I have been paying my HGV finance of £1100+ VAT but this agreement is now over and I own my HGV now , so the payment I used to have to pay out is mine now albeit my VAT n TAX fees will rise due to me not claiming the HGV payment anymore , I own a…
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AutoAid query - Does it cover any vehicle you are in which breaks down?
Looking at renewing my car recovery policy. I believe the AA covers you plus any vehicle you are a passenger in. Does AutoAid also do this?
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I feel so stupid!
I hope that people see this post for what it is, and don't make a value judgment on me following it. Recently, I got fed up of commuting to London each day and either not getting a seat or else being crammed in elbow-to-elbow with others. I spend 2 hours a day on the train and I could be using this time productively, so…
